With the participation of 17 countries, Lalit Kala Akademi of New Delhi hosted the very first International Print Biennale of India. The prime focus of the event was to discover new trends in print making nationally and internationally.
Highlights of the events
- A total of 200 original prints created by Indian and international artists of impeccable competence were the in the highlights and is a window view into the giant strides in printmaking that is taking place in India and the world.
- The participants cane from countries such as USA, UK, Sri Lanka, Italy, Mexico, China, Israel, Sweden, Lithuania, Poland, Argentina, Greece, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Mauritius. A total number of 988 entries at the national level were received of which 127 have been chosen for display.
- The number of entries at the international level was 137 of which 50 artists have been selected. A total of 73 artworks of international artists are on display. While, the ‘Eminent Printmakers of India’ show consisted of 98 artists to be displayed at the NGMA galleries from Monday 26th March till April 22nd, 2018.
