Summary:
“The more you travel across Punjab, the more you realise that the awareness regarding art forms, both Indian traditional and tribal folk art forms, is almost zero among the people. Also, there is an acute lack of art appreciation that is forcing some of the beautiful traditional art forms to fade from our cultural landscape. In Delhi, people are ready to shell out Rs 5,000 to Rs 7,000 per art session on tribal art genre, but here no one knows about it. “We will continue with these art workshops to motivate people to come and support art forms. Meanwhile, in another initiative to invite attention towards disappearing street art forms of Amritsar, Dilbir Foundation, a cultural NGO, has invited artists’ commentary regarding the disappearing street art forms specific to the city..