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PIRAMAL
ART GALLERY
The Piramal Art Gallery is an initiative of the National
Centre for Performing Arts at Nariman Point. The gallery functions
as a part of "Centre for Photography as an Art Form". Possibly the
only gallery of its kind in India, it was set up in 1987 with the
help of a grant from the Ford Foundation and is exclusively devoted
to photography. All genres of photography are encouraged, but the
exhibitions have to be thematic. There are approximately 15 exhibitions
each year and some of the photographers whose work has been exhibited
include Eugene Atget, Lee Friedlander, August Sander, Ashwin Mehta,
T S Nagarajan and Raghubir Singh. The gallery conducts seminars,
lectures and photographic workshops. It also has an extensive collection
of photographic books, journals, slide collection and a well-equipped
in-house photo-lab.
Address: NCPA, Nariman Point,
Mumbai - 400 021
Phone: 91-22-2202 9483, 2283 3737 / 3838 / 3939
Timings: 10:30 am to 6:30 pm (closed on Sundays and Mondays)
ARTISTS'
CENTRE
Artists' Centre, now celebrating its 50th year, claims
to be the oldest art gallery in Mumbai. Before that, the place used
to be the art salon of the Bombay Art Society. Artists' Centre was
started by the Progressive Artists Group that included Souza,
Ara, Raza and Hussain. The gallery continues to promote young artists.
It is not a commercial venture and can be booked any artist.
Address: Edor House, K Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda,
Mumbai - 400 023.
Phone: 91-22-2284 5939
Timings: 11am to 7 pm
ARTISTS'
CENTRE
Artists' Centre, now celebrating its 50th year, claims
to be the oldest art gallery in Mumbai. Before that, the place used
to be the art salon of the Bombay Art Society. Artists' Centre was
started by the Progressive Artists Group that included Souza,
Ara, Raza and Hussain. The gallery continues to promote young artists.
It is not a commercial venture and can be booked any artist.
Address: Edor House, K Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda,
Mumbai - 400 023.
Phone: 91-22-2284 5939
Timings: 11am to 7 pm
ART
WALK
Art Walk is not a gallery in the real sense of the term.
It is a passage in the Oberoi Shopping Centre that has been converted
into an art gallery. The Oberoi Hotel has an unusual arrangement
with the artist who exhibits. It does not charge any money from
the artist, but selects one of the exhibits for its private collection.
It also places the restriction that no exhibit can be priced above
Rs. 20,000/-. The gallery can be booked for a period of two weeks.
While the sometimes stuffy atmosphere that marks most art galleries
is not found here, browsing can be a little distracting, with most
shoppers jostling past unimpressed.
Address: Oberoi Shopping
Arcade, Oberoi Towers, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021.
Phone: 91-22-2232 4343
Timings: 10 am to 9 pm
KAMALNAYAN
BAJAJ ART GALLERY
 The
Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery was set up in 1980, but regular
shows started only from 1985. The gallery mainly aims at promoting
young artists. Students of art from various art schools and institutions
are given the first preference. In fact, the monsoons months of
June to August are reserved for students. From September to March,
the gallery is open to all artistes. In the month of May, workshops
are held on subjects that range from basic drawing and painting
to miniature painting (their specialisation), ceramics, pottery,
terracotta, puppetry, and mask painting.
Address: 226, Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400
021.
Phone: 91-22-2202 3626, 2284 0112
Timings: 11am to 7 pm (open on Sundays)
GALLERY
CHEMOULD
 Gallery
Chemould, the brain child of Kekoo and Khorshed Gandhy, started
on the first floor of Jehangir Art Gallery in 1963. Before the gallery
opened, the duo were very much a part of the contemporary art movement,
their frame shop Chemould Frames being preferred by the emerging
artists of that era. The framing shop began taking the form of an
impromptu art gallery in a city that was short of platforms for
artists to showcase their work. Since its inception, the gallery
has hosted exhibitions by eminent artists that has included the
likes of Tyeb Mehta, Swaminathan, Ram Kumar and Hussain. Some of
their most exciting moments include their involvement with the Bombay
Arts Festival, and a retrospective on Hussain called "21 years of
Painting." 1984 saw the Gallery Chemould setting up the Chemould
Publications and Arts Trust. Today the gallery is run by Kekoo's
daughter Shireen Gandhy who has been instrumental in promoting Indian
art abroad.
Address: Jehangir Art Gallery, 1st floor, Kala Ghoda,
Mumbai - 400 023.
Phone: 91-22-2284 4356 / 2283 3640
Timings: 10 am to 9 pm
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The
Jehangir Art Gallery owes its birth to Sir Cowasji Jehangir,
the Second Baronet, who along with K. K. Hebbar and Dr. Homi Bhabha,
recognised the need for a dedicated art gallery in Mumbai in 1946.
Sir Cowasji offered a grant of Rs. 2,50,000/- to the government
to set up the gallery, provided the government came up with the
land. A part of the Prince of Wales Museum compound was selected
for the purpose. The gallery, which eventually cost Rs. 7, 04,112/-,
was formally inaugurated on 21st January, 1952, with the 61st annual
exhibition of the Bombay Arts Society. The gallery has two main
halls - the 2700 sq. feet Auditorium Hall with 180 feet of hanging
wall space, and the 3700 sq. feet Exhibition Gallery with 370 feet
of hanging wall space. The Exhibition gallery has three sections
and can be hired fully or section wise. The Jehangir Art Gallery
is generally rented out. The lending library rents out original
works of art to member individuals and institutions. The gallery
also organises courses in art appreciation, art history and art
criticism. Within the building of the Jehangir Art Gallery are the
Chemould and the Terrace Art Galleries. 
