Crafts Council of Karnataka cordially invites you to a three day and Handloom Exposition

VastraRangTarang 12th, 13th, 14th June 2014 Atria Hotel, Palace Road, Bangalore

Inauguration at 10 am by Smt Suhasini Maniratnam well known film personality and writer

Seminar : The Penumbral Path of Khadi & Handlooms

Exhibition & sale of Exclusive and exquisite weaves

Display of rare masterpieces of Indian textiles Programme

Thursday, 12th June, 2014 - 10.00am to 12.30pm - Invocation by weavers - Smt Thimmamma and Smt Thippakka, from the village Pagadalabande, Chitradurga District, Karnataka. - Concept Introduction by Smt Susheela Mehta, Convenor, Vastra Rang Tarang - Lighting of lamp - Welcome Address by Smt Geetha Rao, Chairperson, CCK. - Address by the Chief Guest - Smt Suhasini Maniratnam - ‘Khadi and Handlooms - An Alternative Modernity’ - Key Note Address by Smt Uzramma, Director and Managing Trustee, Malkha Marketing Trust, Trustee - Dastkar Andhra - ‘Scope of Khadi and Handloom in Interiors’- by Smt Vani Ganapathy, well known Danseuse and Interior Designer - ‘Khadi - The New Luxury’ by Shri Prasad Bidapa, Fashion and Image Consultant - ‘ Texture on Uppada, and other Textiles’ by Shri Gaurang Shah, reputed Fashion Designer, Hyderabad - ‘Traditional Handlooms in the Contemporary Context’ by Dr Yathindra L, Associate Professor, Textiles, NIFT, Bangalore

Friday, 13th June, 2014 - 10.00am to 12.30pm - ‘Future of Khadi’ by Smt Shoba Narayan, Eminent Columnist, Writer and Khadi enthusiast - ‘Why Khadi ?’ by Shri Vidyasagar, Design Consultant, Head, Design School, Bangalore - ‘Adapting Traditional Designs to Modern Trends’ by Smt Pavithra Muddaya, Textile expert, Promoter of Vimor - ‘Internationalising the Handloom Product’ by Dr S Chandrashekar, President of Artisans and Handloom Corporation Panel discussion (12th and 13th June) Moderators - Swati Maskeri Unakar, Co-ordinator, Textile Design and Meera Curram, Senior Faculty, Textile Design, Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology

Saturday, 14th June, 2014 - 10.00am to 12.30pm - The weaver’s point of view: Shri Govardhan, National Awardee (Ikkat Weaves from Andhra Pradesh) Shri Ramanaiah, National Awardee (Venkatagiri Weaves from Andhra Pradesh) - Presentation by Shri M Jagannadha Rao, State Director, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Government of on the Awareness Programme of the Prime Minsiter’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) - Vote of Thanks by Smt Nirmala Hirianniah, Secretary, CCK. VastraRangTarang 12th & 13th June, 2014 from 10.30am to 8.00pm 14th June, 2014 from 10.30am to 4.00pm

Sale and Exhibition of: Limited edition of sarees created for the irst time for Vastra Rang Tarang - - ‘Mahabharata Paintings’ based on Jamini Roy’s work - Handloom sarees inspired by the abstract paintings of Mark Rothko

Ajrak, Mushroo, Gajji , Bagru, Chettinad and Kanchi , Chanderi sarees, Stoles, Silk & linen , Dhakai, Finest organic , Ikkat sarees, Mulberry silk, , Jamdani silk, Handloom and Khadi sarees with work, Kalamkari, Ilkal and traditional sarees of Karnataka, Khadi cotton, Tie & Dye, Malkha fabric and sarees, Khadi with jute, Patolas, Moonga, Pochampally, Gadhwal Maheswari sarees, Venkatagiri and direct weavers with a pan Indian representation

- Participation of students from NIFT, Rafles, Srishti, Lisaa, Vidyasagar, Vogue and J.D. Institute in the Seminar and display of their creations. - Exhibition of garments designed by Bibi Russell, the famous international designer from .

Supported by: - The Khadi & Village Industries Commission, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, Bangalore. - The Directorate of Information and Publicity, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore - Weavers’ Service Centre, Bangalore Crafts Council of Karnataka Sri Bhooma, 17th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore 560055, Karnataka Telephone: 080 23462520 Email: [email protected]