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The 54th IFFI has a VFX and Tech Pavilion!
The Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, inaugurated the VFX and Tech Pavilion at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. This is the first time that the VFX and Tech Pavilion has been established as part of Film Bazaar history by NFDC at IFFI. The pavilion will showcase some of the most dynamic, immersive, and cutting-edge advances in filmmaking technology in the fields of animation, visual effects, virtual reality, and CGI. During the inauguration, the Minister inspected various sections of the Pavilion, including the Cine Museum, Viewing Zones of Amazon Prime and Netflix, among others. He also took a demonstration of full-frame Cinema Line Cameras of Sony and interacted with young filmmakers selected under the 75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow initiative. Additionally, he interacted with selected authors in the Book to Box section of the Tech Pavilion. I&B Minister taking a live demonstration of full frame Cine Camera n a recent statement, Shri Thakur highlighted how India has grown from being the 10th to the 5th largest media and entertainment economy, which he described as phenomenal. He also expressed confidence that with the talent and volume of film and media content produced […]
Goa-based musician ‘Discokid’ to perform at Serendipity Arts Festival 2023
Among the eight exceptional music artists handpicked for the B-side Music Production Residency programme, ‘Discokid’, a Goa-based musician will be performing at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2023. The 11-day workshop concluded in Olaulim recently and was organised by the Serendipity Arts Foundation. The eight artists namely Dzerouengmit Lepcha, Fatima Hakeen (Discokid), Lenix Lobo, Hasan Shahrukh, Govi, Ashel Unger, Rushaki Ghosh and Medhaj Dempo, delved deep into the intricacies of music production using Ableton Live, a digital audio workstation during the residency, which formally culminated on October 20. The residency was mentored by industry experts, including Jay Pei, Megha Balani, SHFT and Puneesh Suri. Fatima Hakeen aka ‘Discokid’ is a musician and producer based out of Goa and has been featured in well-known online music shows like Mixmag Goa and Worldwide FM. Over the eleven-day intensive program, the participants explored a myriad of techniques, from working with audio clips and MIDI basics to advanced production methods, honing their skills and collectively broadening their creative horizons. “Each participant brings a unique flavour to the table: from Dzerouengmit Lepcha’s soulful melodies to Discokid’s groovy beats, Lenix Lobo’s experimental sounds and Govi’s fusion of Carnatic vocals with indie and alternative genres. Hasan Shahrukh, with his expertise in […]
Serendipity Arts announces Public Grant for Goan artists
Goan artists whose works explore ecology and land can now utilise their artistic processes to create public art projects based in Panaji funded by a public grant instituted by Serendipity Arts, organisers of the noted Serendipity Arts Festival. ‘The Island That Never Gets Flooded’ is Serendipity Arts’ attempt to create artistic interventions in the state capital and allows for embedded and site-specific artistic projects which enables a shift in perception of urban spaces and adds an imaginative layering to the city’s architecture. The Grant encourages artists whose practice is drawn to exploring issues related to the ecology and land to apply for the grant with new bold projects or adaptations of existing works. Its objective is to create activations focussing on developing practices that propose ecological alternatives through materials and processes, exploring local knowledge systems, building community engagement, highlighting environmental movements, among others. A grant of up to Rs. 3 lakh each will be awarded to four selected artists based out of Goa. Serendipity Arts is also keen on projects that engage with immersive technologies to engage with public spaces. These projects can be for any stage of the artistic process including creation, commissioning, presentations, touring, training, residencies, and engagement […]
Experience the beauty of birds
The Goa Forest Department, Goa Tourism Department and Goa Bird Conservation Network are organizing the 3rd Bird Festival of Goa from January 17th to 19th 2020 at Forest Training School Complex, Valpoi. The attendees can participate in workshops by experienced photographers, enjoy guided bird walks, and watch art shows by prominent artists. Renowned ornithologists will deliver talks. Bird watching will start early morning at the Valpoi reserve forests, Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary, Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary and Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary. There will be interactive sessions and open discussions, besides a photo exhibition, live birding related demonstration and also live demonstrations on the art of drawing and painting birds. The objectives behind the festival are to promote bird watching, educate the public about birds, come up with ways to decrease the negative impact of climate change on the environment and concentrate on bird conservation. Sattari, Goa is home to various bird species like the Nilgiri wood-pigeon, Malabar parakeet, Malabar grey hornbill, grey-headed bulbul, rufous babbler, white-bellied blue-flycatcher, crimson-backed sunbird, Ceylon Frogmouth, Malabar Trogon, Black-backed Dwarf and Blue-eared Kingfishers, White-bellied Woodpecker and many others.
