Project PARI (India’s Public Art Initiative)

Objective

Project PARI focuses on preserving and promoting India’s folk art and culture by blending it with modern artistic techniques to create public art installations.

Launch Details

Launch Date: During the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in New Delhi.

Key Features

• Objective: To bring modern public art inspired by India's folk art and cultural heritage, incorporating contemporary techniques and themes.
• Art Forms: Wall paintings, murals, sculptures, and installations.
• Artists Involved: Over 150 visual artists across the country.

Key Art Forms Featured

• Phad Painting (Rajasthan)
• Thangka Painting (Sikkim/Ladakh)
• Miniature Painting (Himachal Pradesh)
• Gond Art (Madhya Pradesh)
• Tanjore Painting (Tamil Nadu)
• Kalamkari (Andhra Pradesh)
• Alpana Art (West Bengal/Tripura)
• Cheriyal Painting (Telangana)
• Pichwai Painting (Rajasthan)
• Pattachitra (West Bengal)
• Warli Art (Maharashtra)
• Pithora Art (Gujarat)
• Aipan Art (Uttarakhand)
• Kerala Mural Art (Kerala)