Balanand aims to represent and encourage the creativity in school children from all over the country by providing an opportunity to participate in a fun art competition based on a theme. This year's theme is 'Ahimsa’ in line with 150 years of celebrating Mahatma Gandhi. In collaboration with the Inner Wheel Club Association and Kalanand artists, Balanand patrons fund the workshops.
The Balanand contests were held in a 150 schools across India. View the gallery for more.
Balanand aims to represent and encourage the creativity in school children from all over the country by providing an opportunity to participate in a fun art competition based on a theme. This year's theme is 'Ahimsa’ in line with 150 years of celebrating Mahatma Gandhi. In collaboration with the Inner Wheel Club Association and Kalanand artists, Balanand patrons fund the workshops.
The Balanand contests were held in a 150 schools across India. View the gallery for more.
Welcome to the
PRAFULLA DAHANUKAR ART FOUNDATION
The Arts are an integral part of our culture;
we must, as a society, encourage those who dedicate their lives to the Arts.
Prafulla Dahanukar
OUR IMPACT IN NUMBERS IN INDIA
29 states 230 cities 15578 artists 5cr in fellowships 92321 children reached
O U R M I S S I O N
The mission of the Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation is to create a network for the Artist community in India, recognise and publicise the work of talented emerging artists and act as a catalyst for artist-led social action promoting creativity as a way of change.
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K A L A N A N D
E M E R G I N G A R T I S T S
G R A N T S
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B A L A N A N D
A R T S E D U C A T I O N
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S A D A N A N D
A R T S O U T R E A C H
Our Kalanand program has the largest reach and support to emerging artists across India.
The Balanand program encourages art in about 15,000 students annually.
The Sadanand project is for caring for our elders in the community through art activities.
Supporting the Arts, empowering artists and communities
K A L A N A N D 2 0 2 1
online emerging artists grants
O N G O I N G
S A D A N A N D 2 0 2 0
art benefit for elder homes
Founder of Matoshri Home, Kolhapur
It was truly a wonderful experience to paint a wall of our home. I had not used a brush since my school days and it brought me back so much joy. I drew a flower of love.
Suryaprabha Chitnis
Kalanand is a grant giving program for emerging artists in India aiming to support the artists who have completed their education or are self- taught and want to pursue their career in the field of fine art. The Kalanand program has fellowships that give financial aid along with recognition, an online presence and yearbooks printed and sent to all the leading art institutes, museums and art galleries across the country.
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Sadanand is a community arts project with the aim of connecting young artists with the senior citizens and sharing happiness and love through their engagement with the arts. Ours is a country that values caring for the elders. At this challenging moment in time, the old age homes that we have worked with need additional financial support to provide for the elders that live there.
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