Tribal Tradition

It's a showcase that takes viewers closer to tribal art,artists and their traditions.

It’s a showcase that takes viewers closer to tribal art,artists and their traditions. At the Tribal Art Exhibition,which is on at the Government College of Art,Sector 10,works under 49 categories of tribal art are on display,and that makes the collection truly out of the ordinary.

District administrators hold artisan melas in tribal areas and exhibitors select works from there. For this exhibition,we have shortlisted and displayed works from three categories – painting,metal and stone, says Sneh Lata Kumar,MD,Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED),a central agency under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

Organised as part of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the college,in collaboration with TRIFED,the aim of the event is to promote tribal art and artists. The exhibition will travel to educational institutes in other cities as well,with Chandigarh being the starting point. Thear painting section brings in creative expressions of tribal artists from Gond,Bhil,Muria,Rathwa,Saura and Warli tribes of Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh,Gujarat,Orissa and Maharashtra respectively. Through this exhibition,we hope to make youngsters aware of the unique history,culture and art of various tribes and bring their art into the mainstream,” chips in Dr DS Kapoor,principal of the college.

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