Study Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, shot by shot, with Kamal Swaroop on 23-24 and 30-31 January from 2-6.30pm IST. Voluntary contribution for Aurovilians. For details and registration visit https://filminstitute.auroville.org/2021/01/12/mulholland-drive-with-kamal-swaroop/ David Lynch – the master of uncanny! His film, Mulholland Drive is this noir-narcotic loop of heartbreak in the “dream place” of Hollywood, one can easily see its […]
Auroville Theatre Group presents premier of Red Bike by Caridad Svich. Date: January 7th, 8th, 9th, 2021 Time: 7:30 pm Venue: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas, Auroville. Set in the present in the mid-west of the U.S., this is a one man show, written by award winning American Playwright Caridad Svich. The story of a […]
Auroville Theatre Group presents premier of Red Bike by Caridad Svich. Date: January 7th, 8th, 9th, 2021 Time: 7:30 pm Venue: Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas, Auroville. Set in the present in the mid-west of the U.S., this is a one man show, written by award winning American Playwright Caridad Svich. The story of a […]
The Italian playwright won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1997. The Vatican condemned it. Even before the headlines filled with the announcement of Bob Dylan’s winning the Nobel Prize for Literature for 2016, another great Nobel Laureate for literature quietly exited the world stage on the same day, at the age of 90, leaving […]
Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo passed away in Mumbai on December 10. Born in 1947, Deboo was trained in Kathak and Kathakali and went on to marry the two classical forms to create a fusion dance form. With a career spanning over 50 years, Deboo — a recipient of Padma Shri in 2007 — also […]
Managing Data for Movies by Neil Sadwelkar powered by LaCieIndia Film Project & LaCie brings to you a free of cost workshop on how to master the data management and workflow while capturing any kind of videos professionally so that all your hard work counts, its more than just creating backups, there is more nuance […]
Modern Art & Ideas is a course offered by MoMA, designed for anyone interested in learning more about modern and contemporary art. Over the next five weeks, you will look at art through a variety of themes: Places & Spaces, Art & Identity, Transforming Everyday Objects, and Art & Society. Each week kicks off with […]
Artists’ Contacts With the Artists‘ Contacts programme, the ifa supports the international cooperation of cultural actors. Artists and cultural practitioners from Germany and from transformation or developing countries receive valuable support for projects in contemporary visual arts, architecture, photography, media art and design. Applicants thereby receive the chance to network internationally and to advance the intercultural […]
Art in itself is a balancing act. But art that attempts to contribute something of worth to the contemporary dialogue, whether politically, socially, or in other forms of commentary, runs an exponentially bigger risk of falling flat. The artist that tries to do this is either consciously or unconsciously going against the very idea of […]
A nationwide competition inviting all artists, artisans and designers for creating handcrafted posters to communicate health and safety measures that prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Posters should be made using any craft technique (example: embroidery, applique, hand painting, collages et) and available materials at home. To know more, visit https://www.nilajaipur.com/competitions
Now On is a grant open to literature, visual arts, dance, theatre, design and interactive media, music, and interdisciplinary. The proposal can come from an individual artist or a collective or an arts organization. The last date is 12 July 2020. To know more and to apply, visit https://prohelvetia.in/en/dossier/nowon/
Summit Package RaffleFor schools, universities and youth groups as well as for Ecovillages Dear Friends,Thank you for joining the GEN Online Summit Communities for Future – Our Response for the Climate Emergency. We hope the summit has been insightful and inspiring for you. Our human presence on this planet needs to be and can be transformed […]
Pro Helvetia New Delhi – Swiss Arts CouncilInviting artists and cultural practitioners in the areas of performing and visual arts, literature, design, and interactive media to apply for residencies being awarded by Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. A residency for Swiss artists in South Asia ( to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka) or, […]
We are glad to inform you that Ted Barr from Israel would be coming to Auroville next week and would be holding his F.L.Y (Find Life Within You) workshop & Talk to interested participants at our studio space ART BRUTE. About the Artist – Ted Barr is an established transformative artist, creativity coach, art curator and […]
Straight after New Year’s eve, about 200 economy innovators and thinkers will gather in Auroville (Udavi Campus) for 4 days to deconstruct the failing system and imagine a healthy alternative. This is part of a nationwide movement (Vikalp Sangam) to create alternatives across all sectors ranging from education and health to media and democracy. As hosts, […]
Invitation Matrimandir invites designer/landscape architect/artist/researchers etc. to participate in the garden design call for Light, Life, Power and Wealth gardens from the 12 main gardens.We also welcome any form of creative and inspirational inputs to “Ideas Pool”. The Ideas Pool will be shared as a common creative/reference library for both Designers and Panels. Your idea in any creative expression such as drawing, poems, music, […]
Dear Aurovilians, Newcomers, Guests and Friends, The bonfires at the Amphitheatre of the Matrimandir on 28th February and 15th August are an opportunity for all, individually and collectively, to rededicate ourselves to Sri Aurobindo and The Mother and the ideals of Auroville. To maintain this special atmosphere everyone is requested to leave their cell phones […]
“Architecture is not static. Architecture is dynamic. Architecture is fluid. Then we also talk about local materials, local conditions, local technologies. And then you look at the climate, economies, etc., and you put them together. That is how really you create a habitat.” —Balkrishna Doshi Perhaps not as well known outside of his home […]
Building on the success of the previous year, the Prince Claus Fund and the Goethe-Institut are issuing a new Call for Proposals to support cultural and artistic initiatives tackling pressing environmental issues around the world. The Call for Proposals: Cultural and Artistic Responses to Environmental Change builds on its 2018 edition, through which 15 exceptional projects […]
Dear all, We are pleased to invite you at Visitor Center on Sunday 17th of March 2019 – 7:00pm for our latest original creation (poster attached), an experiment of new theatre for a new world inspired by the Mother’s quote : “A new world is possible, because it has never been before” ODD-EYE-SEE by The […]
“As a seeker, I am in search of the divinity. As I seek, the path keeps revealing itself to me and as I walk that path, I want to share my findings and journey, hoping it will benefit in breaking through the rigidity.” Aparajita Barai is a communication designer and an artist. She has graduated from […]
Artists Unite! invites proposals from artists, including but not limited to visual artists, photographers, choreographers, theatre-makers, performers, designers, musicians, poets, writers etc., for works to be performed/ exhibited at Artists Unite! convention on 2 and 3 March 2019 in New Delhi. Please forward to other artists you feel might be interested. Artists Unite! invites proposals […]
THE ENDANGERED CRAFT MELA: Call to artists From February 22 – 27, almost 20 crafts people from Tamilnadu (including Auroville) will gather together in Auroville to create, teach, and interact. Artists who would like to interact by learning new techniques, making new connections, giving design ideas, etc, are invited and most welcome. The crafts present […]
Odyssey In Two Biospheres When the first explorers gazed from their space capsule back to earth, they realized profoundly that our blue planet was beautiful and dynamic and it was alive. It was a transforming experience – one of love and an overwhelming feeling of being deeply connected to this biosphere while they transited remotely […]
Earth and Bamboo 19th – 23rd November 2018 Earth and bamboo are two materials which have been used together for a wide range of traditional construction techniques in Southeast Asia. Both materials are locally abundant and affordable materials with a very low carbon footprint. Both are known to be materials of the people. And both […]
