Proceeds from Saffronart’s auction to go to seven NGOs The Indian art community has joined hands to raise funds to assist with the ongoing Covid-19 relief effort
Art Rises for India features modern and contemporary South Asian art, donated by 112 artists, 24 galleries from all over the country, collectors, and patrons to support the cause The highlights include an untitled work by Amrita Sher-Gil, and a watercolour on paper by Ganesh Haloi, both estimated at ₹8-10 lakh each
In a statement so typical of the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher had once remarked: “No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions he had money as well.”
Last December, culture360 has launched a new series of articles on
how the arts are adapting to the New Normal . One year into the global pandemic, this series will present
experiences and stories of resilience, adaptation, and success from the arts sector to the Covid-19 pandemic, with particular focus on differently disabled artists and arts organisations, artists residencies and arts funding.
This article by Veerangana Solanki looks at various art funding models that emerged in three South Asian ASEM countries – Bangladesh, India, Pakistan – to support artists and art practices during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The year 2020 has probably been the strangest year that the world’s current generation has lived through collectively. Care has manifested itself in various forms, with health workers at the forefront and support systems looking at the immediacy of requirements in their own regions. Almost every individual and sector, including the arts has dealt with various