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A Creative Confluence Down Under The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC) at the Consulate General of India in Sydney recently orchestrated a captivating workshop on Gond art, collaborating with MeMeraki and acclaimed master artist Venkat Shyam from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. This artistic endeavor served as an innovative bridge between cultures and nations, spotlighting the intriguing […]
A Prominent Canadian Company Confronts Financial Setbacks Lighthouse Immersive, a Canadian company renowned for its captivating art exhibitions featuring the works of acclaimed artists like Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Gustav Klimt, and Claude Monet, is poised to undergo a significant downsizing following its filing for creditor protection in Delaware and Ontario. Scale-back Amidst Competition and
India’s handloom sector stands as a cherished symbol of the country’s rich cultural heritage and plays a crucial role in providing livelihoods to people in rural and semi-rural regions. With over 70% of all weavers and allied workers being women, the handloom industry also directly contributes to women’s empowerment. Rooted in nature, the handloom sector
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A Stroke of Luck Fortune smiled upon a British couple as they stumbled upon what appeared to be an overlooked masterpiece by renowned English landscape painter John Constable. Simon Houison Craufurd and his wife, Adity, were astonished to learn that a painting in the guest wing of their family’s 800-year-old castle, Craufurdland Castle, might be
August 6, On This Day Andrew Warhola — more popularly known as Andy Warhol — has an artistic legacy that seems almost too vast to describe. Born on August 6, 1928, Warhol was a pop art pioneer (mass-produced art that apotheosized the supposed banality of the commercial culture of the US), visual artist, film director,
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August 7, On This Day The name Rabindranath Tagore is etched deep in Indian history, not in small part because he is the man who wrote the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. But another memorable part of the Nobel Laureate’s contribution to literature and music is to Indian art, bringing in Contextual Modernism in the
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Art Incept has organized a new exhibition in New Delhi named “Where do I Belong” which is set to run this week. The venue for the event is set to be the Sridhar Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam. Savitha was born in 1995 in Tamil Nadu and studied painting at MSU Baroda. The concept of space, which contains
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5th August, ON THIS DAY The sixth of seven siblings, Gabo was born Naum Pevsner in the tiny Russian town of Bryansk. The Pevsners were a sizable, close-knit, patriarchal middle-class family led by the charismatic and imposing Boris and Fanny. Despite the fact that Boris was Jewish, the siblings were raised as Christians thanks to
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Struggle for Equality: Workers’ Call for Change The Picasso Museum in Málaga, Spain, faces a new challenge as its workers prepare to stage a strike in protest against perceived unequal wages and working conditions. This move comes after two previous strikes within the past year, underscoring the persisting grievances that employees assert are not adequately
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Managing the Influx: A Cap on Acropolis Visitors As Europe embraces the summer tourism surge, Greece stands at the crossroads of preserving its rich archaeological heritage and managing the influx of eager travelers. In a significant move, the Greek government has declared that access to the world-renowned Acropolis in Athens will soon be capped at