ARTS : Kalavishkar presents India Art Festival at Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Patiala House > 14th to 17th January 2016

Time : 
14th January 2016
Inauguration : Lighting of Lamp at: 12.30 Noon (By Invitation)
VIP Preview : 3:00pm - 8:30pm (By Invitation)
15th and 16th January 2016
Public hours : 11:00 am to 8:30 pm (Last Entry 7:30 pm)
17th January 2016
Public hours : 11:00 am to 7:00 pm (Last Entry 6:30 pm)

Venue : Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Patiala House, New Delhi - 110001
Landmark : Near India Gate
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Stations - 'Khan Market(Violet Line)' & Central Sectt.(Yellow Line & Violet Line)

Event Description : Kalavishkar presents India Art Festival.

The Festival, is a successfully-tested model for dialogue and collaborations between art galleries, independent artists, art collectors and connoisseurs; it is a unique mix art fair established in 2011 that showcases major and mid-level art galleries with thousands of innovative artworks from the range of their associate artists, and also offers emerging, independent artists the opportunity to get discovered and enjoy the attention along with the established, master artists. 
The National Capital is in many ways an interesting city as far as art is concerned. It has galleries with history of several decades and very new ones as well. Right from Noida to Gurgaon and from Faridabad to Old Delhi, one gets to see private and government galleries functioning at various levels and scale. 
But most do not get any opportunity to exhibit in the major art fairs for various reasons. Many art galleries are deprived of a chance to be a part of the art fair circuit. 
The Festival has successfully completed five editions at Mumbai and an international edition at World Trade Centre, Seoul. The mid-level galleries have welcomed the idea with open arms as they got their due space in the Art Festival. Seventy percent of India Art Festival exhibitors have been repeatedly participating since 2011.This is possible only when there is a sense of belonging and a sense of pride about the Festival.
The Delhi edition of the India Art Festival is mainly aimed at the mid-level galleries who would like to get their value for a moderate expenditure, with some participation from major galleries as well. Thus, the Festival is not only an affordable art fair for art buyers but affordable for exhibitors too. 
According to Art Festival Director Rajendra, “India Art Festival has a social and cultural responsibility and so it is pertinent to take it to various cities in India. So, the Delhi edition opens with an unbiased approach. While the India Art Festival is the flagship brand, all the artists and the participating galleries become its ambassadors”.   
“India Art Festival is here to democratize the very functioning of the art market and the gallery system. Galleries are private establishments whereas art fairs are brand identities. Both have credibility; over a period of time our art market has become more and more democratic through the activities in the secondary art market. There was a time when the works of the masters were available only with the mainstream galleries. But today, medium to small level galleries and several other secondary market operators deal with the works of the masters. That means the market has literally opened up”.

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