Drawings to Sculptures
Art usually speaks to different people in different ways. The ongoing ‘Sculpsit: Between Thought And Action’ art exhibition doesn’t just stop at normal drawings or paintings but turns the drawings into sculptures. The purpose is to show the original idea and the outcome in its final form. It was unusual to see the artists play two roles- artist and engraver. The exhibition curated by Sasha Altaf is being held at Sunaparanta who collaborated with The Guild Art Gallery. Comparing the sketches and its corresponding sculptures was interesting and thought-provoking. Some eye-catching exhibits include a carved human pillar of human beings, a sculpted obsolete object, and more. A sneek peek: Baiju Parthan: The artist’s diverse practice pays attention to intermingling technology with its alternate states of reality, genetic engineering, and religion, along with notions of post-humanism. Sudhir Patwardhan: Urbanist narratives are explored through inaccessible figures that are self-contained. The politics of home and self are realised in his painting and sculpture works. His figurative reliefs conjure together the imagery of painting in a tactile scape. Gigi Scaria: The sculptures explore relations between nature and our built scapes. Cities everyday look forward to a flourishing future but its prism reflects us to […]
Promoting the Medium of Watercolour
The Watercolour Society of Goa (WSG) was formally inaugurated by renowned artists, Milind Mulick in the presence of principal of Goa College of Art, Mahesh Vengurlekar and director of Art & Culture, Gurudas Pilarnkar. The Society’s logo was also unveiled during the inaugural function. Speaking at the function, Mulick lauded the efforts of the artists in Goa to get together and work in the interest of promoting love towards watercolour as a medium of creative expression. Vengurlekar went ahead and urged the artists gathered to create more groups of various genres of art such as portraits, sculptures and others with an aim to activate the dormant talent in the society. Pilarnkar praised the Water Society of Goa and assured the artist community of wholehearted support of the department in activities promoting art and artists from the state. At its inaugural event, WSG organised a two-day watercolour workshop with Milind Mulick. The workshop had an overwhelming response with over fifty participants registered. The workshop saw Mulick demonstrating watercolour techniques and explaining finer nuances of the medium. The participants were also given the opportunity to witness and practice outdoor painting with Mulick. The society led by its president Govind Silimkhan has several […]
‘Ghumat’ soon to be declared as the heritage instrument of Goa: Gaude
Announcing that music percussion instrument– ghumat will soon be declared as the heritage instrument of Goa, minister for art and culture, Govind Gaude said that most of the work has been processed to declare ghumat with a relevant membrane as the state heritage instrument. He was speaking at the release of a special postal cover on ghumat at the valedictory function of the three-day GOAPEX 2019, Goa Philatelic exhibition at Institute Menezes Braganza, Panaji. Gaude, further said that stamps and ghumat have been an integral part of his life. “Back then where there were no telephones or any mode of communication it was letters which we used to convey messages and that is when stamps would come to our rescue.” Quoting French statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte, “Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.” Gaude urged the students to plan their journey on the basis of perfections but not on perceptions. The guest of honour and heritage promoter, Sanjeev Sardesai narrated how the ghumat is an asset to Goa’s heritage. “The instrument is made from the membrane of the monitor […]
State Art Exhibition (Students Category)
Kala Academy is organizing its 43rd State Art Exhibition. Altogether 111 works were received by the organizers under different sections — Painting and Graphic Print, Applied Art and Graphic Design and Sculpture, this year. A total of 71 works have been selected for display in the exhibition. The exhibition will be inaugurated on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. in the Art Gallery of Kala Academy which will be followed by the prize distribution function. This exhibition will be open till 10th March 2018 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.
3rd International fashion week (IFW) to kick start from March 2
The 3rd International fashion week (IFW) will be held at Taj Vivanta, Panaji from March 2 to March 4.The event will be in support of a social cause “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao”. One slot of fashion show will be dedicated to this cause. The 3-day fashion event will feature works of 18 fashion designers from all over India. Celebrity designers like Mohan Gowda, Naveen Pradeep, Madhu Verma and Goan designers such as Philu Martins, Anushka Shaikh, Puja Mapxekar and other upcoming designers will be part of this event. In addition to this fashion institutes such as Vastra Designing-Pune, DIDT from Nashik and Goa Polytechnic College will also showcase their collections. The event will begin on March 2 at 10 a.m. and will have various activities like master classes, seminars, talk shows, auditions for beauty pageant and Workshops. The designers’ fashion shows will begin from 6 p.m. onwards.
CM greets Laxman Pai for Padma Bhushan Award
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday visited renowned artist Laxman Pal, at Dona Paula, whose name figures in the list of Padma Bhushan Award announced by the Centre on Thursday. The said award will be conferred on the recipient at the hands of President of India at Delhi at the end of March 2018. Parrikar expressed happiness that Pal has been chosen for the prestigious award. The Chief Minister extended his heartiest greetings. Pal Joined Goa College of Art as a professor in 1977 and served in various capacities right from professor to the principal of the college and retired In the year 1987. Thereafter he went to Delhi and settled down in Bharat) Artist Colony. The Goa government conferred on him the prestigious Gomant Vibhushan Award in the year 2016. Dr. Pramod Savant, Speaker of Goa legislative assembly, Siddharth Kuncalienkar, chairman of EDC, Prasad Lolyenkar, director of the Department of Higher Education were present on the occasion. File Pic Pic Credit: Hemant Parab
Explore everyday-Goa through varied art
Hailing from different parts of Goa, three artists – Inacio Alvares, Joseph Febian Franco and Arnesto Borges – have come together to exhibit their artwork at Kala Academy. What is different about this exhibition is that each artist has used a different medium and technique to express various elements of everyday life. Inacio who has been painting for last 20 years, has tried to focus on stories of Goa for this exhibition. He felt a need to preserve or conserve the various cultural aspects of Goa that are slowly fading away. “Earlier in Goa you would notice people using stone grinders to grind the masalas but today with the mixer and other electronic gadgets have replaced them. Similarly, you cannot find many toddy tappers and this has made me wonder if the coming generation would know about these things. As an attempt to conserve these cultural aspects through the medium of painting I have themed my artwork on the traditions of Goa,” says Inacio who has about 14 paintings up at the exhibition. Calangute-based Joseph has over the years been practicing etching. Speaking about this technique he says: “It’s not easy to do etching. You require a proper studio […]
