INDIA ART CONCLAVE
MUMBAI – 18 to 22 FEBRUARY 2023
Welcome to India Art Conclave. Registration is now closed. We welcome you to the event. Please visit between 18th to 22nd February 2023, 11 am to 7 pm.
For any query please call at +91 – 97335 04525.
Background & Introduction: Indian Art Conclave
Before we get into India Art Conclave, we need to understand that India has more than 5 millennia of Artistic Heritage to offer to the world. While the world was perfecting their skills in the last 600 years in Europe, India has created wonders between 500 BCE and 1200 AD at the various temples, shrines like the Ajanta, Ellora, Khajuraho, Konark, Belur etc. The best part is, even after thousands of years, they are standing tall and strong.
The artistic and cultural health of a nation is directly related to its political health and that is probably the reason that the last 1000 years of foreign rule of Indian Mainland has severely limited the global outreach & impact of Indian Art. Post-independence, the stable political scenario has re-ignited the Artistic spirit of the nation and today Indian Art cannot be ignored in any global platform.
Besides Sculptures and Architecture, which are by far the greatest contribution from Indian Art, the world of painting also has some of the best gifts to world art and culture – covering Tribal art, Folk art, Classical art, Temple art and Modern art.
Some of the best Indian art forms are as old as 2500 – 3000 years – like Warli, Gond, Bhil, Pithora, Patua (Scrolls), Kalamkari, Thanjavur or Tanjore, Cheriyal Scrolls, Miniature – Mughal & Rajasthani, Pahari Miniature: Kangra, Guler, Basohli, Chamba, Mandi, Arki style, Bengal – Patachitra, Kalighat, Rajasthani – Phad, Maru-Gurjar, Bundi, Kishangargh, Roghan, Bihar – Mithila, Madhubani, Majusha, Mughal Portrait – reign of Akbar, Jahangir and Shahjahan.
Celebrating these Indian Art Forms globally is a responsibility that we all must collectively undertake to promote Indian Art nationally and in the global markets. In this regard Anthelion School of Art from Kolkata is presenting Anthelion India Art Conclave – to celebrate Indian Art globally and Global Art in India.
Anthelion School of Art – An Introduction
Anthelion School of Art was formed on 18th May 2017 in Kolkata, India to provide a professional, holistic and authentic (college equivalent) art education to people of all ages (8-80 years).
Since inception it has enrolled 600+ students from almost every state of India and 8 other countries. The students have got the privilege of being taught by some of the best artists as well as teachers of Bengal. Not only it teaches fine arts (Painting) professionally, but it also provides a platform to its students to enter the professional world of Fine Arts by organizing Workshops, Exhibitions, Art Camps & Fairs etc.
Our students get a constant exposure to professional art world, and we push them for the standards that are expected of artists coming out of the best art colleges in the world and that is why in a short span of 5 years, Anthelion School of Art is respected as one of the most prominent Institution of Fine Arts in India.
Dolna The Movement
Dolna, The Movement is a unique initiative by an artist for artists. The focus is to create innovative platforms, widen audiences, expand applications of art and design relevant events and programs for corporates to integrate with art for mutual benefit. Besides a global online gallery for contemporary art, Dolna mobilizes opportunities for artists to travel, flourish and grow.
Vision: To make art a viable career option.
Mission: To democratize and integrate art into corporate and individual lives.
Mithu Basu (Artist, Curator & Founder Dolna): Prior to her current foray as Artrepreneur she headed Corporate Communications for close to a decade for The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts. An art lover and a strong advocate for arts, it was a destined residential stint at Santiniketan (Tagore’s venerated art institution) that drew her attention to the alarming wealth of unsung talent.
The lack of travel and exposure opportunities, the potential of untapped audiences and what disturbed most was that qualified artists were leaving the creative arena for stable jobs. Art had to be made viable as a career. Convinced to be the change she wanted to see, Mithu founded her innovative art enterprise Dolna. Incidentally it is also her mother’s name.
Co curating India Art Conclave 2023 marks the beginning of Dolna’s collaboration with Anthelion School of Art. The shared vision will add muscle to the partnership to benefit Indian art, artists and audiences.
India Art Conclave – A Proposition
From Altamira (Spain) to Bhimbhetka (Bhopal, India), Art has connected Humanity in a single unified chord since prehistoric days. It has been a tool for expression, communication, and evolution of the soul. Celebrating this unity in diversity, Anthelion School of Art in association with Dolna The Movement, is organizing a 5-Day India Art Conclave at the Bombay Art Society Building in Bandra West, Mumbai, India, from 18th to 22nd February 2022.
