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July 2015

5-7 July - Solo Exhibition, Ahmedabad - Kala Raksha Product Solo Exhibition/Sale at Anay's Gallery, Beside Vintage Earth, Pushpak center, Near Shocolatery, Prahladnagar Garden, Ahmedabad-380015

 

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Recent Activities
 

February 2015

12-23 February - 'BASANT 2015' Exhibition, New Delhi - Kala Raksha Product Exhibition/Sale in 'BASANT BAZAAR' at Dastkar NATURE BAZAAR, New Delhi

 

January 2015

28-31 January - Annual Solo Exhibition at Artisans' Mumbai - Kala Raksha Solo Exhibition at Artisans', Mumbai

 

December 2014

20-24 December - ‘Craftroots Exhibition?at Ahmedabad - Kala Raksha Product Exhibition/Sale at Craftroots, Ahmedabad

 

October 2014

10-19 October - Exhibition at Delhi - ‘Festival of Lights?Exhibition at Dastkar NATURE BAZAAR, Delhi

 

August 2014

5-10 August - Exhibition at Mumbai - Kala Raksha Products Exhibition/Sales at Coomaraswamy Hall, Mumbai

 

July 2014

16-19 July - Workshop - Workshop on new products design on Birds theme.

8-21 July - Exhibition at Ahmedabad - Kala Raksha Products Exhibition/Sales at Ahmedabad Haat.

 

November 2013

23-24 November- Tunda Vandh, Kutch, India -Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya annual Convocation Mela

 

August 2013

17 August- Mumbai- Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya showcased Artisan Design in a Fashion Show with Anju Modi at Good Earth

 

July 2013

1 July- Oakland, California- A Verb for Keeping Warm- Workshop on Rabari textile Traditions

6 July- Los Angeles- Textile Museum Associates of Southern California- "In the Artisan's Mind: Concepts of Design in Traditional Rabari Embroidey" Lecture by Judy Frater

7 July- Los Angeles- ArtsGarage- Workshop on Rabari textile Traditions

12-14 July- SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, USA- Kala Raksha artisans took part in the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market

 

June 2013

29 June- San Francisco, California, USA- Koret Auditorium of the de Young Museum

Judy Frater lectured on Kala Raksha: Kutch Textiles from Cultural Identity to Intellectual Property

30 June- San Francsico, deYoung Museum- Workshop on Rabari textile Traditions

  

May 2013

Project with Line Jorgensen, Denmark.

Line, student from Denmark, worked with KRV Graduates to develop laptop sleeves for the western market.

 

April 2013

25- 29 April - Exhibition with Fabindia, Ahmedabad

 

Graduation project with NIFT, Gandhinagar

Noopur Kumari, student from NIFT Gandhinagar, did her graduation project with Kala Raksha.  She coordinated with KRV Men graduates to develop a collection for the August 2013 Mumbai Fashion show.

 

March 2013

Project with Pearl Academy Jaipur

Lucy Darling and Cadi Mathews did an internship with Kala Raksha.  They worked with KRV design interns to develop new products for 2013.

 

February 2013

Interns from IICD, Jaipur

3 students from IICD, Jaipur worked on an Inventory system and Sales analysis and a quality control system.

 

January 2013

20-27 January- Sumrasar, Kutch- In collaboration with Usha International, Kala Raksha organized a week long tailor training workshop.

Workshop with IAM, New Delhi.

12 students from the Institute of Apparel Management, New Delhi did a 2 week workshop with KRV Graduates and learned embroidery, weaving, block printing, batik and bandhani

  

KALA RAKSHA RESUME 2013

 

Activities Overview

 

Income Generation

Provide opportunity to earn through traditional art to nearly 1,000 women artisans in 25 villages.

Capacity Building

Have conducted design workshops with reputed designers over the past 18 years.  Women are encouraged to innovate on their own traditions. Have trained local people as professional staff, and 20 village people in professional tailoring.

Museum

1997 established Kala Raksha Textile Museum.  Today the excellently documented collections are digitally catalogued, archivally housed and accessible on the world wide web.

Education

Since 1997 conducted functional literacy/ awareness workshops with artisans.

Health

Since 1997 conducted preventive health care/ education workshops.

Micro Credit

Have established self help savings groups among artisans in 6 villages.

Earthquake Rehabilitation

Post 2001 Kutch earthquake, independently raised funds and coordinated the reconstruction of an entire village (124 homes) and three sub centers.  Provided financial assistance on matching grant basis for one year to all artisan constituency.

Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya

Established the first Design School for Artisans, with financial support from The D C (Handicrafts) Government of India, UNESCO and private donors- 124 students have completed the one year course.

 
Achievements

 

2012

  • Presented at Textile Society of America symposium: Kala Raksha: from Cultural Identity to Intellectual Property.

