Business Wire IndiaAfter the successful completion of the Mahatma Gandhi mural at Churchgate Station, St+art India Foundation is happy to announce the St+art Mumbai 2017 Urban Art Festival. Having previously organised 6 St+art festivals inAsian Paints Mumbai Port Trust (MBPT), Western Railway, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC), Singapore Tourism Board, Bonjour India, Institut Fran ç ais JSW Groupwill bring to the city 40 Indian and international artists.  Mr. Amit Syngle, Chief Operating Officer, COO, Asian Paints Ltd. said “Like every year, we yet again hope to add a bit of vibrance to the city and uplift the moods, spirits and lives of the Mumbaikars. We want to take art to the masses and make it accessible to a wider range of spectators. The idea is to open spaces to dialogues, conversations and culture creation through the lens of the city.”Arjun Bahl, Co-Founder & Festival Director, St+art India Foundationsaid, “We are delighted to be back in Mumbai for the 7th edition of the St+art festival. The curated projects will enable people to discover a different side of the Maximum City, spaces which are usually taken for granted. A project of this scale isn’t possible without a strong team and partners and I would like to thank Asian Paints, Mumbai Port Trust, Singapore Tourism Board, JSW, Bonjour India and our team for their continuous support to realize St+art India’s dream.”Art projects at St+art Mumbai 2017Churchgate StationThe Churchgate station, one of Mumbai’s busiest stations, got an artistic makeoverby legendary Brazilian street artist, Eduardo Kobra.  Mahim (E) Art DistrictNovember-DecemberSassoon Dock Art ProjectNovember 11-December 30The Singapore Weekender will be taking place at Sassoon Dock between 17-19 November.November 11-December 10iconic French artist JR’s global participatory projectwhose large‐format street paste-up project celebrates identity and amplifies untold stories. The project will celebrate the vibrant and diverse fishermen communities of Sassoon Dock through photo blowups of portraits.Jindal Mansionmassive installation at Jindal MansionAkshat Nauriyal, Co-Founder - Content Director & Digital Head, St+art India Foundation, said, “Mumbai is a city of contrasts and several untold stories. Through the St+art Mumbai 2017 festival we hope to dig deeper into the fabric of the city and also reintroduce the people to some of its forgotten spaces. Hopefully by the end of the festival, there will be new art spots in Sassoon Dock and Mahim (E) for people across all sections of society to come visit and enjoy, in addition to the iconic Mahatma Gandhi mural at Churchgate Station.”Singapore Tourism Board’sPassion Made Possible., Tan Zi Xi, a Zine festival and screen printing workshop with Knuckles & Notch - a design + risograph press based in Singapore, an exhibition by photographer Darren Soh and film screenings by Objectifs Centre for Film and Photography, performances by Turntablist and Producer DJ KoFlow, while Chef Bjorn Shen will make a special menu for Anti Social, Khar.Mr.GB Srithar, Regional Director, South Asia Middle-east and Africa, Singapore Tourism Board said, “Singapore is popular as a family friendly destination. We are happy to partner with St+art India Foundation and Impresario Group, both players are known to break boundaries in their own fields. Through this collaboration, we seek to present Singapore in a different light to the young adults and working millennial segments who travel for various pursuits. In showcasing Singaporean artistes’ work in line with our “Passion Made Possible” brand, we hope to entrench Singapore as an exciting lifestyle hot spot. Many travel interest triggers, like music, art and dining can be satiated in Singapore.”Sanjay Bhatia, Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust said, “With its historic legacy, Mumbai Port is pleased to be a part of the art exhibition at Sassoon Dock, which is the oldest dock from where the port has evolved over the past 150 years. The port has been a standing testimony of Mumbai’s evolution and this initiative of wall painting and its exhibition is a step further in this direction. We welcome the artists, both international and Indian in their journey to revamp the Sassoon Dock with their murals and take it to global limelight.”Mrs. Sangita Jindal, Chairperson, JSW Foundation said, "We are delighted to support St+art's initiatives in Mumbai again. St+art has been executing strategic interventions across the nation for a while, and bringing an element of surprise and joy in the lives of people. At the JSW Group, we believe that art and culture has the power to transform cities and lives. We are excited by the interventions, which, have been planned at Sassoon Dock - one of the most significant spots in our island city. With this initiative, we look forward to getting a new generation of Mumbaikars to discover the docks, one of the hubs which have built the city.”About St+art India FoundationAbout Asian PaintsAbout Mumbai Port TrustAbout the Singapore Tourism BoardPassion Made Possible
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