PANAJI
The Museum of Goa (MOG) in Pilerne is showcasing the ancient art of ceramics presented in a contemporary avatar by six Goa-based women ceramicists at the ‘Unearthed’ exhibition, open for public viewing until March 31. There will be hands-on workshops, performances, a panel discussion with the participating artists and a pop-up on the final day introducing ceramics. The exhibition is supported by Mumbai-based Bhoomi Pottery, artists Ragini Deshpande, Avani Tanya, Aditi Kashyap, Khushboo Madnani, Nimmy Joshi and Tanushree Singh. The ceramics exposition ‘Unearthed’ is also the first all-women exhibition.
In her solo performance ‘Khoj’ the experimental dancer Akanksha Dev utilised clay and pottery to express the power of clay as a medium of storytelling through movement. Khushboo Madnani, founder of Studio Klay, will conduct the ‘Obvara Firing Workshop’ and Clayton D’Souza of the Ucassaim-based Mud Skippers Studio will conduct a workshop titled ‘Raku Workshop’ on March 23 and 30, respectively. Aditi Kashyap and Shailee Mehta of Socorro-based Baadalghar will conduct a beginner's workshop on March 24. The 16-day exhibition will draw to a close with the ‘Clay Bazaar’, which will give several artists across Goa a chance to display their clay and ceramic products to a wider audience.
