Carves and colours Bringing together an impressive collection of paintings and sculptures in a magnificent display of varied forms and colours, the ongoing exhibition is an exposition that recommends itself to the viewing pleasure of all lovers of the visual arts. Mainly featuring works of talented young painters and sculptors, the show provides an insight into the contemporary creative mind and modern artists? perception of the world around them. With unity in design and structure, the sculptures of Sujit Kumar Karan have an element of realism that distinguishes his style from that of Subrata Biswas, whose works are born of his romantic fantasy. Nevertheless, works of both sculptors have a soft, rhythmic quality about them. Soumen Das? sculptures reveal his angst against the perfunctory nature of human life. Among the painters, Arunabha Ghosh depicts his fondness for the familiar, everyday activities of life, whereas Pulak Kumar Das presents an artistic vision that focuses on its darker, shadowy aspects. The paintings of Bijoy Basak and Pappu Bardhan are figments of the artists? subconscious stream of thoughts, reflecting their attempts at coming to terms with the contradictions of the real world. Also featuring the works of veteran artist Partha Pratim Deb (one of his paintings appears above). Event: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures When: Till March 11, 3 pm - 8 pm Where: Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery

Art

Till March 7 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of the works of Sankar Mondal. March 7 - 13 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Society of Working Artists presents its 52nd exhibition of paintings featuring the works of Subir Sen, Asesh Mazumder, Sankar Sinha Ray, Pranab Roy and Debarati Roy. March 7 - 13 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Dive, an exhibition of paintings by Arun Bain. Till March 10 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Recent works by Sarbari Roy Chowdhury and Saurav Roy Chowdhury. Till March 10 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 8 pm: Open Eyes, paintings by Dipayan Ghosh. Till March 11 at CIMA Gallery; 2 pm - 7 pm: Graphics, drawings and paintings by Jogen Chowdhury. Till March 11 at G.C. Laha Fine Arts Gallery; 1 pm - 7 pm: GOTI presents an exhibition of paintings by masters of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Till March 11 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre; 2 pm - 7 pm: A Daily Record, installations (including a video work: In Your Dreams) by Gisele Amantea. Till March 11 at Spandan Art Gallery, 87 Park Street, 1st floor; 10.30 am - 8 pm: Bronze sculptures by Late Suren De and other contemporary sculptors, in a rare display that includes busts, animaleire studies and abstracts.

drama

March 7 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Theatre Passion presents its latest production, Satyajit Ray?s Anukool. Drama & direction: Ramaprasad Banik. March 7 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Page 4, Lok-krishti?s latest play. Drama, direction & acting: Bratya Basu. March 7 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Kayanat presents Narbare Bou. Direction: Debaki Bandyopadhyay. March 8 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Aubekshan presents Nibaran O Hanuman. Direction: Manabendra Goswami. March 9 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ekusher Aayna will stage its latest production, Just Is .... Direction: Biswajit Dev Roy. March 10 at National Library Hall; 6.30 pm: Little Thespian presents its latest play, Bade Bhaisaheb. Direction: S.M. Azhar Aalam. March 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Rangakarmee presents Rudali. Direction: Usha Ganguli. March 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Doubarik presents A Parabasey. Direction: Sarbadaman Som.

PERFORMING ARTS

March 7 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: Dance-drama Astanayikaveda, to be presented by Dr Sukla Bandyopadhyay. March 12 at ITC Sangeet Research Academy; 6 pm - 10 pm: On the occasion of Holi, ITC SRA presents Saras Vasante featuring Basant Ritu Ke Bandishen by ITC SRA scholars; Pakhawaj Ke Paramparik Rachnaye by Dr Raj Khushiram; and Malwa Ke Vasant Geet by Vasundhara Komkali and Kalapini Komkali.

talk

March 7 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swapan Majumdar will speak in Bengali on Samaskrita O Samskriti: Uttaradhikar O Utsarjan. March 7 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.45 pm: Parimal Kanti Das will speak on Swami Vivekananda and his disciple, Sri Sarat Chandra Chakraborty ? their unique relation.

EXHIBITION

Till March 11 at Anusthan Bhavan, 132 Rashbehari Avenue: Sundari Silks Chennai presents an exhibition of silk and cotton sarees from some of the finest weavers of south India. Till March 12 at 105 Southern Avenue; 11 am - 6 pm: An exhibition of summer collection of designer suits, kurtis and sarees by Richa Kanoria. Till March 12 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street: An exhibition of pasmina shawls, stoles, sarees and carpets. Till March 15 at Poompahar, Dakshinapan Complex, Dhakuria: An exhibition of handicrafts and handloom products.

Photographs

Till March 8 at Gaganendra Pradarshasala; 4 pm - 8 pm: Bowline hosts a thematic still photographic exhibition, In Search of Nature?s Beauty, of Pradip Mahapatra. Till March 9 at Gaganendra Pradarshasala: India & Bhutan ? Along the Friendship Trail, a photo exhibition presented by Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi and ministry of external affairs. Till March 9 at Samokal Art Gallery, 23 Gariahat Road, 1st floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of photographs by Mantu Ray.

parade

March 7 at Brigade Parade Ground; 8.30 am: Annual combined parade of West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police and investiture ceremony. Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi will take the salute and present medals to recipients.

seminar

March 7 at Presidency College, Jadavpur University and Calcutta University & March 8 at St. Xavier?s College, Gokhale Memorial Girls? School and South City College; 11 am: Aahana presents a seminar and discussion along with quiz on Subrata Sen?s film Bibar. Panelists: Subrata Sen, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Tannistha Chatterjee and others.

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