This December, arrive in Goa’s Panaji and watch it transform into an exceptional art town during Serendipity Arts Festival 2022.
Art enthusiasts, be ready to indulge in a unique kind of celebration in Goa! Serendipity Arts Festival, is back in its fifth edition this December, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic
The flagship event of Serendipity Arts Foundation, one of the largest multi-disciplinary arts initiatives in the South Asian region, is scheduled from December 15-23, 2022 in the state capital, Panaji. The popular art festival has returned with an interesting line-up of immersive and interdisciplinary programmes organised by a panel of distinguished curators spanning across the performing, visual, culinary arts, and crafts.
Spread across 10 different venues, with the Old GMC Palace at its heart, the festival will continue to uphold its fundamental values of sustainability, inclusivity, and accessibility with a marketplace focussing on homegrown, sustainable products, educational initiatives, workshops, special projects, and institutional engagements.
Curating the section on craft, Pramod Kumar KG will highlight the world of specialist books on the art history of India through a uniquely immersive exhibition, and Anjana Somany will enliven the world of craft and its rich traditions of materiality through space-making.
Quasar Thakore Padamsee will helm the theatre segment of the festival that will showcase an eclectic selection of plays; Prahlad Sukhtankar will curate the important culinary quotient of Serendipity Arts Festival through community meals and a series of workshops decoding food as we know it.
Bickram Ghosh and Ehsaan Noorani will curate music with a wide range of live concerts covering a multi-genre range of classical, folk, indie pop, and rock. Geeta Chandran and Mayuri Upadhya will put together classical, experimental, and contemporary dance performances and workshops this year. Visual arts curators Sudarshan Shetty and Veerangana Solanki will showcase filmmakers to operate and explore the post-pandemic transition from the virtual to the physical.
Speaking about the festival and its importance for culture and society, Sunil Kant Munjal, founder patron, Serendipity Arts Foundation, said, “Serendipity Arts Festival showcases the many dimensions through which the arts and culture touch and enrich our lives. Through the many diverse programmes and events we hope to get more and more people interested and engaged, in the process enhancing one of the most fascinating aspects of India’s true soft power.”
“We have announced our curators for the Serendipity Arts Festival 2022, and we are aiming to host an inclusive festival that challenges the public at large to push beyond accepted notions and conventions in arts and culture,” said Smriti Rajgarhia, director, Serendipity Arts Foundation.
Additionally, many special projects have been lined up, including a collaborative exhibition between four galleries; a special archival exhibition by Dr. Jyotindra Jain; an international collaboration between Rahaab Allana & Pascal Beausse (CNAP, France); an exhibition on NFTs; and film screenings curated by Harkat Studios.
One of the biggest goa festivals in 2022, it aims to give much-deserved exposure, a collaborative platform to produce a sustainable environment for contemporary arts and crafts and to highlight the shared cultural heritage of South Asia by building a strong alumni network of artists across the globe.
When: December 15-23, 2022
Where: Panaji, Goa
More info: serendipityartsfestival.com/festival2022
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