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Here are two wonderful opportunities to engage with art and community at Tasmai in Pondicherry. 1. Call for Artists: […]
Here are two wonderful opportunities to engage with art and community at Tasmai in Pondicherry. 1. Call for Artists: […]
Since 1987, the City of Carouge (Geneva, Switzerland) has organised a contemporary ceramics competition every two years, focusing on the […]
Encountering Trees Emergence Magazine invites you to connect with the living world through simple acts of attention. This practice is […]
The 7th edition of the Auroville International Potters’ Market — from January 24 to 26 — will showcase the creations […]
Sumac Space – Art Practices of the Middle East @sumacspace in collaboration with hinterland @hinterlandaustria invites artists, curators, and research […]
The MoU that reflects a shared commitment to the advancement of human unity, gains added significance, as it precedes the […]
July 22, 2023 01:01 am | Updated 01:01 am IST THE HINDU BUREAU Clay artist Deborah Smith of Golden Bridge […]
Roof Studio/AV Art Service PresentsIvana Frousova paints on very unusual material, and here watercolors/waxcrayons are used on prints of News&Notes. […]
“Folk singer Prahlad Singh Tipanya rendered Kabir bhajans at the Auroville Language Lab during a recent tour of the city. […]
It is a quiet afternoon when we catch Nadaka practising his ragas at a Malabar Hill apartment. “Vaango (welcome),” he […]
The Hindu February 08, 2023 12:46 am | Updated 12:46 am IST – PUDUCHERRY Where the human language falls short […]
Article Published in The New Indian Express Celebrated Indian architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, who was fondly called as BV Doshi, passed away […]
The workshop followed a specific pedagogy where basic film orientation went hand in hand with the landscape orientation. Kutch was […]
2. Dongles: Also we are looking to borrow 3 DONGLES. If you have one to lend us from January 24 […]
Meet this year’s Shankar Nag awardees – Nimmy Raphel and Sharanya Ramprakash Article by Parshathy J.Nath published in The Hindu […]
Meet this year’s Shankar Nag awardees – Nimmy Raphel and Sharanya Ramprakash Article by Parshathy J.Nath published in The Hindu […]
Mongabay-India, in collaboration with All Living Things Environmental Film Festival, is seeking video story pitches from video journalists and filmmakers. […]
Poem Credit: Emergence Magazine Joy is the justicewe give ourselves.It is Maya’s caged birdsung free past the prison bars,holding spirits […]
Wellpaper is happy to share another DIY video. Chitra from Sri mother is weaving baskets from newspapers’ reeds. With weaving […]
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has announced an open call inviting artists and art groups to submit proposals for a […]
Article by Dinesh Varma published in The Hindu Charles Zanon, a French-sculptor, says his stay in Auroville has helped him […]
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has announced an open call inviting artists and art groups to submit proposals for a […]
Article by Dinesh Varma published in The Hindu From colloquies on metaphysics to meditation, music and art shows, a series […]
Dhani Muniz’s ‘Chimu Fiesta’ is billed as an album ‘bred out of dissatisfaction and a healthy dose of anger’ Article […]
Article in Wid City Auroville-based Japanese artist Jyoti Naoki Eri has just launched a new label called Nādāsana with the compilation ‘Inter-Galactic Sonar Communication […]
The three-day festival explores the bond between the two art forms Article in THE HINDU by Parshaty J nath In […]
The director’s landmark achievements include a nine-hour Mahabharata, putting Shakespeare on trapezes and directing Olivier, Gielgud and Scofield at the […]
Wales’ primary music event, FOCUS Wales, has already announced its dates for 2023, and applications are now open to bands […]
This video is an audio blog “Interesting Facts About Tamil Culture” from an article about Tamil History but it also […]
When: 2.30 PM – 5.30 PM on April 30th 2022, Saturday Where: Intach Puducherry, No.62, Sri Aurobindo Street,Puducherry – 605001. […]
WASP is an American band that formed in the early 80’s. For decades, they’ve championed the traditional 80s rock sound […]
Aurofilm / AV Film institute present If you like to discuss, share and learn more about films and Cinema, we […]
Article published in The New Indian Express The quality of films produced during its workshops and the recognition these student […]
Article by M.Dinesh Varma published in The Hindu The NZ-based platform will help conduct the AVFF online Auroville has teamed […]
Article published in The Hindu Legendary Kathak dancer Birju Maharaj died at his home here in the early hours of January 17, […]
future: Eternal Forest online eventOn Wednesday, January 5, 2021, Ever Slow Green is being streamed live during an online event organised […]
Shanta Gokhale writes: Alaknanda Samarth pushed the boundaries of acting throughout her career. Alaknanda Samarth’s passing on the morning of […]
