Tag: Chennai

Call for Applications: Kanavu Fellowship 2022-23 – Last date 8 April

CPB Foundation in collaboration with Studio A (@evolve_with_studioa) and SPI Edge (@spiedge) are thrilled to bring back the Kanavu Fellowship program in photography and film making for candidates identifying as female from some of the experts in the field.  Photography and Film have the power to tell incredible stories, and shine a light on important issues and […]

Event: Contemporary German Drama In Tamil – 4 March

Scenic Reading Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Chennai presents a performative Scenic Reading of the Tamil Translation of the German Play- ‘Der Zinnsoldat und die Papiertänzerin’ by Roland Schimmelpfennigஈயச்சிப்பாயும் காகித நர்த்தகியும் by Hem Mahesh & P Seralathan As part of the regional project ‘Contemporary German Drama in South-Asian Languages’ on Friday, 4th March 2022  When: Friday, 4th March 2022 at 6.30 pm  Where: Goethe-Institut Auditorium, […]

In News: National art expo under way in Auroville

Article by Priyanka Chandani published in Indulge, The New Indian Express The month-long national art exhibition at Auroville is a reflection of Indian culture and mythology The exhibition showcases the artwork of 90 eminent and emerging artists from 19 different states For ages, Indian mythology and culture has inspired artists across genres. Whether it is celebrated painter Raja Ravi […]

Event: Queer Film Festival Online, 11 – 12 December

The ninth edition of Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival is being held  online over two weekends – Dec 4-5 and 11-12 of December 2021.  Login at www.tinyurl.com/ciqff2021 The event is free and open to individuals above 18. Reel Desires features films, shorts and documentaries showcasing sexuality and gender diversity issues.  This year’s line-up consists of 16 films […]

Workshop: ‘From Memory to Memoir’

Lese-Literati celebrates Childrens Day with a workshop for budding writers!  Young people aged 13 -16 years get an opportunity to consider and create ‚‘From Memory to Memoir‘ stories. FROM MEMORY TO MEMOIR – Building Relationships through Pictures and Stories Everyone has a story but not everyone narrates their stories. When: 4:00 – 6:00PM , Sat, 13 November Where: […]

Workshop: Graphic Designing – 7-9 October

Goethe Institut Chennai in cooperation with Edutech India Presents: Pop Up Creative Room Pop Up Creative Room, through its workshops on digital techniques, offers a platform to acquire knowledge, facilitate learning and exchange new techniques in digital media and tools. Graphic Designing – Online WorkshopCreate beautiful designs by using drag-and-drop features and layouts to design, share […]

Workshop: Shadow casting: Study as a Poetics of Absence – 18 – 24 October

The Chennai Photo Biennale invites performers, artists and other creative practitioners, interested in interrogating study, to a performance shadow casting workshop with artist and educator Sanchayan Ghosh. A workshop on study as a dialogic and reciprocal process of collective reflection/performance by Sanchayan Ghosh The ‘Presence as Absence’ workshop is part of a long-term set of […]

Contest: A German-Tamil Song contest for Emerging Musicians

Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Chennai in collaboration with KM Music Conservatory along with radio partner BigFM will be conducting an exclusive music contest. M3-SONG CHALLENGE A German-Tamil Song contest for Emerging Musicians. As a part of the project M3 – Man, Male, Masculine focusing on current visions on masculinities across the gender spectrum through various […]

In News: Can you build a house in seven days? Anupama Kundoo can

The 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award and Auguste Perret Prize-winning architect’s strategy has helped reduce buildings’ environment footprint, housed more and supported local economies Written by: Shiny Varghese Last month, architect Anupama Kundoo won two international awards — RIBA Charles Jencks Award and the Auguste Perret Prize — that honour innovation in technology and the […]

Exhibition: “Repressed Memories ” by Arun, 17 Sep-02 Oct

Centre d’Art Gallery 2, Citadines, Auroville invites you for a photography exhibition “Repressed Memories ” by Arun When: Exhibition opening on Friday 17 September 2021 at 4.00pm. Exhibition date’s 17 September to 02 October 2021. Gallery hours Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 12.00pm – 2.30pm to 5.00pm. Sunday closed, please park at the town hall. […]

Call for Submission: World Cynotype Day

In these virtual times while everyone is jumping between screens, the team at CPB has been exploring the magic of cyanotype printing. Working with your hands, with simple chemistry, sunlight and tap water, cyanotype allows artists and photographers of all skill levels to express themselves in shades of blue. We are excited to host a […]

Workshop: Cynotype with CPB

In this introductory e-learning series, we break down the process across 5 modules containing a total of 17 videos along with a PDF guide that includes links to online communities, shopping lists as well further reading.Explore the e-learning course in more detail and watch some preview videos here. Explore the collection on shop.chennaiphotobiennale.comDo follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay tuned with […]

Exhibition: “Repressed Memories ” by Arun, 17 Sep-02 Oct

Centre d’Art Gallery 2, Citadines, Auroville invites you for a photography exhibition “Repressed Memories ” by Arun When: Exhibition opening on Friday 17 September 2021 at 4.00pm. Exhibition date’s 17 September to 02 October 2021. Gallery hours Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 12.00pm – 2.30pm to 5.00pm. Sunday closed, please park at the town hall. […]

Culture: On Boyhood, Masculinity and Love

Something interesting we saw on the CPB Prism Newsletter and wanted to share. https://prism.chennaiphotobiennale.com “What a mystery it is to be a boy…so uneducated and therefore so fresh and uncynical. We should end our disparagement of the boy, of our own immaturities, of our tardiness in growing up…We could speak words of encouragement to this […]

Oppourtunity: ‘Support the Artists Series’ from SPIC MACAY

‘Support the Artists Series’ from SPIC MACAY This series is SPIC MACAY endeavour to help artists whose main source of income has been performing the ancient art forms of India tribal arts and crafts, with accompanying artists and folk dances. Due to the covid pandemic and lack of regular income, meeting the daily expenses could […]

Call for Application: Iyarkai – Grant for Conservation and Photography, Last date – 30 June

Iyarkai grant is for young and emerging photographers identifying as females who look to support projects on wildlife, vegetation, land, ecology, natural resource management, ecotourism, climate crisis, and related social issues. The applicant must be a resident of India.  There is no age restriction, although preference will be given to grant requests from young and […]

Call for Application: Iyarkai – Grant for Conservation and Photography, Last date – 30 June

Iyarkai grant is for young and emerging photographers identifying as females who look to support projects on wildlife, vegetation, land, ecology, natural resource management, ecotourism, climate crisis, and related social issues. The applicant must be a resident of India.  There is no age restriction, although preference will be given to grant requests from young and […]

Call for Application: Iyarkai – Grant for Conservation and Photography, Last date – 30 June

Iyarkai grant is for young and emerging photographers identifying as females who look to support projects on wildlife, vegetation, land, ecology, natural resource management, ecotourism, climate crisis, and related social issues. The applicant must be a resident of India.  There is no age restriction, although preference will be given to grant requests from young and […]