Jindal Arts Creative Interaction Centre
The Jindal Arts Creative Interaction Centre (JACIC) was established at the invitation of the NCPA in 1994 as the cultural wing of the JSW Foundation, whose remit is to promote social development under the auspices of the Jindal Group, one of India’s leading industrial conglomerates. Mrs Sangita Jindal is the Honorary Director of JACIC.
The JACIC’s activities stem from an understanding that culture is an integral part of Indian society and that the arts can bring about a social change .
The main objectives of the JACIC are:
- To encourage creative interaction between the arts and artists
- To organize film premieres that promote social change
- To promote art through a series of workshops
- To conduct awareness programmes in art for the public to enhance creativity
- To beautify city spaces through ‘Art in Public Places’ scheme
- To generate awareness of climate change and social issues by organizing debates, panel discussions, etc
Although an independent body, the JACIC uses the NCPA’s ongoing cultural presentations as a springboard for its own arts in society initiatives.
The NCPA’s newsletters / circulars have detailed information about the activities carried out by the centre.
Contact
Jindal Arts Creative Interaction Centre (JACIC)
Tel: +91 (0) 22 2491 7954
Fax: +91 (0) 22 2491 7920
Email:severina.fernandes@jsw.in
JACIC Events at the NCPA
Workshops
Jindal Arts Centre launched a series of appreciation workshops in various art forms. This was an education initiative to provide audiences with a new understanding of art and artists.
History Through Music
Designed and conducted by the singer Shubha Mudgal and tabalchi Aneesh Pradhan, the ‘sing-along’ sessions celebrated the history of the Indian Independence movement through music.
The Art of Digital Photography and Image Enhancement
Conducted by Vishal Bhende, this workshop examined photography as an applied art, demonstrating how sophisticated techniques can be incorporated into everyday photography.
Appreciating Animation
This course explained the many mysteries of animation in a day including a “live” session in which a “claymation” segment was put together before the audience.
The Art of Looking at Art
A session led by Abhay Sardesai focused on the world of contemporary visual art and aesthetics and their place in Indian society today.
Other JACIC Events
Tri Continental Film Festival
This festival has become the primary platform for human rights cinema from the three continents that form part of the global South. Our attempt is to highlight untold stories from the past, from the depths of our memory, stories that might have been history if they were told.
Gateways - A Musical Spectacle
A platform for musicians from all over the world to meet, perform, exchange ideas and explore their art from different cultural perspectives.
A Sufi Kathak Performance
The innovative Kathak dancer Manjari has conceptualized and created this show, accompanied by live qawaals from Awadh.
Spellbound
A contemporary Odissi performance by Ramli Ibrahim from Malaysia.
Dark Horse
A dramatic exploration of the poems of Arun Kolatkar (1932-2004), one of the finest poets of contemporary India.
Bikhre Bimb
Directed by Girish Karnad and K M Chaitanya and featuring Arundhati Nag as the feisty Kannada writer. This was the first time that Girish Karnad directed a play of his own.
Simple Things
Ishara Puppet Theatre brought audiences the essence of puppetry and imagination, where the puppeteer creates magical images with simple objects and movement.
