Samanvay – Harmony in Nature brings forth the Rare Gems of Folk Art

• The 6-day event will offer a glimpse of the richest Indian folk and traditional art across different genres of India.
• Rooted in its commitment to promoting Indian traditional art, the works of 7 artists of Madhubani, Warli, Gond, Phad and Sanjhi will be on display
• A discussion comprising distinguished panellists on Indian Folk Art & Artists vis-a-vis Global Traditional and Folk Art

The 6-day event will offer the unparalleled experience of Indian traditional art forms while highlighting each artist’s unique local ecosystems.

Art Tree is all set to organize yet another show ‘SAMANVAY, Harmony in Nature’ at the Bikaner House from November 3rd till November 8th, 2023.

Open to the general public 3rd November onwards, the show will have the exclusive works of some well-known and internationally acclaimed visual folk artists of India, who have created special and never-before-seen-before artworks for our show to be in sync with the theme ’Samanvay and Nature.’ The names of the 7 artists are: Madhubani- Manisha Jha; Phad – Prakash Joshi; Sanjhi – Ram Soni; Gond – Japani Shyam ( daughter of Jangarh Singh Shyam); Warli- Baalu Mashe, Sadashiv Mashe and Pravin Mashe ( son and grandsons of Jivya Soma Mashe).

The other highlight of the event is a panel discussion on 4th November, 2023 at 5 pm at the venue.
The topic of discussion is: Indian Folk Art & Artists vis-a-vis Global Traditional and Folk Art. The experts representing divergent categories of art and culture will deliberate and examine where Indian art stands and how they foresee its artistic and commercial growth in today’s scenario’.

They include Ms Mugdha Sinha, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Ms. Sushma Bahl – Independent arts advisor, writer and curator; Ms. Nuzhat Kazmi – Head of Art and Aesthetics, Jamia Millia (retd); Anubhav Nath – Owner Ojas Art Gallery. The session will be moderated by Amit Jain – Folk Art collector.