Exhibition · Jaipur, India
Thar Desert Art & Craft Exibition
Handicrafts · Jewelry, Goldware, Silverware
Key numbers
- Editions on record
- 1first in 2010
About Thar Desert Art & Craft Exibition
Desert Arts(india)
Art &Craft Exhibition-
Objectives of this programme
To develop creative facilitators who would catalyse productive action in direct collaboration with group of craftperson’s at multiple location
Rajasthan is among the richest states in the country as far as the field of arts and crafts is concerned. Stone, clay, leather, wood, ivory, lac, glass, brass, silver, gold and textiles are given the most brilliant forms.
Textiles
Rajasthani textiles come in an attractive range of hand - block prints, tie and dye and embrodered fabrics with mirror work. The art of Khari or over printing in gold is also practised here. The bandhni or tie & dye work comes from Sikar, Jodhpur, Udaipur etc.
Bandhani or Tie and Dye
As the name suggests, this technique involves two stages: tying sections of a length of cloth (silk or cotton) and then dunking it into vats of colour. The main colours used in Bandhani are yellow, green, red and black. It is essentially a household craft supervised by the head of the family. The fabric is skillfully knotted by the women, while the portfolio of dyeing rests with the men. The Jaipur dyer rarely works with more than two dye baths while the additional colours are spot dyed, which makes the process much easier. Thereafter, the fabric opens out into amazing designs in kaleidoscopic colours: dots, circles, squares, waves and stripes. The laheriya or the ripple effect is achieved by a variation of this technique. Lengths of permeable muslin are rolled diagonally from one corner to the opposite, bound tightly at intervals and then dyed. The ties are then undone and the process repeated by diagonally rolling the adjacent corner toward the opposite and repeating the process. Both Jaipur and Jodhpur are major centres of laheriya.
Pottery
Potters pottering about on their wheel and fashioning all kinds of pitchers and earthenware are a common sight in India. While pottery
From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Where | Exhibitors | Visitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30 May – 1 Jun 2010 | Chopasni Village Jaipur, India | — | — |
Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.
Questions
When is Thar Desert Art & Craft Exibition?
The next dates haven't been confirmed. The last edition we have on record was 30 May – 1 Jun 2010.
Where is it held?
The last edition we have was at Chopasni Village, Jaipur, India.