Dear Community, We invite the members of the Auroville community to offer Art Exhibitions, Workshops and Talks at Kalakendra. If interested, please write to bharatnivas@auroville.org.in. Bharat Nivas Cultural Group
For ‘Grown-ups’ Are you ready to explore new dimensions of your being? Are you ready to discover the miriad personalities that lie hidden within you? Are you aged 13 or over? Improvised Theatrical Storytelling If the answer to all of the above is yes, or you just think that you might benefit from an opportunity […]
Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts has begun its call for application for the National Diploma Programme in Movement Arts and Mixed Media for the academic year of 2018/19. Initiated in 2006, the Diploma is a one of its kind professional course for dancers in India featuring intensive training sessions in traditional Indian dance forms and […]
Offered by Bharat Nivas: you are invited to meet and spend learning time with Mr.Biswajyoti Mahanta (Artist & Teacher from Baroda, Gujarat) Talk accompanied by slide projection: Tuesday, 22nd May 2018 Time: 5 to 6.30 PM, Venue: Bhoomika Hall, Bharat Nivas Workshop: on Digital Media, animation, graphic design, bamboo work, paper work, painting and clay […]
One-day introductory exploration on ‘discovering the Pandavas within’ and a small peek into deeper processes like the Mahabharata Immersion organised by SEA (Social Entrepreneurship Association) Facilitator: Naveen Kumar (SEA volunteer) Date: Wednesday, May 23 (9:30 am – 5:30 pm) Venue: Bhumika Hall, Bharat Nivas For details of the workshop, please see the brochure at https://goo.gl/yFsSjs
Symbols & Scripts: The language of Craft In 2012, my work was in an exhibition at Delhi’s Habitat Centre, AKSHARA curated by Jaya Jaitley. I had two works in the show, my solo platters and a collaborative pot which was made by Palanisamy and glazed and fired by me. This show subsequently toured France, Egypt […]
Centre for Research, Education, and Experience in the Visual Arts (CREEVA) is delighted to present to you the following intensive full-day workshop: We all have our Body’s unique way of Drawing! -Come and find your own with Audrey On 27th and 28th April – From 9am to 12pm & 2pm to 5pm At The Atelier, […]
Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts is delighted to kick-off its open workshop and auditions for the 2018 batch of its National Diploma Programme in Movement Arts and Mixed Media. We’re coming to Pondicherry and if you are an aspiring dancer/dance enthusiast wanting to register for the workshop you will need to write to us at education@attakkalari.org […]
Fee: Rs 2000 (general), Rs 1800 (Students) March 25th, 9 am to 5 pm, Pondicherry Register: access@accessiblehorizonfilms.com
EVENT DATE.TIME.PLACE DESCRIPTION Early Days Photo Exhibition 3rd -17th MarchPitanga Opening 4.30pm on the 3rd, open daily 8-12am, 2-6pm. Closed on Sundays.1970-1985 By Lisbeth Bamboo and Rammed Earth Reinforcement Workshop 14th-17th March 9am-5pm Bamboo Centre Large scale construction course using bamboo. Annual event for those wanting to learn natural construction techniques. Ongoing Exhibition, […]
Tribal Federation (TRIFED) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs – Govt of India, makes available to you through it’s TribesIndia brand – various Tribal artisanal handloom, handicraft, natural and organic products. Sourced from tribes from across India, in an effort to showcase their products and help keep the rich Tribal artisanal culture alive! The following […]
First deadline to apply: January 22. 2018 2nd deadline to apply: April 30. 2018 Online application form What are we busy with? This twelve-month Masters programme is a question-led study that supports performance-related artists and art professionals to experiment and develop as practitioners and researchers through rigorous mentoring, extensive workshops and encounters with leading artists, […]
A three day event showcasing the works of 16 contemporary ceramic artists from Pondicherry, Auroville and Chennai. From 26th to 28th January, at Aliance Francaise Pondicherry – Maison Colombani, Rue Dumas, Pondicherry. The event is an attempt to provide a platform for artists to not only display and sell their works, but also to engage […]
PASSION 54 An art installation by Orly At the Archive Building 1st Flr December 16 – 23 Straight out of a women and sisterhood story, Orly’s carpet (Passion 54) speaks about the greatest secret of all times: “It is only with heart that one can see rightly”. Orly’s life has revolved around recycled art and […]
We are happy to present to you the work of our resident artist at Kala Kendra, Siddharth Pathak, through an exhibition and workshops. During his residency, Siddharth Pathak has created new work which he will be displaying at Gallery Square Circle. The show will be an exploration of different states of mind, and of the […]
Hibiscus Art Village and Chittorgarh Art Society happy to invite artists from Auroville to join 6th Chittorgarh Art Festival in Rajasthan. Please contact us hibiscusav@gmail.com Louis, Elena National and international artists participating in the 6th Chittood Art Festival Festival program organized by Chittodgarh Art Society, live in the vibrant community of artists and get the opportunity to exchange techniques and […]
A half-day workshops by Siddharth Pathak at Gallery Square Circle, Bharat Nivas. – WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN – Age Group: 10 + December 16. 201- 2 to 5 pm Theme: creating art from waste Materials What we will do: Art & Crafts – We will create art from regular household/urban waste materials – plastic wrappers, paper, […]
During three weeks in January next year, Ariane Mnouchkine and actors of the french company “Théâtre du Soleil” will be in Pondicherry developing a collective practice using improvisation, masks, music, dance, and movement. The sessions of the École Nomade, which will all take place in English, are not drama classes. They constitute, rather, moments of practical reflection, in which […]
I have been passionate about painting since my early years and started practicing in our local cultural center. since i came to Auroville i have also been heavily involved in farming and foresting, i feel that this experience brought me closer to the beauty of nature and influenced in my art greatly. i am inspired by […]
Model city: Today, Auroville is home to over 2,500 volunteers. | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar City has become a model for settlement planning since its creation on February 28, 1968 to promote international understanding. “Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and […]
Mind and matter…they have been one of the important topics of study in the sciences and the humanities for centuries. Through his dictum “Je pense donc je suis” (“I think therefore I am”), Descartes declared that mind and matter are distinct and of a different nature to each other. Other philosophers and visionaries were of the view that […]
Rip: A Devised solo theatre perfoormance by Savita Rani, presented 23rd September at Cripa. Director’s Note: RIP is an abbreviation used to wish well for the soul that no more occupies a human body. Interestingly, other meanings of the word are tear, split, shred, break, scratch, cleave. I stick to RIP as ‘restlessness in pieces’, […]
Kalarigram invites you to learn the magic of sight through experiential drawing with Ms. Priya Jayanand. Ms. Priya Jayanand is a fine artist, Founder and Creative Director of Moonware Creative Expressions.Apart from a fine art degree from one of the industry’s top universities, she is also recognised by the late president Dr A P J Abdul […]
Since 2013, Helsinki International Curatorial Programme has offered annually up to four one-month residencies in Helsinki for curators of contemporary art. The programme is co-organised by HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme and Frame Contemporary Art Finland. The HICP curators-in-residence will live and work at HIAP’s international residency centre on the island of Suomenlinna, a […]
