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Ceramic, derived from the Greek word keramikos (meaning, potter’s clay), covers inorganic and non-metallic materials formed by the action of heat. The most important of these are traditional clays, made into pottery, bricks, tiles and the like, along with cements and glass. One of Japan’s oldest art forms, Japanese pottery and porcelain dates back to the Neolithic period. Over centuries, its kilns have produced an extraordinary variety of ceramic ware like earthenware, pottery, stoneware, glazed pottery and glazed stoneware. Wheel and Kiln, the ongoing exhibition of ceramic works by Indian and Japanese artists, has on display an assortment of beautiful and innovative ceramic wares by Mahito Kudo, Kirtida Mekani and Golden Bridge. Platters, bowls, vases and pots — a whole range of breathtaking works of art in clay express the sheer dexterity of the potters’ deft hands. They have created the best in clay work, taking care of fine details that give a dynamic contour to each piece, rendering it unique. Each of them has a strong penchant towards different interpretations of clay — the quiet beauty that touches the inner senses or the elegant beauty that does not come from flashy colour or form, but from a feeling of balance.
Event: An exhibition of ceramic works by Indian and Japanese artists When: Till January 7; 10 am - 7 pm Where: Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place
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Till January 24 (except Sundays & holidays) at CIMA Gallery; 3 pm - 7 pm (Mondays) 2 pm - 7 pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays): Review, an exhibition of artworks that aspires to redefine our perception and understanding of art of the 20th century. Participating artists: Abir Karmakar, Alok Bal, Debraj Goswami, Farhad Hussain, Jogen Chowdhury, Kingshuk Sarkar, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Mithu Sen, Paresh Maity, Partha Pratim Deb, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Samit Das, Santosh More, Sumitro Basak and Swarna Chitrakar.
January 5 - 15 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #24752275, 24618812; 3 pm - 8 pm: Pata — paintings of Bengal (Santhal Pat, Vishnupur Pat, Kalighat type Pat and others) from the collection of C.K. Kejriwal.
Till January 5 at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7 pm, Monday - 2 pm - 7 pm: Indian Contemporary Art in Palais Benedictine, France.
Till January 6 at Tejas Gallery; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of artworks by various artists from Calcutta, Santiniketan and Vietnam. The collection includes acrylics, charcoals, woodcuts and small sculptures.
Till January 7 at Artline, 125 Rashbehari Avenue, 1st floor; 12 noon - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Suhas Roy, Subimalendu Bikas Sinha, Samir Roy, Sumon Roy, Tapos Sardar and Sabyasachi Guha.
Till January 7 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 10 am - 7 pm: Wheel and Kiln, an exhibition of ceramic works by Indian and Japanese artists.
Till January 8 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street: Sensation Kolkata — a solo exhibition of recent works by Dilip Chaudhury.
Till January 8 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Art & Craft exhibition organised by Nandalal Art Academy, Sapling Academic Centre.
Till January 10 (except Monday) at Anant Art Gallery, 18-A Alipore Road, 11am to 7 pm: Beyond Convention: A Glimpse of Contemporary Trends in Bengal Art – an exhibition of paintings and sculptures curated by Mrinal Ghosh.
Till January 10 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Beyond the Surface, a solo exhibition of paintings by Joydeep Chatterjee
Till January 10 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue, #2228 9651: Scribble Artists Together presents an exhibition of paintings, sculptures and graphic prints.
Till January 15 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #22893027: Bengal 2009, an exhibition of art works by the city’s eminent artists.
Till January 15 (except Sunday) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: sEe, an abstract solo show of Deepak Tandon in three versions: painting, photographs and video.
Till January 17 (except Mondays) at Bose Pacia, Stephen’s Court, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: Recent works of Bari Kumar: Foreign Bodies.
Till January 31 (weekdays only) at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G-7 Malalay Apartments, 3 Woodburn Park Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Small is Beautiful 3, an exhibition of miniature artworks by some of the greatest living legends along with some of the exciting new talents.
Till January 31 (except Mondays) at Shree Art Gallery, 11 Gurusaday Road, Kusum Apartment, Flat no. 61, #9903235566; 3 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings, titled Festive Hues, featuring works by B.R. Panesar, Debabrata Chakrabarti, Dhiren Sasmal, Ratan Acharya, Samir Paul, Subrata Das, Sukanta Das, Soumitra Kar, Ritu Singh, Milanendu Mandal, Atin Mitra, Anirban Seth and others.
