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Events

  • The Flea Market: Registrations Open
    The Flea Market: Registrations Open
    Sat, 19 Oct
    Palaj
    19 Oct 2024, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Palaj, Indian Institute of Technology, Palaj, Gujarat 382355, India
    We are thrilled to announce the upcoming Art@IITGN Flea Market planned along with the IITGN Cultural Council, where artists from within our community will have the opportunity to showcase and sell their extraordinary handcrafted artworks. The registrations are open till 5th October, 2024.
  • Sunday Sketching: Monochrome Sessions
    Sunday Sketching: Monochrome Sessions
    Sun, 29 Sept
    Palaj
    29 Sept 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
    Palaj, Indian Institute of Technology, Palaj, Gujarat 382355, India
    Every Sunday we set out to explore the spaces at IIT Gandhinagar, with Suman Choudhary!
  • World Tourism Day: Exploration of Warli Traditions
    World Tourism Day: Exploration of Warli Traditions
    Sun, 29 Sept
    Gandhinagar
    29 Sept 2024, 10:30 am – 11:02 am
    Gandhinagar, Indian Institute Of Technology Library, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382010, India
    On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Library and Art@IITGN is taking the kids on a cross-country trip through the various art forms of our diverse cultural nation.
  • Cinema of Indigenous Film Festival
    Cinema of Indigenous Film Festival
    Sat, 21 Sept
    Gandhinagar
    21 Sept 2024, 10:00 am – 22 Sept 2024, 8:00 pm
    Gandhinagar, 6M7P+W85, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    As part of the ongoing Insight Lecture Series, HSS IITGN, in collaboration with Tribal Design Forum (TDF), India’s largest indigenous designers colloquium & Green Hub, one of North-East India’s leading environmental filmmaking fellowships, is hosting a Two-Day Indigenous Film Festival on campus.
  • Kathak Showcase with Dyuti Pandya
    Kathak Showcase with Dyuti Pandya
    Sun, 15 Sept
    Gandhinagar
    15 Sept 2024, 10:30 am – 8:00 pm
    Gandhinagar, 6M7P+W85, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    We are happy to announce that, on Sunday, 15 September, we will have two programmes, both headed by Dyuti Pandya, Assistant Professor, MSU, Baroda.
  • Handmade Papermaking Workshop
    Handmade Papermaking Workshop
    Sat, 31 Aug
    Gandhinagar
    31 Aug 2024, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
    Gandhinagar, IIT, 2nd Floor, Central Arcade, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    We are happy to invite you to the papermaking workshop which will be held on 31 August and 1 September at Art Studio, Hall 12, Central Arcade. In this workshop, we will explore the process of making handmade paper from used scraps, old newspapers, etc.
  • Outdoor Sketching with Suman
    Outdoor Sketching with Suman
    Sun, 25 Aug
    Palaj
    25 Aug 2024, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
    Palaj, Indian Institute of Technology, Palaj, Gujarat 382355, India
    Join us for an outdoor sketching event with visiting artist Suman Choudhary! As we take a walk along the IITGN campus, let's immerse ourselves in the environment we inhabit.
  • Film Screening: Loving Vincent
    Film Screening: Loving Vincent
    Sat, 24 Aug
    Gandhinagar
    24 Aug 2024, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
    Gandhinagar, IIT, 2nd Floor, Central Arcade, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    We welcome you for the screening of Loving Vincent (2017), an adult animated drama film about the life of the painter Vincent van Gogh, in particular the circumstances of his death. It is the first fully painted animated feature film.
  • OPEN STUDIO: Tie and Dye Session
    OPEN STUDIO: Tie and Dye Session
    Sat, 17 Aug
    Gandhinagar
    17 Aug 2024, 3:30 pm – 18 Aug 2024, 5:30 pm
    Gandhinagar, IIT, 2nd Floor, Central Arcade, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    We welcome you all to join us for the OPEN STUDIOS with Suman Choudhary, where we explore the process of tie and dye, using materials easily accessible to us! The session led by our Visiting Faculty will be an exploration of tying techniques and the logic behind the same!
  • OPEN STUDIO: Calligraphy Session
    OPEN STUDIO: Calligraphy Session
    Sun, 11 Aug
    Gandhinagar
    11 Aug 2024, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
