from British Council: UK – India 2017 Digital Open Call In 2017, the UK and India will celebrate a major bilateral year of cultural exchange. India and the UK have a long and rich history. The India – UK Year will enrich relationships at all levels of society, their institutions and government, building a shared […]
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India Foundation for the Arts announces Request for Proposals under Arts Research Programme We are inviting proposals under our Arts Research programme from researchers and practitioners who are interested in undertaking research projects that could investigate marginalised or relatively unexplored areas; who intend to create spaces for dialogue between theory and practice; who offer new […]
Invitation – FLUID 2016 Dear Members of Auroville, We are a group of artists and art enthusiasts who have created a platform called FLUID which encourages and promotes offbeat arts and artists. Every year, offbeat artists from all over the country assemble in one place to display, promote and appreciate each others art. Performances are […]
SOUND CREATION WORKSHOP: RECORDING AND EDITING SOUND conducted by Chloé with the support of the French Pavilion Do you know that sound can be used as a way to express yourself and your creativity? By not making only music, but with sounds recorded around you. Like soundscape, birdsongs, wind through the branches, a motorbike passing, […]
Create and Transform A Weekend Immersion in Transformational Art February 21-22 or March 21-22, 9am to 5 pm Experience self-reflection, expression and discovery, spontaneity, relaxation and joy…all a result of opening the treasure chest within, through the creative process. Tia Pleiman, MA is an Art Therapist with 25 years’ experience working within educational settings and […]
Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas presents Art Chakra, the Open Art Platform This Sunday morning, join us at Art Chakra. It’s an open platform where you can present your art works. Be it photography, drawing, painting, poetry, songs, music, short films, digital presentations etc.. Just bring it on! 1st of February, 2015, Sunday Venue: Audio Visual […]
For your information: An invite to visit our resident artist Reiko Shimizu, a Japanese artist from Kolkata, working at Kala Kendra on going event from 16th of december, 2014 to 15th of january, 2015, Reiko Shimizu will be at Kala Kendra, Auroville in South India as artist-in-residence. The process of her art creation will be […]
Sankalpa: Art Journeys is a sub-unit of Thamarai, offering a variety of art-related programs including art therapy, creative empowerment, community art and more; all to bridge Auroville, the surrounding villages and beyond through the universality of art. Please join us to launch our Art Cart! It is a mobile structure stocked with art supplies, which […]
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is delighted to bring the IFA Open House to Puducherry. Join us on December 14 at Indianostrum Theatre. Our Arts Practice Programme Executive, Sumana Chandrashekar will talk to you about IFA’s programmes under which we support various arts projects. She will also share with you IFA’s work and speak […]
Art Chakra: The open art event. Everyone is invited to the 6th session of the non-judgemental art event- Art Chakra scheduled for coming Sunday, 30th Nov. from 10:30 to 12:30 at Kala Kendra in Bharat Nivas. Those who may like to present their art works like paintings, photography, short films, poetry, live music etc. may […]
NIRMITI project is an approach to art in Nature using what Nature gives, but also a spiritual approach to the vision of our deeper being with the Divine. Contact with Nature allows the innate qualities of the children to remain clear and creative in the way of “free progress”. This ephemeral Art develops the creation […]
ART CHAKRA The Open art event Sunday, 26th October, 10:30 am – 12:30 afternoon AV ROOM; KALA KENDRA Art Chakra is an interactive space for everyone to express their artistic side in an informal and non-judgmental environment. Whatever be your medium of artistic expression – photography, painting, short films, sculpting, singing, performing arts, storytelling, yummy […]
Shradhanjali 2-day Design Workshop with Auroville designers and artists 1 AUG – 2 AUG . 2014 The workshop was organized by Renu and Marc (at Abha’s request) to create new ideas and design for materials, methods, and hence products for Shradhanjali. Almost 30 people from different fields met on 1st Aug at Shradhanjali.
When: Friday, September 5th, from 9 am to 5 pm Where: Next to Dreamer’s Café at the Visitor’s Centre Who: Everyone is welcome! For school groups of 8+ participants, please book a slot by emailing krupa@auroville.org.in, to help make sure everyone can enjoy! What: Make art for FREE! Auroville will be among 20 international sites […]
Art Chakra is a biweekly event that provides an interactive space for all the volunteers of Auroville to express their artistic side. Mission To create an open platform at Kala Kendra for Auroville Volunteers for skill exchange and appreciation of art as a way of expression of inner self. Art Chakra is an interactive space […]
The Hindu published a book review of Light Matter: Atelier Pierre Legrand: Edited by Anuradha Majumdar by Neerja Dasani The relationship between words and images is a peculiar one. Both are essentially abstractions, a set of signifiers trying to locate and communicate meaning. Even though their purpose is the same, they often seem to occupy […]
A note from Adil and more images of “TRANSFORMATIONS – the sawchu barcode series.” I embarked into unknown territories a month back….. painted the largest, my most ambitious episode yet…. the barcode panels are 2m in ht…..and stretch approx 8 to 10 meters in length. Here are some images of the process and partly finished […]
See images of the collaborative art project BARCODE, currently taking place at SAWCHU, Bharat Nivas. Adil Writer, Nicole Rene Alexander and photographer Umeed are the artists involved.
Goethe-Institut Bangalore is calling for proposals for their next bangaloREsidency programme. Applications are invited from artists living and working in Germany, fluent in both German and English, and looking for a stint in an expanding global metropolis like Bangalore to complete or complement a particular art project. The bangaloREsidency programme has been conceived as a […]
Dear friends I wanted to share some news from Korea with all of you. My time in Korea as an artist-in-residence at the Clayarch Gimhae museum is coming to an end. It has been a time of experimentation, learning and now, exhaustion…! And I am very much looking forward to return back home to India […]
India Foundation for the Arts calls for applications for their Arts Practice Programme Note The Extending Arts Practice and New Performance programmes were reviewed in 2013 by a panel of experts comprising of Sadanand Menon, Madhusree Dutta, Shubha Mudgal, and Vivan Sundaram. As input to the review process, we solicited views on the support […]
