Vadodara: As many as 29 artists from across India and the world painted the wall of Vadodara central bus station here as part of the Global Art Festival. The artists were from U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Canada, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Japan, Turkey, Belgium, Rwanda, Uganda, Argentina, Chile and other countries. They were joined by M.S. University Fine Arts faculty ex--students. Around 500 square ft wall was painted with colors in four hours span by artists. The artists who earlier participated in ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Among 6 winners and 90 artworks shortlisted at Abir ‘First Take 2017’ from an array of 1360 entries from 118 cities, a strong sense of achievement rings true for natural dye proponent Ruby Jagrut. The platform thrown open by her in 2016 to celebrate art across genres is in its second edition now and has successfully penetrated into the farthest contours of India to sieve out brilliant artists. It has ably encouraged and felicitated aspiring talents and assimilated connoisseurs. ...Read More

Rajkot Veteran folk literature author, Shri Joravarsinh Jadav today was presented Shri Zaverchand Meghani Award from Meghani Lok Sahitya Kendra of Saurashtra University in Rajkot. Shri Morari Bapu presented the award to Shri Jadav in presence of ministers Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Nanubhai Vanani, artist Bhikhudanbhai Gadhvi, Shahbuddin Rathod among others. Shri Jadav has written tonnes of literature on Gujarat's folk arts, traditions, folk music, folk music instruments, folk entertainmen...Read More

From Aditi Khanna London An extraordinary 16th-century wooden tray from Gujarat has been sold for 962,500 pounds at an auction in the UK, setting a new world record for a rare piece of this type. Originally estimated at 60,000-80,000 pounds, the unique mother-of-pearl and black lac overlaid tray went under the hammer for 10 times its estimate at Bonhams' Islamic and Indian Art sale in London this week. The rare design, which depicts winged figures carrying birds or vessels, has never b...Read More

New York An American art museum will return to India four allegedly stolen rare artworks purchased from disgraced US-based Indian art dealer Subhash Kapoor, who is under probe for running an international smuggling racket. The Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) in the US state of Ohio said it will return the artworks, including a bronze sculpture and carved stone. TMA will coordinate the return of four objects with US representatives of the Republic of India, the museum said in a statement....Read More