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Vol. XXVI No. 14, November 1-15, 2016
Dates for your Diary
Workshops
For Children
November 19: Bookmark making. 8-14 years (at DakshinaChitra).
December 24: Activity Camp. All fun and learning in a workshop which will include activities like button craft, shell craft, paper craft, learning of folk dances, pot-breaking, tug of war and making thread lampshades. 8-14 years (at DakshinaChitra).
For Adults
November 12-13 & 19: Terracotta jewellery (at DakshinaChitra, 10.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m.).
November 26-27: Lac jewellery (at DakshinaChitra, 10.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m.).
December 3-4 & 11: Handmade utility ware. Participants will get to make four different items in this workshop including a fruit basket, soup bowls, dinner plates, a cup and saucer (at DakshinaChitra, 10.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m.).
December 10-11: Crochet jewellery (at DakshinaChitra, 10.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m.).
December 24-25: Wire-wrapped jewellery (at DakshinaChitra, 10.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m.).
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Till November 27: SOS-Song of the Sea, an exhibition displaying aesthetically crafted jellyfish lampshades and fishes as well as beautifully crafted jewellery and other gift items, made of discarded plastic and CD’s by auroville-based Korean artist Ok Jeong Lee (at InKo Centre)
Till November 30: Traditions of Tamil Nadu – an exhibition of portraits by Antony Raj and Ramu (at Kadambari Gallery, DakshinaChitra).
Till November 30: I see what I paint – an exhibition of artworks by Anamika V. (at Varija Gallery, DakshinaChitra).
November 19: S. Muthiah speaks on Three 19th Century Pioneers of Knowledge from Madras’. Free to members. Rs. 50 fee for non-members (11.30 a.m. at Madras Literary Society).
December 3-25: An exhibition of paintings and installations by Auroville-based painter, Nele Martens (at Varija Gallery, DakshinaChitra).
December 9-30: An exhibition of paintings capturing the town of Thiruvannamalai by Ananda Kumar (at Kadambari Gallery, DakshinaChitra).
December 17-25: Festival of Uttarakhand. Revel in the vibrance of enthralling folk performances as artists from Almora, Uttarakhand, grove to the beats of local music and stage dances like Choliya, Chhapeli, Ghasyari and Chancheri. Be sure to fill your shopping bags as you witness craftsmen demonstrate and sell their crafts (at DakshinaChitra).
