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Kalanirvana
Art appreciation
About Kalanirvana
Kalanirvana is an art movement which is to bring the world together through art. It is a revolution which aims to create a bridge between artists of different country, religion,cast,color and thoughts. It also remove the gap between artists and galleries, art buyers, art dealers, art lover and common man . This is a movement where one get NIRVANA through ‘kala’(ART).
The artist residency is very much unique in its kind. Its not held in a fixed venue like the conventional artists residencies. Each year there will be two such artists residency camp in two different places. And each year the place will change. It is presently started in India and aims to happen in different countries in every year.
There will be artists from all over the world will be participating along with 40% of the hosting country.KN is aiming to attract all serious and budding as well as established artists from all over the world. The movement also inviting art critics, art writers, art dealers, art buyers and gallery owners to interact with artists and to see them work on the spot. There will be interaction among artists regarding their art,culture,thought,language and personality.
In Kalanirvana artists residency ,the artist will get to know about the local art,language,food,people and will be visiting the important places near by. There will be an art show at the end of the camp.
The concept Kalanirvana
The Programme
• This year-round India will be a place where visual artists, musicians, and writers will go to escape their everyday worlds and find concentrated creative time to be inspired and produce work. Artistic exchange will be fostered through presentation of artwork, readings, performances, and discussions, collaborations. • With the help of local staff people, the artists will have a lot of support to navigate a foreign environment, and finding services and supplies. We hope to foster cross-cultural exchange through art shows and talks, local craft demonstrations, yoga session, basic Indian language lessons, and weekly excursions. • India is a wonderful place. Creative people can find inspiration in the rich culture, the architecture, the natural beauty of the Himalayas, the lovely sea stretches, the colorful desert, the historical monuments, the forts,palaces,the temples,mosques,churches,pagodas,even simple trips to the market can be wondrous experiences. Residents are strongly encouraged to stay a minimum of one month. With such a new and striking country, time will be needed to acclimate and time to explore with time to create; time to be inspired with time to produce. A few months are not long enough to decipher a whole culture, but it is long enough to get a taste of the culture and find inspiration. • Residents will have a room, space to work, meals, and airport pickup. The fee at this time is $1200 per month, or $45 per day. Minimum stay is for 15 days. For Indian residents the fee is $600 per month or $25 per day. Scholarships are not available at this time, but we hope financial assistance available in the near future. We encourage people to seek outside grants.
About INDIA
• India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi ???? ??????? Bh?rat Ga?ar?jya; see also other Indian languages), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers (4,700 mi). It is bordered by Pakistan to the west; People's Republic of China (PRC), Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indonesia in the Indian Ocean. • Home to the Indus Valley Civilizations and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four major religions, Hinduism, Buddhism Jainism and Sikhism originated here, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by the British East India Company from the early eighteenth century and colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-nineteenth century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a independence movement that was marked by widespread non-violent resistance. • India is a republic consisting of 28 states and seven union territories with a parliamentary system of democracy. It has the world's twelfth largest economy at market exchange rates and the fourth largest in purchasing power. Economic reforms since 1991 have transformed it into one of the fastest growing economies; however, it still suffers from high levels of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and malnutrition. A pluralistic, multilingual, and multiethnic society, India is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats.
Geography
· India, the major portion of the Indian subcontinent, sits atop the Indian tectonic plate, a minor plate within the Indo-Australian Plate. · India's defining geological processes commenced seventy-five million years ago, when the Indian subcontinent, then part of the southern supercontinent Gondwana, began a northeastwards drift—lasting fifty million years—across the then unformed Indian Ocean. The subcontinent's subsequent collision with the Eurasian Plate and subduction under it, gave rise to the Himalayas, the planet's highest mountains. In the former seabed immediately south of the emerging Himalayas, plate movement created a vast trough, which, having gradually been filled with river-borne sediment, now forms the Indo-Gangetic Plain. To the west of this plain, and cut off from it by the Aravalli Range, lies the Thar Desert. The original Indian plate now survives as peninsular India, extending as far north as the Satpura and Vindhya ranges in central India. India lies to the north of the equator between 6°44' and 35°30' north latitude and 68°7' and 97°25' east longitude. · India's coast is 7,517 kilometers (4,700 mi) long; the mainland coast consists of the following: 43% sandy beaches, 11% rocky coast including cliffs, and 46% mudflats or marshy coast. · Major Himalayan-origin rivers that substantially flow through India include the Ganges and the Brahmaputra, include the Yamuna and the Kosi, whose extremely low gradient causes disastrous floods every year. Major peninsular rivers whose steeper gradients prevent their waters from flooding include the Godavari , the Mahanadi, the Kaveri, and the Krishna, which also drain into the Bay of Bengal; and the Narmada and the Tapti, which drain into the Arabian Sea. Among notable coastal features of India are the marshy Rann of Kutch in western India, and the alluvial Sundarbans delta, which India shares with Bangladesh. India has two archipelagos: the Lakshadweep, coral atolls off India's south-western coast; and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a volcanic chain in the Andaman Sea. · India's climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayas and the Thar Desert, both of which drive the monsoons. The Himalayas prevent cold Central Asian katabatic winds from blowing in, keeping the bulk of the Indian subcontinent warmer than most locations at similar latitudes. The Thar Desert plays a crucial role in attracting the moisture-laden southwest summer monsoon winds that, between June and October, provide the majority of India's rainfall. Four major climatic groupings predominate in India: tropical wet, tropical dry, subtropical humid, and montane.