The conclave has the following components –
- Art Exhibition – Galley 1, 2 and 3 – Feb 18-22.
- Web3 rights Auction – Gallery 2 / 3 – Feb 21.
- 3 Art Seminars – Auditorium or Gallery 2 / 3 – Feb 18, 19, 22.
The Exhibition shall be showcasing about 240 artworks of our Students, Emerging Artists, Professional Artists and Eminent Artists from 10 states of India.
Anthelion School of Art has already got a reputation of organizing very interesting Art Exhibitions by blending multiple Art Forms like Painting, Theatre and Music earlier. For the India Art Conclave, we would try to create a harmony of Indian Art Forms & Styles with the local Art Forms of participants (from across the world) and its culture. It shall be a 5-days of gala celebration of Art with artists from across India and few other nations and conducting workshop in association with local famous artists as well as Art Students and enthusiasts.
Program Itinerary for India Art Conclave:
We propose a 5-day program designed to cover Indian Fine Arts in multiple way in harmony with participants from other countries as well. The main Exhibition will be showcasing 240 artworks from about 130 artists in the Galleries 1, 2 and 3 from February 18th to 22nd from 11 am to 7 pm each day.
In Parallel to this, there will be 3 Seminars and 1 web3 rights auction in the following dates and time, attended by the aforementioned dignitaries –
- Opening Ceremony with a Seminar on “Indian Art Education in the context of Global Positioning ” – Saturday, February 18th 3 pm.
- Prof. Raja Mohanty – Professor at – IDC School of Design IIT, Powai
- Ms. Geeta Castelino – Head CSR, Welingkar Institute of Management R & D / Educationist/ KGA Board Member
- Prof. Mahindra Damle – Principal, Rachna Sansad- Academy of fine arts and crafts.
- Dr. Jamila Varawala – Retd. Dean, Ecole Intuit Lab.
- Prof. GV Sreekumar – Professor and Institute Chair Professor. IDC School of Design IIT, Powai.
- Seminar on “Impact of Indian Art in Global Art Business & Role of Art Dealers” – Sunday, February 19th 3 pm.
- Rajindra Patil – Magazine Editor, Director, India Art Festival & President, The Bombay Art Society.
- Sapna Kars – Co-Founder, The Curators.Art, Curator Art Project
- Anil Sekhri – Tax Consultant, Leading CA & Art Collector.
- Savitha Hira – Gallerist, Gallery Pradarshak, Co-founder & Editor IndiaArtnDesign.Com
- Angira Arya – Art Auctioneer, Art Advisor, Educationist in Art Appreciation
- Art 3.0 (Web3 rights auction of selected Artworks) – Tuesday, February 21st 3 pm.
- Identifying, inviting and presenting few leading artists to select audience of NFT minters, collectors and art aficionados – who’d like to explore and buy the NFT/Web3 Rights of these artists.
- The auction will be conducted physically in a typical auction format.
- Further to the physical auction, artists can also have the option of uploading their arts on platform and run a simultaneous online auction – to possibly arrive at optimal monetization for their artworks.
- Closing Ceremony with a seminar on “Harmony of Art Forms – Coexistence of Fine Arts, Performing Art & Literature” – Wednesday, February 22nd 3 pm.
- Ms. Alka Hingorani – Architect, Art Historian, Associate Professor – IDC School of Design IIT Powai.
- Mr. Subodh Poddar – Advertising Professional, Author, Visual Artist- Sculptor
- Mr. Prabhakar Kolte – Eminent Abstractionist Artist
- Mr. Kunal Om – Leading Flamenco Dancer of India
- Mr. Alok Sharma, Cofounder & CCO, Indusverse & Creative Producer, Warner Bros.
A 5-days of celebration of Indian & Global Fine Arts in Mumbai.
Visitor’s Take away at India Art Conclave:
As a Collector, Gallerist, Artist, Art Lover, Art Student, Architect, Interior Decorator or Designer, you get access to marvelous set of Art from a wide variety of Artists of different categories, styles, and thought process. The micro-events add up to the overall taste and value that India Art Conclave proposes to deliver. It is assured that India Art Conclave shall not dishearten you at the end of the day. Do visit the event for an enriching as well as entertaining experience.
Closure
This being out first India Art Conclave, we want to lay the foundation for a National Level Signature Event in Art as 5 days of celebrating Indian and Global Art at different cities in India, starting with Mumbai in 2023. We hope an enriching experience for all participant as well as visitors of the India Art Conclave. We plan to invite major stakeholders in Art – Collectors, Gallerists, Artists, Dealers, Academicians and Technocrats associated with Art Industry. We hope to see you there as a creative & active participant to this Celebration.