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- A 5-member Folks of Bengal music team will perform at Urkult Festival in Sweden on August 4, while two Madur artists from Bengal will conduct a workshop at the fest from 2 to 4 August.
- An exhibition of Kantha Embroidery, Wooden Dolls, Sabai and Basketry at Sushila Birla Girls’ School, Kolkata, from 2 to 4 August. Time: 7:30 am to 2:45 pm. Entry restricted. Contact school authorities to visit.
- Folk performance and handicraft demonstration at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on 15 April.
- Bengali New Year celebration with Raibenshe performance and Chau dance at Biswa Bangla Haat on April 14 - 15, 2018.
- 25 Baul singers, Dokra & Patachitra artists are participating in cultural exchange with young students from US under Communities Connecting Heritage programme.
- Chandan Shil and Sumanta Das Baul will perform Baul songs at Biswa Bangla Haat on April 7 - 8, 2018.
- A four-member team of Baul singers and musicians will participate in a music festival in Britanny, France, from May 5 to 10, 2018.
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02 Aug>An exhibition of Kantha Embroidery, Wooden Dolls, Sabai and Basketry to promote Bengal’s folk arts and crafts among students at Sushila Birla Girls’ School, Kolkata, from 2 to 4 August. Time: 7:30 am to 2:45 pm. Entry restricted. Contact school authorities to visit.
An exhibition of Kantha Embroidery, Wooden Dolls, Sabai and Basketry to promote Bengal’s folk arts and crafts among students at Sushila Birla Girls’ School, Kolkata, from 2 to 4 August. Time: 7:30 am to 2:45 pm. Entry restricted. Contact school authorities to visit.
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04 Aug>A 5-member Folks of Bengal music team will perform at Urkult Festival in Sweden on August 4, while two Madur artists from Bengal will conduct a workshop at the fest from 2 to 4 August.
A 5-member Folks of Bengal music team will perform at Urkult Festival in Sweden on August 4, while two Madur artists from Bengal will conduct a workshop at the fest from 2 to 4 August.
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30 May>Patachitra Presentation by Swarna Chitrakar at 7th General Assembly of UNESCO on 4 - 5 June, 2018 in Paris
Patachitra Presentation on 4-5 June, 2018 at UNESCO, Paris
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Folk art center
Sitalpati Folk Art Centre at Ghughumari in Cooch Behar.
Folk Art Centre at Kushmandi in Dakshin Dinajpur – Wooden Mask & Mukha dance hub.
Folk Art Centre at Pingla in Paschim Medinipur – a Medinipur Patachitra hub.
Dokra Folk Art Centre at Bikna, Bankura.
Chau mask Folk Art Centre at Charida, Purulia.
Dokra Folk Art Centre at Dariyapur, Bardhaman.
Wooden Doll Folk Art Centre in Natungram, Bardhaman.
Folk Art Centres at the hubs serve as community centres for practising the art and promoting cultural tourism, including heritage tourism. These centres have permanent exhibitions of the local art and craft genres. They also offer accommodation and local cuisine, on request, for visitors.
News
Television
Sangbad-Pratidin-22-04-17-Patachitra workshop at Purulia
Aajkal - 6 Jan 2018
News clippings of Chau Natua artists tour to America France and Lithuania in July_Sangbad Pratidin 1st July 2017
DB POST_20 August
News clippings of Bhawaiya Sitalpati Utsav 2018 in Coochbehar_Ei Samay 12-1-2018
Chau-jhumur utsav_2017_eaisamay, dec 26
News clippings of getting GI of Six Bengal handicrafts_Ei Samay 8-05-2018
News clippings of Kalpana Chitrakar of Chandipur_Ei Samay 5 April 2018
Training with Bhujel community
Training with Dhimal community
Training with Newar community
Training with Rai community
Training with Sarki community
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