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Artvista Gallery

5, Ground Floor, Deval Chambers,

Nanabhai Lane, Flora Fountain, Fort, Mumbai.

9594103078 /  9594103077

Email : artvistagallery09@gmail.com

www.artvista.co.in

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The MANDAPO is inviting 

BOND BY HOPE

An Exhibition of Prints by

Chinnarao Degala /Atharva Sagavekar / G Rahul 

Exhibition on view till 15 May to 14 June 2025 .

Monday to Saturday 11 am

to 7pm. andapocollab@gmai.com

6,2 ND FLOOR,SANE BUILDING, 30/32,(DEVAL CHAMBERS),NANABHAI LANE,HUTAMA CHOWK(FLORA FOUNTAIN),FORT,MUMBAI - 400001

 

‘Thread Story’ – A Unique Visual Language Woven from Fabric and Thread

Artist: Alka Rode

Bringing a distinct artistic experience to viewers and art lovers alike, artist Alka Rode presents ‘Thread Story’ – a unique exhibition of fabric-based compositions. A graphic designer and artist based in Pune, Alka has moved beyond conventional mediums to create a unique visual language using pieces of fabric and running stitches. Her work stands apart in both concept and form. The central strength of this exhibition lies in the clarity and depth of its theme. The essence of womanhood is at the heart of her work — portrayed in diverse forms, from divine to contemporary. These interpretations are visually captivating.

The exhibition also includes abstract compositions, where the careful selection of fabric, textures, and color combinations reflect her design sensibility and experience. By connecting fragments with running stitches, she has created an expressive series where each artwork becomes a composition, a conversation, or a story. These threads carry meaning and seem to establish a dialogue with the viewer. Her thoughtful use of design principles and bold yet balanced arrangements make this exhibition both visually striking and thought-provoking.

The exhibition is not only aesthetically rich but also significant as an exploration of new paths in visual expression. Art lovers and media are warmly invited to experience it. Alka is a professional artist with a focus on creating narrative artworks. She has formal education in G.D. Art, Art Teacher Diploma, and an M.A. in Fine Arts. She also runs her own art gallery. Notably, she is also active as an Urban Sketcher.

This show will be inaugurated on 13th May 2025 at 4pm by  distinguished Design Educator and Calligrapher Hon. Dr. Santosh Kshirsagar former Dean of J.J. institute of Applied of Art, Mumbai

Press Release

From: 13th to 19th May 2025 “THREAD STORIES”

Second Edition -Solo Show of artworks by eminent artist Alka Rode

VENUE

Jehangir Art Gallery,161-B, M. G. Road

Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001 /Timing: 11am to 7pmContact: +91 8888663088, +91 9011081215

www.alkarode.in

“The Art of Now” An Exhibition of Paintings by 4 contemporary artists in Nehru Centre Art Gallery

 SAAHAS ART FOUNDATION (SAF) is a non-profit organization that was established in 2018 by Mrs. Jyoti Chordia and Mr. Anand Chordia in the city of lakes “Udaipur”, Rajasthan. The foundation has two primary purposes: promoting traditional art culture and supporting animal care/ social welfare.

 

The organization aims to connect and engage art lovers, beginners, curators, collectors, and art professionals. This fosters a vibrant and supportive art community while preserving and celebrating the rich cultural heritage of traditional art forms.

 

In addition to its focus on art, SAF also recognizes the importance of compassion and empathy towards all living beings. They channel their efforts to assist animal welfare organizations and projects that provide care, protection, and support to animals in need. Furthermore, the foundation extends its support to various social welfare causes. They aim to provide assistance to the underprivileged and vulnerable members of society, including those who require basic necessities such as food, clothing, shelter, and education.

ROSY GUNITI

Artist by passion and profession. Have pursued my master’s degree in biotechnology and then taken up career in science but finally gave all that up to listen to my inner voice. My definition of art is me connecting to my soul and happiness. Colors reminds me of the various shades life has to offer. Being an artist , and an art educator has always given me immense joy in connecting to the nature and also to the various people around the world.  Have been exploring in all mediums for the past few years. Canvas and acrylics are something closer to my heart and adding a touch of feel with textures gives me immense joy. Art gives freedom to the soul. 

