Raveena Tandon, Nisha Jamval, Jayasri Burman & Geeta Mehra at the Art Week 2014
Raveena Tandon, Nisha Jamval, Jayasri Burman & Geeta Mehra at the Art Week 2014
Mumbai, 27th November , 2014 : Good Homes Magazine announced the third edition of 'GoodHomes for Art- a public initiative' wherein the magazine aims to pioneer and engage in a week- long celebration of art which bridges the gap between art and the common man on an approachable platform. The prestigious panelists at the press conference included- actress Raveena Tandon, Tarun Rai( CEO WWM), Editor of Good Homes India Ronitaa Italia Dhanu, Rubel Nagi, Geeta Mehra, Jayasri Burman, Jurgen Wolf and Vishwanath Sable- Dean JJ School of Arts discussing and sharing their views on art and how to foster love for art.
The views shared by the speakers was to break the mindset that art is elitist and thereby creating awareness and encouraging education about art. To make art an integral part of our lives, to integrate art into our cityscape, and to know art in all its manifestations
This year the art week will be held from 1st December 2014 – 7th December 2014 will allow the public to witness some of the brilliant and creative works of artist like Arzan Khambatta transforming his art to spread the message for Aids Awareness to art exhibition aiming to put you back in touch with the sense of touch. Workshops, Gallery Walkthrough, site-specific installations and much more will all be a part of this magnificent and remarkable week celebrating the spirit of art!
Renowned artist like Khushnuma Khambatta, Sunil Gawde, Nandita Kumar , Baptist Coelho, Poonam Jain, Jayasri Burman amongst others shall create, share and display their artistic skills and talent with the common man.
“The Good Homes for Art initiative is our attempt to take Art mainstream. The idea is to take art out of galleries and to the people and hopefully into their homes. We want people to engage with art and artists. This is the second year of this initiative and so far it has been in Mumbai. We now plan to take it to other cities in India.”
Quote by Ronitaa Italia-Dhani, Editor, BBC Good Homes India
“The whole point of our endeavor is to blur the conscious boundaries and take art out of the galleries, to the people. GoodHomes would like to be the catalyst that facilitates an open dialogue between art and its observers… age, caste, class no bar!”
About GoodHomes:
GoodHomes is India’s leading home and décor magazine, published by Worldwide Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Times Group. The magazine was launched in India in 2008. It reaches out to the contemporary Indian home-owner, who is always on the lookout for inspirational ideas. House proud and homeward-bound, the magazine reflects the modern design aspirations and stylish aesthetic attitude of its readers, addressing the changing needs of today’s home owner.
About Häfele:
Häfele India completes a successful decade of Functionality and Design and continues to offer the very best interior solutions and fittings. Häfele set foot in India in 2001 as a liaison office essentially handling Hospitality projects for its line of Access Control Systems – Dialock. The growing hardware demand and the increasing architectural maturity motivated the company to start full commercial operations in India in 2003 as a wholly owned subsidiary by the name, Häfele India Pvt. Ltd. With its head office in Mumbai, 6 regional offices with Design Centers in all major metros and sales presence across the country, Häfele India has, over the last 10 years, acquired a leading position in the Indian Architectural Hardware Industry. Backed by the encouragement and constant motivation of Mr. Jürgen Wolf, Managing Director, employees at Häfele take responsibility for their learning. Today, Häfele India employs over 350 people who cater to a wide customer base with the help of an efficient distribution network, comprehensive logistics system and a sophisticated warehouse located in Mumbai.
About Bedbathmore:
Bedbathmore is India’s first dedicated online shopping portal in home furnishing & lifestyle segment. Bedbathmore believes in offering its customers a lifestyle that infuses style, luxury, comfort and mot importantly , making homes a truly personal abode.Be it something for the bedroom, kitchen, office or any other place that symbolizes one's personality, they have it all.
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