Kristine MichaelNew Delhi, 2010 From the ancient world onward, patronage of the arts was important in art history. From pre-modern Medieval and Renaissance Europe, as well as feudal Japan, Southeast Asia and elsewhere art patronage tended to arise wherever a royal or religious system and aristocracy dominated a society and controlled resources.Patrons operated as sponsors […]
Rekha Rodwittiya Jyotsna Bhatt was born in 1940 in Mandvi, Kutch. During her adolescence, she was encouraged by her uncle Kantisen shroff to pursue art and enrolled to study sculpture under the tutelage of Prof. Sankho Chaudhuri at the faculty of Fine Arts at Baroda’s MS University in 1958. Her exposure to ceramics as a […]
Trupti PatelMeru, Vadodara, 2010 Clay is a basic material, universally dug up and used in all cultures all over the world. It is so various and adantable that each culture and each succeeding generation finds in it a new means of expression. Countless cenerations of potters all over the world have bequeathed to us its […]
Followed by a group show The Ceramic CenterVadodara2000 Led by Varsha Nair, this camp brought together artists from across the world and various disciplines to work at the Ceramic Center. Inspired by the materiality of clay, the natural surroundings of the Center and its juxtaposition with the industrial presence of the printing factory nearby, the […]
The Ceramic CenterVadodara2001 This camp included senior artists in the Indian ceramic art world- Madhvi Subramanyam, Leena Batra, Trupti Patel, Shantanu Jena, Jayanti Naik, Ira Chaudhuri, Nirmala Patwardhan among others. Along with them, many students from the National Institute of Design and the MS University were welcomed as the policy was to be all inclusive […]
Group of works made at the Ceramic Center Gallery Art & SoulMumbai2010 From the Center marked 12 years since the Center formally established. The show explored the Center’s role within the wider framework of creativity of clay, as well as the world of ceramic art and patronage, in India. This show celebrated the work of […]
Khamir in collaboration with the Ceramic Center and Fondation d’entreprise HermèsBhuj, Vadodara and Mumbai2015 “Ghadai” is a pottery exhibition conceptualized by Kutch-based NGO Khamir, to showcase the handicraft of the Kumbhars, potters of Kutch. The exhibition traced the history of the Kutch potters, as well as present exceptional pottery pieces created especially for the project. […]
A ceramic art camp followed by a group show of ceramicsThe Ceramic Center & The Distillery, Alembic Art DistrictVadodara2021 This exhibition was a culmination of a two-week ceramic workshop held at The Ceramic Centre in honour of Jyotsna Bhatt, with a hope to spread her light and spirit that she left within the community. The […]
Knowledge-sharing and development seminarThe Ceramic Center & Heartfulness InstituteKanha Shantivanam, Hyderabad2022-23 Artists from the Center visited Kanha Shantivanam in December 2022 to interact with the potters, artists and staff running the Heartfulness pottery studio. The team discussed plans for expanding the studio, improving production and infrastructure, developing new programmes for training, learning and growth, and […]
A former student and faculty member of the Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU in Baroda, Nikhileshwar Baruah’s artistic journey has been deeply rooted in Vadodara’s rich cultural heritage. He worked for many years at the Ceramic Center, where he also participated in programs such as the Center’s collaboration with Khamir and its initiative with potters […]
