A charity raffle for Sparrow (Sound & Picture Archives for Research on Women) called ‘Songs of Sorrow, Songs of Joy;’) will be held on Women’s Day - March 8, 2010.
A charity raffle for Sparrow (Sound & Picture Archives for Research on Women) called ‘Songs of Sorrow, Songs of Joy;’) will be held on Women’s Day - March 8, 2010.
About 50 women artists including Anju Dodiya, Anjana Mehra, Bharati Kapadia, Brinda Miller, Jyotee Kolte, Papri Bose Mehta, Sheetal Gattani, Tanujaa Rane, Vidya Kamat, Vipta Kapadia, Milburn Cherian, Kiyomi Talaulicar, Apnavi Thacker, Minal Damani, have contributed their paintings towards Sparrow.
Speaking exclusively to DNA, Dr CS Lakshmi, director, Sparrow says, “Sparrow has been functioning from 1988 onwards. The raffle for art initiative is one of the attempts to raise a corpus fund for Sparrow which will enable it to be financially independent. We have planned a series of efforts to raise a corpus fund and this is the first in the direction.”
“In 1992 we planned a painting exhibition in which many artists — both female and male — participated. But planning this virtual women-for-women project has been much more exciting. Anupa Mehta conceived the idea and it has been an exciting journey since then,” added Lakshmi.
Intimate art works — water colours and artists’ books — have been donated by nearly 50 women artists for the cause. Raffle tickets are priced at an affordable Rs25,000. A ticket could win a buyer a painting by an eminent artist and the ticket amount would be treated as a donation and will qualify for income tax exemption under Section 80G(1) of IT Act 1961.
This event for women and by women is conceived and managed by Anupa Mehta. Verve and The Bhau Daji Lad Museum are lending their support to this project.
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