Growing up in the culture-soaked City of Joy, art has been central to Nivedita Poddar’s life. After working at London-based auction house Christie’s, when she returned to Kolkata, Poddar started looking for ways to help art-lovers access information on the art and culture scene in the city. This led her to set up Art Fervour, an independent visual arts discovery platform that develops innovative ways to make the arts accessible. After creating a host of user-friendly experiences for art lovers, be it treasure hunts or AR installations, the team started exploring ways to put their own touch to the country’s art calendar. The result is a three-day pan-India festival called AF Weekender 2022 that will take place simultaneously across 18 cities.

Fortune telling a cold tiger, oil on canvas, by Gopikrishna, which will be on view at Art Musings during the weekender