Bologna Art Fair in Italy “Welcomes” Dharavi; Artefacting Mumbai’s “Welcome mural” on the cover of Norwegian Simon Stranger’s book “Verdensredderne”
Artefacting Public Art + Research Practice
Jan-Mar 2012; Artefacting Exhibition @ Cambridge, MA, USA
Artefacting will be exhibiting work from its Mumbai mission from Jan 3 - March 26, 2012 at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, 41 2nd St., Cambridge MA, USA
Reception will be at Thursday Jan 5 (6-8pm)
[more info will follow]
Artefacting Willets Point
Artefacting’s new mission; Willets Point - an Iron Triangle Urban Renewal mission is a 6 week project in Willets Point, also known as the Iron Triangle; New York City’s cheap autoparts centre in Queens NY. It’s culminating community celebration, Willets Point Champions took place on October 29 & 30.
Spire - Beacon of Hope in Detroit
Account of the community event Spire - Beacon of Hope, organized by Artefacting Detroit on september 18th 2011, from noon till 4pm at the corner of Shane and Canfield East.
Artefacting Detroit Reportback @ QMA
Artefacting Detroit Reportback @ Queens Museum of Art, Queens NY, USA @
Saturday, October 22, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, 2011
Introducing Spire - a community art project in Detroit
Join Artefacting Detroit on september 18th 2011, from noon till 4pm in a community art project at the corner of Shane and Canfield East.
Demolishing Dharavi
A sad update on the ongoing demolitions in Dharavi’s industrious 13th Compound, the centre of activity of Artefacting Mumbai’s three month project last winter.
Artefacting Detroit
From August 11-September 23 2011, the Artefacting team is collaborating with Tyree Guyton, founder and artistic director of the renowned Detroit based Heidelberg Project, an open-air art environment in the heart of Detroit’s East Side. For 6 weeks, the Artefacting team is operating out of the Number House on Heidelberg Street from where they’ll reach out to neighboring communities to document and through public art engage the social pearls of an urban catastrophe following the aftermath of the Motor City.
Aug-Sep 2011; Artefacting Exhibition @ Portland, OR, USA
Artefacting Mumbai’s IMMERSION exhibition will have it’s first ever showing in Portland, Oregon at Mercy Corps’ Action Center Gallery. Exhibition runs from August 23rd through September 25th.
Paintings, photos, and video from Artefacting three month inaugural project in Dharavi, Mumbai will all be on display.
Dreamcatcher! On exhibition in Skedsmo municipality
The politicians of the Skedsmo regional municipality have been delighted by the Artist & children’s workshop creations. So all of the sculptures have been moved from the public spaces over to the Skedsmo Municipality where they will be on exhibition and under protection from Norway’s unpredictable climate :)
DREAMCATCHER!; Artefacting Lillestrøm & the Norwegian super nature
DREAMCATCHER! Artefacting Lillestom is happening this June in Oslo, Norway!
Alas we launch the sculptures and installation into Lillestrom’s public space. Frantically we hauled the pieces…
Artefacting Photography contest in Dharavi
Artefacting photography contest with 45 children in Dharavi in collaboration with Project Partner No Man’s Art
Artefacting Rome
Read more about our Workshop with the Casa di Cartone in Rome, Italy
Artefacting Mumbai experience
A collection of all of our experiences in Dharavi can now be found HERE. Check it out now!
Artefacting Mumbai in La Lettre
Photos of the Humanizing the Machine series of Artefacting photographer Arne de Knegt featured in French magazine La Lettre de Photographie! For original article click here, to read more about our Artefacting Mission, see our Artefacting Mumbai blog
Fall 2012; Artefacting exhibiting @ CoCCA @ Coimbatore, India
Artefacting will be exhibiting their art installation “Bee hive 1” plus a photographic storytelling at the then newly opened CoCCA, Coimbatore Centre for Contemporary Art, opening fall 2012
Oct-Nov 2011, Artefacting exhibiting @ Queens Museum of Art, NY, USA
Artefacting will be exhibiting work from its Mumbai and Detroit missions from October 16th till November 6,2011 at the Queens Museum of Art, Queens NY, USA
Sep 2011; Artefacting exhibiting @ 100 clicks 4 change @ Rome, Italy
A selection of Arne de Knegt’s Artefacting Mumbai photos will be exhibited in the 100 clicks 4 change exhibition in Rome, Italy, September 16-30, 2011
Jun 2011; Artefacting Mumbai @ Outsider Exhibition @ Delhi, India
Artefacting Mumbai photos of Arne de Knegt on display at the Outsider Exhibition @ Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, Delhi, India
Feb-Mar 2011; “Noble Bronze” @ Provocation Exhibition, New York, USA
Arne de Knegt’s photo “Noble Bronze” - Made for Artefacting Mumbai, is finalist at the New York Photo Festival Provocation exhibition at the powerHouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Artefacting in Kolkata
Artefacting’s workshop in Calcutta; Film & the Moving Image
Jan 2011; 13th Compound Exhibition @ Dharavi, Mumbai, India
Update on the 13th Compound Exhibition that transformed the streets and industrial spaces of Dharavi into an art show, showcasing the works of Artefacting Mumbai to the local community and attracting an estimated 500 outsiders into Dharavi.
Mural Mode In Full Effect
We have entered the last phase of our immersion into Dharavi: The Intervention - which can safely be called Mural Mode. With less than three weeks left until our multi-media exhibition showcasing our work and forcing a dialog about the connections and disconnections between the “West” and a “Slum,” we have a renewed sense of energy and are…
Welcome To Dharavi
The welcome sign is highly visible to everyone entering Dharavi from the west side
Dec 2010; Artefacting exhibition @ Kala Ghoda Gallery, Mumbai, India
A street exhibition of works in progress was presented at Mumbai’s famed Kala Ghoda gallery on Dec 20th, 2010.
Painting the ACORN Shed
Our first public painting; a new appearance for the office of our local partner Acorn Foundation.
Artefacting Mumbai
For an overview of our Artefacting Mumbai Mission click here
