Why in news? ‘Sustain: The Craft Idiom’ a specially curated cultural exhibition at Kala Bhoomi inaugurated by Shri G. Kishan Reddy and Shri Naveen Patnaik at the 2nd G20 Culture Working meet in Bhubaneshwar.

Highlights:

• The theme of the exhibition is reflective of second priority of Culture Working Group (CWG) – ‘Harnessing Living Heritage for a Sustainable Future.’
• The exhibition showcases more than 35 crafts and various languages and scripts of India through objects and live teaching demonstrations.
• ‘Sustain: The Craft Idiom’ is composed of three constituent experiences – – which encapsulate these manifold aspects.
  • Akshara,
  • Stambh,
  • Demonstrations  by master artisans and teachers
• The first section of the exhibition ‘Akshara – Crafting Indian Scripts,’ highlights diverse languages and craft practices of India, reflecting unique worldviews and traditions. Through a new design vocabulary, Akshara showcases the visual beauty of India’s scripts, expressed through alphabets, verses, phrases, poems, and colloquial sayings.
• The Second section ‘Stambh: Craft, Collaboration and Continuity,’ explores indigenous crafts practices and their contemporary expressions. This section showcases functional objects designed with elements of traditional crafts, through collaborations with artisans, adapted for urban audiences.
• The exhibition will also have master classes, demonstrations, and DIY activities with renowned crafts practitioners.

The focus of the Culture Working Group

• It focuses on four key priority areas:
  • Protection and Restitution of Cultural Property;
  • Harnessing Living Heritage for a Sustainable Future;
  • Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries and Creative Economy; and
  • Leveraging Digital Technologies for the Protection and Promotion of Culture.

India’s campaign:

• ‘Culture Unites All’ is a campaign to highlight India’s belief in multilateralism based on peaceful coexistence among diverse cultures and communities.