Article by Priyanka Chandani published in Indulge, The New Indian Express The month-long national art exhibition at Auroville is a reflection […]
Article by Priyanka Chandani published in Indulge, The New Indian Express It has been over three years that the term refugee […]
Endings and Beginnings…After quite a long pause in print production because of the lockdowns in India, our team is pleased […]
As published in The Indian Express: December 1, 2021 7:01:28 pm Emami Art is hosting an ensemble exhibition of contemporary […]
Suhasini Ayer’s Humanscapes Habitat project won her the honours Article by M.Dinesh Varma, published in The Hindu, PUDUCHERRY, NOVEMBER 11, 2021 […]
Ahead of its silver jubilee year, The Auroville Theatre Group’s production of The Elephant Man adds to a long list […]
This week-long art camp in Auroville calls for applications from across the world Article by Priyanka Chandani published in Indulge, […]
At the CPB Foundation, we strongly believe in and stand by the power and value of good visual journalism and […]
It was put together during a masterclass session held by Auroville Film Institute A short film produced in Auroville under […]
Autumn, harvest time is a good time to celebrate the fruits of our efforts and reach out to you again […]
The author of ‘Unsettling Utopia The Making and Unmaking of French India’, on ‘spiritual utopianism’ and the need to re-examine […]
The exhibition, organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation and Kerala government in Alappuzha, showcases more than 3,000 art works of […]
The 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award and Auguste Perret Prize-winning architect’s strategy has helped reduce buildings’ environment footprint, housed more […]
India should become Vishwa Guru not to dominate the world but to give knowledge and to spread light. The Vice […]
The Jencks Foundation and the Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded Indian architect Anupama Kundoo the 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award. Kundoo is the […]
Pre-dawn bonfire and various other events held following COVID-19 norms A bonfire communion, prayer sessions and quiet meditation marked the […]
Something interesting we saw on the CPB Prism Newsletter and wanted to share. https://prism.chennaiphotobiennale.com “What a mystery it is to […]
The AVFF 2022, which will be held from January 18 to 23, aims to showcase films that attempt to foster […]
The Rat Raft by ADITYA PANDYA Johnny sailor, storyteller—back from the East, says:There was a rat on the boat interfering […]
Auroville International USA (AVI USA) is very excited to share with you the new online home of AVI USA! And […]
Web Books As a small publisher we find ourselves in a world dominated by large technology companies that have private […]
Ekathara Kalari Presents: The 9th Baul Gyan Darpan retreat will take place online on 8th – 9th – 10th April, […]
This week you can listen to the first episode of Lunaria, a new program held by Nadia for promoting women’s […]
Adaptation of Red Bike, a play by American playwright Caridad Svich.
Auroville Radio team wish you merry Xmas! Stay tuned! Listen to the stream channel (24/7) Explore on-air schedules Last published podcasts […]
Deboo employed his training in Indian classical dance forms of kathak as well as kathakali to create a unique fusion […]
Artists have a lofty and demanding calling, especially at a time when the pandemic has made shadows grow deeper, Pope […]
Dear Friends of SvaramThe sentence of Sri Aurobindo that “Man is a transitional being; he is not final” strikes presently a […]
TopicUNREHEARSED FUTURES #17 An Actor Prepares for? with Kamili Okweni Feelings | Embodied Poetics and Julie Beauvais | Platform BadNewsFromTheStarsDescriptionUNREHEARSED […]
Opening of exhibition U.F.O. (Unidentified Found Objects) by Dominique Jacques, October 9 2020. Centre d’Art Citadine – AUROVILLE. From now […]
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) invites proposals for 25×25 Marking 25 Years of Grantmaking at IFA 25 grants of Rs 25,000/- […]
We understand that creating content on social media can be exhausting, primarily because of the race for engagement and reach. […]
The art world may be working remotely, but it certainly does not stop. We’re checking in with art-world professionals to […]
New Community Storytelling Event with Photographer Bear Guerra“There are two people in every picture,” said photographer Ansel Adams. “The photographer and the viewer.” […]
We are overwhelmed by your spirited response to our Free PDF Downloads offer. Thank you so much! And thank you also to […]
Online for Earth Day Dear friends of the Auroville forest,Because screenings of Ever Slow Green have been cancelled for the unforeseeable future, […]
TIFA 2020 – NOW OPEN TO SUBMISSIONSEarly Bird Deadline: May 31stThe 2020 edition of the Tokyo International Foto Award is […]
https://news.artnet.com/opinion/social-distancing-art-1810029
Roger Harris This is to inform the community that our dear and long-term friend and brother Roger Harris (USA) left […]
