The Bombay Art Society is a

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

art organization based in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

. The institution was founded in 1888 for encouraging and promoting art. Most of the renowned artists on India's art scene have been associated with the Bombay Art Society in some way.

History

For some five or six years after the foundation of the Society in 1888, the Exhibits of the European Artists preponderated over those of the Indian Artists as shown by the catalogues of the Annual Exhibitions. This was natural as The

Sir J.J. School of Art ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

was then in its first stages of development, but in course of time as taste for the acquisition of art as a profession was developed under able Principals of the School of Art, like Messrs. Terry, and Griffiths, and by the publicity given to Indian Artists by the Bombay Art Society, the School of Art produced a band of Indian Artists. The number of works by Indian Artists exhibited in subsequent years at the Society's Annual Exhibition later considerably increased, while under British Rule.

Advancements

The society has operated in the

Jehangir Art Gallery Jehangir Art Gallery is an art gallery in Mumbai (India). It was founded by Sir Cowasji Jehangir at the urging of K. K. Hebbar and Homi Bhabha. It was built in 1952. Managed by the Committee of Management, the entire cost of this mansion was ...

since 1952, which is also the regular venue for the Society's Annual Exhibitions. During the Society's Centenary year in 1990 veteran artist and the then president of the Society K. K. Hebbar and the committee took the initiative for the complex. The then Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri

Sharad Pawar Sharad Govindrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: �əɾəd̪ pəʋaːɾ born 12 December 1940) is an Indian politician. He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on four occasions. He has held the posts of Minister of Defence and Mini ...

through has given a piece of land in Bandra, Mumbai for the Society's complex which is now ready. The Bombay Art Society's Art Complex houses three Exhibition Galleries, Auditorium and Art Books Library. The Art Galleries are rented on weekly basis at affordable charges to Artists and Art Institutions for Exhibitions. A number of awards and medals are given by the society. The Bendre-Husain Scholarship for encouraging and supporting emerging artists, instituted in 1989/1990, was donated by artist M.F. Husain. Recipients of the Roopadhar award for lifetime achievement include

Sadanand Bakre Sadanand Bakre (S. K. Bakre) (10 November 1920 – 18 December 2007) was an Indian painter and sculptor. Bakre was born in Baroda, and was one of the founders of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group, the pioneers of modern art in India. In 19 ...

(2004) and

Tyeb Mehta Tyeb Mehta (26 July 1925 – 2 July 2009) was an Indian painter, sculptor and film maker. He was part of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group and the first post-colonial generation of artists in India, like John Wilkins who also broke fre ...

(2007). ''Painter Tyeb Mehta honoured'' (2007 Roopdhar award), Afternoon (Bombay), 8 February 2007

Architecture and design

The building designed on the lines of Cubist sculptures and resembling European expressionist architecture, house three galleries.

Managing committee 2021-2026

*Rajendra Patil - President * Manoj Joshi - Vice-President *Prof. Narendra Vichare - Chairman *Chandrajit Yadav - Secretary *Ajinkya Chaulkar - Joint Secretary *Surendra Jagtap - Treasurer *Prof. Anil Naik *Ajinkya Chaulkar *Vikrant Manjrekar *Ganpat Bhadke *Madhavi Gangan *Shrikant Kadam *Vielas Salunkke *Anil Abhange

References

External links

Bombay Art Society

Latest News 15 May 2010
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