In News: A French sculptor’s journey from Burgundy to black granite
Article by Dinesh Varma published in The Hindu Charles Zanon, a French-sculptor, says his stay in Auroville has helped him […]
In News: Metaphysics, music and meditation set the stage for Aurobindo sesquicentennial finale
Article by Dinesh Varma published in The Hindu From colloquies on metaphysics to meditation, music and art shows, a series […]
In News: Auroville musician, Dhani Muniz cuts debut jazz album
Dhani Muniz’s ‘Chimu Fiesta’ is billed as an album ‘bred out of dissatisfaction and a healthy dose of anger’ Article […]
In News: Manifest International Dance-Film Festival comes to Puducherry
The three-day festival explores the bond between the two art forms Article in THE HINDU by Parshaty J nath In […]
In News: Peter Brook, influential theatre visionary, dies aged 97
The director’s landmark achievements include a nine-hour Mahabharata, putting Shakespeare on trapezes and directing Olivier, Gielgud and Scofield at the […]
In News: Four short films of Auroville Film Institute wins accolades at film festivals
Article published in The New Indian Express The quality of films produced during its workshops and the recognition these student […]
In News: Auroville partners with a video streaming entity for film festival
Article by M.Dinesh Varma published in The Hindu The NZ-based platform will help conduct the AVFF online Auroville has teamed […]
News: Birju Maharaj, legendary Kathak dancer, dies at 83
Article published in The Hindu Legendary Kathak dancer Birju Maharaj died at his home here in the early hours of January 17, […]
Article: Remembering Alaknanda Samarth
Shanta Gokhale writes: Alaknanda Samarth pushed the boundaries of acting throughout her career. Alaknanda Samarth’s passing on the morning of […]
In News: National art expo under way in Auroville
Article by Priyanka Chandani published in Indulge, The New Indian Express The month-long national art exhibition at Auroville is a reflection […]
In News: The Auroville Theatre Group’s play A Place Called Home narrates the stories of refugees across the world
Article by Priyanka Chandani published in Indulge, The New Indian Express It has been over three years that the term refugee […]
In News: Exhibition portrays Bhū, the act of becoming, through ceramics
As published in The Indian Express: December 1, 2021 7:01:28 pm Emami Art is hosting an ensemble exhibition of contemporary […]
In News: Jill Navarre of the Auroville Theatre Group gets candid about her three-decade-long journey
Ahead of its silver jubilee year, The Auroville Theatre Group’s production of The Elephant Man adds to a long list […]
In News: Auroville Art Camp invites applications for the residential art program
This week-long art camp in Auroville calls for applications from across the world Article by Priyanka Chandani published in Indulge, […]
In News: Coda, produced in Auroville, to be screened in South Asian Short Film Festival
It was put together during a masterclass session held by Auroville Film Institute A short film produced in Auroville under […]
Newsletter: Svaram, Auroville
Autumn, harvest time is a good time to celebrate the fruits of our efforts and reach out to you again […]
In News: Jessica Namakkal Interview on what Auroville tells us about the ‘end of colonialism and empire’
The author of ‘Unsettling Utopia The Making and Unmaking of French India’, on ‘spiritual utopianism’ and the need to re-examine […]
In News: Can you build a house in seven days? Anupama Kundoo can
The 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award and Auguste Perret Prize-winning architect’s strategy has helped reduce buildings’ environment footprint, housed more […]
News: Anupama Kundoo awarded 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award
The Jencks Foundation and the Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded Indian architect Anupama Kundoo the 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award. Kundoo is the […]
Newsletter: Auroville International (AVI USA)
Auroville International USA (AVI USA) is very excited to share with you the new online home of AVI USA! And […]
Auroville Radio Presents!
This week you can listen to the first episode of Lunaria, a new program held by Nadia for promoting women’s […]
Auroville Theatre: Young Expectations
Adaptation of Red Bike, a play by American playwright Caridad Svich.
Auroville Radio Presents!
