Verve Artist Studios: October 2010

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Ahmedabad International Art Festival

The Sheth CN College of Fine Arts will be a part of the prestigious AIAF 2010.

Beauty in Art:

Installation by Students / Exhibition by Faculty

& Opening of the Fine Art Gallery at 11:00 am 29th October, 2010

Timings: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm

Dates: 29th - 31st of October 2010

Venue: Sheth CN College of Fine Arts
I/C Principal: Ratilal Kansodaria

Co-ordinated by: Deviba Wala & Arpit Biloria

We are Thankful to our sponsors
Smart Art Hub & State Bank of India (Ambawadi Branch)
Special Thanks to Imran for the Catalogue Design

Information about the AIAF

23 Events - 14 Venues - 50 Artists - 3 Days - 1 City
Celebrating 600 Years of Ahmedabad

An Ahmedabad - Manchester collaboration by Stephen Dixon, Kate Egan & Lokesh Ghai
Creative Inputs / Festival Director - Anupa Mehta

Ahmedabad:
This city specific festival celebrates the arts and cultural heritage. The underlying impetus is a desire for harmony and amity through collaborative arts programming.The arts are a bridge, one that transcends cultures and goes beyond borders.

On the occasion of Ahmedabad 600, AIAF celebrates the changing face of the city and its rich vernacular architecture and gracious cultural legacies.

About the Festival:

Ahmedabad International Arts Festival (AIAF) is envisaged as a cutting edge arts initiative, that will grow on the lines of established international arts festivals.

AIAF will be launched over in 2010 with a series of specially designed arts and literary events to be held over three days (October 29, 30, 31) across several partner venues in the city. Visual art exhibits, performing arts, folk music, theatre, literary events etc, all will be presented as a carefully conceived package that revolves and builds on universal ideas of togetherness using the broad thematic of “beauty.”

Event Categories:

Large scale/spectacle/performing arts evening events in public places featuring
National & International artistes
Sunday `Baithak' concerts featuring the greats of Indian classical music
Book readings/ meetings with international celebrities with an affinity for India
Themed Art Exhibits
Collaborative & Hands on Workshops for all ages/striates
City pride activities with school children
Heritage walks

Information Courtesy: AIAF - www.aiaf.in

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