History
· Stone Age rock shelters with paintings at the Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh are the earliest known traces of human life in India. The first known permanent settlements appeared over 9,000 years ago and gradually developed into the Indus Valley Civilizations, dating back to 3300 BCE in western India. It was followed by the Vedic period, which laid the foundations of Hinduism and other cultural aspects of early Indian society, and ended in the 500s BCE. From around 550 BCE, many independent kingdoms and republics known as the Mahajanapadas were established across the country. · Paintings at the Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, sixth century · In the third century BCE, most of South Asia was united into the Maurya Empire by Chandragupta Maurya and flourished under Ashoka the Great. From the third century CE, the Gupta dynasty oversaw the period referred to as ancient "India's Golden Age. Empires in Southern India included those of the Chalukyas, the Cholas and the Vijayanagara Empire. Science, technology, engineering, art, logic, language, literature, mathematics, astronomy, religion and philosophy flourished under the patronage of these kings. · Following invasions from Central Asia between the 10th and 12th centuries, much of North India came under the rule of the Delhi Sultanate and later the Mughal Empire. Under the rule of Akbar the Great, India enjoyed much cultural and economic progress as well as religious harmony. Mughal emperors gradually expanded their empires to cover large parts of the subcontinent. However, in North-Eastern India, the dominant power was the Ahom kingdom of Assam, among the few kingdoms to have resisted Mughal subjugation. The first major threat to Mughal imperial power came from a Hindu Rajput king Maha Rana Pratap of Mewar in the 14th century and later from a Hindu state known as the Maratha confederacy, that dominated much of India in the mid-18th century. · From the 16th century, European powers such as Portugal, the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom established trading posts and later took advantage of internal conflicts to establish colonies in the country. By 1856, most of India was under the control of the British East India Company. A year later, a nationwide insurrection of rebelling military units and kingdoms, known as India's First War of Independence or the Sepoy Mutiny, seriously challenged the Company's control but eventually failed. As a result of the instability, India was brought under the direct rule of the British Crown. · In the 20th century, a nationwide struggle for independence was launched by the Indian National Congress and other political organisations. Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi led millions of people in national campaigns of non-violent civil disobedience. On 15 August 1947, India gained independence from British rule, but at the same time Muslim-majority areas were partitioned to form a separate state of Pakistan. On 26 January 1950, India became a republic and a new constitution came into effect.
