PANAJI
The Art Hotel Project by Serendipity Arts -- the culture partner for the 3rd Developmental Working Group Meeting of G20 -- exhibiting some rare cultural finds and offerings of India and Goa was inaugurated at the Taj Convention Centre, Dona Paula. The project is specially designed with the aim to create a unique cultural experience for all the foreign delegates traveling to the meetings from across the world.
The Art Hotel Project at G20, Goa was inaugurated by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs K Nagraj Naidu, Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho, Nodal Officer “ G20 Sanjit Rodrigues, and Sunil Kant Munjal, who is the Founder & Patron- Serendipity Arts and Chairman & Founder-THE BRIJ.
“India has a rich history and our arts and crafts are diverse across regions. This unique Art Hotel Project partnered with Serendipity Arts, provides just the needed opportunity to G20 delegates to understand history, culture and heritage through this amazing setup here which has rare and unique works,” Sawant said after inaugurating the project.
This project brings together and shares a glimpse of India’s rich and varied craft traditions that have shaped India’s many cultural identities and continue to be reinvented through innovative applications in modern designs. An official of the G20 working committee said that through these displays, Serendipity Arts aims to highlight the ways in which arts and culture can shape the histories and trajectories of a subcontinent.
Godinho echoed the view while adding that providing a unique experience through culture is crucial through the G20 meetings and that art and craft bring it all together. “Every land has its own culture and heritage that has been passed down through history,” he further said.
Spread across multiple areas, the Art Hotel Project is divided into portions that will introduce one to our history, give visitors an opportunity to explore our roots and delve deeper into the story behind diverse cultural traditions and practices from Goa. Next, it will allow people to witness the design section and experience the modern design innovations made by traditional craftspeople. Then visitors will be invited to the heritage section, which will present a wide diversity of regional craft forms.
Munjal said that over the past few years, they have developed multiple platforms for the arts and for creative professionals across South Asia, “as we firmly believe that they bring people, regions and cultures together and give us a chance to celebrate the richness of our culture. We also remain steadfast in our commitment towards making Goa a cultural hub, and are grateful to the State Government and its various departments for supporting this journey.’’
Along with these craft forms, Serendipity Arts is also putting together a ‘Tinto’. “In every Goan village, the marketplace was the vibrant, colourful focus of every local’s daily life,” the official said adding, “Tinto, adjacent to a village market, is a gathering space for communities and a meeting point for conversations.”
Along with the curators a large pool of talented craftspeople and designers have worked tirelessly to sustain and revive India’s various craft traditions and practices, across the years through various initiatives of Serendipity Arts.