 

 

RRITU GOEL

RrituGoel is a contemporary & abstract artist who has been showcasing her work for the past 20 years across India in both group and solo exhibitions at prestigious venues. Her artistic style blends contemporary and abstract forms, with a distinct focus on Indian Mythology. 

 

Through her vibrant and evocative artworks, Rritu explores and celebrates the rich cultural heritage of India, offering a modern interpretation of traditional tales and themes. Her unique approach has garnered her recognition and admiration in the Indian art scene, making her a notable figure in contemporary art circles.

 

Almost every painting by Rritu is processed from what she has seen, felt and imagined during meditation and she loves to take her ideas out on the canvas in an abstract form. She creates endless varieties of contrasts and vibrant interactions on canvases with gloss and matte combined finishes. For her, art would always mean an inquisitive work in which one can find both solace and solitude.

 

Rritu intends to radiate positivity, happiness and calmness through her paintings and would like to make one feel at peace just by viewing them.

 

 

JYOTI CHORDIA

An honest pursuit to spread my wings n fly high

To reach out to the rainbow in the sky 

And color lives, yours n mine…

 

A lover of bright colors even before I ever took a brush in my hand. I can't seem to have enough of colors around me. It's all about splashes of yellow, orange, red, black n blue... All the colors that make me happy, make me feel I want to dance and sing for the sheer joy of it. As long as I can remember, I have always loved to create with my hands. Basically a self-taught artist, I nevertheless learnt a few tricks from some of my esteemed teachers every once in a while. Their blessings have helped me reach where I am today. But I have no doubts that I have a long way to go before I feel completely satisfied...before I reach that level where I shall find utter bliss!! But till then, I wield my brush n knives, squeeze out brightest of the bright colors& darkest of the dark colors to continue painting stories on the canvas......for ever n ever. 

To sum up all the above in two words, it describes me. JYOTI CHORDIA. Born in 1975, and having spent many years in different states of Bengal, Tamil Nadu, USA and now in Udaipur, Rajasthan, I strive to live up to the beauty of all these places I have been in. My paintings are a part of me. Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy creating them. THE IDEA BEHIND MY WORK - The object of my paintings is not to focus on one central character or idea. The point is to take the whole painting as a complete ONE. The lines connect the one to one and flow in never ending circles  or aimlessly moving around n out to show interdependency…in harmony n chaos…. 

My paintings are often darker in comparison to the work of other artists, often bordering in black.. The sharp contrast is deliberate to show the stark difference of stillness and continuity. The fluidity depicted show my need to connect with my feelings. They give me a sense of purpose, a sense of urgency to find myself….. and to loose myself. I leave it up to the onlooker to connect with the lines and feel the flow of emotions it invokes!!

 

ITEE JAIN

Itee Jain is an MBA from Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune. She is an IT professional but an artist by heart. She loves expressing herself with paints and brushes. She loves painting nature and has been exploring watercolors and acrylic medium. Her journey as an artist began just a decade back. She has great aesthetic and hue senses. She is a self-taught artist and started her learning and exploring fine art field in the year 2014.Initially, she was more inclined towards watercolor medium, later moved her style to acrylic. She has been exploring impressionism style, which combines pointillism and mosaic. Impressionism, this technique imperfect, and unblended brush strokes creating formation. But the beauty of impressionism lies in imperfection only. Claud Monet has been a great inspiration for her work. With her art, she wants to make this form more accessible and natural. She tries to capture the fleeting qualities of light, color and atmosphere as well as the emerging psychological principles concerning human consciousness. The unfinished look completes her artwork.The idea behind her work is to make the art lover more conscious towards nature and surroundings, to see around the world in a different way.

Press Release

From:13^th to 19^th May 2025

“The Art of Now”

An Exhibition of Paintings by

RRITU GOEL, ROSY GUNITI, JYOTI CHORDIA, 

ITEE JAIN

 

VENUE:

Nehru Centre Art Gallery

AC Gallery, Dr. Annie Besant Road

Worli, Mumbai 400 018

Timing: 11am to 7pm

Contact: +91 9460490051

 

National-award winning Director Raj More & Producer Michael Thevar film ‘’Khalid Ka Shivaji ‘’will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2025!