Culture
• India's culture is marked by a high degree of syncretism and cultural pluralism. It has managed to preserve established traditions while absorbing new customs, traditions, and ideas from invaders and immigrants and spreading its cultural influence to other parts of Asia, mainly South East and East Asia. Traditional Indian society is defined by relatively strict social hierarchy. The Indian caste system describes the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed as j?tis or castes. • Traditional Indian family values are highly respected, and multi-generational patriarchal joint families have been the norm, although nuclear family are becoming common in urban areas. An overwhelming majority of Indians have their marriages arranged by their parents and other respected family members, with the consent of the bride and groom. Marriage is thought to be for life, and the divorce rate is extremely low. • Indian cuisine is characterised by a wide variety of regional styles and sophisticated use of herbs and spices. The staple foods in the region are rice (especially in the south and the east) and wheat (predominantly in the north).[Spices like black pepper that are now consumed world wide are originally native to the Indian subcontinent. Chili pepper, which was introduced by the Portuguese is also very much used within Indian Cuisine. • The earliest form of the Buddha worshipped in India, the Sakyamuni Buddha depicts the moment he attained enlightenment. • Traditional Indian dress varies across the regions in its colours and styles and depends on various factors, including climate. Popular styles of dress include draped garments such as sari for women and dhoti or lungi for men; in addition, stitched clothes such as salwar kameez for women and kurta-pyjama and European-style trousers and shirts for men, are also popular. • Many Indian festivals are religious in origin, although several are celebrated irrespective of caste and creed. Some popular festivals are Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Ugadi, Thai Pongal, Holi, Onam, Vijayadasami, Durga Puja, Eid ul-Fitr, Bakr-Id, Christmas, Buddha Jayanti and Vaisakhi.India has three national holidays. Other sets of holidays, varying between nine and twelve, are officially observed in individual states. Religious practices are an integral part of everyday life and are a very public affair. • Indian architecture is one area that represents the diversity of Indian culture. Much of it, including notable monuments such as the Taj Mahal and other examples of Mughal architecture and South Indian architecture, comprises a blend of ancient and varied local traditions from several parts of the country and abroad. Vernacular architecture also displays notable regional variation. • Indian music covers a wide range of traditions and regional styles. Classical music largely encompasses the two genres – North Indian Hindustani, South Indian Carnatic traditions and their various offshoots in the form of regional folk music. Regionalized forms of popular music include filmi and folk music; the syncretic tradition of the bauls is a well-known form of the latter.s • Indian dance too has diverse folk and classical forms. Among the well-known folk dances are the bhangra of the Punjab, the bihu of Assam, the chhau of Orissa and West Bengal, Jharkhand and sambalpuri of Orissa and the ghoom of Rajasthan. Eight dance forms, many with narrative forms and mythological elements, have been accorded classical dance status by India's National Academy of Music, Dance, and Drama. These are: bharatanatyam of the state of Tamil Nadu, kathak of Uttar Pradesh, kathakali and mohiniyattam of Kerala, kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh, manipuri of Manipur, odissi of Orissa and the sattriya of Assam. • Theatre in India often incorporates music, dance, and improvised or written dialogue. Often based on Hindu mythology, but also borrowing from medieval romances, and news of social and political events, Indian theatre includes the bhavai of state of Gujarat, the jatra of West Bengal, the nautanki and ramlila of North India, the tamasha of Maharashtra, the burrakatha of Andhra Pradesh, the terukkuttu of Tamil Nadu, and the yakshagana of Karnataka. • The Indian film industry is the largest in the world.Bollywood, based in Mumbai, makes commercial Hindi films and is the most prolific film industry in the world. Established traditions also exist in Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu language cinemas. • The earliest works of Indian literature were transmitted orally and only later written down. These included works of Sanskrit literature – such as the early Vedas, the epics Mahabharata and Ramayana, the drama Abhijñ?na??kuntalam (The Recognition of ?akuntal?), and poetry such as the Mah?k?vya– and the Tamil language Sangam literature.[Among Indian writers of the modern era active in Indian languages or English, Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in 1913.
Universial Artists Residency by
SHANTINIKETAN
An unique way to know India
feb15th – mar15th -2010
SHANTINIKETAN
• An International University founded by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore where the cultures of the East & the West could meet and mingle. Named Vishva Bharati, the University represents Indian traditions while incorporating the best of other cultures. Shantiniketan, the abode of peace, was initially an Ashram or hermitage founded in 1863 by Maharishi Devendranath Tagore. In 1901 his son, Rabindranath converted it into an experimental open-air school with just five students. It proved a success. He widened the scope of studies which gradually formed the nucleus of a University.
• Language(s) spoken- Bengali, Hindi , English. Access
Weather & Best Season of Santiniketan
Places to visit
• Sangeet Bhavan : College of Dance and Music. The University is replete with works on Art, Music and the Humanities. • Uttarayan Complex : The poet lived and worked in the Northern Complex consisting of several buildings as : Udayana, Konarka, Shyamali, Punascha and Udichi. The Bichitra ( or, Rabindra Bhavan ) designed by the poet's son Rathindranath Tagore. • Fullora (40 kms), Nalhati (104 kms), Kankalitala (7 kms), Bakreshwar (58 kms): Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 12 kms
What To Do ?
