Annual report - Ministry Of Culture

30 MINISTRY OF CULTURE
An Art Sketch Club for students was organized
every Sunday in the Gallery. A summer painting
workshop for students, classified into three age groups
was organized in the NGMA in the month of June
2010, where 150 students participated and were
awarded certificates. About 210 conducted tours of
school groups were organized, and a total number of
7673 students of various age groups visited the gallery
during the year. Lectures and seminars on art and
art practices were also organized in the gallery at
regular intervals, including visits by foreign dignitaries,
members of Friends of Museum Society, Foreign
ministers, and organizations interested in Contemporary
Indian Art.
Events
1. Exhibition of works of Nicholas Roerich titled
“Nicholas Roerich: An Eternal Quest” from
March 13, 2010 to April, 11, 2010. Exhibition
was mounted in collaboration with the Russian
Museum.
2. Exhibition titled “Indian Life and Landscape
by Western Artists: Paintings and Drawings
from the V&A 1790-1927” from the collection
of V&A London from April 9 to May 23, 2010
at NGMA Bangalore.
3. Exhibition titled “The Master’s Strokes: Art
of Rabindranath Tagore” commemorating the
celebration of 150th Year of Rabindranath
Tagore from May 9 to July 11, 2010. This
exhibition was inaugurated by Prime Minister,
Dr. Manmohan Singh.
4. Retrospective exhibition of the photographic
works of Homai Vyaranwalla, India’s first
woman press photographer titled “Homai
Vyaranwalla: A Retrospective” from August
27th to October 31, 2010.
5. Exhibition in collaboration with Alkazi Foundation
for the Arts titled “Historic Delhi: Early
Explorations of the Camera C 1860-1950”
from October 1 to November 7, 2010.
6. Exhibition “Anish Kapoor Delhi Mumbai” in
association with British Council and the Lisson
Gallery was organized at NGMA, New Delhi
from November 27, 2010 to February 27, 2011.
This exhibition was inaugurated by Smt. Sonia
Gandhi, chairperson, NAC.
Public Relations
To extend the benefit to its visitors, the Gallery:
1. Conducted tours of the galleries for sponsored
groups, Indian and foreign delegations, and
VIP’s.
2. Conducted guided tours for school children
3. Provided photographs and transparencies for
academic purposes
4. Sold reproduction of paintings, greeting cards,
portfolio’s and other memorabilia like mugs.
5. Organized press conferences, and press
previews of various exhibitions/events held in
the galleries.
Participation in Exhibitions by NGMA
1. Eight art works from the collection of NGMA
were loaned to be showcased during the
exhibition “Realism in Asian Art” organized
by National Museum of Contemporary Art,
Seoul, South Korea from July 27 to October
10, 2010.
2. An exhibition of Modern and Contemporary
Indian Art was organized from the NGMA
collection to travel to China under the aegis of
Festival of India in China entitled “Moder
Art of India: The Ethos of Modernity” at
the Sichuan Museum, Chengdu, China from
September 26, 2010 to October 31, 2010. A
total of 90 works were sent from the
collection.