Monday, March 20, 2023

Negotiations in the Vernacular Art Education

A Presentation by
Nikhil Purohit
Artist, Art Administrator

The session will share a survey of Visual Art pedagogical status in Maharashtra state and various regional interpretations of vernacular practices, along with the projects executed under Faandee programming in Art Education with focus Marathi audiences.

Nikhil Purohit is an artist and arts administrator with interests in art education, pedagogy, art writing, and archival documentation. He heads the initiative Faandee providing documentation and management services. He is associated with the Mohile Parikh Center for Visual Arts for the past twelve years connecting diverse audiences in India and abroad. As Executive Editor he has managed the content of Mumbai based quarterly magazine The Indian Contemporary Art Journal for three years between 2017-2020.
Nikhil has been closely engaged with developing learning methods for art students through Art History, Aesthetics and visual studies at institutions that include Amity University Maharashtra, Sir. J. J. School of Art, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Symbiosis Institute of Design, Sophia, and SNDT Women’s University.







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