    Gandhinagar, IIT, 2nd Floor, Central Arcade, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    We are excited to announce the first OPEN STUDIO of the academic year'24, welcoming all to join us for A session of Calligraphy! The session will be conducted by Prof. Sameer: Professor of Practice, Design.
  • 2 Films by Don Palathara
    2 Films by Don Palathara
    Thu, 08 Aug
    Gandhinagar
    08 Aug 2024, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Gandhinagar, Indian Institute Of Technology Library, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    We are excited to invite you to the screening of two films directed by Don Palathara - 1956, Central Travancore (2019) and Family (2023). The screenings will be held on Sunday, 8 September 2024, at Jibaben Patel Memorial Auditorium, IIT Gandhinagar at 4 pm and 6 pm respectively.
  • Mohiniyattam Performance by Smt. Gopika Varma
    Mohiniyattam Performance by Smt. Gopika Varma
    Wed, 07 Aug
    Gandhinagar
    07 Aug 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Gandhinagar, 6M7P+W85, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    We are honoured to host Guru Gopika Varma, an esteemed Mohiniyattam artist. Smt. Gopika Varma started learning Mohiniyattam at the age of 10 from Smt. Girija and Smt. Chandrika Kurup, both senior students of Smt. Kalyani Kuttyamma, whose student she continued to be for 10 years.
  • Make Your Own Godhri
    Make Your Own Godhri
    Sun, 07 Jul
    Gandhinagar
    07 Jul 2024, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
    Gandhinagar, IIT, 2nd Floor, Central Arcade, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    It is with great pleasure that we invite you to join us for the 'Make Your Own Godhri', a workshop which will be led by Pawan Didi, staff at IIT Gandhinagar. In one of our conversations in the Art Studio, Pawan mentioned her expertise in upcycling old bedsheets, sarees and clothes to make blankets.
  • Clay Studio Session
    Clay Studio Session
    Sun, 30 Jun
    Palaj
    30 Jun 2024, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
    Palaj, Indian Institute of Technology, Palaj, Gujarat 382355, India
    We are excited to invite you to the Clay Studio Session with Art@IITGN, which will be conducted by Snehal Kashikar, a visiting faculty of Pottery and Ceramics! The event is aimed to introduce the participants to the basics of pottery and working with terracotta clay.
  • Art@IITGN Conversations
    Art@IITGN Conversations
    Thu, 13 Jun
    Gandhinagar
    13 Jun 2024, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
    Gandhinagar, IIT, 2nd Floor, Central Arcade, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    The team of Art@IITGN welcomes all students inducted as part of Summer Research Internship Program, a flagship initiative that strives to bring the motivated students from prominent institutions across the country.
  • You've Got Time
    You've Got Time
    Sat, 01 Jun
    Gandhinagar
    01 Jun 2024, 5:30 pm – 30 Jun 2024, 9:30 pm
    Gandhinagar, IIT, 2nd Floor, Central Arcade, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    We welcome you all for the opening of You’ve Got Time, a painting of stills from Orange Is the New Black, an American television series created by Jenji Kohan. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison.
  • Art@IITGN Summer Camp (Age 5-15 years)
    Art@IITGN Summer Camp (Age 5-15 years)
    Fri, 31 May
    Gandhinagar
    31 May 2024, 11:00 am – 02 Jun 2024, 11:00 am
    Gandhinagar, IIT, 2nd Floor, Central Arcade, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    We’re excited to invite you all to the 3 Day intensive exploration of visual artistic mediums in a Art@IITGN Summer Camp! The sessions are designed to introduce visual arts to a younger audience and guide them into a journey of self-exploration and creative expression.
  • Cyanotype Photography Prints: A series exploration
    Cyanotype Photography Prints: A series exploration
    Sat, 25 May
    Gandhinagar
    25 May 2024, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
    Gandhinagar, IIT, 2nd Floor, Central Arcade, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
    Last month we conducted the Basics of Cyanotype workshop, where we saw an enthusiastic participation from many across campus! Well, we decided to go ahead and plan an exploration series around Cyanotype, where the participants experiment with the methods, materials and processes involved guided by o

