Projects
Since as early as 2005, Serendip Art has been working with Artists, Art Foundations, Institutions, Private Companies and Art Collectors - to popularise and promote the growth of Contemporary Indian Art.
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Ananya Drishya (2005-06)
This was conceived as an art-initiative involving 70 visual artists of Bangalore, who each donated two artworks for a Collection that was then acquired by Ravi Cavale, and the corpus raised was used to set up the Ananya Drishya Program (under Ananya Trust). Under this program. various talks & presentations relating to art have been held over the years at Bengaluru's art venues like Venkatappa Art Gallery & NGMA.
The Ananya Drishya program has been the brain child of veteran artist SG Vasudev - with able support from senior artists Ravikumar Kashi & Shantamani M.
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Furniture on Canvas (Featherlite | 2008-09)
This was a unique collaboration between Curator Giridhar Khasnis and Serendip Art, where 44 contemporary artists of Karnataka were commissioned to work in their studios, and in their own styles on the underlying theme of 'Furniture'.
They came up with exquisite artworks which were then exhibited in Featherlite’s world-class showroom on Miller Road, Bengaluru - at an Opening to remember!
And the works remain in their permanent collection for customers to view, along with their exclusive furniture.
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Coorg Art Camp (2010)
This camp was sponsored by Gallerie Serendip and took place for ten days at the Windflower Resorts at Mysuru & Coorg , involving 10 contemporary artists from India who lived & painted some large canvases at the wonderful green locales.
After the Camp concluded , the artworks were shown at Gallerie Serendip in Bellandur at a memorable opening and show.
Participant artists:
ALOK BAL | BABU ESHWAR PRASAD | B.M. KAMATH |
MURALI CHEEROTH | VEER MUNSHI | K.P. REJI |
GOPINATH.S | NIKHILESHWAR BARUAH |
FARHAD HUSSAIN | GEORGE MARTIN
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Mysore Public Art Project (2016-18)
This project came about with the idea of creating awareness/ appreciation among the public of Mysore towards contemporary art/ practice, by involving students of the Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA) in setting up themed interactive installations in public places like Clock Tower/ Devaraja Market/ Mall of Mysore/ Mysore Medical College/ Rangayana/ Dhvanyaloka, etc.
This project was greatly received by the public and succeeded in creating a meaningful dialog with the budding artists !
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Mantu Das - Solo Art Show at Windsor Manor (2011)
On a visit to Kala Bhavana in 2010, Franck Barthelemy and Ravi Cavale discovered the art of Mantu Das (at the time doing his Masters) , and decided to bring his magical works to Bengaluru.
This culminated in a successful showing of Mantu’s works courtesy The Windsor Manor Hotel, Bangalore in January 2011. The opening was well attended by the Bengaluru art fraternity!
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Young Talents Program
(Alliance Francaise | 2015-19)
This initiative by the Alliance Francaise de Bengaluru created a platform for young artists below the age of thirty in & around Bengaluru, in a program that was curated by Ravi Cavale, Balan Nambiar &
Franck Barthelemy.
Many young artists got to showcase their talent in the AF’s space for free, got paid for the art materials & also benefited from the sale of artworks.
A few participant artists:
SUBRAY N SIDDI | DUSHYANTHA H.P. | CLYDE D'MELLO | UDAY RAJ R. | DHARTI PATODIA | RAMYA SHREE | SHIVA SUBRAHMANYA |
RETIKA NAMBIAR | ASHMITA MONDAL |
KIRAN RAJSHEKAR
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Voices - Artists & Arts Writers in Conversation (2021-22)
Dialogues for and about our times...
It is important for the voice of the artist to be heard clear and strong, and never more so than during the Pandemic. Equally, arts writers have an enormous role to play in establishing the larger contexts and milieus where the artistic voice can be engaged with.
Artist and arts writer together, we believe, will synergistically create important dialogues for and about our times.
Voices, an initiative of Serendip Art, in partnership with The Hashtag#Collective, aimed to present artist perspectives, in conversation with arts writers. The series ran for 6 episodes, first Friday of every month - from June 2021 to January 2022.
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Artist Commissions
through SerendipArt
Serendip Art has undertaken Artist Commissions/ Murals
for esteemed customers, some of which deserve mention:
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Large Courtyard Mural in metal + designer wood inlay furniture accessories in home (Bengaluru) for Gayathri Parthasarathy, by artist Gurudas Shenoy Studio.
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Collection of artworks selected/commissioned for display in mock-flat for the Wilasa Homes Project, Bengaluru (2018) from renowned artists like
T.S. Vaikuntam, Ramesh Gorjala, J.M.S Mani,
Jasu Rawal, S. Krishnappa, Praveen Kumar & others .
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Large wall Mural in broken coloured tiles in Chennai home for Gayathri Parthasarathy (2017), executed by Lokesh BH & team of Empty Studio.
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Four large oil-on-canvas works by Chandranath Acharya with the theme ‘King & Wildlife’ & a large
oil-on-canvas work with’ Mysore Palace’ theme by
P. Suchender - for Srikanth/Ibex Engineering, for display
in premium apartment in Bengaluru (2023).
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Karnataka Artists’ Residency SerendipArt x SSVAD:
Edition-1 (2023) | Edition-2 (2024)
To further interstate artistic exchange and promote upcoming talent, SerendipArt, in collaboration with artists N.S. Harsha and Surekha Sharada and the Santiniketan Society of Visual Arts & Design (SSVAD) - conceptualised this annual 45-day Art Residency for three chosen Karnataka-based artists.
While taking in the atmosphere, culture and life at Bolpur, the artists are encouraged to create work - while reinventing the idea of ‘art material’. As a collaborator on this project, SSVAD provides the artists with access to their spaces, studios and art community, welcoming them into the inspiring art hub that is Bolpur., Santiniketan.
The program culminates in a showing of the artworks produced - at Serendip Art in Bengaluru where the artists involved are present to share their unique experiences.
Participant artists (2023):
YADHUNANDAN N. | A. NAVEEN KUMAR | NIRANJANA G.M.
Participant artists (2024):
SWATHI P.N. | POORNIMA BHAT | AVNIT SINGH