The art lovers got an opportunity to have a close look at the most beautiful and well crafted pots created by the renowned potters of the country at the Potters Market 2013. The Potters Market 2013 is being organised at Gauhar Mahal that began here from Thursday and would be on view till December 1.
Clay has somehow always attracted the art lovers, from handicraft to ceramics, sculpture to simple tools used in everyday life.
Even the Bhopalites take a lot of pleasure and enjoy the fun with clay. Here, at the potters market, 2013, not only the art lovers but also the general public could actually enjoy the pottery. As this is the third year of Potters Market in the city of lakes, various events are being organised for the four days.
A film show on pottery making, lectures and discussions and even live demonstrations are being organized that make it a grand event. Further, the children of Arushi and Muskaan would also perform a play during the ongoing event.
Set in the rustic backdrop of Gauhar Mahal, it also gives an immense pleasure to the spectators to look at the earthen pots.
The organiser of the show Sonia Rashid while expressing her delight and contentment said, “Such events provide a platform for the potters to not only exhibit their creations but also to find buyers to appreciate and encourage their art form.” Elaborating further she said that she hope to put it on a national forum and have potters from all over the world come together.
Moreover, Sonia Rashid took to pottery herself 20 years ago. Sonia also shared some interesting practices prevalent in certain states in the country.
As many as 25 potters from Kolkata, Nagpur, Baroda, Mumbai and Bhopal have participated in the Potters Market.
Artists like SmitaKhandekar and Deepali Khare from Nagpur, Juin Mayne and Mausimi Roy from Kolkata, Sanjay Sumanta, Sultana Khan, Suresh Prajapati, Shanyontani Salvi and Devyani Smith from Mumbai, Rajiv Nafde from Hoshangabad, Anju Pawar and Jagurati Dutta from Baroda, Anirudh Sagar, Nidhi Chopra, Archna Shailendra, Dimple Jain, leena Handa, Shampa Shah, Devilal Patidar, Aarti Paliwal and Deepak Sharma have participated in the Potters Market 2013.