SANGAMA 2005:
Seminar on South Indian
Arts, Architecture & Culture
November 12 & 13, 2005
Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston, Texas, USA
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* Between 13th and 17th century AD: * A Multifaceted Renaissance of South Asia; * Architecture, Sculpture, Fine Arts, and Literature. |
Thank you for joining us for this exciting event! We promise a fun and productive weekend that you'll be talking about all year long. Seminar highlights include: The Seminar: “Sangama 2005”
The Seminar is an attempt to understand the vibrant temple art, architecture and culture of South India between the 13th and 17th centuries A.D. Invited scholars from India, U.S. and Europe will present brief slide lectures on the magnificent temple architecture, the sculptural exuberance and traditional theatre. Here, we will explore the sangama (confluence) of cultures from three different regions: Karnataka, TamilNadu and AndhraPradesh during the Vijayanagara period: 14th-16th century A.D.
At the Seminar, SANGAMA, you will be able to understand and experience the divine and human aspects in Indian temple architecture through the use of mathematics, cosmology and symbols.
You will witness the remarkable sculptures of gods, kings and saints manifest unendingly in the temple cities of Tanjore, Madurai, Srisailam, Hampi and Tirupati, through dance, music, poetry and worship.
At the Seminar, scholars will analyze the role of royal patronage, regional trade, and market economics that sustained the growth of large temple cities in India.
You will understand how massive South Indian temples were constructed centuries ago and are now excavated and preserved. Teachers and students of visual and performing arts, and all those interested in knowing about the history, religion, literature and arts of India will find something of value at the Seminar. SANGAMA enables you to see and understand India’s contribution to the arts and enhances an awareness of the value of art in our own lives.
Rare books on Indian art, painting, architecture, music, dance, and theater will be available for purchase at the book shop at discounted rates during the Seminar.
Who is organizing the Seminar?
Houston Kannada Vrinda (Kannada Vrinda, Houston, Texas) a 501-C(3) registered, nonprofit, cultural and literary organization) has specially designed this Seminar to focus on the various fascinations and interesting topics by inviting internationally known subject-matter experts. The 2-day Seminar that includes a series of lectures and onstage demonstrations, offers an opportunity for Texas students of fine arts and teachers, and also the general public, to learn and apply the fascinating and stimulating information in their own creative endeavors and artistic enterprise. The knowledge gained in this Seminar would be the best that the audience can obtain, without having to visit the 150+ archeological sites that are documented to exist in Southern India.
Who is cosponsoring the Seminar?
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Asia Society of Texas, Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County, Meru Education Foundation, Center for India Studies at Stony Brook and Houston Community College system are the organizations that have recognized the need for this kind of Seminar and actively cosponsoring the Seminar along with Houston Kannada Vrinda.
The Seminar is funded by mini-grants from the Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County provides additional funding. There is also a small registration fee for the Seminar attendees. The Museum of Fines Arts Houston and the Asia Society of Texas are providing valuable support.
Seminar Venue, date, time and registration fee:
The Seminar will be held at the Brown Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 1001 Bissonnet (corner of Bissonnet & Montrose) Phone: 713.639.7300
November 12, 2005. 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Registration Fee for the Seminar is $25 per person.
The Seminar is open to public, close captioned, and is an extramural, noncredit learning activity for students. The Seminar is not recommended for children under 12.
Online: To register in advance by credit card, please visit www.tickets2events.com.
On-site: Available on the days of the Seminar. Only cash or personal checks will be accepted as methods of payment. Seats are limited and will be provided only if available.
Full refund of the registration fee will be given, if you cancel on or before November 9, 2005. No refund for cancellation made after this date.
Registration fee covers admission to the Seminar, Seminar handout, box lunch on the first day; soft drinks on both the days and a reception hosted by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, honoring the guests and presenters at the end of day 1.
Free parking is available directly across from the museum in the Presbyterian Church parking lot, or on the north side of the Presbyterian Church. Parking at the museum's parking garage located at the corner of Binz (Bissonnet becomes Binz as you head east) and Fannin is $3 per day.
Information to the Parents Attending the Seminar:
Parents attending the Seminar can drop off their children at the Children's Museum, less than a mile away, provided the children have adult supervision. Any child that is not 16 or older will need adult supervision. Admission rate of $5 per child is charged per child, SANGAMA Seminar will pay for this service. There are plenty of activities for the children to do. Exhibits and activities can keep them occupied for several hours.
Honoring the presenters on November 12, at Madras Pavilion, Sugarland, Texas. Formal attire suggested. Please call the restaurant ahead of time, if you need directions. Plan to arrive at the restaurant by 8:30 p.m.
Banquet charges are extra, $20 per person. Advance reservation is needed and should be made at the time of on-line registration or at the museum on the first day of the Seminar.
PRESENTERS OF THE SANGAMA 2005 SEMINAR
Brief introduction of each presenter, along with the title of the presentation, is included in this section. Links have been provided to the web sites of many of the presenters.
Keynote Speech
Vijayanagara's Place in the History of South Indian Art
Cosmology and Architecture in India
Kannada Literature during the Vijayanagara Period
Temple Tourism: The Forgotten Chalukya Temples in Northern Karnataka Museums as Custodians of Art Works
Recent Excavations in the City of Vijayanagara
Ritual Celebration and the Vijayanagara ‘Imperium’
Symbolism of Sacred Space - Early Dravidian Architecture
A Fusion of Architectural Styles:
Cultural heritage planning of sacred sites in India:
Classical Indian Dance in Kannada Literature
Virtual Tour of Sri Swamy Naryan Temple, Stafford, Texas
Virtual Tour of Sri Meenakshi Temple, Pearland, Texas
Rendition of Popular Compositions of Haridasas of Karnataka
Other Features of the Seminar:
Hindu/Houston offers a complex, textured picture of a city that is often represented solely by oil derricks and rodeo. As a twenty-seven year old organization with feminist roots, the lore and legends of female deities in Hindu liturgy intrigues HWCA members. Hindu/Houston contains paintings and sculpture that express each artist's journey of discovery about Hinduism -- and the evocative art and architecture that make up its heritage -- in a city that seems to look always to the future.
November 13, 2005. 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Dr. Vidya Dehejia:
Professor of Indian and South Asian Art,
Columbia University, New York.
Dr. Robert Brown:
Professor of Art History,
University of California at Los Angeles
Dr. Subhash Kak :
Delaune Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering &
Professor of Asian Studies and Cognitive Science,
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Prof. S.N. Sridhar:
Professor of India Studies and Chair, Department of Asian and Asian-American Studies,
State University of New York at Stonybrook
Dr. Foekema:
Ph.D. in art- and architecture-history, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Research Expert on South Indian Temples
Dr. Susan Huntington:
Ohio State University
Dr. M.S. Nagaraja Rao:
Retd. Director General,
Archaeological Survey of India
Professor of World Art,
Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, California
Professor, Art Historian,
Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts, Bangalore, India
Dr. Indu Parthasarathy:
Art Historian, Bangalore, India
Case Study of the Vidyashankara Temple at Shringeri, Karnataka
Dr. Amita Sinha:
Dr. Amita Sinha:
Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture,
University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
Case Study of the Rockfort Temple at Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Dr. Swarupa Rao:
Art Historian and Consultant, New York
Indian Classical Dance Instructor, Houston
Indian Classical Dance Instructor, Houston
Professional Engineer at NASA, Houston
Meru Education Foundation, Inc.
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