Art for a cause

Art For Concern brings over 70 affordable works by artists from across the country to aid a charitable trust

November 26, 2015 03:13 pm | Updated 03:13 pm IST - chennai:

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There’s good news for art collectors. The fourth edition of the Art For Concern exhibition brings over 70 works by masters and up-and-coming artists at affordable prices to the city. Priced between Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 90,000, the art works are on display at ITC Grand Chola as part of the annual exhibition by Secure Giving. The proceeds from this exhibition will go to Concern India Foundation, a non-profit, public charitable trust.

Works by over 40 artists (20 from Chennai), including popular names like Achuthan Kudallur, Thota Tharini, Thota Vaikuntam and Babu Xavier, share space with those of up-and-coming artists at the two-day show. The exhibition also brings to the fore unique pieces by the likes of K. R. Santhanakrishnan’s Door series (mixed media on wood), Srikanth Kurva’s Bull series (mixed media on paper), Avijit Roy’s Bull series (charcoal on paper), and more.

Neena Rajiv Govindan, branch manager of Secure Giving, says, “The number of artists volunteering to give their works for a cause has been overwhelming. Every year, we keep adding new artists to the show. That apart, Chennai buyers have been supportive of the venture every passing year. We sell almost 80 per cent of the artworks at the show,” she says.“Besides the aesthetic appeal of the work itself, the cause for which it is being sold triggers the sale,” she adds. The funds from the exhibition, which is organised in seven cities — Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai — goes in support of the 270 programmes that Concern India Foundation runs worldwide in the fields of education, health and community development.

Art for Concern is on at ITC Grand Chola, 63, Anna Salai, Guindy, between 5.30 p.m. and 9 p.m. today, and between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on November 28.

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