The Trust has won an Arts Lottery grant, supported by another from the Summerfield Trust, to bring a family of Indian Kalamkari artists to Stroud. Smt. M. Munirathnamma and her brother and sister work in the traditions of this ancient art that led to the fashion for chintz in England in the 18th century. The core of their work is painting traditional cloths for presentation by devotees to the temple at Srikalahasti.

They will bring over painted cloths, shawls and sarees for an exhibition at the Museum in the Park from August 27th to September 26th 2010. They will also engage in an intense series of workshops for schools and adults in the use of their techniques. As part of the programme, prize-winning author Jamila Gavin will be doing storytelling based on the Indian Ramayana epic depicted in much of the Kalamkari work.

This project is a partnership with Stroud Museum in the Park.  See the full programme at Art of Kalamkari, under the Events button.

For more information or to book in a school please contact Camilla Hale sricam2000'at'yahoo.com