DRAMA FESTIVAL
Till January 5 at Howrah Sarat Sadan & January 6 at Academy of Fine Arts: Dwandwik’s 11th Natyotsav in memory of its founder Achintya Chowdhury. Today at 5.45 pm: Children’s drama Jadu Kalam by Badhodoy; at 6.30 pm: Hawa Badal (Dir: Kunal Mukhopadhyay) by Howrah Dakshinayan.
DRAMA
January 5 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Kalyani Natyacharcha presents Meyeti, with Goutam Halder and Bindiya Ghosh in the lead. Direction: Kishore Sengupta.
January 8 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Gandhar will stage Kachher Manush, with Debshankar Halder and Bijoylakshmi Barman in the lead. Play: Dr Shirish Athawale. Translated by Kamal Sanyal and Bijoylakshmi Barman. Direction: Gautam Haldar.
January 10 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Abhaash will stage Bhalobasha Bharatbarsho. Direction: Sekhar Samaddar.
PERFORMING ARTS
Till January 11 at Barisha High School ground, Behala Chourasta; 6.30 pm: Behala Milanotsav 2009, organised by Barisha Behala Sarsuna Thakurpukur Krida Sanskritik Kendra. Today: Folk songs by Amar Paul and Utpalendu Chowdhury; recitation by Arun Bandyopadhyay; and performance by Bangla band Dohar.
Till January 5 at Kala Mandir; 6.30 pm: Dakshinee presents Rabindranath O Probashi Bangali.
January 6 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6 pm: To raise funds for health related services to senior citizens, Monon-03 presents Aaji Gaane Gaane, a musical programme in celebration of the birth centenary of legendary music composer Surasagar Himnagshu Kumar Dutta.
January 6 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC’s Sura Sandhya will feature a sitar recital by Jaya Biswas, with Samir Chatterjee on the tabla.
January 7 at Rotary Sadan, 94/2 Jawaharlal Nehru Road; 6.30 am: Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City is organising a fund-raising musical evening for its polio eradication programme. Featuring santoor mastero Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya and American guitarist Prof. Fred Hamilton from University of North Texas. The duo will be supported by Sohini Roychoudhury (classical vocal) and Krosswindz lead guitarist Vikramjit (Tuki) Banerjee. By invitation only
January 10 at Barisha High School ground, Behala Chourasta; 6.30 pm: Recitation by Partha Ghosh, Gouri Ghosh, Bratati Bandyopadhyay and Soumitra Chattopadhyay; Tagore songs by Manoj Murali Nair, Manisha Murali Nair and Gopa Roy.
TALK
January 5 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Idyananda will speak on Sri Sri Mayer Smritikatha.
January 5 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Ritananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga.
January 5 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Prof. Amalendu Chakraborty will speak in Bengali on Paschatye Swami Abhedananda.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till January 15 at Earthcare Books and Resource Centre, 10 Middleton Street; 11 am - 7 pm: Calcutta! — an exhibition of black-and-white photographs taken by Thomas Patrick Kiernan.
INAUGURATION
January 5 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 11.30 am: Inauguration of Kamala, the craft outlet of Crafts Council of India, by Aparna Sen.
EXHIBITION
Till January 7 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 10 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of ceramic works by Indian and Japanese artists.
Till January 11 at 46 Satish Mukherjee Road (near Rashbehari crossing), #24556942/43; 2 pm - 8 pm: Confetti Exports presents Hand That Feed, an exhibition of ceramics sculptures, studio pottery, terracotta and high-temperature earthenware by Suchismito Ghosh and traditional potters of Birbhum.
Till January 12 (except Tuesday) at Halo Heritage Art Shop, 26 Ritchie Road, #24190133; 11.30 am - 9 pm: In collaboration with Soumya’s Creation, Halo Heritage presents an exhibition of textiles, jewellery and home accessories.
Till January 15 at Design, 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road, #2466 4315: Paramita Viswanathan’s annual exhibition of silks from West Bengal and south India.
Till January 20 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Symphony: An exhibition of Canvas and Chinese Ceramics. Featuring cermaic works and paintings by Asit Patnaik, Bhagat Singh, Gautam Mukherjee, Shyamal Mukherjee, Seema Kohli, Harish Kumar, Phalguni Dasgupta, Dhananjay Mukherjee, Gosto Kumar and others.
QUIZ
January 11 at Ballygunge Bayam Samity, 36/B Bondel Road, Ballygunge Phari; 2 pm onwards: An open-to-all sports quiz for three-member teams Quizmaster: Jayanta Chakraborty. Details with Anup Dasgupta (9432211807).All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to: Time out, The Telegraph,6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001; Fax: 2234-8244
All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less
than a week ahead to:
Time out, The Telegraph, 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001;
Fax: 2234-8244
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