  • Participated in the 9th International Folk Art Market, Santa Fe

  • Conducted a tour of 4 US cities, in which we taught workshops on the concept and techniques of Rabari embroidery

  • Six women collaborated with students of the Art Institute Vittoria of Trento in an exhibition, Deserts and Mountains - East and West of the World, which won a prize for peace dedicated to Giancarlo Bettiol.  Exhibition held at S.A.S.S. spazio Archeolgico Sotterraneo del sas, Trento www.trentinocultura.net/archeologia.asp

2011

  • Coordinator Lachhuben Raja traveled to Ethiopia to participate in the Africa- India Summit.

  • Participated in Ahmedabad Fashion Week

2010

  • Launch of the trademarked concept Artisan Design

  • “In the Artisan's Mind: Concepts of Design in Traditional Rabari Embroidery,?in Sui Dhaga, Crafts Council of India and the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, 2010.

  • Participated in the 7th International Folk Art Market, Santa Fe

    Conducted a tour of 6 US cities, in which we taught workshops on the concept and techniques of Rabari embroidery.

  • Launch of Kala Raksha online museum www.kala-raksha-museum.org

  • “Treasure the Tradition: A Study of the Market of Ethnic Products for Kala Raksha,?first place in competition by students of BKMIBA-HLBBA College of Business Administration, Ahmedabad

  • “Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya: Designing a Sustainable Future,?in Context: Journal of the Development and Research Organization for Nature, Arts and Heritage, Vol. VII Issue 1 Spring/Summer 2010

2009

  • “Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya: Educating to Preserve the Old by Creating the New,?by Partha S. Roy, 2nd place award in Sitaram Rao Livelihoods India Case Study Competition

  • Participated in Earthwise, an Indo-Korean Natural Dye exhibition, Chennai

2005-2008

  • Participated in Pacific Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle

2008

  • Artisans attended workshops on issues of livelihood with UNDP professionals

  • Attended Deshkal Society workshop on Sustainable Livelihoods for Marginalized people

  • Taught workshops on traditional embroidery for TAFTA. (The Australian Forum for the Textile Arts) in Geelong, and Fibers West in Bunbury, Australia.

2007

  • Kala Raksha Jat artisans participated in Under One roof: Thailand-India exchange workshop, Dastkari Haat Samiti, Delhi.

  • KR Artisan Meghiben Meriya’s “The Coming of Better Health?shown in “Crafting the Future,?an exhibition of UN 8th Millennium Development Goals.

  • “Picaso Gets a Sewing Machine: A Conversation with Lachhuben Raja and Pabiben Soma?and “Warp and Weft: A Conversation with Vishramji Valji and Shyamji Vishramji, in Threads and Voices, ed. Laila Tyabji, Marg, 2007.

  • “Apna Vishay,?by Judy Frater, published in Seminar Magazine, February 2007.

  • “Rejuvenation of Craft: The Kala Raksha Response?Presentation and discussion, India International Center, New Delhi, 24 January

2006

  • Chief Executive Prakash Bhanani was nominated as a member of the Steering Committee (Handicrafts) under the National Planning Commission Govt. of India. He attended a meeting in Delhi on 24 March, 2006.

  • “Needle And Narrative: Stories on Cloth,? published in International Gallerie, Vol. 9, no.1, July 2006

2005

  • On November 29, Kala Raksha was honoured on a Special Cover, and with a cancellation stamp by the Indian Postal Service

  • Project Coordinator Judy Frater presented a paper on Rabari design concepts for the international Sui Dhaga symposium, New Delhi

2004

  • Participated in Lotus Links: Vietnam-India exchange workshop, Dastkari Haat Samiti, Delhi

  • Participated in the first International Folk Art Market, Santa Fe

  • Conducted a tour of 5 US cities, in which we taught workshops on the concept and techniques of Rabari embroidery and visited the Rhode Island School of Design

2003-2005

  • Artisans conducted programs to teach concepts based on their traditions to students of the American Embassy School, New Delhi

2003

  • Participated in the Resurgence Exhibition of expressive art, Manly Australia

  • Conducted workshops in Rabari embroidery for TAFTA. (The Australian   Forum for the Textile Arts).  Fibre Forum International Textile Conference Mittagong, NSW Australia, and the Australian Textile and Surface Design Association Sydney

  • Trunk show at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C

2002

  • Participated in Aid to Artisans Maker to Market program, New York International Gift Shop

2001

  • Trunk show at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University

  • Participated in the Crafts Council of India International Symposium on Embroidery

1999

  • Participated in the Homenet-Dastkar sponsored Threadlines International Embroidery Workshop

1997

  • Participated in the NID hosted International Symposium on Shibori

Recognition

 

Press Coverage

 

September 2012

"Teaching Design", by Jessica Marati in Hand/Eye Magazine

March 2012

Feature on Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya in Marg Magazine.

