Something to consider for this year: ArtWallah.

“ArtWallah, Arts Festival of the South Asian Diaspora, is curating work from artists both established and emerging for its sixth annual event. We are currently accepting submissions from artists locally, nationally and abroad for the 2005 festival to be held July 7-10 in Hollywood, CA. All submissions must be postmarked by February 15th, 2005.”

For more information vist the ArtWallah web site or email.

By the way, ArtWallah could also use your financial support. Give!

Varun Vashishtha is a freelance illustrator at the Hindustan Times. He submitted this artwork unsolicited. If you know of other artists interested in showcasing their artwork/tributes on Tiffinbox, I would welcome hearing from them.

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Via Sree Sreenivasan

South Asian Journalists Association and Gallery ArtsIndia invites you to meet one of India's leading female artists, Anjolie Ela Menon. Please join us on Wednesday, November 10, 2004, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Cocktails and hors'doeuvres with the artist begin at 6:30 pm, and a discussion with Menon will begin at 7:00 pm. The event will be held at Gallery ArtsIndia located at 206 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor. The exhibition runs from November 9 to December 5, 2004.

Anjolie Ela Menon is one of India's preeminent Contemporary Indian artists. Menon's unique style has constantly evolved over the past four decades of her career, as she continually re-envisions her role as an artist. In the 60s and 70s, Anjolie began exploring the human pathos through haunted modernist forms, then moved to adopt characteristics of Christian medieval art in the 70s and 80s, and eventually worked with found objects in the 90s. This show of recent works comes full circle and is reminiscent of Anjolie's earlier style as she explores social issues and human anguish through figurative works.

This highly anticipated show is the first solo show of Anjolie Ela Menon outside India in the past 5 years. Menon's works are included in leading international collections.

Want to see fashion, art and celebrity photography collide? Check out the work of the Dutch duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Their work is now being compared to that of Richard Avedon and Irving Penn. So, they are hot!

I'll be honest with you. Matadin's Indian sounding first name drew me to their photography; not the other way around. I have to confirm a desi connection here, though. Regardless, doing a casual Google search taught me a great deal about this prolific couple. They truly mix it all up. They have curated photo exhibits, created a special portfolio for the New York Times, worked with a slew of designers and collaborated with a number of other different types of artists.

A group exhibition of 160 works of art by 112 artists from across India in support of the community eye care work at Sankara Nethralaya runs October 15 – 30, 2004 at the Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. Curated by Sushma Bahl, the exhibit is presented by Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.

I submitted two black & white images from my early days in photography.

Please support this wonderful cause.