 The selection of "Khalid Ka Shivaji", the first Marathi feature film directed by national award-winning filmmaker Raj More has been made for the 'MARCHÉ DU FILM' section of the Cannes Film Festival 2025. The film has been officially selected by the Maharashtra Film, Theatre and Cultural Development Corporation and will be screened at Cannes from 13th May to 24th May, 2025.

Raj More and Producer- Michael Thevar

Raj Pritam More had earlier directed the short film "Khisa" (2020) for which he received the National award and several international awards. Later he also received the Best Director Award at MICFF 2023 for his short film "Bicchauliya" (2022) which was based on Sahir Ludhianvi's poetry.The film produced by Michael Thevar and Sushma Thevar. Michael Thevar Sir like a subject on Shivaji Maharaj & he produces Marathi film

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Michael Thever's Struggle Journey

Michael Thevar is a Tamil-speaking native who came to Mumbai for education in the 1990s. He studied social work and social studies at Nirmala Niketan and Tata Institute of Social Sciences. While studying, he worked in social organizations in the tribal areas of Thane district. During that time, he faced not only financial difficulties but also cultural conflicts.

Successful business and social awareness in America

Michael Thevar is the President of Omni Health Care Services, a leading mental health service company in the United States. His wife, Sushma Thevar is the Vice President of Omni Health Care Services. Thevar is renowned for his social work in the field of community mental health.

Raj More, the pride of Vidarbha, is based in Akola and permanently resisdes in Mumbai. He is a globally renowned painter and his first feature film "Khalid ka Shivaji" has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival is the world's most prestigious and renowned film festival. This festival showcases prestigious and carefully selected films. This film will make ripples at the festival.

"Khalid ka Shivaji", is a story of a fearless Muslim boy who studies in the 5th grade. He shyly looks at his hero, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

This Film has been entirely produced in Vidarbha and its filming has taken place in Akola, Amravati and Nagpur districts. Moreover, local artists from the Vidarbha region are also a part of this film. There is a large participation of young artists as well. All these artists will now be introduced to the world.

Film under the P P Cine Production banner.Khalid ka Shivaji Lead Actors In the lead role: Krish More Lead Actors-

Hayyed (Priyadarshan Jadhav), Shahane sir (Bharat Ganeshpure), Dadi (Sushma Deshpande), Savle sir (Kailash Waghmare), Ruksana (Snehalata Tagde).

Technical Team –Writer (Kailash Waghmare), Dialogue (Rajkumar Tangde), Cinematography ( Vijay Mishra), Editing (B. Mahanteshwar), Art Director (Anil Wat), Background Music (Nishant Ramteke), Sound Design (Anurag Jadhav), Art Direction (DI) (Zaheer Shaikh), VFX (Nube Circus), Script Supervisor (Samir Tabhane), Line Producer (Lucky More). Second Cast-Ankur Vitthalrao Vadhwe, Vaibhav Ogle, Pravin Prabhakar, Atul Mahale, Kunal Ravindra Meshram, RJ Gaurav, Khemraj Bhoyar, Dr. Sheshpal Ganvir, Vicky Mangala Mote, Dinesh Ingole.Local Artists- Jyoti Thorat, Bharat Rangari, Nikhil Rathod, Avish Bandode, Ashwin Wakode, Sudhir Pendshe, Vijay Khandare, Sanju Ingle, Suresh Gawai, Rahul Tayde, Namrata Athavle, Roshani Ingle, Ashwini Deshmukh, Vinay Bhagat, Vasanti Rajuskar.Child Artists-Sai Shyam Dahale, Prince Gajanan Sahare, Harsh Khade, Ishwari Patil, Hrutik Dongare, Avush Ghotale, Harshvardhan Khandare, Rajvardhan Khandare, Vedant Shirsagar, Aniruddha Jalgaonkar, Piyush Jadhav, Aaryan Ingle, Swaraj Dubale, Aaditya Gawande, Ananya Tayde, Gauri Gawande, Samarth Hage, Aarush Tayde, Kartik Vaska, Sheikh Sahil, Sheikh Rahat, Samruddhi Dubale, Kalyani Tayde. Local Technical Team Prashik Mohol (Assistant Director), Sachin Telgote (Assistant Art Director), Professor Suresh Gawai (Local Production Assistant), Chhagan Khandare (Local Production Manager).Several villages in Vidarbha were selected for the shooting of this film – Amanatpur (Akola), Balapur, Vyala, Ghusar, Girad (Vardha). 95% of the actors were local and the selection of the remaining actors was also done from different villages in Vidarbha.