https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/03/26/united-nations-issues-global-call-creatives-help-spread-the-word-the-coronavirus
New Webinar This WeekThis past week we hosted a webinar, “Learning and Teaching from the Heart in Troubled Times” with myself and […]
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/the-good-wife-addresses-the-long-and-short-of-patriarchy/article31076414.ece
Dear Friends, We will be very happy to have your presence on coming Tuesday 18th February at 8 pm at […]
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/women-artists-showcase-talent-at-art-expo/article30100653.ece
Peace is key to ensuring Asia’s sustained development and prosperity as the world’s most populous region grows in global geopolitical […]
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/auroville-ftii-tie-up-to-take-cinema-to-a-new-level/article29632836.ece Auroville, FTII tie-up to take cinema to a new level Eight-day short course on film appreciation and filmmaking attracts […]
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/tsunami-mascot-stages-a-comeback/article29443048.ece Tsunami mascot stages a comeback M. Dinesh Varma PUDUCHERRY , SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 00:17 IST UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 00:17 IST […]
Hello , Toto Funds the Arts (TFA) is inviting applications from writers , filmmakers , musicians and photographers between the […]
Young European artist Trieste contemporanea award 2019 open call (deadline: 19 August 2019) Eligibility: applicants may be eligible if they […]
USArtists International About Bridgman | Packer Dance performing TRUCK at the New Baltic Dance Festival in Lithuania through USArtists […]
Greetings from Indianostrum Théâtre! We would like to share news with you. We are beginning with a new play- Flying Chariot […]
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/auroville-art-camp-explores-a-new-world/article26573154.ece
2019 is the 34th anniversary of the Franklin Furnace Fund. Initiated in 1985 with the support of Jerome Foundation, Franklin Furnace […]
ART FOR LAND – EXHIBITION & FUNDRAISER FOR AUROVILLE’S HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT 10 AM to 4 PM (Monday – Saturday) & […]
Hi, As you know (through the invitations I had sent) that my exhibition is going on in The Hotel Promenade […]
Pushkar ~ piano BulletProof Funk ~ Rock, Blues and Funk 2C?B ~ Techno Freshly made pizzas and beverages will […]
” She is the golden bridge, the wonderful fire …” Sri Aurobindo Throughout history, attempts have been made to […]
Announcing The Hindu Photojournalism Awards in association with the CPB Foundation. Photographers from India and others who are resident […]
SDGs & Her is an online competition for women entrepreneurs to showcase how they are supporting the Sustainable Development Goals […]
We are organising an Auroville Art Camp and Festival in March 2019 with Artist residency taking place in Auroville, […]
We are organising an Auroville Art Camp and Festival in March 2019 with Artist residency taking place in Auroville, […]
I would like to take the opportunity to share with all of you that I have a new website and […]
Aurofilm has the great pleasure to invite you to its annual Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema (PCIC!) this year, the […]
Discovered in a Lab, a New Superblue Has Been Unleashed Upon the World as a Crayola Crayon The stunning pigment […]
Please follow the link below: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/Photo-exhibition-on-Matrimandir-begins-at-Auroville-on-Thursday/article17243106.ece
Review of the ongoing exhibition ” Patterns” in The Hindu newspaper Please follow the link: http://www.thehindu.com/
“BACK TO NATURE” (as published in:http://www.artindiamag.com/Volume20-Issue-4/back-to-nature.html) An art residency at Kaladham draws inspiration from spiritual and organic worlds, notes Jaideep […]
from Krupa: Excited to finally have the video online and available to share! Given the relevant power of images in […]
KLAUS BIESENBACH RECALLS THE FOUNDING OF KW IN BERLIN 25 YEARS AGO, A MOMENT OF ‘RADICAL CHANGE AND FREEDOM’ Exactly […]
MAgzAV, the art & culture magazine of Auroville is out with it’s latest issue titled Elephant in the room. The […]
“Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ~ Pablo Picasso If I had to sum up the […]
Review of Marco’s ongoing painting exhibition at Kala Kendra by The Hindu http://www.thehindu.com
Dear all, Some great news that my talk in the TEDx Wilmington Women event this coming Thursday, October 27th […]
Last Saturday the newly formed Kino Auroville cell held their kick-off event at Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas. An enthusiastic audience […]
poetry by Rod Hemsell How to measure the swirls between the stones: Let your gaze relax into the width and […]
from The Hindu: Rendezvous with Vijayanagar, an art conclave with the theme ‘inner space and outer space’ was a visual […]
