International Indian Folk Art Gallery Australia presents Largest Indian Folk Art Exhibition & Sale “Endangered Folk Arts of India”

International Indian Folk Art Gallery Australia presents Largest Indian Folk Art Exhibition & Sale “Endangered Folk Arts of India”

Open for Public: June 16th – 19th  2022.

Exhibition Location: Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishath | Art Complex, 1, Kumarakrupa Rd, Seshadripuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001

Open to Public: Thursday – Sunday | 10am to 7:30pm

International Indian Folk Art Gallery (IIFAG) is an Australian art organisation with deep Indian roots, conceived with a goal to highlight the beauty of endangered Indian Folk Arts while building a cross-cultural connection with art lovers across the globe.

Indian Folk Art forms are ancient and versatile. There are more than fifty traditional folk arts indigenous and unique to India. These traditional arts are over 3000 years old and their survival has been solely dependent on artisans and their small communities passing knowledge down from one generation to the next. Today, some of these Indian Folk Arts are sadly on the verge of extinction due to

Industrial & economic pressure leading artisans to prioritise alternative careers.

IIFAG hosted their first Endangered Folk Arts Of India event in Mumbai in Feb 2022, followed by an Australian event in St Kilda Space2b in May and now Bengaluru in June 2022; the largest Exhibition and workshop will be held at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath.

IIFAG will be displaying over 400 selective and unique artefacts from all over the Indian subcontinent. These include artwork in the styles of Madhubani, Bhil, Gond, Warli, Pichwai, Pothi Chitra (palm leaf engraving), Tanjore, Pattachitra, Cheriyal scroll paintings, and more.

In addition to curating these artworks, IIFAG is also hosting Free workshops for interested art lovers and students during these four days. The workshop will be headed by Chitrakar Sri Sadashiv Kulkarni

Phad Painting – Artist Abhishek Joshi

Warli Painting – Artist Anita Dalavi

Pattachitra Painting – Artist Sushant Maharana

Kangra Painting – Artist Vandana Rajan

Pichwai Painting – Artist Daulat Ram

Madhubani Painting – Artist Avdhesh Kumar Karn

Gond Painting – Artist Raman Singh Vyam

Bhil Painting – Artist Shanta Bhuriya

IIFAG will be presenting World’s longest Pattachitra Painting, completed in 35 days on Tussar Silk by a group of highly skilled Pattachitra artists from Odisha.

This gorgeous painting will depict the complete story of Sri Krishna, painted in 14 segments in a unique temple design.

Open for Public: June 16th – 19th  2022.

Exhibition Location: Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishath | Art Complex, 1, Kumarakrupa Rd, Seshadripuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001

Open to Public: Thursday – Sunday | 10am to 7:30pm

More about IIFAG and Chitra Kala Parishath: https://indianfolkart.org/  | https://www.karnatakachitrakalaparishath.com