Forthcoming Events

240 Meet the Artist programme 

by eminent photographer, Raghu Rai

on Roznama, the story of daily life

6 pm, Saturday, 21 November 2020

Live on Zoom and YouTube

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YouTube: https://bit.ly/3ke8KzF
More about JDCA: https://linktr.ee/JDCentreofArtBhubaneswar

Meet the Artist (MTA) is a permanent in-house programme of JDCA, where invited artists, craft persons or scholars through their illustrated presentations create an appreciation of all forms of visual art. Since 2001, 239 such MTAs have taken place on the second Saturday of every month. Currently, our sessions are being held online.

Past Events 

MoU signed between the TRIFED and JDCA for research on tribal art and tradition in tribal-dominated regions of India

The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) is a national level Cooperative Society that aims to improve the livelihoods of the tribal communities by creating a sustainable market and new business opportunities for them based on their culture, knowledge and traditional skills whilst ensuring fair and equitable remuneration.

In October, TRIFED and JDCA have signed an MoU to jointly undertake socio-cultural research work and anthropological study of tribal art and tradition in tribal-dominated regions of India. 

The research will be utilised to develop new product ranges for urban markets that are rooted in the living traditions of the tribal community. The research will be also digitised and may be presented to the public byways of digital archives and travelling exhibitions etc. 

Digital Catalogues of Crafts and textiles for Crafts Organisations of Odisha

In October, under the guidance of JDCA and Creative Dignity, four student volunteers from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) assisted seven craft organisations in Odisha to develop their digital product catalogues. This will help them to their products online on platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, Okhai etc. The idea was to do capacity building, enabling sustainable livelihoods for the crafts communities. The organisations are: This is a part of a larger initiative that JDCA has done with Creative Dignity to provide relief and sustainable livelihoods for traditional craft and textile communities of Odisha since the onset of the pandemic this year. 

Support the Arts, Donate to JDCA 

The JD Centre of Art will blur the lines, between arts and crafts, between artists and craftspeople, between creators and audiences and between adults and children. The Centre will bring traditional and contemporary art, all under one roof. As a living space, it will bring the art and craft communities closer to the general public.  

Its current activities include a monthly Meet the Artist Program and a biennial Film Festival on Art and Artists. They have continued to educate, inspire, and sensitise artists, art lovers and the public at large.

Come join us in this initiative and donate to the JDCA. The donation will help us survive during these trying times. With the contributions from friends and well wishers we hope to bring the museum alive as soon as possible.

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