Oct 13: Mithila Musings - International Symposium

Mark your calendars for "Mithila Musings: Contemporary Arts from an Ancient Culture in North India - an International Symposium"! Join us on Thursday, October 13, 9:30-11:30am as curators and scholars join in discussion with Mithila artists to discuss our exhibition, "Mithila Medley" and the rich culture that has produced these artworks. A web link is provided below as the symposium will be streamed globally for those who cannot participate in person.

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Mithila Musings Symposium Schedule October 13, 2022 Morning panel at Floyd Center for the Arts 9:30am-10:30am (Eastern Standard Time / USA) Guest Curator John H. Bowles Introductory Remarks Dr. Punam Madhok (East Carolina University) Mithila Painting: A Second Look Dr. Suchitra Samanta (Virginia Tech) Mithila Artists’ Critiques of Women’s Roles and Status in Society Dr. Susan Wadley (Syracuse University) The Changing Roles of Nature in Mithila Art Afternoon panel at RU's Covington Center's Davis Performance Hall: 2:30pm - 4:30pm (Eastern Standard Time / USA) Guest Curator John H. Bowles Introductory Remarks Report from Mithila--a short video documentary on Mithila artists' current predicament Prof. Radhika Bordia (Jindal University, India) Covid's Impact on Mithila's Dalit Art and Artists Dr. Mani Shekhar Singh (Jindal University, India) Visual Poetics and Politics in Painting of the Dalit Artists of Mithila Artist Urmila Devi and Former Dir. of the Mithila Art Institute Kaushik Kumar Jha Zooming in from Mithila Prof. Art Kathryn Myers (University of Connecticut) Mithila Art, Tradition, Evolution and Style