October 2011

"Empowering the Artists", by Annie Waterman in Hand Eye Magazine.

September 2011

"Designers of Change", in India, Future of Change 9/16/11

"Kutch the Joke", by Mithila Phadke in Time Out Mumbai 16-29 September

"From Washington to Bhuj, to save a dying art form," by Riddhi Doshi. Hindustan Times 28 September 2011

March 2011

"Selling A Culture Without Selling Your Soul," by Swathi Shivanand, in The Alternative

"Indian Design Tradition Finds Expression in a Modern World," by Ben Bellizzi in Artes Magazine

January-February 2011

"Three Initiatives for the Artisan Designer," in HandEye, Craft Revival Trust News, and Craft Unbound

December 2010

"Kutch Kutch Hota Hai", by Anurita Rathore, Ahmedabad Mirror 1 December 2010

May 2010

"Kutch Museum’s Virtual Reality", by Riddhi Doshi, in DNA News Mumbai 14 May 2010

January 2010

"Designing a Future", by Margot Cohen, in Weekend Journal Asia Cover story, Wall Street Journal 8 Jan 2010

March 2009

“Narrative Wall Hangings: Tale of Artisans,?by Medhavi Gandhi in Power of Creativity Vol. 3 March 2009

February 2009

“Honouring an Expert? by Nandini Jal in People, Business India 22 February 2009

December 2008

“Graduating with Flying colours?by Anil Mulchandani, India Today.

“Convocation Mela by Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya?by Ashish Lakhiya in Ahmedabad Mirror.

“Tunda Vandh transformed to Film city?by Devendra Vyas for Kutch Mitra.

“A Convocation and Fashion show at Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya?by Bhaskar news correspondent for Divya Bhaskar.

“Kutchi craft is able to reach new heights?by local representative for Kutch Uday.

April 2008
“American Deshi” written by Nandini Bhaskaran in Mumbai Mirror.

December 2007
“Inauguration of Kala Raksha’s Retail outlet at Bhuj” in Divya Bhaskar and Kutchmitra.
April 2007
“Art Sings: We Need to Listen” in Tehelka
“A Stitch in Time” in Traditional Home
March 2007
“The 2007 Katha Collection: ‘Our Universe’ by Kala Raksha” in Times of India.
“An interview with Judy Frater,” Time Out
January 2007
“Lessons from a Kutchi American” in Femina
November 2006
“The Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya Convocation Mela at Kutch” in Web Newsletter of Fibre2fashion.com
“Convocation for Designers in Kutchi art” in Times of India.
“Rural Artisans got degrees, who never saw a school” in Kutch Mitra daily, with photographs of first graduates.
“Fashion Show with Traditional Dress” in Kutch Mitra daily.
“Handicraft Fashion Show” in Kutch Mitra daily.
“Cultural Catwalk of Kutchi Art” in Aaj Kal daily
September 2006
“Reading Between the Stitches” in Embroidery Magazine.
May 2006
“Kuchhi by Choice” in India Today’s “Simply Gujarati”
July 2005
“Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya: A New Approach for Revival of Craft,” Craft Revival Trust Web based newsletter.
March 2005
“Ethnic Embroidery: Crafting History,” in Namaskar
October 2004
“A Stitch in Time” in Metropolis
May 2000

“Kala Raksha: Artisans’ Oasis,” Span

 

Awards

 

  • 2012- EdelGive Social Innovation Honours (ESIH) 2012- Runner up for Livelihoods innovation

  • 2011- To Judy Frater Ojaswini Alankaran Award for work in Women's Empowerment;

  •          For Tanko Bole Chhe:

                - the Ledo Matteoli Award for best immigration story at the Humboldt University film fest;

                - the Stellar Selections Animation award at the Black Maria Film Festival at Cornell Cinema;

  •          To Judy Frater- Crafts Council of India’s annual Kamala Samman award.

  • 2010- For Tanko Bole Chhe:

    • Stuttgart Film Festival Bollywood and Beyond: Best Short Film;

    • Int.’l Short Film Festival of India: Best Creativity, FICCI BAF in 2 professional categories: Jury's special prize for a short animation, and award for short animation for Social welfare.

  • 2009- To Judy Frater: Sir Misha Black Medal for distinguished service in Design education;

  •                                "Pillar of Hindustani Society" from Transasian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

  • 2008- UNESCO Award of Excellence for Handicraft

  • 2004- Winner of Crafts Council of India’s Sanmaan award for best game (Snakes and Ladders)

  • 2003- To Co-Founder Judy Frater, Ashoka Foundation Fellowship for work on the Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya

  • 2001- Honoree of the International Responsible Tourism Showcase

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