Luna Arts brings NAKSHATRA – a national group art exhibition of 47 promising artists at AIFACS

To be inaugurated on Oct 15, the exhibition would continue for public viewing till October 20.

ACN Correspondent On Oct 12, 2022

An image from a previous art exhibition by Luna Arts

NEW DELHI: Art lovers would soon witness a beautiful national group art exhibition ‘NAKSHATRA’ with 47 talented artists from across the country displaying a wide collection of contemporary, and traditional artworks with affordable price tags in New Delhi. Being organized by LUNA ARTS – an online art marketplace for talented Indian artists, the 6-day offline group art show NAKSHATRA would take off on October 15 at the prestigious AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi, and would continue for public viewing till October 20. The artworks on display include handmade original paintings and sculptures.

This exhibition will be inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Prof. Paramjeet Singh (Ex-Chairman, AIFACS & Former Professor and Principal, Delhi College of Art), and four honourable guests – Padamshree Biman Das (Chairman AIFACS and eminent artist), Dr. Mamoon Momani (Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts Jamia University), Jiten Hazarika (Former senior Indian Army officer & eminent artist), and Vijendra Sharma (celebrity artist).

Founded in 1928 by the British India Government to showcase Indian art and artists globally, the All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS) is one of the prestigious and the oldest art galleries of India with a strong historical significance.

Luna Arts is an online art marketplace for talented Indian artists and also organizes offline art exhibitions. It was founded by an art entrepreneur Smita and her brother Tushar in December 2019. The duo understands the intricate dynamics of the world of art. NAKSHATRA is their 5th art exhibition since last one year.

According to Smita the objective behind the establishment of this art venture is to provide an excellent and fair platform for the emerging and lesser known but very talented artists of India.

“We promote those amazing artists who deserve recognition, who are unrecognized by an Indian art industry in spite of their sheer talent. Art is a metaphysical medium to create a shift in the human consciousness. Through these group art exhibitions we want to promote art & culture and infuse compassion and peace in our human society,” Smita and Tushar said during an interview with Asian Community News Network.

While revealing the philosophy behind the exhibition’s name NAKSHATRA ,Tushar, Co-founder, Luna Arts said that we have given name NAKSHATRA because our exhibition falls in an auspicious time of the festive month when the 9 divine days of Navratri ends and the esoteric days of Diwali begins.

Tushar said, “We have taken this name from Abhijit Nakshatra which is the 22nd lunar mansion out of 28 in the ancient vedic system of Nakshatra. Abhijit is the Sanskrit name for Vega, the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra and it means the victorious One or the one who cannot be defeated.”

The group art exhibition NAKSHATRA is featuring 47 talented artists from different states of India. They include ABHIPSA, AMAN SHARMA, ANJANA SINGH, ANURAG AGARWAL, ANHA MALIK, ANUSHA JHA, APARNA AJIT DHAK, ARBAZ KHAN, AYUSHI KOTHARI, BHUVANA GOOTY, CHAITALI MAJI, CHAROO ASHYUK, DHRUV BHARDWAJ, K.S. DILIP KUMAR, DR. DOYEL SINHA, GIRISHA JAIN, GOURI SETH, GURSIMRAN KAUR, HARI SHANKAR VIDYARTHY, JYOTSNA SHARMA, KHUSBU BHANDARI, LOUIS JAMES, MADHU YADAV, MANOJ SHUKLA, MOHINI SINHA, MOHIT CHOPRA, NAILA PRAVEEN, NEHA MEHTA, POOJA AGARWAL, POOJA JOSHI, PREETIKA RAO, PRIYANKA PAUL, RIMA JAYHIND MACHHI, RIYA JAIN, RUSHIKESH KALE, S. HASHMI, SANGITA BARUAH SUREKA, SANTHI PANDA, SRISHTI SANGHRAI, SUCHITRA SINGH, SUNAINA CHOUDHARY, SURENDRA KUMAR, SUSHMA RAPOL, THACHANG AWUNGSHI, TRIPTI RAINA, TUSHAR KR. BISWAS, VAISHALI CHIPLUNKAR.