3D Chalk Painting And Sand Art Jugalbandi On Puri Beach

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Jan 312012
 
chalk painting and Sand art

Tourists and citizens of Puri will get to witness a unique ‘jugalbandi’ of two world class artists of two different art forms in the first week of February. Audiences will be treated to a double visual delight of 3-dimentional painting by famous American artist Tracy Lee Stum and sand sculpture by Sudarshan Pattnaik, who will perform in tandem with each other.

The proposed collaborative event will be hosted by the US government in the beach town on February 4 and 5, sources said. The US Consulate of India sent a letter to the Odisha government on Saturday, seeking its cooperation to market the proposed programme across the state.

“We have received the letter from US Consulate General, Hyderabad, regarding the ‘jugalbandi’ programme on the beach. We will see if we can chalk out a marketing strategy for the event,” state tourism director H S Upadhyay told.

Sudarshan said he is eagerly waiting to perform with the world class 3D artist. “I have also received a communication via email about the proposed programme. It will be a great experience to work with another world class artist, though from a different sphere,” said an elated Sudarshan. “It will be a treat for spectators to watch the collaborative show of 3D painting and sand art,” the globtrotting sand artist said. Some of Sudarshan’s students will help Tracy in creating the interactive 3D painting. She will create the art on a concrete floor on the beach.

3D painting (also known as Anamorphic art) is an illusionary 2-dimensional image that appear to be 3-dimensional when viewed from a specific point through a camera lens. Tracy, who holds a Guinness World Record for the largest chalk painting, will use chalk pastels and tempera paints to create the 3D arts.

Sources said Tracy will showcase her art at various locations in the country in the coming days. Going by the event schedule on her website (www.tracyleestum.com), she is first slated to perform in Jaipur between January 23 and 26. She also has plans to visit Vellore, Kolkata and Mumbai.

“Each stop will feature unique 3D images designed specifically for that location. Workshops on 3D street painting will be conducted at each venue in an effort to foster the growth of this amazing art form in India,” Tracy posted on her website.

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Iffi will partner with ministry of tourism

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Oct 082011
 
IFFI Goa

International Film Festival of India, the premier film event scheduled for November 23-December 3, 2011 will partner the ministry of tourism’s initiative Incredible India.

The 42nd edition, organized jointly by the ministry of information and broadcasting and the Goa government, will work with a diversified focus of merging films with destination marketing, for tourism promotion.

Official sources stated that the 42nd edition has been conceived with a paradigm shift in the philosophy, approach and conduct of the festival with an aim to enhance the image of the event at the global level.

The revamp of the awards was initiated after an active involvement of Union I&B minister Ambika Soni. Sources stated that the minister had desired that the awards need to be reinvented and needed to be profiled higher to be recognized as one of the best film festivals of the world comparable to the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival.

The festival, from 2011, also aims for a large-scale public participation, to ensure inclusiveness and local flavor.

The 11-day film fiesta will have film makers from across the world, presenting their films at the festival. The festival will screen a range of films from around the world — various international award winners, film festival favorites, critics choices and box office hits in its International Competition and Cinema of the World Sections.

These films will have its India Premiere at IFFI, and most of them are likely to be attended by the respective directors, cast and crew. It will also host a number of specially curated sections like the “European discoveries”, “Made in Poland” with a spotlight on the contemporary film making trends in Poland, Retrospectives on the French Doyen Luc Besson and the Australian Helmer Philip Noyce. The festival will also pay “homage” to film luminaries who passed away in 2010, including Raul Ruiz, Adolfas Meekas, Sidney Lumet, Claude Chabrol and Elizabeth Taylor.

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HDPB Gears Up to Promote Maharashtra Tourism

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Sep 302011
 
maharashtra tourism

The Hospitality Development and Promotion Board formed under the Tourism Policy 2006, will function as a single window for speedy clearances such as proposals, permits, subsidies and transition.

This was announced by Chhagan Bhujbal, minister for tourism, while inaugurating Hospitality, Food & Tourism India (HFTI).

“There are ample avenues for investment in Maharashtra in the hospitality segment, which need to be explored. Once hoteliers come there, more facilities and infrastructure will be available attracting more tourists,” Bhujbal said.

The three-day trade show is being held at Nehru Centre, Worli, till October 1. It is being organised by HRAWI as a one-stop platform for hospitality, food and beverage, bars, educational institutions and travel industry by providing solutions for its hoteliers, restaurateurs, facility managers, prospective students, tour operators, distributors and suppliers with over 100 exhibitors.

Talking about the highlights of the exhibition, Kamlesh Barot, President, HRAWI said, “The European Company, Sanmic has agreed to give a fully-hosted six-month scholarship to a student from a catering college, who will be trained under the Michelin Star-Chef Martin Wishart. In addition, Microsoft will offer a programme to the first 100 registered restaurants in the exhibition. We have issued DVDs on different departments including Housekeeping, Food and Beverage and Front Office for our members.”

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2010 Global Travel& Tourism Summit in Beijing

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Nov 102009
 

WTTC has announced that China will hold the 2010 Global Travel& Tourism Summit in Beijing.

The summit will take place in Beijing on May 25-27, 2010.

“Our members are all delighted that we will be going to Beijing, capital of the world’s most dynamic travel and tourism economy and one of the most interesting and exciting new tourism destinations,” said Jean-Claude Baumgarten, WTTC president & CEO, while announcing the summit venue. The board was unanimous in its decision to select China.

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“If we were to look over the whole world to find out the country most richly endowed with all the wealth, power and beauty which nature can bestow- in some parts a veritable paradise on Earth- I should point to India. If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choices gifts- I should point to India.”

- Max Muller
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