The one-day Arts Of Resistance Festival will take place at Vassar College. The festival is “devoted to exploring anti-oppressive artspaces.” I put that in quotes because I am not entirely sure what they mean by that. The web site suggests a this explanation:

We wish to create an intersectional anti-oppressive arts space through workshops, collaborative image making, and performances.

It would be nice to know what is “oppressive” about art spaces. Is there a theoretical or political conflict here? Again, it's a bit mysterious.

For the adventurous, Vassar College is in Poughkeepsie, NY. The festival is on April 17 and registration at Ely Hall begins at 10 a.m. Check out the web site for more information. If you want to register before heading out there, email them with your name and affiliation.

Art beyond India is a joint exhibit of artists Salma Arastu and Murali Harathi.

The exhibit is at Gelabert Studios Gallery, 255 West 86th St. New York, NY 10024. The phone number there is 212-874-7188. The exhibit runs from April 18 to May 1, 2004 and is open from Tuesday to Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. A wine & cheese reception will be held on April 23, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. If you are interested in meeting the artists, they will be at the gallery on April 19 and 24 and on May 1, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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Masala: Diversity and Democracy in South Asian Art brings together a varied and eclectic collection of contemporary art and photography, folk art, and pop-culture art from South Asian countries. Masala presents an exhibition of each of the art froms as well as a discussion of how they overlay, intertwine and inspire each other. Over several weeks, special speakers and panel discussions will elaborate on the arts of colonial and contemporary India, village art, women's art, and art in the diaspora.

The exhibit runs Februay 1 – April 9, 2004 at the William Benton Museum of Art, at the University of Connecticut, Storrs.