The case studies are part of an Asia-Europe Foundation commissioned research project entitled “Linking the Arts to Environment and Sustainable Development Issues”. Thailand: In Doi Saket, an artists’ residency programme brings together local communities and artists to reflect on diverse facets of everyday life to gain a more open perspective about their positions in the… Continue reading Between art and environment: Case studies from Thailand, Malaysia and India
Tag: India
Khoj International Residencies and Projects
Khoj International Artists’ Association is an artist led, alternative forum for experimentation and international exchange based in India. It sees its role as an incubator for art and ideas, artistic exchange and dialogue in the visual arts. In the last few years it has developed an active network of artists in South Asia. Applications are… Continue reading Khoj International Residencies and Projects
City of Pieces – an urban festival of creative practices
Bangalore 22nd to 30th of October Maraa, a media and arts collective, invites to City of Pieces, an urban festival of creative practices: City of pieces is a nine day festival that interrogates the violence of the everyday transformation of the city from the perspective of creative practice. This festival marks the third anniversary of… Continue reading City of Pieces – an urban festival of creative practices
Films about Myanmar and India
November 21st, 2011 MIT (USA) “The Indian artist and well-known filmmaker Amar Kanwar creates documentary-based multi-channel installations that deal with the politics of power, violence, sexuality, and justice. In “The Torn First Pages”, Kanwar unfolds the struggle for democracy in Myanmar. The eight-chanel video piece “The Lightning Testimonies” reflects upon a history of conflict in… Continue reading Films about Myanmar and India
Confluence 2011 – Festival of Indigenous Storytellers
30th of September – 2nd of October, 2011 Fire Flies Ashram, Bangalore/India The “Confluence” invites you to a 3-day event on storytelling, where storytellers from various tribal communities of India will be sharing some of their disappearing myths, legends and stories with a view to build a collective that supports the need for their preservation.… Continue reading Confluence 2011 – Festival of Indigenous Storytellers
Cultural Events in Bangalore
The Bangalore-based collective “Maraa” invites you, as a parallel to the “Walls Between People” photo exhibition that opens on September 9th, to a series of three interesting events in Bangalore (India). Movement and Stillness – a theatre workshop on walls, conflict and trust. Please join us for a three hours theatre workshop on the themes… Continue reading Cultural Events in Bangalore
IN CONTEXT: PUBLIC.ART.ECOLOGY II
Open Studio Day: 1st April 2011; Time: 6:00 pm onwards; Venue: KHOJ Studios and Select CITYWALK, Saket (India) Projects on view: KHOJ Court by Ackroyd & Harvey (UK); My Love Is An Icy Cold Fever by Navin Thomas (India); Unpacking Social Networks by Partik Sagar (India); Econnect+ Love Motel for Insects by Ecohaven Project+ Brandon… Continue reading IN CONTEXT: PUBLIC.ART.ECOLOGY II
Art Talks @ The Reading Room
Reposted from the website of Khoj International Artists’ Association (India) In Context:public.art.ecology Art Talks @ The Reading Room D-42 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 – Friday, 18th March 2011, 5:00 pm- 6:30 pm A discussion on the intersection of Art,Ecology and Science by Biologist & Physicist Dr. Mukund Thattai and Philosopher & Physicist Dr. Sundar… Continue reading Art Talks @ The Reading Room
