Art Kin Centre

08/04/2026

Live in Chennai?
Got a story about your relationship with nature in the city?
We want to hear it.

Between the noise, there’s water, wings, shade—
moments you’ve noticed, remembered, held onto.
We’re gathering those stories.

Selected submissions will be part of an upcoming Art Kin Centre (AKC) exhibition.

Scan the QR code or submit via link in bio.
More updates coming soon.

01/02/2026

27/12/2025

A lovely article by Casualwalker.com blogger, Balakumar M. on the ongoing sculptural exhibition 'Mayan - In the Quiet of Form' that is on view at our Centre till the 31st of December 2025.

Open Hours:
Wed - Mon
11 am - 7 pm

Make sure to call an hour ahead for a guided tour!

To read the full article. Please click the link in our bio 🔗

19/12/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT: Dear All, this is to clarify that the ticket cost is fixed and helps us cover the cost of the event itself.

Clarification: The lecture demonstration (11 am to 2 pm) 19th Dec is complimentary to the performance on 20th Dec (6 pm to 9 pm). Please prepare accordingly.

We greatly appreciate your support!



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07/12/2025

This 19th - 20th December 2025, we have a special program to add to your Margazhi Season kacheri list!!!

In this special 2-in-1 event, we have a demo-talk on the roots, codification and original process of Vilasini Natyam between Padma Bhushan Swapnasundari and Smt. Pushkala Gopal (MBE Awardee) on 19th Dec, followed the next day - the 20th Dec - by a solo performance by Swapna ma'am.

The ticket includes access for one to both programs on both days. Book your tickets now!

TICKETS AVAILABLE | +91 94454 72126

[Padma Bhushan Swapnasundari, Interview, original dance form, founder, vilasini natyam, codification, Pushkala Gopal, demo, talk, performance, indian classical dance, dancer, performing arts]

07/12/2025

This 19th - 20th December 2025, we have a special program to add to your Margazhi Season kacheri list!!!

In this special 2-in-1 event, we have a demo-talk on the roots, codification and original process of Vilasini Natyam between Padma Bhushan Swapnasundari and Smt. Pushkala Gopal (MBE Awardee) on 19th Dec, followed the next day - the 20th Dec - by a solo performance by Swapna ma'am.

The ticket includes access for one to both programs.l on both days. You will need to show your

TICKETS AVAILABLE | +91 94454 72126

[Padma Bhushan Swapnasundari, Interview, original dance form, founder, vilasini natyam, codification, Pushkala Gopal, demo, talk]

29/11/2025

On popular demand, we have extended Mayan | In the Quiet of Form for Margazhi Season until the 31st of December 2025!!!

Everyone visiting Chennai, this is a sculptural exhibition cm sale featuring works of Kalaichemmal M. Durairaj, his son D. Rajesh and the artisans from their atelier.

All the pieces are for sale. All orders are to be made through Art Kin Centre. Custom orders taken.

21/11/2025

Artist Shweta Prachande joins our panel discussion titled "Beauty and the Beast - Beauty & Body Standards in the Performing Arts" alongside Gayathri Rajaji, Sumithra Subramaniam and Christopher Gurusamy. This topic, often considered controversial, touches the bedrock beliefs held by society at large. What is beauty when seen through different perspectives? Does body positivity and beauty hold any common ground? Where are the lines, and does health have a role to play in all of this?

To join this discussion, book your tickets now! This program is available to view online on request.

Tickets are available, LINK IN BIO 🔗

20/11/2025

Smt. Meenakshi Chitharanjan joins a panel of distinguished members from the dance fraternity, alongside Dr. S. Raghuraman, Renjith Choorakad and Vijna Vasudevan, to hold dialogue on the Guru-Sishya relationship that has morphed into something different than it used to be, but not entirely removed from its Gurukul roots. In this day and age of Consumerism, how has this once-sacred covenant evolved? What is the role of money and how has this changed the rules of the equation?

To be part of the discussion in this all-new format, book your spot now! This event is also available online.

Tickets are available, LINK IN BIO 🔗

19/11/2025

Christopher Gurusamy joins our panel discussion, along with Shweta Prachande, Sumithra Subramaniam, and Gayathri Rajaji to shed some light on what it means to be a male dancer in the Performing Arts, and how beauty and body standards apply to men. In what ways does looks and appearance matter in dance for the masculine? Does this affect their opportunities, how, and who chooses?

To be a part of this all-new format, book your tickets now!

Tickets available, LINK IN BIO 🔗