NDTV report on Art Bengaluru 2016 featuring Aurovilian artists Adil Writer, Henk van Putten and Nele Martens. Establishing itself as […]
from Supriya: Some images of opening etc. And here’s an article of the show: http://www.ilbuonsenso.net/argilla-india/ Love Supriya
Alexey Klementyev, AVI representative in St Petersburg, sent this photo of yet another statue of Sri Aurobindo, and as it […]
RENDEZVOUS WITH VIJAYANAGAR – Inner Space… Outer Space… A camp for ceramic artists and sculptors Sept 12 – 27th 12 […]
Once again Aurovilian Paola de Paolis has been requested to present her new book “Savitri – La scoperta dell’Anima e […]
from the Deccan Herald: Artistic encounters GIRIDHAR KHASNIS, September 04, 2016 To inform & delight Seated in her studio-gallery on […]
from The Hindu: Auroville’s Sankalpa Art Centre to host Art Break Day on Friday Art lovers will gather this weekend […]
from Times of India featuring Vera Lipen: CHENNAI : She was born in Belarus, a war-torn country bordering Russia, but […]
STELLAR MEMORIES An exhibition of paintings by V. Hariraam Video Screening of ‘Art and Elusive Peace’ How would one feel […]
Hi! Here is a friendly reminder from the International Photo Awards (IPA) that there is 5 days left before the […]
A wonderful exhibition is about to end in Kala Kendra, Auroville, and with it, the non-less wonderful and touching work […]
Solstice Moon by Rod Hemsell The solstice moon has risen bright and alone, standing still, where everything is moving […]
from The Auroville Theatre Group: Here we are celebrating Shakespeare’s 400th Death Anniversary on April 23rd at CRIPA. That’s Macbeth, […]
from the Deccan Chronicle: Auroville for musical inspiration The serene township, over the years has, inspired many artists to do […]
film screening at Cinema Paradiso: An Enquiry into A New Story for Humanity – Change the Story, Change the World […]
No one knows why this road never stops. At noon, when the sun burns your feet… there is a waterlily […]
5 Smiles (sumi ink w/color, and words, Seattle, May 2016) by Rod Hemsell Smiles # 1 The Lotus Pond […]
A theatre workshop by playwright, screenwriter and director, Jill Navarre will be held on May 27 at 10 a.m. to […]
from Adishakti We thank you all! Dear friends, supporters, donors, trustees, participants and audience members for being with us and […]
from The Hindu by Zahra Amiruddin Goud’s vivid colours and Writer’s clay and stoneware blend seamlessly to tell a story […]
I sat within the lotus today, its petals were perfectly pink and white, its pillars stood in their fathomless glow […]
from The New Indian Express: By Anshuman U Shastry BENGALURU: Tennesse Williams’ part-autobiographical play, The Glass Menagerie, set in the […]
from The Hindu: Aikiyam School students take creative lessons from co-founders of The Vanaver Caravan Children in their school uniform […]
from the Hindu: by Anita Ratnam January 21, 2016: “Vikram and I used to sit out in the open air […]
In recent architectural awards hosted by NDTV, Auroville received 2 awards and one nomination. Sindhuja got an award for socially […]
Milestones, Updates & Invitations from Sankalpa: • 3,000 people of all ages and backgrounds have created with us at the […]
I am presently working in a studio space in Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas as an Artist-in-Residence. I am very grateful […]
from an article in PuneMirror: In town for a special workshop on Japanese calligraphy, accomplished artist Jyoti Naoki Eri speaks […]
from The Hindu: Adishakti looks to redefine itself in a ‘new avatar’ while drawing strength from her philosophy. If there […]
Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of India presents VARSHA & KISHORE RANDIWE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS 19th of NOVEMBER 2015 till 10th of […]
Art is what you respond to, what’s inside you and what frees you’ article posted by: Navhind Times October 8, […]
from The Hindu: Through the month of March, members of the international community of Auroville will spend time in Chennai, […]
The Auroville Festival website is launched! http://festival.auroville.org/ Auroville, the experimental city in the making at the Coromandel coast some 3 […]
from The Hindu, Feb 15, 2015 Auroville Festival set to unravel its idea of sustainable existence Art and the universal […]
7th Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema 13-14-15 February – Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas Vanakkom, Namasté, Hello to All, Bonjour […]
Article in AurovilleToday‘s latest issue: Passing: Veenapani Chawla Theatre artist Veenapani Chawla, one of Auroville’s most dynamic neighbours, passed away […]
a play by Neil Simon Two suddenly single pals — a sloppy sportswriter and a fastidious news writer — strain […]
Aurovilian sculptor Henk van Putten is sending news from Poland: REDUCTIVE EXHIBITION curated by Roland de Jong Orlando. The Indian […]
Dear friends I wanted to share some news from Korea with all of you. My time in Korea as an […]
News from the Madras Jazz Festival: It’s on the 7th and 8th of June. All are welcome! The festival is […]