World Wood Day: 6 Indian artists crafting everything from artefacts to toys using wood

World Wood Day: 6 Indian artists crafting everything from artefacts to toys using wood

Dancing deities @ Indian Haathi Launched in 2021 to support artisans impacted by COVID-19’s first wave, the Hyderabad-based Indian Haathi takes pride in its quirky creations that depict mythical and folk characters: Surabhi, a white cow, Ambhra the elephant, and Dawon the lion, among others. Their latest collection of dancing deities (upwards of ₹600) is … Read more

Chennai’s By Hand From The Heart makers’ market is back with AR-enabled shopping, workshops, and more

Chennai’s By Hand From The Heart makers’ market is back with AR-enabled shopping, workshops, and more

A bag by Subr | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Known for spotlighting homegrown brands across art, fashion, and craft categories, among others, By Hand from the Heart returns to the city this weekend with new product categories and experiences. The popular makers’ market curated by Deepa Sekar and Kshiti Davey will feature a design-centric AR … Read more

Students from Arunachal Pradesh recreate home environment in art work

Students from Arunachal Pradesh recreate home environment in art work

The art installation that brings out life in Arunachal Pradesh on display as part of the Students’ Biennale at Arman Company and Building in Mattancherry. Three students, Taba Yaniya, Nabam Hem, and Ejum Riba, from Rajiv Gandhi University in Arunachal Pradesh, have created an art installation that brings out life in the State in a … Read more

Cafes in Visakhapatnam are buzzing with art workshops, talks and live performances

Cafes in Visakhapatnam are buzzing with art workshops, talks and live performances

Participants at the sip and paint session in a cafe in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Cafes and eateries of Visakhapatnam are turning out to be a lot more than a place to grab an espresso or cappuccino. From spaces to bond and connect, entertainment centres to art hubs and a platform to learn … Read more

Art world dismayed over last-minute postponement of Kochi Biennale’s main show

Art world dismayed over last-minute postponement of Kochi Biennale’s main show

In limbo: Work going on at the incomplete Biennale Pavilion at Cabral Yard, adjacent to Aspinwall House, the main venue of the Kochi Muziris Biennale.  | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat Scores of art enthusiasts, artists, art patrons and tourists who flew in from around the world to Fort Kochi for the Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB), … Read more

Mamallapuram sculptures rank among the best due to their very humane quality, says art historian

Mamallapuram sculptures rank among the best due to their very humane quality, says art historian

The varied architecture of the Pancha Rathas of Mamallapuram form the basis of temples in the Chola, Nayaka and Vijayanagar periods, said film-maker and art historian Benoy K. Behl while giving an online lecture on his documentary titled Enchanted Mamallapuram, which is part of the Spectacular India Series, produced by Doordarshan. The Delhi-based India Habitat … Read more

Celebrating the Mahatma through art

Celebrating the Mahatma through art

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee’s working president N. Thulasi Reddy said participants of the national-level art contest had succinctly captured the different phases of Gandhiji’s life Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee’s working president N. Thulasi Reddy said participants of the national-level art contest had succinctly captured the different phases of Gandhiji’s life The Cultural Centre of Vijayawada … Read more

‘Wildly inventive’: the many faces of William Klein – in pictures

‘Wildly inventive’: the many faces of William Klein – in pictures

The multifaceted artist worked in photography, film and paint – a new retrospective explores his pioneering work around the globe from Harlem to Dakar Elena Goodinson Main image: ‘A satirical look at the beauty industry’ … Backstage, Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, 1966. Photograph: William Klein/Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery Mon 12 Sep 2022 19.25 BST First … Read more

Maiden Mithran Theatre Festival in Chennai 2022

Maiden Mithran Theatre Festival in Chennai 2022

This week, August 9 to be particular, marks 12 years since the passing of Mithran Devanesan, a noted personality in Chennai’s English theatre space. Having spent over 35 years in the field, Mithran had directed over 150 plays, and was involved in at least 350 productions. But for B Charles, who runs Chennai Art Theatre, … Read more