Dear Friends, Greetings from Auroville ! With great joy we announce the development of Auroville Film Institute (AVFI) dedicated to the ideal of cinema education – integrating world cinema and world citizenship, experimenting with a new pedagogy, encouraging new practices of conscious cinema in Auroville. We are privileged to collaborate with India’s premier film institute, Film and […]
Home away from Home – in Auroville “A mosaic of a community” After a two-year residency in the Parisian ‘Le Mobilier National’, Indo-French artist Mario d’Souza dreamed of another voyage to India; the country that remains his second home and where he spent the first 22 years of his life. When a project with […]
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, […]
https://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/sta/che/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=21682616 Contemporary Photography Workshop by Michael Schäfer, Berlin. Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Chennai in cooperation with Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation invites participants to register for a 3 day workshop on Contemporary Photography Workshop by Michael Schäfer, Berlin. Concept: Television, internet, newsprint: media images belong to our visual environment as much as any object […]
Crossing Borders Research Grants Through our program „Crossing Borders“ we support international research trips for authors, filmmakers and photographers from German-speaking countries as well as China (including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao), India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam. Depending on the country of destination, applicants can request research grants up to 15,000 Euro. Applications are accepted […]
“CREEVA” Center for Research Education Experience Visual Arts Regular Art Activities Scheduled for October 2019 Monday A. Sathya 9486145072 Watercolour Landscapes 5 – 7 pm Saturday Lakshay 9810052574 Drawing from the Model 9 – 11 am Sunday Supriya 9597982953 Sculpting in Clay: Styles and Techniques 3 – 5 pm WORKSHOPS: Watercolor by A. Sathya. Exploring […]
Applications opened! Auroville Art Camp 2020 Applications opened! Auroville Art Camp 2020 AUROVILLE ART CAMP 2020, 2ND EDITION, CALL FOR VISUAL ARTISTS AND ART STUDENTS Applications for the Auroville Art Camp 2020 are opened! Here is the call for artists and art students. The Art Camp will take place in March and will last one week. The dates […]
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/czech-artist-presents-an-interpretation-of-aurobindos-philosophy-on-canvas/articleshow/71081694.cms 9/17/2019 Czech artist presents an interpretation of Aurobindo’s philosophy on canvas – Times of India Czech artist presents an interpretation of Aurobindo’s philosophy on canvas Times News Network | Sep 12, 2019, 04.18 AM IST Printed from Puducherry: Czech artist Ivana Frousova, who resides in Auroville has attempted to interpret Sri Aurobindo’s book, […]
The program on Monday 16 September 2019 is a special Tribute being offered to our Dear Shobhadi Mitra, who has taught in the Ashram School and also in Auroville Schools. The ITC Sangeet Research Academy of Kolkata Reputed Artists have decided to offer Hindustani Vocal Recital both at Auroville and at Ashram School. To cover […]
An Introduction to Documentary Photography Sign up for this week-long workshop at the CPB Learning Lab to learn the foundations of documentary photography with our founding member and documentary photographer, Shuchi Kapoor. The workshop will look at exploring social issues and documentation through a visual format. Establishing a narrative of what you will be focusing […]
https://chennaiphotobiennale.com/event-detail.php?event_id=134 Events Events > Reimagining the family portrait – A residency program: Open Call Reimagining the family portrait – A residency program: Open Call Date: Aug 01-31, 2019 Venue: Chennai REGISTER HERE Important Dates for Application Call for proposals open Aug 1, 2019 Application Deadline Aug 31, 2019 by 11:59 PM IST Announcement of selected […]
Kalabhumi Music Studio Integral Yoga and Music Music can be an aid towards meditation and in its effects, it can harmonize and elevate the different parts of the human being. In integral yoga, music will work in a twofold manner, ascending and descending. In the ascending aspect, the musician prepares himself through study, […]
ILA DALMIA FICA RESEARCH GRANT | Supported by Yashodhara Dalmia | DEADLINE EXTENDED: 16 August 2019 The Ila Dalmia FICA Research Grant 2019, instituted by FIC,A with the support of art historian and curator Yashodhara Dalmia in the memory of her sister Ila Dalmia, aims to provide an annual grant to support research on Indian […]