· One theme based painting( KN will pay for each artist for it )* · Three/five paintings of your own choice during the residency. · To bring minimum 5 to maximum 10 paintings of your own to sale and register at KALANIRVANA. · ( all paintings has to be registered with KALANIRVANA for sale )**
Note: · *KN will pay from RS 20,000 - Rs 50,000 depend on the painting .to each participating artist in the theme painting . · **KN will take 20% commission on each painting sold above Rs 50,000 and 30% below Rs 50,000 ..
The Programme Highlights
• Art camp (425 to1063 USD to be paid to each participating artist )* • Art residency • Interacting with local artists • Visiting the nearest places • Experiencing local festival • Interacting with the local people • Learning local food (OPTIONAL) • Learning local crafts (OPTIONAL) • Learning local language (OPTIONAL) • Learning yoga (OPTIONAL) • Art appreciation • Art analysis • Art guests • Art show (Sailing of paintings ) • Camp fire Note: *KN will pay from RS 20,000 - Rs 50,000 depend on the painting .to each participating artist in the theme painting .
ACCOMMODATIONS AND WORKSPACE
· Resident's rooms and studios are single-occupancy. Residents share modest apartments, and single rooms in the main building, all a few minutes walk from each other. KN provides housecleaning services and clean sheets and towels weekly, but does not provide accommodations for spouses, pets or guests. Facilities are very basic and are not suitable for people with special needs. · A model poses for open drawing sessions on request. During non-working hours, residents have access to the, telephone, computer with Internet access, and video collection. Painting and drawing materials are available at the Supply.
Meals
· The program fee includes two delicious Bengali meals each day, excluding trip days. It also includes one break fast and one evening snacks. Residents enjoy meals together in the dining room, or on the open, looking out over the Santiniketan landscape. Meals are simple and wholesome, with fresh produce from nearby farms and prepared with care by our local cooks.
Trips
• The main highlight in Santiniketan is, undoubtedly, the Visva Bharati University and its various departments, such as Kala Bhawan, one of the best Fine Arts Colleges in the country; Sangeet Bhavan (Centre of Dance, Drama and Music); Shiksha Bhawan (Institute of Science); China Bhavan (Centre of Chinese Studies); and Rabindra Bhavan (Institute of Tagore Studies) to name a few. In keeping with gurukul traditions, classes are held outdoors, and it is a treat to see students congregate under shady trees. • The campus is also home to the Uttarayan Complex, the Tagore family abode, where Rabindranath used to reside and created most of his literary works. The Vichitra Museum and Art Gallery is a great place to see memorabilia belonging to the celebrated poet, and includes displays of his writings, sketches and paintings. The campus also hosts musical evenings, when dance dramas written by Rabindranath are performed. • Other Activities: • The nearby village of Kenduli, which is the birthplace of the eminent Bengali poet, Jaydev, is also worth a visit. Nearby, the Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary home to several deer, foxes, jackals and water birds, makes for an interesting stop.
2009 Schedule and Fees • Artist's Residency and Art Camp programs: • includes studio space, a single room, two meals a day( one break fast and one evening snack and a lot of tea and coffee), group trips, and ground transportation from and to Nearest airport of the venue on the first and last day of each session. Residents (foreign and Indian)may apply for less than a full session. • International Residents: • FEB 15 – FEB 30 15 DAYS 600$USD • FEB 15 – MAR15 30 DAYS 1200 $USD • Indian Residents: • FEB 15 – FEB 30 15 DAYS 14100 INR • FEB 15 – MAR15 30 DAYS 28200 INR
• For art dealers/gallery owners/art buyers ( ALL Nationality ) • MAR 10-15 5 DAYS 300 $USD • Note: For 15 days Residents, After 15 days if some one want to stay for additional days each day will cost 45 USD$ for International Residents and 25 USD$ for Indian Residents. • All fees must be received no later than 20 DAYS before the session begins. Fees are calculated in INR and include VAT (value-added tax). Please see the Currency converter for the latest rates. For currency conversion visit http://www.gocurrency.com • Payments : • Please make cheques/DD/Wire Transfer payable to : ASHIS KUMAR PAHI • Payments may be made by: • Check: personal checks up to $500, Cashier's or Bank Certified checks above $500 • DD: demand drafts are also accepted. • Wire transfer (please request wire transfer information) • Credit Card: For the moment we are not accepting credit cards, PayPal or Google payment. We will include them in future. Frequently Asked Questions
What will I be eating? Can I get training in a traditional art form such as PATTACHITRA,MADHUBANI,WORLI, painting? What do I need to bring? • Clothes • Personal hygiene products. Feminine products are available but limited in selection. Most soaps, shampoos, and other products are available. • Art supplies. If you have a favorite brand of paint, you better bring it. Art supplies are available in India, but the selection is limited. Dry pigments are plentiful however. • Sheets and towels will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own. • A flash light for walking during one of the many power outages at night. • Your favorite cereal or other food product. Some things can be gotten here. It is surprisingly unpredictable what is available and what is not. • Bookstores are plentiful here. • An empty suitcase to bring home lots of cool crafts from India, and your artwork • Camera. Film and digital services are available.
