Rabari Embroidery Workshop Thursday, July 29, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Palo Alto Art Center Studios, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto Enrollment Fee: $60 Limited to 20 participants Registration is through the City of Palo Alto For information call: 650.624.8888 (SACHI) This workshop will focus on Rabari embroidery from the Kutch region of India. Participants […]
SACHI, The Society for Art & Cultural Heritage of India is honored to present Carl Pope, Executive Chairman of the Sierra Club in a time sensitive discussion . . . The Changing Face of Himalayas: Melting Glaciers and its Significance for the People, Environment, and Culture of South Asia Thursday, September 2, 2010, 7 p.m. […]
Hasht Bihisht (Eight Paradises): The Spatial Logic of Humayun’s Tomb-Garden and Landscape of Nizamuddin in Mughal Delhi by Dr. James Wescoat Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, 1:30 p.m. Samsung Hall, Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco Free after museum admission; light refreshments Humayun’s tomb-garden, built during the mid-16th century in Delhi, had great significance […]
Two Banks of a Sacred River: S.H. Raza’s Life in Art A lecture by Ashok Vajpeyi poet, writer, and Chair of the Lalit Kala Akademi, India’s national academy of fine arts Free Admission and open to the public No RSVP required Syed Haider Raza is widely recognized as one of the undisputed masters of modern […]
The Poetics of Color, Natvar Bhavsar, A Painter’s Journey A documentary film by Sundaram Tagore Samsung Hall, Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco Saturday, March 19, 2-4p.m. Free after museum admission. Open to the public. A 60-minute film screening will be followed by a Q & A with the artist Natvar Bhavsar and […]
Dr. Abraham Verghese Distinguished writer, medical practitioner, and Professor of Medicine, Stanford University in a lecture presentation Writing and Medicine Thursday, May 12, 6.30 pm Palo Alto Medical Foundation 701 East El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Please join us for light refreshments between 6 and 6.30 pm The event is free and open […]
Ceramic Crafts of Kutch from Potters in Peril by Paulomi Abhyankar Thursday, June 9, 2011, 7.00 p.m. Home of Matra Majmundar & Raj Mashruwala 450 Melville Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Please join us for light refreshments between 6.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. Free admission; Limited seating R.S.V.P. 650-918-6335 or info@sachi.org Pottery has traditionally been […]
Free Admission and Open to the Public. Q & A will follow the two presentations. For questions please email info@sachi.org or smedirat@stanford.edu Considered the holiest–and yet most polluted, the threatened Ganga River brings a crisis. On the one hand, it is seen as a goddess that can carry away impurities, both spiritual and physical. On […]
In celebration of the Maharaja exhibition launch at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, SACHI, Society for Art & Cultural Heritage of India, cordially invites you to attend an illustrated presentation on Indian jewelry. The Magic of India’s Jewels An Introduction to Mughal Jewels from Royal Households and unique Gold Dowry and Temple Jewelry Traditions […]
SACHI, Society for Art and Cultural Heritage of India, invites Members and Friends to join an unforgettable afternoon at the Asian Art Museum with creative artist Sanjay Patel. His imagery, inspired by Maharaja: The Splendor of India’s Royal Courts, enlivens the exhibition on view at the Asian Art Museum. Patel will also unveil a magical […]