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/articles/an-artists-message-in-a-wine-bottle/ Wine lovers don’t like to waste a good vintage, but to Italian, Bordeaux-based artist, Aurodeva Guerci, to simply drink it all would be a loss. Guerci has found a novel use for a bottle of red (or white or rosé): creating paintings on canvas of everything from abstract portraits to landscapes featuring local […]
SAHAPEDIA-UNESCO FELLOWSHIP 2019 Call for Applications Closing on 30 June 2019 Are you an enthusiast, student or scholar? Are you ready to explore and research India’s rich cultural heritage? Here is an opportunity to engage with our cultural legacy. Apply now. About the Fellowship To provide enthusiasts, students and scholars an opportunity to engage with and […]
India Foundation for the Arts announces Request for Proposals for the Arts Research programmeApplication Deadline: Friday, July 05, 2019 The Arts Research programme supports scholars, researchers, and practitioners to undertake research into the various histories and artistic practices in India. It seeks to foster wider perspectives, understandings, interpretations and engagements in the arts.We are inviting proposals […]
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/giving-up-a-9-5-job-to-become-an-artist/article27145533.ece Ivana Frousova’s painting exhibition under way at Auroville Ivana Frousova, a registered artist in the Roof Studio, Auroville, has been working on a project for SAIIER (Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational Research). Her exhibition at the European House at Auroville will be open from 9.30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. to […]
The Arts Practice programme supports critical practice in the arts. It encourages practitioners working across artistic disciplines to question and critique existing norms through their practice. The programme seeks to foreground a culture where arts practice is constantly being shaped and articulated through experimentation and critical dialogue. In this video, Senior Programme Officers Sumana Chandrashekar […]
https://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/kul/ser/aus/var.html SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: 28.04.2019 The Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan in Delhi is awarding two fellowships for a residency programme at the Alice Boner Institute in Varanasi, India. The residencies will be for the periods: September–October 2019 and November–December 2019. The Alice Boner Institute is located at Assi Ghat near the banks of the river Ganges in […]
Claire, visual artist, was born in 1969 in Paris.She has been living in Auroville for the last 10 years. Ever since she was a little girl, Claire, said she would live several lives in one. True to her word, she explored many different paths before placing her art practice at the centre of her life. […]
Lili’s is a playful approach to making and being. Working in a wealth of materials and contexts, her art ranges from sculpture and woodwork to painting, illustration and performance art inspired and supported by her background in fine art, theatre, dance and equestrianism. Recently returned to Auroville after graduating with a Masters in Fine Art […]
India Foundation for the Arts announces Request for Proposals for the Arts Research programme Application Deadline: Friday, June 28, 2019 The Arts Research programme supports scholars, researchers, and practitioners to undertake research into the various histories and expressions of artistic practices in India. It seeks to foster wider perspectives, understandings, interpretations and engagements in the arts. […]
We at Kalarigram warmly welcome the Auroville community to the festival Tantrotsav 2019. The theme of this year’s is Celebration of Bliss or Aanandham. Let’s all together experience the journey of traditions of yesterday to today and tomorrow. Thank you for you continual support, we are inspired to make the festival better every year. PFA […]
Press Release | Moving Waters Film Festival, Pondicherry 2019 Introduction The earth is more than two-thirds water, yet we know very little beyond the edge of land. Some of these areas, frozen and impassable for centuries, are suddenly being opened up by climate change and global warming; they are also being overfished and overwhelmed […]
Greetings from Adishakti! We are delighted to let you know that we are hosting two unique Solo Pieces on Wednesday the 14th of November, 7pm onwards. We will start with ALTROVE which is a Swiss solo work choreographed by Alessandro Schiattarella. This solo is the result of such explorative research, beyond and elsewhere what a body can do, feel, experience […]
