Art for Charity

For the next four days,a number of works by a large group of artists,including some of the biggest Indian names in contemporary art,will be on display and sale at the Viewing Room Gallery,Colaba. Curated by artist Nayanaa Kanodia,the show is being held in association with the Indian Cancer Society to raise funds for the Indian Cancer Society (ICS) Rehabilitation Centre in Parel.

ICS was founded in 1951 by Dr D J Jussawalla and Naval Tata,and today is the country’s foremost institute working with cancer care. A year after the institute was set up,it began a series of rehabilitation programmes for cancer survivors. Then,in 1961,it established India’s first Rehabilitation and Welfare Programme for underprivileged cancer patients.

“ICS is grateful to the artists for sparing their time to create works to help cancer patients who have no money to spend on their treatment and rehabilitation,” said Dr Arun Kurkure,Managing Trustee and Hon Secretary,ICS. Among the artists who have created and donated works for the cause are Akbar Padamsee,Anjolie Ela Menon,Satish Gujral,Krishen Khanna,Sakti Burman,Badri Narayan,Laxma Goud,Ajay De,G R Iranna,Seema Kohli and Nikhil Chaganlal.

The exhibition will continue at the Colaba gallery till March 10.