Past Events

22 December 2023
Panchayat Circle, Hostel Area, IIT Gandhinagar at 06:00 PM
Open Space: Kathak Performance

We are back with one more event under Open Space and gladly inviting you to a spectacular dance demonstration, "Kathak Performance" featuring the talented Ms Savani Sahasrabudhe with her mesmerizing choreography. Savani Sahasrabudhe started learning Kathak at the tender age of 6 under the guidance of Guru Jonaki Raghavan for 12 years and attained the prestigious Visharad. Later, she pursued her Bachelor's in Performing Arts, excelling under the renowned Guru Shama Tai Bhate from Savitribai Phule Pune University, securing the top position in her course. This would be an interactive Kathak performance, blending explanations and demonstrations.

13 January 2024
Jal Mandap 4, Near Central Arcade, IIT Gandhinagar at 10:00 AM
What's On your Plate?

Team Art@IITGN and Awaam, bring to you an opportunity to revisit your relationship with food, memories and its transformative capabilities! We are excited to present our collaboration with the talented folks at Untitled Kitchen, inviting everyone to be a part of a community dining at IIT Gandhinagar on 13th January 2024. We request the IITGN community to support the artist's vision and experiments by filling out this form, to confirm your presence at the dining. This will allow us to have a rough estimate of the quantity of food that needs to be prepared! In addition to the performative cooking and dining, we will be exhibiting documentation of ?Diri Dulsunum?, a secondary funerary rite of the Ho Adivasi community in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand where commensality is central to their practice.

3 February 2024
Old Panchayat Circle at 07:30 PM
Scrapyard Theatre Presents: Badal Sircar's Juloos

We see processions (Juloos) every day. Willingly or unwillingly, we all are a part of one or another procession. Does the procession show us the way or mislead us? Where do processions start and where do they head to? Michhil (Juloos in Hindi), widely seen as Badal Sircar?s most iconic production, is an excellent example of Third Theatre. First produced in 1974, it is still performed in several languages, within India, across the subcontinent, and even by the Indian diaspora abroad. Many typical features of Third Theatre are found in Michhil, such as intimacy and direct communication with the audience, satirically critical commentary on the status quo, the vision of a just and equitable society, a collage-like juxtaposition of sequences, the actors? bodies forming a range of sculptural images, and humor. Open & Free for all. We request all to register for the event, for the convenience of the organizers. Registration Link

27 January 2024
Jibaben Patel (Kanisa) Memorial Auditorium at 10:00 PM
Film Screenings and discussions with Directors

We are delighted to announce the screening of the following films and interaction with the Film Directors as per the following schedule. Venue: Jibaben Patel (Kanisa) Memorial Auditorium. Time: 10 pm onwards. Date: January 27, 2024 (Today). Films: 1. I?m Not the River Jhelum (2022, 95 mins) by Prabhash Chandra. 2. Side Roads (2015, 27mins) by Julia Sokolnicka.

4 November 2023
Ahmedabad, 08:00 AM
Visit To Kalamkush

We hope this message finds you well and eager for a unique experience. We are excited to announce the second event in the series of Art Exploration. This time we are hopping on to the one and only Kalam Kush. Kalam Khush is a place where waste cotton fabric scraps are transformed to create handmade paper. More than handmade papers, we will also be seeing the upcycling and recycling phenomenon in reality. Join us for a captivating curated art exploration that will transport you to the heart of Ahmedabad, where history, craftsmanship, and sustainability converge.

