Painting Narratives Mural Painting Traditions in the 13th-19th Centuries
23-27 January 2008 At DakshinaChitra
Organised by the Madras Craft Foundation & DakshinaChitra Under its Project Director, Dr. David Shulman, Hebrew University, Israel
And in association with
INTACH Indian Council of Conservation Institutes, Lucknow & Centre for Plants, People & Ecosystems, Chennai
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Past Seminars
2005 : Architecture
and Ecology
Collaborator
Max Mueller Bhavan
ECC
Larsen and Toubro
Location
DakshinaChitra
(An exhibition and
a symposium which explored the issues of sustainable
architecture by conserving resources, climate- responsive
designs and understanding of its cost- effectiveness,
contemporary architecture that learns from traditional
ways of building, environment and cultural continuity
)
2003 : Sites of Recurrence
Collaborator
Dr.Elisabet Haglund,
Director, Boras Konstmuseum, Sweden
Curator
Tamara Malmestrom
Location
DakshinaChitra
and Boras, Sweden
(A workshop, exhibition
and seminar which explored issues of contemporary
art with contemporary Indian, foreign and tribal artists
from India whose work has been brought into a public
forum)
2001 : Traditional
& Vernacular Architecture
Collaborator
Dr. Michael Meister
University of Pennsylvania and Dr.
George Michell
with the Kishkinda Trust for the Hampi Seminar.
Location
DakshinaChitra
and the world heritage site, Hampi, Karnataka
(The seminar explored
cultural issues of the vernacular and at Hampi, the
challenge of heritage sites, their preservation, promotion
and the people who line on the sites)
1999 : Maker and
Meaning: Craft and Society
Collaborator
Dr.Stephen inglis
Deputy Director, Canadian Museum of Civilisations, Hull,
Ontario, Canada
Location
DakshinaChitra
and the world heritage site, Hampi, Karnataka
(The seminar explored
the various belief systems of different groups of
craftpeople and their on-going efforts to adapt to
today’s changing markets. Dr.Inglis followed
up the seminar with a major exhibition on India at
the Canadian Museum of Civilisations)
1996 : Mask and
Performance
Collaborator
Dr. David Shulman
Hebrew University, Israel
Location
DakshinaChitra
and the world heritage site, Hampi, Karnataka
(The seminar explored
the concepts of masking and the layers of identity
it reveals through literature and performances)
1994 : Real Madras
Handkerchief - A Cross Cultural Journey
Collaborator
Jasleen Dhamija
Location
DakshinaChitra
and the world heritage site, Hampi, Karnataka
(The seminar explored
the concepts of masking and the layers of identity
it reveals through literature and performances)
