Vol.18 No. 2 February - 2017 LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD The year gone by—2016— culture festivals in remote places was historic for Bhavan brought the finest of performances Bengaluru Kendra for several to a new and awed audience. reasons. Eleven states across Both projects, under the the country were brought under umbrella of Infosys Foundation, its ambit for holding traditional marked the beginning of a new arts events, economically weak and exciting journey for Bhavan, artistes and rare and fading arts testings its limits of organizational given prominence. skills and reach. It was a huge If this served the cause of arts learning curve, the planning and and artistes, two outstation mega execution of the projects involving
[email protected] 1 choice of arts, artistes, Someshwara temple in March, networking, coordination, logistics was a runaway success, drawing and technical support. thousands of audiences every day. 2016 was a game-changer The maiden attempt of the for traditional performing and fine Bengaluru Kendra in putting up arts, the year itself beginning with such a huge event in a remote a vibrant nature painting exhibition location opened up uncharted by differently-abled artist Anu terrain in its organizational skills. Jain. Anu has no legs and only rudimentary elbows. One of the aims of Bhavan is to take art to the people, an Her world, expected to be objective that was well met in the gray and bleak, was instead monthly cultural programmes held colourful and full of life, as seen in at the Indian Institute of World her paintings. Culture, Bengaluru.