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Gallery Visits and Artist Talks in Mumbai

byPurnima SampatAt studio in Prabhadevi, MumbaiStarts from₹15,000 per 1-week workshopView full gallery

We believe the best classroom is the world outside our studio. Join us for gallery walks, museum sketching, and deep-dive sessions with professional artists.

There is no better classroom than a museum. We took our students for a day of sketching and observation, with a fun twist: one person describes a painting while another draws it without looking. It's a playful exercise in interpretation and communication.

We had the incredible opportunity to visit Sudhir Patwardhan's exhibition, 'Built, Broken'. His work is a masterclass in capturing the pulse of urban India. For our students, seeing his layered narratives of Mumbai life up close is an invaluable lesson in visual storytelling.

Going beyond the classroom, our students engaged in a session with artist Sudhir Patwardhan. They had the chance to ask questions and respond to his work through their own drawing and writing, learning that art is about seeing and thinking, not just technique.

Can light itself be an artistic material? We explored this question at the 'Light into Space' exhibition. Works by artists like Dan Flavin and James Turrell teach us that art is not just something you see, but something you experience.

A visit to the exhibition 'Fossils of Force' by Kulpreet Singh. His work, reflecting on the resilience of farmers, offers a powerful lesson in how art can address political and ecological challenges.

Artist Dilip Ranade shares the absurd and funny story behind one of his paintings, involving a wild ass, a tiger skin, and the process of museum conservation. Hearing directly from the artist adds a rich layer of understanding to the work.

What is a still life in the 21st century? Artist Dilip Ranade discusses his contemporary take, which includes a computer displaying one skull eating another. He explains the deep symbolism hidden within his arrangement of objects.

A look into the exhibition 'Unnatural Histories' by Dilip Ranade. His work blends complex ideas like surrealism with a desire for clarity, creating paintings that are both accessible and mysterious. A great lesson for our students in creating layered meanings.

A walkthrough of 'Solitary Gardens' by Arjuna Gunaratne. His lush, dream-like paintings explore themes of displacement and belonging, weaving together memories of his Sri Lankan heritage with his life as an immigrant.

Continuing our tour of Arjuna Gunaratne's 'Solitary Gardens'. We discuss how his work is influenced by a mix of Eastern and Western traditions, and how his family serves as an anchor in his narratives of immigrant life.

About Learning from the Masters: Gallery Visits & Artist Talks

These gallery visits are not just field trips to look at paintings on a wall. We take our students to engage with the actual process behind the work, talking to artists like Sudhir Patwardhan or Dilip Ranade about their choices, their struggles, and the stories they tell. You are not just observing art. You are learning to question it, interpret it, and incorporate that critical depth into your own portfolio.

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Purnima Sampat

At studio in Prabhadevi, MumbaiStarts from ₹15,000 per 1-week workshop

We believe art education happens everywhere. We do not just stay in the studio; we take you to the galleries so you can see how real, living artists work, think, and struggle. It is about breaking the bubble and learning from the masters themselves.