Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature Aparna Fine Arts Gallery- Page 01

For the first time, Arpana Caur brought Godna tribal artist Sat Narain Pande to limelight and co-designed works with him. Here Arpana is sitting with the tribal craftsman.		To facilitate its manifold activities in literature and fine arts, the Academy runs Arpana Fine Arts Gallery (named after Arpana Caur, a nationally renowned artist and daughter of Ajeet Cour) within its premises. The gallery has two large spacious galleries in which the paintings of eminent artists are exhibited. When required, the two galleries can be joined to create a larger space and ambience for displaying the art works of a group of artists which needs more space to display its works. While there are many galleries in Delhi which cater to the needs of the well-healed, Arpana Art Gallery provides space to the young and the upcoming artists besides the well-established ones. It also provides space, from time to time, to the works of the socially marginalized sections of society (Dalits, tribals, workers, etc) as also the physically challenged. Thus alongside the exhibition of well-established artists like Hussain, Souza and Raza, we can see the exhibitions held by young and upcoming artists, socially disadvantaged or physically challenged groups and socially and politically committed organisations in Arpana Fine Arts Gallery. The Academy charges only nominal rent from these groups. It also provides moral and social support to help them sustain their personal and social struggles. With Arpana Fine Arts Gallery as its nucleus, the Academy also provides support to craftsmen engaged in traditional crafts like zardozi and phulkari embroidery, tribal godna paintings of Bihar and tribal sculptures of Bastar. In this way too, art is taken out from the cocoons of the elite and linked with the traditional folk and tribal arts which continue to be vibrant living traditions in India.

Mrs. Sonia Gandhi inaugurating an exhibition of physically challenged young artists.


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