The 4th Annual SALA (South Asian Literature & Art) Festival 2022.

Schedule

Sat Oct 29 2022 at 12:00 pm

Location

Montalvo Arts Center | Saratoga, CA

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Post-pandemic, the 4th Annual South Asian Literature and Art Festival commit to making a lasting impact through contemporary programs.
Founded in 2019, Art Forum SF is back with a bang to present the in-person 2022 South Asian Literature and Art (SALA) Festival. The vision is bold; the theme is "Humanity," to examine how the world has categorized each other into boxes, a community of different colors, classes, and castes.

SALA Festival aims to examine and celebrate different points of view but also recognize that, ultimately, humanity triumphs. Montalvo Arts Center and Art Forum SF present the festival in partnership with Stanford Center for South Asia, UC Berkeley Institute for South Asian Studies, and The UC Santa Cruz Center for South Asian Studies.

The SALA Festival is on October 29-30th, 2022, from noon to 6:30 pm, at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga, CA. A Day ticket is $30, and a Weekend pass is $50 at www.salafestival.org. No on-site parking. Free parking & shuttle service are available from West Valley College, Parking Lot 4. Audiences can participate in discussions with authors and attend the book signing.
The featured artists and writers in the panels are as follows:

Contemporary Art Walk with artist & director of the South Asian Creative Collective in NY, Jaishri Abichandani, and highlight artists Annu Matthew, Ranu Mukherjee, and Sarah Ahmad. Also, interact with the collectors and art institute founders, Drs. Shireen & Afzal Ahmad are pioneers who have committed their collections to a significant cause.
Contemporary Writers Row includes eminent authors like Pulitzer Prize-winning Ayad Akhtar, Booker prize-winning translator Daisy Rockwell, Emmy-nominated Vikram Chandra, and famous authors like Alka Joshi. In addition, Chaitali Sen, Devi Laskar, Sorayya Khan, Amit Majmudar, Jenny Bhatt, Rahul Mehrotra, and Zuni Chopra are authors who have made a mark on the contemporary literature arena in the US. Discuss hard-hitting topics with Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Suraj Yengde, and journalist Salil Tripathi. Question the inclusivity of performance space with musician TM Krishna.

Epicurean Highlights features Sonia Chopra, editor of Bon Appetit, a food scientist's take on South Asian cuisine by prominent author Nik Sharma. A talk with Chef Kausar Ahmed from Karachi Kitchens and Chef Preeti Mistry. The Fiery Tales of the Great Indian Kitchen: Tales of Regional Cuisine with Chitrita Banerjee, Vina Patel, and Hetal Vasavada, alongside cookbook author Madhushree Ghosh. Engage in a panel discussion of Wine Shine and Chicken Khurana with executive Chef Ajay Walia, Michelin Star restaurant, Chef Ranjan Dey, Neeta Mittal, and Ettan Restaurant owner Ayesha Thapar.

** A special event featuring eminent actresses Swara Bhasker and Poorna Jagannathan. **
More Highlights of the festival welcomes poetry reading curated by Shikha Malaviya featuring Amit Majmudar, Monica Korde, Monica Mody, Preeti Vangani, Sarah Mohammad, and Urvashi Bahuguna. The Art Exhibition showcases local artists Chandrika Marla, Tanya Momi, and sculptor Priyanka Rana. The Marketplace has Garima Shoes, The Peacock Avenue, Marigold and Saeyri, Pragati Sharma Mohanty, hands-on activities like Henna and Rangoli, children's crafts, dance, music, painting, food, and a bar will offer beer, wine, and soda.

Art Forum SF is a not-for-profit that strives to define and promote all art forms emerging from South Asia. Art Forum SF endeavors to present the visual, the literary, and the performing arts in their various versions, thus enabling a broader reach for South Asian voices. Please visit www.artforumsf.org.

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Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd,Saratoga,CA,United States

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