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
Press Coverage
Ahmedabad Mirror - 26th October, 2010
DNA Ahmedabad - 29th October, 2010
DNA Ahmedabad - 29th October, 2010
Ahmedabad Mirror - 29th October, 2010
Ahmedabad Mirror - 30th October, 2010
Times of India - 30th October, 2010
Times of India - 30th October, 2010
City Bhaskar, Ahmedabad - 30th October, 2010
DNA, Ahmedabad - 30th October, 2010
DNA, Ahmedabad - 31st October, 2010
Times of India, Ahmedabad -31st October, 2010

Students at Work
 
  


 

New ART GALLERY at Sheth CN College of Fine Arts






more photos will be uploaded soon... !


4 comments:

  1. Good to hear that our college is taking part in AIAF..Best of luck to all Artist,for there work.May you all get good appreciation.

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  2. gr8 going guys...Best of luck to all Artist...May you all get good appreciation..

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  3. it'z simply superb and also shaam sir's !

    I attended 10 of them AIAF and
    these two were gr8 !! :)

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  4. Appreciated the works and the enthusiasm shown by the students!! Congrats! Lot more to do...

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