Auroville Radio team wish you merry Xmas! Stay tuned! Listen to the stream channel (24/7) Explore on-air schedules Last published podcasts […]
News from Swaram
Dear Friends of SvaramThe sentence of Sri Aurobindo that “Man is a transitional being; he is not final” strikes presently a […]
Corinne on Dominique Darr
AND THE ADVENTURE BEGINS Photographs by Dominique Darr 4th -14th February 2017 Vernissage 4pm, 4 th February Timings: 10am-12pm (including […]
Fusing different trajectories of artists
Review of the ongoing exhibition ” Patterns” in The Hindu newspaper Please follow the link: http://www.thehindu.com/
Back to Nature
“BACK TO NATURE” (as published in:http://www.artindiamag.com/Volume20-Issue-4/back-to-nature.html) An art residency at Kaladham draws inspiration from spiritual and organic worlds, notes Jaideep […]
Art as a Mirror | Krupa Jhaveri TEDx talk
from Krupa: Excited to finally have the video online and available to share! Given the relevant power of images in […]
Corinne on Paintings by Louis – The Red Door
The Red Door Paintings by Louis Pitanga, 10 – 24 December ’The Red Door’ This title might arouse your curiosity […]
Art News
KLAUS BIESENBACH RECALLS THE FOUNDING OF KW IN BERLIN 25 YEARS AGO, A MOMENT OF ‘RADICAL CHANGE AND FREEDOM’ Exactly […]
MAgzAV #10 is out now!
MAgzAV, the art & culture magazine of Auroville is out with it’s latest issue titled Elephant in the room. The […]
Corrine on ” The joy of life”
“Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ~ Pablo Picasso If I had to sum up the […]
Paying tribute to mothers through art
Review of Marco’s ongoing painting exhibition at Kala Kendra by The Hindu http://www.thehindu.com
Kino Auroville kicked off
Last Saturday the newly formed Kino Auroville cell held their kick-off event at Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas. An enthusiastic audience […]
How to measure the swirls between the stones
poetry by Rod Hemsell How to measure the swirls between the stones: Let your gaze relax into the width and […]
Sharing ideas
from The Hindu: Rendezvous with Vijayanagar, an art conclave with the theme ‘inner space and outer space’ was a visual […]
Art Bengaluru
NDTV report on Art Bengaluru 2016 featuring Aurovilian artists Adil Writer, Henk van Putten and Nele Martens. Establishing itself as […]
Lively Up Your Earth 2016 review
“I dream a private dream of returning to my Eden, there no effort is required, not even courage” -Masanobu Fukuoka […]
opening and article on Creta Yuga
from Supriya: Some images of opening etc. And here’s an article of the show: http://www.ilbuonsenso.net/argilla-india/ Love Supriya
yet another statue of Sri Aurobindo
Alexey Klementyev, AVI representative in St Petersburg, sent this photo of yet another statue of Sri Aurobindo, and as it […]
Rendezvous with Vijayanagar – Inner Space… Outer Space…
RENDEZVOUS WITH VIJAYANAGAR – Inner Space… Outer Space… A camp for ceramic artists and sculptors Sept 12 – 27th 12 […]
Paola’s presentation in Ferrara
Once again Aurovilian Paola de Paolis has been requested to present her new book “Savitri – La scoperta dell’Anima e […]
Artistic encounters
from the Deccan Herald: Artistic encounters GIRIDHAR KHASNIS, September 04, 2016 To inform & delight Seated in her studio-gallery on […]
Time for art for art’s sake
from The Hindu: Auroville’s Sankalpa Art Centre to host Art Break Day on Friday Art lovers will gather this weekend […]
Abstract – up-close
Going up-close is what one owes to the exhibition of abstract paintings and digital works by Juergen Puetz, which is […]
She rings many bells and makes them sing
from Times of India featuring Vera Lipen: CHENNAI : She was born in Belarus, a war-torn country bordering Russia, but […]
AVArtS report 2015/16
AVArtS REPORT 2015-2016 We closed last year and started the present with working to present Auroville in Chennai. Auroville Art […]
Stellar Memories – review by Chana Corinne Devor
STELLAR MEMORIES An exhibition of paintings by V. Hariraam Video Screening of ‘Art and Elusive Peace’ How would one feel […]
On Seeds, God and D. Saravana – by Chana Corinne Devor
A wonderful exhibition is about to end in Kala Kendra, Auroville, and with it, the non-less wonderful and touching work […]
