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 Guru Hargobind (Early 18th century), From the Sikh Art Collection of Dr. Narinder S. Kapany  "Wounds of 1984" by Arpana Caur, From the Sikh Art Collection of Dr. Narinder S. Kapany |
Brought to you by In Association with We are proud to announce that on July 24th, 2004 the Smithsonian Institution will present an exhibition entitled "SIKHS: LEGACY OF THE PUNJAB" in the grand opening of the Sikh Heritage Gallery featuring Sikh manuscripts, art, and history. For this auspicious occasion The Sikh Heritage Foundation and its numerous partner organizations are organizing a weekend of arts and cultural events that will feature world renowned musicians, artists, academics, and dignitaries. The Sikh Heritage Foundation has reserved a block of hotel rooms at a discount rate at the Hotel Washington for those who require accomodations. See below for more information. |
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As a special event this year, several private works from artists that will be featured in the Sikh Heritage Gallery will be available in an auction on Friday, July 23rd. Amrit and Rabindra Kaur Singh have agreed to donate 1/2 of the proceeds from this auction to the Sikh Heritage Foundation. We are honored by their gesture, and extend our sincere gratitude to both of them. All of the works are chosen from the Singh Twins private touring body of work - The Twin Studio Collection. The works that will be auctioned, are featured below:
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Tickets for Art Meets Beats, Friday evening's event are available by clicking the button below.
In order to plan your trip effectively, we have set up accommodations with the Hotel Washington. You can reserve your rooms by July 1st and get a reduced rate. Please mention “SIKH HERITAGE FOUNDATION” in order to get a discount rate of $105 / night. Lodging Information: Hotel Washington is located across the street from the White House, only 10 minutes from National Airport, and convenient to the Metrorail system. It is two blocks from Metro Center at 13th and F street. For any other information feel free to call us at 415-359-1959 or email us at sikhheritage@hotmail.com |
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BOBBY FRICTION (back to top) The innovative Bobby Friction, one of the original Urban Asian DJ's with a CV stretching back over the entire history of Brit-Asian music. Also a member of Ecostani, Performance Artist and Multi Media Provocateur. Friction is the host of the wildly popular 'UK Asian Underground Show' on BBC Radio 97.8fm (London) as well as regular performer in Germany, France, Italy, Eastern Europe and a residency in New Delhi - INDIA. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/urban/bobbyandnihal/
LAL SINGH BHATTI (back to top) Affectionately known as the "Godfather of Dhol," Lal Singh Bhatti has been a staple of Sikh-American culture and has proudly performed for three U.S. presidents. Recently "Lally" performed with U.S. rock stars such as Black Eyed Peas, The Doors, and 311 at a Project Ahimsa benefit concert in Los Angeles, CA.LAL SINGH BHATTI will be performing in the live band, BLACKMAHAL with saxophonists Bryan Flanagan and Jon Cook on Drums. BLACKMAHAL is live Punjabi-Hip Hop Experience that recently performed at former Hip-Hop Legend and RUN DMC member, Jam Master J's tribute event.
J GARCIA (back to top) This year J GARCIA will be conducting live art performances to complement music performers on Friday night. His finished work will be open for auction each evening with 1/2 of proceeds going towards to Sikh Heritage Foundation. J GARCIA will be painting Sikh and Punjabi themed work in a live environment in gracious seva with proceeds to auctioned work going to the Sikh Heritage Foundation's future preservation projects. J GARCIA is an award winning muralist who works has appeared in Illa s'Arenella Villa de Arte, Cadaques, Spain, The Node Gallery, Santa Cruz, Gallery of the Senses, Seattle, Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, Ira Pinto Gallery, Washington DC, SomARTS, San Francisco and Gallery Luscombe, San Francisco. http://www.jgarcialive.com/
BIKRAM SINGH (back to top) Born in Punjab, the heart of true Bhangra, Bikram was raised on the sounds that have shaped his life. With early influences that include Kuldip Manak, Yamla Jatt, Malkit Singh, Hans Raj Hans, and Surjit Bindrakhia, Bikram was raised on a steady diet of powerful, emotional Bhangra that has helped him create a traditional style that continues the proud tradition of the Punjabi culture, preserving the deep passion, energy and urgency of the music. Moving to the US in his early teens, BIKRAM has fused the ancient culture of Punjab and the "pind" (village), along with a modern sensibility and edge that resonates with the energetic lifestyle of New York City. Mixing in striking elements of reggae and hip-hop, Bikram has brought Bhangra to the future without sacrificing any of the classic beauty of the music. http://www.bikramsingh.com/
NIHAL MEHTA (back to top) Nihal Mehta has been proficient at a wide range of musical experimentation. With classical upbringings in string and brass, Nihal has created a robust base and appreciation for traditional and contemporary music. Nihal first touched the turntables in 1998, and was immediately attracted to the world of Jungle and Drum & Bass - soon he fused these with traditional Indian sounds, such as female vocals and tabla/sitar. After learning to play the tabla and sitar both, Nihal continues to fuse classical Indian sounds into house and progressive house, merging the worlds of the traditional East with the contemporary West. Nihal's inspirations include Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh, Miguel Migs and Steve Lawler.
