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Lodhi Art District Celebrates 10 Years
The Lodhi Art District in Delhi is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a month-long festival starting on February 1.
The festival will feature new murals, performances, and installations by artists from India and around the world.
There will be 10 cycle rickshaws painted as mobile art pieces that will travel around the district.
The festival is organized by the St+art India Foundation, which started the art district in 2015.
The goal is to make art accessible to everyone and to make the city more walkable and colorful.
The festival will end on February 28, but the painted rickshaws will continue to engage the public.
Lodhi Art District (LAD) is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a month-long festival starting February 1.
The festival features new murals, performances, and installations by over 100 Indian and international artists.
Ten cycle rickshaws transformed into mobile artwork will travel around the district, spreading color and stories.
An inflatable garden installation by French artist Nicolas Barrome Forgues will be a highlight of the festival.
The festival aims to engage the public with art and make the city more walkable and vibrant.
- Who
- St+art India Foundation, Arjun Bahl, various artists
- What
- Lodhi Art Festival celebrating 10 years of Lodhi Art District
- Where
- Lodhi Colony, Delhi
- When
- February 1 to February 28
- Why
- To celebrate the 10th anniversary of India's first public art district and engage the public with art
Key facts
- Festival Duration
- February 1 to February 28
- Organizer
- St+art India Foundation
- Number of Murals
- More than 60
- New Murals
- 6
- Artists Involved
- More than 100 Indian and international artists
- Special Installation
- Inflatable garden by Nicolas Barrome Forgues
- Art Rickshaws
- 10 cycle rickshaws transformed into mobile artwork
Quotes
Arjun Bahl
Co-founder of St+art India
“The idea of an art district was also to think about how our cities can become more walkable. Lodhi Colony has always been pedestrian-friendly, and over the years we noticed how rickshaws in the area began offering informal art tours. So we decided to work closely with them, listening to their concerns, painting some of the rickshaws, and also collaborating with some of the drivers so they could share more informed narratives with visitors, while also bringing their own perspectives.”
indianexpress.com
“We had done a lot of work across Delhi earlier, but we wanted a concentrated area where people could experience the artworks. An open, non-gated, pedestrian-friendly colony with beautiful courtyards and near-homogeneous walls, Lodi Colony was the perfect canvas for us.”
indianexpress.com
