Aastha Chauhan | Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology

Aastha Chauhan

Area of Practice	Curating Public/Community Art projects
Education	BFA Sculpture, College of Art, Chandigarh MFA Sculpture, College of Art. Delhi
Work Experience	Visiting faculty, Ambedkar University, Delhi Director, Delhi Walk Festival Programming, Dept. Of Culture, Embassy of Switzerland Community Art Coordinator, Khoj International Artists Association
Interest Areas	cultural activism; public art; place making; community engagement; user generated projects
Current Practice at Srishti	public art, pegagogy
Creative Practice and Outreach	Director Delhi Walk Festival Board member– 90.4Mhz CR Henvalvani Community Radio, Uttarakhand

Projects showcase:

Communities and Practices: Poetics of Convergences

Newsletter designed by students — Students designed a newsletter for the Srishti community

Student designed newsletter — Student Designed Newsletter

Study of Social Ecology: Aesthetics, Expression and Manifestation

Students design walks — Students on site at the Vistara Campus where they were asked to design walks.

Students design walks — Students were asked to design walks around the Vistara Campus. These performative walks were conceptualized by weaving fiction, memory and observations of local surroundings.