ARPANA CAUR (back to top) ARPANA CAUR, a self-taught artist, was born in Delhi in 1954. Since the beginning of her career ARPANA's main concern has been the girl child, condition of women and growing violence in India. She has been consistently figurative. She also does printmaking. Between 1975 and 1996, Arpana had 18 solo shows of her paintings, and participated in nine national and international exhibitions and art festivals, including the First Baghdad Biennale (1986), Algiers Biennale (1987), group shows at Saytama Museum and Glenbarra Museum, Japan, the exhibition 'Imagined City', Museum of Modem Art, Brasilia, Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro (1994-95). In 1995, ARPANA executed the commission for doing a large painting for the Hiroshima Museum's permanent collection, on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Nuclear Holocaust. She received the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Award in 1985, Commendation Certificate at the Algiers Biennale, and Gold Medal at the Sixth Triennale-India'(1 986), and was nominated by the Lalit Kala Akademi as the Eminent Artist (1990, '91, '92). Her works are in many private and public collections in India and abroad including National Gallery of Modem AM New Delhi, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Bradford Museum, U. K.Kunst Museum, Dusseldorf, Singapore Museum of Modem Art and the Ethnographic Museum, Stockholm. Arpana Caur lives and works in New Delhi.
AMRIT AND RABINDRA KAUR SINGH (back to top) London born artists and twin sisters Amrit and Rabindra have exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. Whilst drawing essentially on the Indian miniature tradition, their award winning paintings combine elements from Western and Eastern aesthetics to create a unique genre in British Art practice which asserts the value of traditional and non European art forms to the continuing development of Contemporary Art practice. Describing their work as Past - Modern (as opposed to Post Modern), they challenge existing stereotypes and redefine generally accepted, narrow perceptions of heritage and identity - exploring cultural, social and political issues of global significance within a highly decorative, often witty and symbolic style which has universal appeal and transcends cultural barriers. With paintings in private and public collections world wide the Singh Twins (as they are more popularly known) continue to be invited to present lectures on their work at institutions such as the Tate Gallery, London; The Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada; University of California, Santa Barbara and the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.
DYA SINGH (back to top) DYA SINGH sings about spirituality in his native Punjabi (with occasional English explanations) and blends traditional music with modern and contemporary trends. He has taken the traditional Sikh spiritual music of his ancestral Punjab into the world music stage reaching out from his source indigenous music to fusion with music from other parts of the world. Today DYA SINGH heads one of the foremost 'world' music groups in Australia named after him and has nine albums in ten short years. The group was born in 1993. He has twice been awarded 'Instrumentalist of the year' by SAMIA (South Australian Music Industry awards). The group has twice been nominated 'World Music Group of the year' winning it once. In the year 2000, Dya Singh was awarded "Male Artiste of the Year" by the Australian World Music Organization. The group now travels widely throughout the world and is highly acclaimed by both Sikh and alternative mainstream audiences. http://www.sikhnet.com/dya
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Drs. Amrik S. and Jaswinder K. Chattha Dr. & Mrs. Sohan S. and Kamaljit K. Chaudhary Dr. & Mrs. Ajit S. and Rita K. Arora Special Thanks ... AND MANY OTHER GENEROUS DONORS |
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