“While designing contemporary nakshi kantha, I keep in mind the power to be a storyteller, using its signature vocabulary. I would like to represent the identity of Bengal through conserving the authentic stitches and styles of nakshi kantha, finished with the fine traditional ‘ripple- effect’ quilting that joins layers of cloth. It is a work of art.” - Mahua Lahiri Continue reading

We are delighted to invite you to a special Women's Day Saree Edit featuring collections from Aasmani, Joy Bimal Roy and Karomi.

8-12 March 2023 | 11AM-7PM

Plus a Saree Draping and Styling Workshop with Saree Sakhiyaan on Saturday 11 March 2023 | 4-6PM

Register now. Limited spots available!

https://artisanscentre.com/products/sareesakhiyaan Continue reading

 

 

Continue reading

ASSEMBLAGE by Siddharth Sadashiv

Sadashiv’s show begins with compositions found through his photographic lens, and interprets them with found textures into “an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.”

Siddharth’s abstract works are a confluence of visual aesthetics and intricate artistry which stands out as a contemplative work of art.

Continue reading

TREASURED HEIRLOOMS
Indian Chintzes in the Netherlands

Talk by Ebeltje Hartkamp-Jonxis


Art Historian and former Curator of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

6pm | 3 February 2023

Held in conjunction with the Exhibition WHEN INDIAN FLOWERS BLOOMED IN DISTANCE LANDS at CSMVS

RSVP here. 

Continue reading