The film has also gained entry into many important international festivals: • IFFI Indian Panaroma – NDFC Film Bazaar 2024 – Wiring Room • Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival 2024 – India Focus Special Screening •FIPRESCI India Grand Prix Award 2025- Uncertified Nomination.

Raj More says, “Khalid ka Shivaji is his first Marathi feature film. I have worked on this film for 2-3 years. I am extremely grateful to my team & my producer Michael sir who believe on me. After being selected for the Cannes Film Festival, the possibility of winning a National Award has begun to emerge. This joy cannot be expressed in words.” Akola residents have played a very valuable role in the shooting of the film. Right from permissions required for filming to co-operation.

Special thanks to Rahul Tayde (Tehsildar), Dr. Gajanan Nare (Prabhat Kids School, Akola), Sugat Waghmare (Social Worker, Entrepreneur), Sharad Kokate, Amol Mitkari (MLA), Kishore Vibhute, Madhu Jadhav (Theatre artist),Chhagan Khandare (Auditor), Ashok Shere (Theatre artist), Raju Ukhalkar (Journalist, Akola), Sunil Jadhav (Railway TC), Vaibhav Nare, Mr. Deshpande (Principal B.R. School), Anil Bivade ( Municipal Corporation, Akola), Vikas Tatad (Columbia University), Vipin Tatad (Rapper)

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The National Gallery of Modern Art Mumbai, Ministry of Culture, Government of India Celebrated World Dance Day and Maharashtra Day

To celebrate World Dance day and Maharashtra Day , NGMA( National Gallery of Modern art) and Ministry of Culture, Government of India organised a special program ‘ Nritya Gaurav ‘ kathak solo performance and ‘ lavni ke rang ,kathak ke sang ‘ on 30th April in NGMA Auditorium. The event was graced by Shri Mangal Pabhat Lodha ji ( cabinet Minister- skill development) and Smt Dr Manju Lodha ji , Smt Dolly Thakur ,  Smt Renu prithiani (ICCR Delhi), Shri Sanjay Khandare (Principal Secretary Government of Maharashtra), Ms Prakriti Nigam (IRS Joint Commissioner Income Tax)and IAS Nidhi Chaudhari director of Ngma welcomed all .

'Lavani' is an energetic folk dance of Maharashtra and 'kathak' is traditional classical dance style of Bharat (India). Lavani rooted in kathak has flourished over 300 years as a distinct art. Both the dances are based on Hindustani Sangeet but differ in taal section, instruments where Dholki is the main instrument in lavani, while kathak features Tabla. Importance of Ghungroo is the same in both the styles, yet their sound varies.

Nritya gaurav in which Guru Mukta Joshi performed Solo kathak which was vibrant and energetic which left the audience mesmerised. Guru mukta Joshi, is the senior disciple of Dr Padmashri Roshan Kumari Ji.  This was followed by ‘Lavni ke rang ,kathak ke sang ‘ which was performed by Guru Mukta Joshi and Troupe.

Guru Mukta Joshi is very passionate about lavani and wants to develop Lavani as the classical dance of Maharashtra.The performance commenced with the Ganesh Vandana evoking the blessings of Lord Ganesha for an auspicious beginning, after that the Nrutta part of Lavani - Mujra (rhythmic body movements of lavani), then comes the Nritta part of Kathak (pure style of kathak), traditional dance form that depicts the playful interaction of how Lord Krishna plays the role in Kathak and Lavani through two different songs, Jugalbandi (challenging and rhythmic movements of lavani and kathak) which was an electrifying part of the programme which fascinated the audience and then concluding with the Vitthal bhajan on the occasion of Maharashtra Day.

The concept of developing lavani as classical dance of Maharashtra was a real success as the audience appreciated not only lavani but also kathak with all the aspects of dresses, music, choreography, presentation.--

National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai

National Gallery of Modern Art
Sir Cowasji Jehangir Public Hall
M. G Road, Fort Mumbai - 400032