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Las Manos del Mundo

1era Feria Internacional de Artesanias en Mexico 2010

The first International Crafts Fair in Mexico City will take place from 17th to 21st March, 2010.

Organised by the Mexican Union of Craftsmen composed of more than 2,000 groups of Mexican artisans.

For further Details contact

Lic. Socorro Oropeza
Executive Director
www.lasmanosdelmundo.com
Office: (+5255) 55.47.15.86
Mobile: (+52.1) 55.43.61.13.04
Mobile: (+52.1) 55.22.98.94.30
Skype: "manosdelmundo"
www.lasmanosdelmundo.com
info@lasmanosdelmundo.com


Call for references/recommendations for craftspersons/weavers requiring support
Set up in Mumbai in 1996 Paramparik Karigar promotes traditional arts and crafts and strives to create an environment conducive to craftsmanship. Paramparik Karigar through its sustained and continuous nurturing can now take pride in having several master craftpersons as its members.

Paramparik Karigar wish to identify unknown craftpersons/weavers and hand hold them till they reach the excellence of a Master craft person.

The craftspersons/weavers can be based anywhere in India.

Please send in references/recommendations to Paramaparik Karigar at paramparik@vsnl.net


THE SARI SCHOOL
An Educational Initiative to celebrate The Unstitched Garment

The sari supports the livelihood of a million weavers, printers and dyers and more. Contemporary aspiration and the forces of globalization offer an energizing challenge. The Sari School has been set up to promote the usage, understanding, survival and reinvention of the unstitched garment.

A comprehensive 4 hour course organized on every Saturday from 3 - 5pm at Nizamuddin East.

Starting 18th October 2008

The course will be initiated with:

  • 30 minute introductory audio visual.

  • An introduction to regional variations in wearing style: North/South/East/West

  • Materials, spinning and weaving techniques.

  • Atleast 4 select wearing styles from a 108 available with us will be taught in practice in every session representing the regional variations.

Limit: 5 members to each session

For further enquiries and enrollment, please confirm through email by Thursday any week.

Email id: chishti@airtelmail.in
Or contact Rta Kapur Chishti at 011-41823927/ 9810054147 between 10am-6pm
Or write to: The Sari School, registered at K-42 Jangpura Extension
New Delhi- 110014, Fax: 011-41823134


The Bamboo Store
N-11 Rear Lane, N-Block Market
Greater Kailash Part I
New Delhi-110048.

The Bamboo Store is Delhi's first shop dedicated to promoting this "Miracle Grass" as a design material. The store stocks industrial and hand-crafted bamboo products such as bamboo flooring, blinds, mats, board, furniture, basketry, home and office accessories, bamboo charcoal briquettes, incense cones and sticks. In addition, there are books on bamboo in English and regional languages as well as tasty, packaged bamboo shoot. The products are sourced from across India, in particular Northeast India which is home to a variety of bamboo species. The idea is to offer viable, aesthetic and eco-friendly alternatives to wood and plastics as bamboo is an easily renewable resource.

Phone 981882553, 9810328934 for more information.






Previous Events

DATE

SPEAKERS

TOPIC

2009, January 5

Dr Eiluned Edwards

Love's Labour's Lost? The Commoditisation of Dowry Embroidery in Western India

2008, July 4

Sohail Hashmi

Some Traditional Water Bodies of Delhi

2008, February 5

Nina Sabnani

Travelling Tales – The Kaavad Phenomenon of Rajasthan

2008, January

Shubha Chaudhuri

The World of Sankho Chaudhuri - The art and artifacts on display are from the unique collection of the eminent sculptor the late Prof. Sankho Chaudhuri. Assembled from the Middle-East, South East Asia, Africa and India the exhibits are representative of both the secular and sacred traditions of village culture.

2007, April 4

IIC, AIACA, CRT

Varanasi Handloom Cluster Globalization and the Indigenous Artisan Economy’

2007, December 6

Tilak Samarawickrema

A National Identity or Universality in Design. A Personal Quest

2007, December 3

Betty de Paris

Natural Blue in Europe

2007, March 29

Rosemary Crill

Indian textiles in Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries

2007, June 27

Faith Singh

Jaipur Virasat – a replicable model

2007, April 27

Rashmi Bharti

Livelihood in Kumaon

2007, September 24

Dr Punita Singh

Music – Gypsies

2007, January 24

Judy Frater

Rejuvenation of Craft: The Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya Response

2007, September 10

Uzramma

Cotton Comes Alive Experiences in the Field of Hand weaving

2006, August 22

Patty Johnson

North South Project: A new model of design and craft collaborations in the developing world

2006, February 17

Sudha Koul

Craft Heritage of Kashmir

2006, March 14

Prof. Ashoke Chatterjee

A Panel Discussion on The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Indian Crafts: Threat or Opportunity?

2006, April 27

Navtej Johar

Framing the Fluid: Multiple perspectives on Bharatanatyam: philosophical, historical, attitudinal, aesthetic and socio-cultural.

2006, June 27

Dr. Ajit Kanitkar

Credit flows for handloom sector

2006, January 25

Pradeep Kashyap

Gram Shree

2006, October 24

Rta Kapur Chishti

Textile Heritage - With the Sari as the Main Focus

2006, July 14

Dr. Parul Pandya Dhar

Historic Architecture

2006, September 13

Shubha Mudgal

Conduct and Commerce of Art Today - With Special Reference to Indian Music

2006, August 4

Priya Ravish Mehra

Rafugars + Experiments in craft at Tihar Jail

2005, October 24

Sebastian Moffat; Sanjay Prakash; Rahul Mehrotra

Bridging to the Future

2005, August 12

Dr. Kaushik Basu

Child Labour: Should it be Banned

2005, November 4

Nima Poovaya Smith

Connect: People, Place & Imagination, An illustrated talk on contemporary approaches to Indian sub-continental art at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

2005, May 31

Sanjay Prakash

Metabolism of the Future City: A Case Study from the Goa 2100 Project

2005, September 26

Bahar Dutt

Snake Charmers: Livelihood Rehabilitation

2005, April 14

Prof. Ashoke Chatterjee

Crafts in Transition

2005, July 11

Charu WaliKhanna

Legal issues of GI



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