MITHILA PAINTING: THE EVOLUTION OF AN ART FORM  Travels to the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison Wisconsin for it's next viewing through early December 2013.

Exhibition-related programming

Sept. 19, 7 p.m.: Mithila Painters: Five Village Artists from Madhubani, India (1983, 40 min.). Following the film screening, Joseph Elder, UW–Madison Professor of Languages and Cultures of South Asia and Sociology, and executive producer and narrator of the film, will lead a discussion and talk about the lives of the profiled artists. Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form. Auditorium

Oct. 17: Exhibition reception and lecture

4:15 p.m.: Docent Suzanne Chopra leads a 40-minute tour of 

Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form

5:30 p.m. “Mithila Painting: India’s Most Vital Tradition,” lecture by David Szanton, an anthropologist involved with the Mithila painters since 1977, and current president of the Ethnic Arts Foundation. He will discuss the origins of the foundation, the goals of the exhibition, and the status of Mithila painting today.  

6:30–8 p.m. Reception with live music by Saaz, refreshments, and a cash bar

Oct. 18, 12:15 p.m.: Docent Judith Mjaanes leads a 40-minute tour of Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form

Oct. 19, 12:15 p.m.: Docent Judith Mjaanes leads a 40-minute tour of Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form

Oct. 20, 2 p.m.: Docent Suzanne Chopra leads a 40-minute tour of Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form 

The exhibition was organized by the Ethnic Arts Foundation and curated by David Szanton, President, Ethnic Arts Foundation and Patter Hellstrom, Artist/Curator, PHVA.  

Generous support for this exhibition has been provided by the Chazen Museum of Art Council and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.