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12/06/2025

The Shape of Sound
A solo exhibition by Suman Barman
Curated by Dr. Nilkanta Das

Witness how sound takes shape through layers of color, memory, and rhythm.
Stay tuned for an immersive journey through the unseen echoes of everyday life.

🗓️ 14–18 June 2025
📍 Lalit Kala Akademi (NERC), Agartala

10/06/2025

We warmly invite you to grace the occasion with your presence & explore the exhibition at Lalit kala Akademi (NERC) Agartala, Gallery: Bimal Kar & Chinmoy Roy.

09/06/2025

Echoes Around the Shape
An Art Talk Series | 15–18 June 2025 | 4:30 PM
📍 Gallery Bimal Kar & Chinmoy Roy, Lalit Kala Akademi (NERC), Agartala

Join us for a 4-day journey of thought-provoking conversations on Art, Sound & Space, in connection with the solo exhibition "Shape of Sound" by Suman Barman, curated by Dr. Nilkanta Das.

🎨 Open to artists, scholars, cultural thinkers, and curious minds!
📞 To speak or participate: 6009227856
📧 [email protected]

03/06/2025

The Shape of Sound
Presented by Uttar Purbanchan Centre for Art & Cultural Research (UPCACR)
Curated by Dr. Nilkanta Das
A solo exhibition by Suman Barman

UPCACR is delighted to present “The Shape of Sound”, a solo exhibition of recent works by Suman Barman. This exhibition reflects on the unseen presence of sound in our lived environment—its echoes in memory, silence, space, and materiality.

Suman’s works suggest that sound is not just heard, but felt and imagined. Through form and surface, he captures the rhythm of the intangible—inviting viewers to enter a space where listening becomes a visual act.

📅 14th – 18th June 2025
📍 Lalit Kala Akademi (NERC), Agartala, Tripura
Gallery: Bimal Kar & Chinmoy Roy

All are cordially invited.

17/02/2025

🌿 ART-VINE | Exhibition Opening Today! 🎨

UPCACR, in collaboration with Studio Parameter, proudly presents Art-Vine, an exhibition showcasing the works of two remarkable artists—Tanmoy Adhikari and Ramakant Jee.

🗓 Exhibition Dates: 17th – 22nd February 2025
🕕 Opening Today at 6 PM
📍 Chhaya Studio & Café, Suryamaninagar

Join us for an evening of artistic exploration as these two artists weave their unique perspectives into a compelling visual dialogue. Let’s celebrate creativity, conversation, and community!

✨ All are welcome! See you at the opening. ✨

12/02/2025

Uttar-Purbanchal Centre for Art & Cultural Research (UPCACR)

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About the Trust:
The Uttar-Purbanchal Centre for Art & Cultural Research (UPCACR) is a dedicated platform established to promote and support visual art practices and cultural studies across the North-Eastern states of India. The trust envisions creating an alternative space for scholarly engagement, research, and artistic collaboration, fostering a deeper understanding of the region's artistic and cultural heritage.

UPCACR is committed to conducting rigorous research and archival documentation of the diverse art forms of North-East India. By sponsoring research-based projects, the organization aims to enhance literacy, provide technical training and education, preserve regional and cultural history, and promote cultural diversity.

Objectives of the Trust:

Primary Objectives:

To explore and analyze the art and cultural identity of North-East India.

To investigate the historical and contemporary connections between the region’s visual culture and the broader national cultural framework.

To document the living traditions of diverse visual arts and cultural expressions throughout the North-Eastern states.

To foster research on contemporary arts of North-East India as a crucial element of humanitarian and artistic discourse.

To organize a wide array of artistic and scholarly events, including workshops, exhibitions, artist residency programs, conferences, seminars, symposia, and curatorial research projects.

To publish scholarly journals and books that explore and document the diverse art forms of North-East India.

To establish and strengthen a nationwide network of artists, researchers, art critics, and cultural historians dedicated to preserving and promoting the visual culture of North-East India.

To extend research resources and collaborate with educational institutions to develop alternative methodologies for artistic research in India.

Activities and Initiatives:UPCACR actively engages in various programs to promote research and artistic exchange in North-East India. The trust supports projects that focus on traditional and contemporary artistic practices, providing a platform for artists, scholars, and cultural practitioners to engage in meaningful discourse. The following key initiatives reflect the trust’s mission:

Research and Documentation: Conducting extensive field research and archival documentation of indigenous and contemporary art forms.