Solstice Moon
Solstice Moon by Rod Hemsell The solstice moon has risen bright and alone, standing still, where everything is moving […]
Shakespeare’s 400th
from The Auroville Theatre Group: Here we are celebrating Shakespeare’s 400th Death Anniversary on April 23rd at CRIPA. That’s Macbeth, […]
Auroville for musical inspiration
from the Deccan Chronicle: Auroville for musical inspiration The serene township, over the years has, inspired many artists to do […]
poem by Anu Majumdhar
No one knows why this road never stops. At noon, when the sun burns your feet… there is a waterlily […]
5 Smiles by Rod Hemsell
5 Smiles (sumi ink w/color, and words, Seattle, May 2016) by Rod Hemsell Smiles # 1 The Lotus Pond […]
theatre workshop with Jill in Goa
A theatre workshop by playwright, screenwriter and director, Jill Navarre will be held on May 27 at 10 a.m. to […]
Thank you from Adishakti
from Adishakti We thank you all! Dear friends, supporters, donors, trustees, participants and audience members for being with us and […]
The line and the curve
from The Hindu by Zahra Amiruddin Goud’s vivid colours and Writer’s clay and stoneware blend seamlessly to tell a story […]
two poems by Rod Hemsell
I sat within the lotus today, its petals were perfectly pink and white, its pillars stood in their fathomless glow […]
newsletter and other new features on this site
Damien and Christoph have been busy improving this website for the past weeks: the weekly newsletter has been re-activated, sending […]
Shards of American South Cut Bengaluru
from The New Indian Express: By Anshuman U Shastry BENGALURU: Tennesse Williams’ part-autobiographical play, The Glass Menagerie, set in the […]
Learning through dance and music
from The Hindu: Aikiyam School students take creative lessons from co-founders of The Vanaver Caravan Children in their school uniform […]
Tribute to Mrinalini Sarabhai
from the Hindu: by Anita Ratnam January 21, 2016: “Vikram and I used to sit out in the open air […]
2 NDTV Design & Architecture Awards go to Auroville
In recent architectural awards hosted by NDTV, Auroville received 2 awards and one nomination. Sindhuja got an award for socially […]
Sankalpa Milestones, Updates & Invitations
Milestones, Updates & Invitations from Sankalpa: • 3,000 people of all ages and backgrounds have created with us at the […]
artist-in-residence: Saravana
I am presently working in a studio space in Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas as an Artist-in-Residence. I am very grateful […]
Calligraphy is meditation, not just decorative writing
from an article in PuneMirror: In town for a special workshop on Japanese calligraphy, accomplished artist Jyoti Naoki Eri speaks […]
Taking the vision of Veenapani ahead
from The Hindu: Adishakti looks to redefine itself in a ‘new avatar’ while drawing strength from her philosophy. If there […]
Priya Sundaravalli at SYN.APSE
Art is what you respond to, what’s inside you and what frees you’ article posted by: Navhind Times October 8, […]
online catalogue of books from and about Auroville
Please help updating this online library of books from and about Auroville. http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Auroville_catalogue This catalogue was a project of Auroville […]
Auroville Festival begins
from The Hindu: Through the month of March, members of the international community of Auroville will spend time in Chennai, […]
Auroville Festival website launched
The Auroville Festival website is launched! http://festival.auroville.org/ Auroville, the experimental city in the making at the Coromandel coast some 3 […]
City of Dawn to descend on Chennai
from The Hindu, Feb 15, 2015 Auroville Festival set to unravel its idea of sustainable existence Art and the universal […]
Veenapani Chawla – obituary in AurovilleToday’s latest issue
Article in AurovilleToday‘s latest issue: Passing: Veenapani Chawla Theatre artist Veenapani Chawla, one of Auroville’s most dynamic neighbours, passed away […]
Veenapani Chawla – obituary notice
from Adishakti: Our beloved Veenapani passed away Sunday morning at 11 a.m. We ask you to join us in our […]