Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 7: In a stirring confluence of artistic imagination and national memory, the Unity International Art Camp 2026 organised by the ICAC Foundation, was held at the resplendent Tent City, Kevadia, Gujarat.
The camp was held under the visionary leadership of Ravinder Mardia unfolded as a luminous dialogue between art, heritage and the evolving spirit of India.
The five-day artistic congregation was thoughtfully curated by the eminent art historian and curator Johny ML, whose discerning eye ensured a vibrant confluence of styles, philosophies and artistic temperaments.
Under his stewardship, the camp blossomed into a creative crucible where painters, sculptors and thinkers exchanged ideas with both conviviality and intellectual rigor.
Among the distinguished participants was K K Gandhi, whose artistic narrative has long garnered critical acclaim across artistic circles.
His live painting, an evocative panorama capturing the majestic Vindhyachal mountain ranges with the emergent figure of Sardar Patel’s Statue of Unity rising with quiet authority, became a focal point of admiration.
The work resonated deeply with the assembled audience, eliciting repeated applause and adding both gravitas and lyrical depth to the camp’s artistic discourse.
The event was further enriched by the presence of distinguished luminaries such as Prayag Shukla, the eminent art critic, author and painter and Dr Ashok Bhowmick, the celebrated painter, sculptor and writer.
In essence, the Unity International Art Camp 2026 emerged not merely as an artistic residency but as a profound celebration of India’s cultural plurality, where brushstrokes met history, landscapes conversed with national memory and creativity flourished in the shadow of a monument that itself symbolizes unity.
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