The India Art Summit is an unparalleled effort to bring together the Indian art community at a cooperative platform. In fact this trade show is one of its kinds and has successfully been in the arena for some years now. The magnanimity of the fair that showcases Indian Art in myriad forms is some thing that you cannot believe unless and until you have been a live spectator to the same. At least that's what I conclude from my visit to the Art Summit 2007.



The art fair has received overwhelming response and popularity in current years. I witnessed as many as ninety applications from national art galleries and businesses last year...the figures have reported to be similar in the current year as well. The fair housed many exhibitors of Indian art who represented over 12 regions from India as well as many other foreign countries. I was simply amazed at the diverse range of modern and contemporary paintings, brilliant photography, prints, drawings and various other art forms that were exhibited here. Just like last year, the art exhibition is scheduled to take place again this year, scheduled to be held from August 22-24, 2008 in the Pragati Maidan, Hall No. 8&8, in New Delhi. I expect the Art Summit to witness the same congregation of world class art collectors, investors and art lovers from every nook and corner of the world, just like the last year.



The previous fairs had seen large number of art galleries from all over the country. Many acclaimed artists had also participated in the same. As an ardent fan of this trade fair, I hope the statistics would not only be the same but would in fact break all records of the past. Another aspect of the Summit that stunned me was the huge media and corporate patronage that the organizers had been able to conjure up for the Trade Fair. Some of the patrons and supporting partners include CNBC, Mint, and Centrum to name a few.



So, here's wishing that the fair becomes a stupendous success even this year and helps Indian art cross all borders of popularity not only in India but also in the foreign markets.