Selling art, for a cause
THIS SEASON, Delhi will see two art exhibitions for two social causes. One for the tsunami affected to be held at the Ashok hotel here and another at Art Junction, Intercontinental The Grand.
At Ashok hotel, event expertPrince Singhal has organised an exhibition of art works from eminent artists as Jatin Das, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Gopi Gajwani, Madan Gomay etc.
Titled "United for a Cause - Rare Art At Affordable Price", this exhibition that claims to have fresh art works from the artists, are priced from Rs.5000 to 70,000.
The sale proceeds will be used in support of ICEM tsunami project which includes a series of activities and events not only to raise funds but also to create awareness about their current needs.
Take for instance, the affected lot, primarily the fisherman community, now need new boats and nets, bamboo for their houses and a moral support to get back to the sea. The proceeds from the sales of this exhibition will be utilised in making new boats, fish nets etc.
The exhibition will be open to public view from this Saturday for 10 days at Art Lounge, Ashok hotel.
Cancer awareness
Similarly, the art exhibition "Colours of Healing" is organised by cancercommunicate.org which is a unit of Indian Cancer Society. It will have works from private collections of the likes of M.F. Hussain and Jamini Roy that date from the 1950s and bronze sculptures of Pradosh Dasgupta.. Such works are showcased for the first time.
The works are not only showed as a tribute to those fighting cancer but also is an event in which the artists and sculptors will share their experiences, joys and hopes about the patients. The event will try to create awareness about cancer, remove the stigma attached to it and will focus on the fact that life is still worth living despite the disease.
The exhibition that opens this Saturday at Art Junction, will be on view till next Sunday. It will travel to Gallerie Alternatives, Gurgaon, in March.
RANA SIDDIQUI
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