Attention, art enthusiasts! Here's your chance to own affordable artworks
It is good news for art enthusiasts, who can now own works by leading as well as emerging artists at affordable prices at a new festival in New Delhi. The first edition of Rajnigandha HT Imagine Fest, which seeks to make art more accessible, will have on offer works of art priced between Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 1.5 lakh. Here's all about it.
Well-curated art pieces at affordable prices
Scheduled to begin on 10 March, the two-day Rajnigandha HT Imagine Fest is aimed at enhancing audience's experience by allowing them to access affordable, attainable and well-curated pieces, enabling them to buy and enjoy aesthetically pleasing art. "The focus will be on visual arts further pushing the boundaries of art to makes it truly democratic," said Aditi Kapoor, Palate Fest Co-founder & Director.
Interactive art workshops for children and adults at the event
"Art lovers can experience a walk down a boulevard of trees interspersed with walls of art whilst in the background soft strains of different genres of music permeate the air," Aditi Kapoor. Interactive art workshops for children and adults by Amity Art Foundation, Artreach, India and Sangeet Shyamla, along with curated art walks by passionate art connoisseurs are also part of the line-up.
Which art galleries are participating in the festival?
Participating art galleries include Art and Aesthetic, Art Motif, Art Project, Artist Prenita Dutt, Artoholics, Artreach India, Arts of the Earth, Arts4All, Arushi Arts, Crayon Art Gallery, Delhi Crafts Council, Easel Stories, and FICA. Also, Gallerie Nvya, Gallerie Splash, Gallery Espace, Latitude 28, Ojas Art, Sangeet Shyamla, Studio Art, Visual Artist Parul Mehra, Wonderwall & Zen, and the Art of Entanglement are participating.
Theatre and music performances, talk sessions
To keep the visitors entertained, the event will see theatre and music performances by Pragnya Wakhlu, OSA Drum Circle, Swarrveda & Kutle Khan, Gurgaon Theatre Group, The Laura-Joe Santana Quartet, Cueless Improv Comedy, and Indian Ocean and talk sessions by Rajen Makhijani and Virender Sehwag.
Festival offers curated food experience to visitors
The art festival concludes on 11 March. Art experts can be consulted on which piece to take home. Visitors can also look forward to a curated food experience from renowned hotels/restaurants like The Leela Place, Amici, Elma's Kitchen, Fat Lulus, Flurys, Giani, House of Tigers, Imagine (Juice), Kaffa Cerrado, Keventers, Muskotia Farms, Orient Heritage, Picco Licko, Vada Pao Junction, Veda and Wok to Walk.
Palate Fest Co-founder Ruchi Sibal's statement
"We plan to take the festival pan India and...expand it globally. We have a lot to offer to the city during the fest like theatre and music performances, art walks and workshops, food experiences and much more," Palate Fest Co-founder & Director Ruchi Sibal said.