Workshops and Training Programs: Providing skill development and training in traditional and contemporary art practices.

Exhibitions and Residencies: Organizing curated exhibitions and artist-in-residence programs to facilitate creative exploration and cultural exchange.

Conferences and Seminars: Hosting academic conferences and discussions to address critical issues in visual art and cultural studies.

Publications: Producing scholarly books and journals to contribute to the discourse on North-Eastern art and culture.

Through these initiatives, UPCACR seeks to uphold its mission of fostering a vibrant and sustainable cultural ecosystem that bridges traditional heritage with contemporary artistic expressions. The trust remains steadfast in its commitment to preserving, promoting, and advancing the rich visual culture of North-East India for future generations.

12/02/2025

https://upcacr.wordpress.com

My Dear Readers
📢 Announcement: UPCACR Blog as a Common Archive 📢

We are excited to introduce https://upcacr.wordpress.com as the official archive of Uttar-Purbanchal Centre for Art & Cultural Research (UPCACR)!

Originally created in 2019 by Nilkanta Das (Secretary, UPCACR) as a platform for bilingual writing on the art and culture of Tripura, Northeast India, and broadly Eastern Indian art history, this blog has now evolved into a shared space for researchers, scholars, and art enthusiasts.

With UPCACR as an alternative center for Visual Art & Cultural Studies, we invite scholars, writers, and researchers to contribute—whether through reviews, articles, queries, or collaborations.

Join us in building this archive by sharing your insights! Let’s create a meaningful discourse on art and culture together.

📩 Feel free to comment, connect, and collaborate!

all about visual studies, particularly visual sociology & visual anthropology

12/02/2025

Step into the soul of devotion and mysticism with live music sessions celebrating the timeless traditions of Baul and Bhakti Geeti. Presents by Nilkanta Das in collaboration with UPCACR Night: Monday, 6th January 2025 Time: 7:00 PM Venue: Chhaya Studio & Café, Suryamaninagar, Agartala This year-long project will continue every Monday, at 7 PM, weaving melodies of love, longing, and divine resonance....

Step into the soul of devotion and mysticism with live music sessions celebrating the timeless traditions of Baul and Bhakti Geeti. Presents by Nilkanta Das in collaboration with UPCACR Ni…

07/02/2025

Archival Documentation: Esh*ta Das and Her Exhibition "Blooming Flowers"

Esh*ta Das: A Young Emerging Artist from Tripura

Esh*ta Das (b. 2010, Badharghat, Tripura) is a young and promising student of Shankaracharya Vidyayatan HS Girls School, Agartala, currently enrolled in Class IX. With a deep-seated interest in visual arts, she has demonstrated remarkable dedication to both painting and photography.

Recently, Esh*ta Das exhibited her works at Chhaya Studio & Caffe, Agartala, in collaboration with the Uttar Purbanchan Centre for Art & Cultural Research (UPCACR). The exhibition, titled "Blooming Flowers", took place from 5th February to 10th February 2025 and featured a compelling collection of street photography from Agartala.

The exhibition showcased a total of 25 artworks, comprising 8 paintings and 17 photographs. The central themes explored in her works include the vibrant dynamics of local fish markets, street vendors, and traditional idol craftsmanship of Agartala. While her journey as a painter remains in the early stages, Esh*ta exhibits great promise in her artistic evolution. In the domain of photography, she has already demonstrated a strong sense of subject selection, composition, and narrative, which are crucial elements in visual storytelling. With further exploration and refinement, her practice is expected to evolve towards a more diverse and nuanced engagement with photography and other artistic disciplines.

Apart from her artistic pursuits, Esh*ta is also engaged in entrepreneurial activities to support her own expenses. She has collaborated with Kraftdesi, a brand specializing in handcrafted artifacts, and has also initiated a startup focused on safety pin jewelry, under the Instagram handle bawli.you

UPCACR continues to foster an inclusive and interdisciplinary space for emerging artists, researchers, and cultural practitioners. We welcome artists from across the state and beyond to collaborate and contribute towards building an alternative platform for art and cultural research in Northeast India. Esh*ta Das' exhibition "Blooming Flowers" serves as an exemplary model of our commitment to nurturing young talent and encouraging contemporary engagements with living traditions.