My Name is Minnu Art Show Press Meet

We at Muse Art gallery in association with CAP Foundation invite you all for the prestigious Art show'MY NAME IS MINNU'

About the show:
It is the first solo Art show by actor Kamal Kamaraju on a series of paintings he has done on `MINNU' in 2011.The show will also launch 600 LIMITED EDITION calendars with kamal's paintings and will be exclusively on sale at the Muse gallery. The proceeds from this show will be donated to CAP Foundation.

About Minnu:
Minnu is a Character designed by Artist kamal resembling a girl child. MINNU - which means MI-N-U Though looks physical in character, in reality represents a gamut of emotions that we all go through w.r.t. a girl or woman. The artist inter weaved these into the patterns of our society to make it adorable, thought provoking, mischievous, iconic and all the time representing Me and You
In artists' words...

"MINNU STARTED AS PART OF MY JOURNEY IN ART, TO UNDERSTAND A METHOD OF SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS WITHIN MY EXPLORATIONS.
I UNDERSTOOD THAT MINNU CAME FROM WITHIN AND IT EXISTS IN EACH ONE OF US MAKING IT A THOUGHT RATHER THAN A SUBJECT OR AN OBJECT.. "- kamalkamaraju

About kamal:
kamal is a lead actor from TFI. With a degree in architecture and passion for art and movies, kamal chose to begin his career in various departments in films as a writer, art director before professionally settling as an actor in telugu and tamil film industry.He is an ace photographer and an architect (one of his works includes the landscape for restaurant Moksh). His serious inclination towards art has led him to continue his practice in painting. He works on various mediums ranging from oil, acrylics and charcoal on canvas- He loves the technique of palette knife.

ABOUT CAP FOUNDATION:
CAP Foundation is a registered trust and an innovative workforce development initiative demonstrating end-to-end solutions to link learning and livelihood for disadvantaged young people and women. CAP Foundation offers Academic, Vocational and Occupational programs through in-school, out-of-school and post-school program interventions. These include Bridge schools, Vocational Junior Colleges, Community College, Degree College andCAP Institute of Hotel Management. The youth get equitable qualitative learning and promising labour market oriented vocational training opportunities that supports their pathways to safe and positive futures.

The CAP Foundation has an impressive footprint in terms of its approach, face-to-face and e-learning training content and methodology, capacity building of service providers support to trainees. CAP Foundation specializes in working with the most deprived, vulnerable and difficult to reach sections of young and women at risk in poor urban, peri-urban, rural, tribal communities and has a very strong gender perspective through community based programs spread across India and with partners across Vietnam, Srilanka and Africa.

About Muse Art Gallery:
The Muse Art Gallery started by Marriott as not-for-profit art gallery promoting art and charity in Hyderabad, India. It is located on the connecting sky bridge between Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott Hyderabad. Muse art Gallery is the biggest private art galleries in Hyderabad. The gallery has a partner and curator KaaliSudheer.

Event days/timings
exhibition preview on : 6:30pm 7th january 2012 on view till : 21 stjanuary 2012
Venue : MUSE ART GALLERY, Marriott Hotel, Hyderabad, India
Chief Guest: Padma Shri Dr. ShanthaSinha, Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
Introduction to the Art by: Architect Yashwanth Ramamurthy
closing event
(with felicitation to children selected from MERI PEHCHAAN through CAP Foundation) 20"'January,2012
If you'd like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with kamalkamaraju, please call Mr. KaaliSudheer, Ph. No: 9396444424