Art and Cultural Events in July
📅 Current / Ongoing Exhibitions (Open Now)
📍 State: Bihar | City: Patna
- “Vichitra” (Inter-State Contemporary Exchange)
- Dates: 1 July – 21 July 2026
- Venue: Temporary Gallery, Bihar Museum, Bailey Road, Patna
- Highlights: Organized by Emami Art, this show highlights cross-cultural dialogue through painting, sculpture, and textile work.
📍 State: Delhi | City: New Delhi
- “Summer Ceramics” (Fine Clay Art)
- Dates: 2 July – 26 July 2026
- Venue: Gallery Vayu, New Delhi
- Highlights: Earth-centric sculptural works hosted in special collaboration with Art Ichol. [1]
📍 State: Maharashtra | City: Mumbai
- “6 ROOMS. 1 HOUSE” (Immersive Indian Contemporary Art)
- Dates: 3 July – 19 July 2026
- Venue: 47 A Gallery, Khotachiwadi, Ambewadi, Girgaon, Mumbai
- Highlights: Bridges traditional and contemporary mediums inside a beautifully restored 19th-century home.
📍 State: Rajasthan | City: Jaipur
- “Artists’ Cinema” (Moving Image & Experimental Film Art)
- Dates: 3 July – 9 August 2026
- Venue: Jaipur Centre for Art, City Palace, Jaipur
- Highlights: Over 150 free screenings exploring the intersecting boundaries of visual art, documentaries, and cinema.
📍 State: West Bengal | City: Kolkata
- “Maximalism” (Summer Fine Art Showcase)
- Dates: Running now until 14 August 2026
- Venue: CIMA Art Gallery, Sunny Towers, Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata
- Highlights: A curated creative summer display challenging minimalism through vibrant, multi-layered contemporary canvas works.
- “A Star Amongst Too Many” (Charcoal Art Solo)
- Dates: Running now (July Previews)
- Venue: Triveni Kala Sangam Arts Space, Kolkata (Moving to Art Alive in August)
- Highlights: Large-scale dramatic charcoal drawings by Chandra Bhattacharjee highlighting unseen street dwellers and workers.
📍 State: Karnataka | City: Bengaluru
- “Warrior Garments” (Textile & Structural Art Installation)
- Dates: Running now until 2 August 2026
- Venue: The Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Kasturba Road, Bengaluru
- Highlights: A brilliant solo exhibition by international artist Afra Eisma showcasing large textile sculptures and hand-woven art.
📍 State: Maharashtra | City: Mumbai
- “Marathi Chitrapat: Stories and Stardom” (Cinematic Photographic Archive)
- Dates: Running now until 31 July 2026
- Venue: National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Fort, Mumbai
- Highlights: Over a century of rare cinematic archival prints and production photography under the Ministry of Culture. [1, 2]
- “Late Assembly: Play in Two Acts” (Contemporary Sculpture)
- Dates: Running now until 22 August 2026
- Venue: Chatterjee & Lal, Colaba, Mumbai
- Highlights: Focuses on master Indian modern and emerging contemporary sculptors experimenting with structural form.
📍 State: Delhi | City: New Delhi
- “Overland, There’s Shorter Time to Dream” (Mixed Media)
- Dates: Running now until 25 July 2026
- Venue: LATITUDE 28, New Delhi
- Highlights: Features 16 artists exploring themes of migration, displacement, memory, and geographic belonging.
📅 Upcoming Exhibitions (Opening This & Next Week)
📍 State: Telangana | City: Hyderabad
- “The Mute Eloquence of the TAJ MAHAL” (Fine Art & Photography)
- Opening Date: 5 July 2026
- Venue: Second Floor Western Wing, Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
- Highlights: A rare curation of silver gelatin prints, historical photography, and artwork presented alongside DAG.
📍 State: Tamil Nadu | City: Chennai
- “Karigar Bazaar: Chennai Edition” (Folk & Traditional Art Exhibition)
- Opening Date: 10 July – 19 July 2026
- Venue: Mantra Gold Coatings / Mantra Gardens, Nandanam Extension, Chennai
- Highlights: Live craft demonstrations and displays featuring authentic Odisha Pattachitra art and Ajrakh block work.
📍 State: Delhi | City: New Delhi
- “Oombara: At An Ancestral Threshold” (Contemporary Sculpture)
- Opening Date: 11 July – 31 August 2026
- Venue: Gallerie Nvya, Square One Mall, Saket District Centre, New Delhi
- Highlights: A solo exhibition by Rohit Suresh Varekar using salvaged wood, mud doors, and pillars from Konkan flood zones.
📍 State: Tamil Nadu | City: Chennai
- “IAF Creators Carnival 2026” (Arts, Crafts & Sculptures)
- Opening Date: 19 July 2026 (10:00 AM – 6:00 PM)
- Venue: Blue Lagoon Beach Resort, ECR, Neelankarai, Chennai
- Highlights: A massive standalone creative lifestyle event showcasing independent creators, miniature sculptures, and home decor art.
