A palette for change as 40 artists come together to present their unique art forms during Celebrate Bandra

Celebrate Bandra Festival is back. The latest edition is scheduled to begin on 22nd November and will go on till November 30th, 2014. The festival that began in 2003 was conceptualized with a view to bring people together through world-class entertainment that is free of cost and accessible to all. In the process, it showcases professional talent and provide a platform for budding talent to grow. This year it promises to be bigger and better.

Art has always been the major highlight of Celebrate Bandra. Get ready to spot extraordinary art form at unexpected venues that will fill up the entire suburb- in and around Bandra. 40 national artist from various cities have come together to create art works all around the suburb. Curated by renowned art curator Minali Thakkar- Art Head of the festival, Celebrate Bandra 2014 will see exciting functional, public interactive and visually appealing installations like benches, 3d street art as well as light art displayed at Carter Road, Bandstand, MET, parks and other such public locations.

Each art installation have a message to convey like MET will have a huge Web light art installation which is an artistic take on the current text-ology and whats-app trend. While we are connected through web, we fail to communicate in person. As Minali rightly puts in, “We wanted people to notice art in an unconventional setting. People will bump into a complete new world in their daily life setting through art and that would be a welcome change from their mundane life. Art has the energy to bring people together, emit positive vibes and bring a change in small ways and we hope to connect people through art.”

Artists are working round the clock to create art works on ground, rocks, grass, windows etc using materials like fishing nets, rubic cubes, balloons and metalscraps to name few. Be it the huge limousine or an armour skirt and choli designed to protect the women, each art piece will mesmerise you and leave you with a food for thought.

For all the art lovers and enthusiast, Celebrate Bandra will also host an Open Air Art Classroom in a setting where you can sketch, paint landscapes and create designs. Don’t forget to get your art bag along.  This will be held on daily during the tenure of the festival at 4.30 pm at Carter Road Promenade and Bandstand Promenade.