1 December 2023
Panchayat Circle, Hostel Area, IIT Gandhinagar, 07:00 PM
OPEN SPACE: Manipuri Dance - Redefining the Gender Spectrum

We are thrilled to get Open Space again and gladly inviting you to a spectacular dance performance evening, "Manipuri dance: redefining the gender spectrum" featuring talented artists Parna Chakraborty, Kankana Singh and Tanisha Bhadury with their mesmerizing performances. The distinctively interesting aspect of Manipuri dance form lies in its difference between the Lasya(feminine) and Tandava (masculine) styles. This distinction is enhanced by its costumes, movement vocabulary and training patterns.

3 December 2023
Jasubhai Memorial Auditorium, 09:00 PM
Jai Bhim

We are excited to invite you to a screening of Jai Bhim. This event is open to the entire IITGN community, and we encourage everyone to join us for an evening of meaningful storytelling. Jai Bhim is a thought-provoking film that explores important social issues and highlights the question of justice in a caste society. The movie has received critical acclaim for its impactful narrative and compelling performances.

8 December 2023
Clay Studio, Beauki Hostel, IIT Gandhinagar, 11:00 AM
Make a Mural: A Clay Studio Session on Collective Creation

The Clay Studio at the IITGN campus has been a place of discovery and exploration for many working with clay for the first time! Your continued interest in the initiatives we plan has allowed us to thrive and provide necessary resources to those curious about the world of terracotta and ceramics. We therefore invite all the residents of IITGN to join us at the Clay Studio as we collectively paint a mural that reflects our continued dedication to building spaces of exploration and expression for all! Let's paint the walls, as we pour in our laughter, stories and songs while we make the studio come to life.

16 December 2023
Ground Floor, Central Arcade, IIT Gandhinagar, 05:00 PM
The Flea Market: Alumni Homecoming

We are thrilled to invite you to the IITGN Flea Market, an enchanting evening that promises to ignite your senses and immerse you in a world of creativity, colors, and community spirit. This event is a celebration of the exceptional talents that reside within our own campus, and we are excited to showcase the brilliant artwork of our very own artists.

2 October 2023
Art Studio, Central Arcade, IIT Gandhinagar, 10:30 AM
Exploring Natural Dyes with ColourAshram

We are excited to announce an upcoming workshop in collaboration with ColorAshram Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable practices in the textile industry. ColorAshram has been at the forefront of making zero-waste dyes, and we are thrilled to bring their expertise to our community. This workshop is a unique opportunity to explore sustainable practices in the textile industry, reduce our environmental footprint, and gain valuable skills that can be applied in your creative projects or research endeavors.

30 September 2023
Art Studio, Central Arcade, IIT Gandhinagar
Fabric Painting

Explore paint on cloth in the Fabric Painting Workshop. A quick guide for beginners covering basics like suitable fabric paint and techniques for painting on clothes. Tips on sealing acrylic paint on fabric for durability.

6 September 2023
AB 1/201, Learning Theatre, IIT Gandhinagar
Kaleidoscope: A series of Short Films

Delight in the world of cinema with "Kaleidoscope," directed by Dr. Sameer and Kaumudi Sahasrabudhe. An adventure into live action, animation, and more. Experience a cinematic kaleidoscope featuring heartwarming tales and avant-garde wonders.

Artists of the

IITGN community

We envision forming a strong Network of Creative Practitioners at IIT Gandhinagar to interact with each other as well as contribute to the overall vision of ART@IITGN. Encouraging Artists of the IITGN community who are practicing any form of ART (self-taught, formally trained, amateur, professional) to connect with us via this form.

Inviting

Collaboration

We envision forming a strong Network of Creative Practitioners at IIT Gandhinagar to interact with each other as well as contribute to the overall vision of ART@IITGN. Encouraging Artists of the IITGN community who are practicing any form of ART (self-taught, formally trained, amateur, professional) to connect with us via this form.

Art@IITGN invites expressions of interest for collaborations with institutes, organizations and individuals. Reach us via art(at)iitgn.ac.in

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