Workshops
Chittara Art
Center for Revival of Indigenous Art (CFRIA)
Did you know that chittara in Kannada translates to picture or design? This folk art has geometrical designs featuring everyday life, and is native to the Deevaru community in the Sagar district of Karnataka. Chittara folk art is practiced primarily by the women of the community. They use eco-friendly materials like ground rice paste for white colour, charred rice for black, powdered gurige seeds (Strobilanthes kunthiana) for yellow, and soil/earth for red.
Learn more about this artform and create your own chittara inspired collage on handmade, recycled paper.
This event will be followed by a book launch.
Photo credits: CFRIA
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Center for Revival of Indigenous Art
Center for Revival of Indigenous Art (CFRIA) is a non-profit organisation working to preserve and promote Chittara folk art, Karnataka. CFRIA has showcased events, Lec-dems, workshops at various educational, cultural institutions, and exhibitions. Chittara murals can be witnessed at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) Indian Music Experience (IME) Bosch, Taneira showrooms to name a few.