What should I do about bringing money? • Winter, occurring between January thru March. The year's coldest months are December and January, when temperatures average around 10–15 °C (50–59 °F) in the northwest; temperatures rise as one proceeds towards the equator, peaking around 20–25 °C (68–77 °F) in mainland India's southeast. • Summer or pre-monsoon season, lasting from March to June (April to July in northwestern India). In western and southern regions, the hottest month is April; for northern regions, May is the hottest month. Temperatures average around 32–40 °C (90–104 °F) in most of the interior. • Monsoon or rainy season, lasting from June to September. The season is dominated by the humid southwest summer monsoon, which slowly sweeps across the country beginning in late May or early June. Monsoon rains begin to recede from North India at the beginning of October. • Post-monsoon season, lasting from October to December. South India typically receives more precipitation. Monsoon rains begin to recede from North India at the beginning of October. In northwestern India, October and November are usually cloudless. Parts of the country experience the dry northeast monsoon.
Please send the following information .All the following information are compulsory
• Why do you want to come KALANIRVANA ? • When would you like to come to KALANIRVANA ? • Send a link to your website of your work. If no website is available, please contact for further options. • Send your resume . • Your latest Picture . • From which date to which date you want to be in KALANIRVANA ? (Note:Choose from A,B,C,D,E which category you want?)
International Residents: • A) FEB 15 – MAR15 30 DAYS 1200 $USD • B) FEB 15 – FEB 30 15 DAYS 600$USD
Indian Residents: • C) FEB 15 – MAR15 30 DAYS 28200 INR • D) FEB 15 – FEB 30 15 DAYS 14100 INR
For art dealers/gallery owners/art buyers ( ALL Nationality ) • E) MAR 10-15 5 DAYS 300 $USD
• Note: For 15 days Residents, After 15 days if some one want to stay for additional days each day will cost
45 USD$ for International Residents and 25 USD$ for Indian Residents.
• What type of canvas space you want ? Choose from Bellow:: a) 3’x4’ b) 4’x4’ c) 2’x4’ d) 3.2’ x 4.5’ e) 24” x 30”
Note: One can maximum two from each size and total maximum six canvas to work with.
• What medium would you be working on ? Choose from Bellow: a) OIL b) ACRYLIC c) WATER COLORS d) MIX MEDIA
Note: Please tick mark where it is required.
• Do you want to learn Yoga here? YES NO • Do you want to learn Local Language while you’re here? YES NO • Do you want to learn any specific craft here? YES NO • Do you want to learn any food here? YES NO Full name of the applicant
Signature of the KALANIRVANA Authority.
Date: Signature of the applicant Date:
Candidates should submit the completed application form, a non-refundable application fee of US$ 15 or Rs 450,
• names of two people who know your character and your work that we may contact, and 12 photos or a CD of your recent • work. KN applicants may include an essay in place and photographs of his best works with detail descriptions like TITLE, • MEDIUM AND SIZE
• The application deadline is 2nd Feb 2010, but the program is in demand and space is limited; we recommend that you apply early.
Note: Please make cheques/DD/Wire Transfer payable to : ASHIS KUMAR PAHI
• For Any doubts on payment details please mail us: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or contact us at +91 9866152641.
Contact US
Mailing address • Ashis Kumar Pahi • KALA NIRVANA • 201-Kalanjali Towers, • Center Point, • Bowenpally,Secunderabad-500011 • Andhra Pradesh-India.
• Mobile Phone Number • +91 9866152641 - Ashis Pahi (Artist and Curator) • Available between • 8:00 am - 11:00 pm IST (GMT +5:30) • Email Address • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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