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ARCH Academy of Design in association with SPIC MACAY (Society for
Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth) organised
a special Kathak Dance performance on 25th February 2012 at the ARCH campus.
The program began with the lighting of lamp and introduction of guests. The famous
Kathak dancer Mahua Shankar gave splendid performances. Mahua is a disciple of the
legendary figure of Indian classical dance, Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj,
She started learning dance at the age of five. Her father, the late Shri Pradeep Shankar,
and her mother, Smt. Rekha Shankar, were her first gurus. She has danced, to great
acclaim, in several prestigious festivals. As a young dancer, she has also had the
distinction of performing in Rashtrapati Bhavan, before the then President of India,
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Have performed with Pandit Birju Maharaj in his major
productions in many prestigious festivals and has travelled extensively in India and
abroad. Has to her credit dance sequences in two major films, "Gaddar" with Sunny
Deol and Amisha Patel and "Devdas" with Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and
Madhuri Dixit
Mahua, classical Kathak danseuse and a performing artist for over a decade, is an
extraordinary young dancer, adding subtle innovations to the Kathak repertoire while
preserving the tenets of the classical style. |
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The Cardonald College, Glasgow, Scotland and
the ARCH Academy of Design signed an MOU
towards developing new self-sustainable
partnerships. The purpose of this agreement
is to promote partnership working and to
demonstrate transparency and accountability
in the working relationship. This Partnership
cooperates in the area of Fashion,
Textile & Jewelry Design. There by good
practices would be shared and identify
strengths and opportunities for ongoing
collaboration and also research and development
of new curriculum opportunities. This MOU would
also provide opportunities for staff development
(Faculty Exchange) and student exchange and
provide progression routes for students towards
Higher education. |
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ARCH is empanelled with NID and MSME to conduct the Design Clinic Scheme for the jewelry cluster in Jaipur. In February 2011, ARCH inaugurated its Need Assessment Survey and Design Awareness Program under the Design Clinic Scheme, with the jewelers in the old city.
In the IIIrd phase Workshop & Seminar on Jewelry Trends & Manufacturing was conducted on 21st February 2012. On this occasion Mr. Manuj Goyal of Pink City Jewelry was the chief guest and Mr. Abhishek Raniwala of Raniwala Jewelers was Guest of Honour. The workshop was well received with inputs from industry delegates.
The Design Clinic Scheme for dissemination Design expertise to MSME's is unique and ambitious design intervention scheme for the country's micro, small and medium scale enterprises. The main objective of the Scheme is to bring design expertise and the MSME sector to a common platform and to provide expert advice and solutions on real time design problems, resulting in continuous improvement and value addition for existing products and services, thereby enhancing industry competition and productiveness. |
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Mr. David Mees, the Cultural Attache at the American Embassy in New Delhi was with us at the ARCH Academy of Design, Jaipur on the 17th of February. David oversees all educational and cultural programs at the American Embassy in New Delhi including the Exchange programs.
He was in Jaipur with Ms. Mandeep Kaur, All India Principal Program Advisor, Public Affairs Section, American Embassy, to engage with a wide cross-section of our key contacts and visit important institutions.
David was delighted to meet the students at the Academy, where after an informal meeting with luminaries of city Mr. Sudhir Kasliwal & M.P Sharma. He and Mandeep saw & appreciated the work and efforts of the young student designers in building on, and enhancing, local craft.
Following the tour of the campus, he delivered an informal talk on "Democratic Connections: Diversity in the United States and India" where he shared his views on the Democratic struggle which both the nations has gone through and the cultural diversity we share. |
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