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Village
of Painters:
Narrative Scrolls From West Bengal
 Exhibition
October 29, 2006- April 29, 2007
The patuas»
of West Bengal, India, have a long and contested social
history in the region. Traditionally, they wandered from
village to village singing their own compositions while
unrolling painted scrolls on themes divided into three genres:
religious songs, social commentary, and personal experience
narratives. The exhibit shows a wide range of scrolls and
examines how the patuas are keeping their art alive in today's
changing world of West Bengal. The exhibition was curated
by Dr. Frank J. Korom, and is accompanied by an
exhibition catalog».
Teachers!
New Painting Lesson Plan in PDF»
Web Sites About West Bengal, India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal
http://www.wb.nic.in/westbg/west2.asp
http://www.india.gov.in/knowindia/st_westbengal.php
Past Public Programs
Tuesday October 31, 2006
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Performance by Scroll Painters Gurupada Chitrakar and Svarna
Chitrakar
 Wednesday
November 1
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Performance by Scroll Painters Gurupada Chitrakar and Svarna
Chitrakar
Thursday
November 2, 2006
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Performance by Scroll Painters Gurupada Chitrakar and Svarna
Chitrakar
Friday November 3
10 a.m to 11 a.m. and 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Performance by Scroll Painters Gurupada Chitrakar and Svarna
Chitrakar
Saturday November 4, 2006
2 to 4 p.m.
Performance by Scroll Painters Gurupada Chitrakar and Svarna
Chitrakar
Sunday November 5
2 to 4 p.m.
Performance by Scroll Painters Gurupada Chitrakar and Svarna
Chitrakar
Photo, above: Kulasan Chitrakar performing a scroll about
social awareness.
Photographers above by Paul J. Smutko.
Sunday December 3, 2006
 Hosting
the Divine: The Kolam
1:30 Lecture
2:30 Demonstration with hands-on
Explore the Indian ritual tradition of using rice flour
to create intricate designs. Lecture with Vijaya Nagarajan,
contributing Author in Mud, Mirror and Thread at
1:30 p.m. followed by a demonstration presented by traditional
folk artist Pichammal Nagarajan and hands-on in the Atrium.
By Museum admission, New Mexico residents with I.D. Admitted
FREE on Sundays!
Photograph from
http://www.uoregon.edu/~epederso/Photo/Gallery/Events/Kolam.html
WebSites about Kolam:
http://www.tamilnation.org/culture/kolam.htm
http://www.hindunet.org/rangoli/index.htm
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/journal/kolam/index.htm
Web Sites About West Bengal, India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal
http://www.wb.nic.in/westbg/west2.asp
http://www.india.gov.in/knowindia/st_westbengal.php
Sunday, March 4, 2007
10 a.m to 5 p.m.
Special sale of Indian textiles, home accessories and clothing
to benefit Indian  artists
traveling to the 2007
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market» on July
14th and 15th. The unique items on sale will give buyers
a preview of the Indian folk art at this year's Santa Fe
International Folk Art Market. Purchases support travel
for the following artists: Shanthibai Kalahalli, Banjara
Embroidery (photo, left), weaver and embroiderer Syed Omer
from Hyderbad, Abdul Jabbar Khatri, tie-dyer of silk, wool
and cotton, Bina Dey, traditional kantha quilter from Calcutta,
Gurupada Chitrakar, scroll painter and singer featured in
the exhibition Village
of Painters: Narrative Scrolls from West Bengal»,
Yasin Savaijiwala, who has revived traditional block printing.
By Museum admission.
Sunday March 4, 2007
1:30 p.m.
Dance of India.
Performance and workshop
with International Dance teacher and performer
Barbara Mintz». All ages and skill levels welcome!
Presented in conjunction with the exhibitions Variations:
Selections from the Diane and Sandy Besser Collection
and
Village of Painters: Narrative Scrolls from West Bengal» .
By Museum admission, New Mexico Residents with I.D. Free
on Sundays,
youth 16 & under and foundation members always free!
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