AIAC 2025 in Shilllong uses art to strengthen religious ties, associate 21 artists from India and Countries ASEAN
The ongoing third edition of ASEAN-India Artists’ Artists’ Artists’ 2025 in Shilllong uses art to strengthen religious ties and associate 21 artists from India and the countries of Asean.
Organized by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in cooperation with the cultural organization SEHER, a camp that organized its opening in Delhi on Saturday (30 March 2025), indicates 10 years of Indian policies to the east.
AIAC, which uses art as a medium for cultural dialogue in accordance with decisions and approved on the 21st ASEAN-India summit, hosts artists from India along with ASEAN Member States, including Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR and Philippins.
Over the course of 10 days, artists create original works, participate in workshops about classical dance, music and crafts, and explore Indian art traditions in cooperation.
They will also organize an interactive session with local art students in Shillong and perform a special workshop at a local school where the visit of ASEAN artists will share their skills and experience with young students.
“This camp feels like a heart rhythm shared across the borders. A gathering where artists do not meet but really see each other. It’s strange because it’s messy and real: hands colored, stories about late nights and a kind of laughter that spans tongues.
“For me, it is about watching how foreigners become a family through art, transmit their traditions and dreams to something new, something that persists in the chest long after the brushes are down,” said Sanjeev Bhargava, founder of Seher, founder.
The ASEAN artists who participate in the camp are Chong Ai Chezer (Singapore), Abilio Da Conceicao Silva (Timor Leste), Panich Phupratan (Thailand), Phoneith Yernsensuly (Lao PDR), Mohana Kumara Velu (Malaysia), Lou (Philippipines), and Ros Norak).
The list of Indian artists include Mrudula Kunatharaju, Mousumi Biswas, Japan Shyam Dhurwey, Kazi Nasir, Prakash Joshi, Aayush, Vinay Kumar, Bappa Chatrakar, Chandan Bearuah and Raphal Warjri.
During the camp, artists will talk about various forms of painting and their shared cultural history in different styles and forms of art. Each artist creates one work of art, representing different styles – contemporary, modern, traditional, impressionist – and still bear the essence of his own culture and history.
The masterpieces created during the camp will be presented for the first time in the new Delhi in a two -day showcase before they reach Malaysia, chairman of ASEAN for 2025, for a weekly exhibition. The camp will end on April 7.
Published – March 30, 2025 05:09
