Creating art villages in Rajasthan’s tourism hubs

The Mandawa Art Village project aims to promote local art and culture and stop migration from the village.

“Through art, art workshops, art experience, creation of open-air gallery, we are developing a new form of artistic tourism which will generate jobs in the village, offering a better life to the villagers,” says Amita D’Alessandro, the French co-founder of Mandawa Art Village.

“The idea is to offer an alternative choice to the people who live in the village through creative economy,” she added. The project’s co-founder is Virendra Singh Shekhawat, who is also the director and founder of DPC, a Delhi-based photography club.