The contemporary Indian artist is not only drawn to the nation’s rich historical traditions of art, craft, and modernism, but their remarkable engagement with material allows them to interweave politics, culture, and religion into their work. Arshiya Lokhandwala, art-historian and curator, will unpack these complex, multi-layered artistic practices, discussing the works of contemporary artists such […]
Join us for an exclusive live, virtual tour of India: Fashion’s Muse, a Special Exhibition display at the Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona with Helen Jean, the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design at Phoenix Art Museum. Helen will give an exclusive tour looking briefly at the entire exhibition, complete with in-depth descriptions about key garments, […]
In Conjunction with the Gandhi-King Conference At Stanford University, organized By The Gandhi-King Global Initiative “The Uplift of All: Gandhi, King, And The Global Struggle For Freedom And Justice”, SACHI is proud to sponsor Associated Art Display. Exhibition Display is Free and Open to the Public.
SACHI Invites You To An Exclusive Group Visit With One Of The Major Collectors Of Kashmir Shawls, Joan Hart. Join Us To View 17th Through 20th Century Kashmir Shawls From Her Collection. Image Credit: Courtesy Joan Hart
SACHI cordially invites you to a special afternoon with Frank Ames, distinguished scholar, author , researcher on rare textiles and carpets. Highlighting whimsical design ideas, borrowed or otherwise, the talk, titled From Mughal Whimsicality to Sikh Ostentation, will journey though the shawl’s early Mughal period before reaching the Sikh imperium era of India’s last great […]
The Paul Dresher Ensemble co-produces four intimate performances with Graeme Vanderstoel and with the support Of SACHI. Thursday, October 17, 2019: 7:30pm “The Forest Hunter” – Kalamadalam Manoj as the hunter. Friday, October 18: 7:30pm “The Hunter and the Princess” – Kalamandalam Manoj as the hunter; Roshni Pillai as the Princess. Saturday, October 19: 7:30pm […]
SACHI and the Asian Art Museum proudly present Shanay Jhaveri, assistant curator of South Asian modern and contemporary art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, who will bring into focus some of the larger intellectual issues and practical challenges around curating and collecting in the 21st century. A light reception will follow in […]
SACHI, and CIIS are honored to present Andrew Ward, Essayist, novelist, scholar artist, and historian of British India, in an Illustrated Talk. From 1968 to 1970, future historian Andrew Ward worked as a photographer in India. One of his assignments was to cover a year in the life of a North Indian village. He chose […]
SACHI Invites you to a Visit to Rina Banerjee’s exhibition Make Me a Summary of the World with Susan Sayre Batton, Oshman Executive Director, San Jose Museum of Art. The exhibition focuses on four interdependent themes that coincide with important issues of our time: immigration and identity; the lasting effects of colonialism and its relationship […]
SACHI Invites You to a Unique Presentation on the Art of Puppetry in a lecture demonstration by Anupama Hoskere. Anupama Hoskere is a Master Puppeteer of Classical Puppetry of India. Following a brief discussion of the origins of puppet theater in ancient India, she will lead viewers through a journey of her own experimentation and […]
