artists in Chennai

Gastronomy, fashion, social issues and a new gallery: PatriciaThery-Hart, the new director of Alliance Française of Madras, shares what is in store for the city’s popular cultural centre Gastronomy, fashion, social issues and a new…

The 10-minute theatre festival, Short + Sweet South India, makes a comeback after two years with enthusiastic participation from new faces and young groups The 10-minute theatre festival, Short + Sweet South India, makes a comeback after…

Chennai gets a new community art centre, set between printing, framing and canvas stores. Putting access at the forefront, it is also one of India’s affordable galleries Chennai gets a new community art centre, set between printing,…

Artist RB Bhaskaran looks back on 60 years of being an artist, teacher and mentor as his biography launches amid an art show at the DOT School of Design Artist RB Bhaskaran looks back on 60 years of being an artist, teacher and mentor as…

This artwork attempts to show Chennai through the years by featuring 49 iconic buildings that the city is home to This artwork attempts to show Chennai through the years by featuring 49 iconic buildings that the city is home to Mohan…

Seven artists from Jeju Island in South Korea tell stories of resilience through varied mediums in this Chennai exhibit Seven artists from Jeju Island in South Korea tell stories of resilience through varied mediums in this Chennai…

A new digital archive promotes visual artists of South India in a bid to give them a leg up in the art market An artist and her efforts to create a space for her peers forms the foundation of A Moxie Tale, a digital archive that…

Noticed lifelike murals dotting parts of the city, recently? Behind these public art projects are banner artists, now turning the walls of North Chennai into their canvas On the cylindrical facade of a former cyclone shelter in…

Veteran artist S Murugesan’s retrospective show features sketches created over the pandemic amid seminal sculptures of his from the ’70s Lalit Kala Akademi in Greams Road once again looks alive. The gallery, which remained empty through…