The Great Opportunity & The Great Event

Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art was privileged to present this unique opportunity to young and emerging artists from Bengal .

Jodhpur Art Camp offered a journey of a lifetime - travel to the royal city of Jodhpur and showcasing of talent to the leading art collectors of India .

Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art had organized a Bengal Art Talent Hunt 2010 to select the 12 most promising artists from Bengal.


Read the blog for all the details , as the talent hunt enfolded, to pick 12 winners, whose prize was a two month long exhibition in Kolkata and a sponsored trip to Jodhpur.

The Art Camp was held from 4 - 10 September 2010.

The exhibition in Kolkata titled " Winners of Bengal Art Talent Hunt" was held from 30 July - 30 September 2010 at our gallery.

Everything went off great, and the artists loved the event.


Friday, July 30, 2010

Exhibition Opens












The exhibition of paintings by the Winners of the Bengal Art Talent Hunt has opened in Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art gallery on 29 July 2010.
The exhibition will continue till 30 September 2010 ( 4 pm -8 pm )

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Time to Celebrate




The winners at the Gallery on 4 July 2010
with Santasree Chaudhuri & Sunita Das.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The Winners

Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art is privileged to announce the 12 winners
of the Bengal Art Talent Hunt who will participate in the Jodhpur Art Camp 2010.


1. Dipayan Ghosh 31 years, Siliguri.
2. Fatema Ebrahim Lodhger 29 years, Kolkata.
3. Pintu Sengupta 27 years, Kolkata.
4. Shatabdi Dutta 26 years, Howrah.
5. Subir Saha 25 years, Kolkata.
6. Subir Basak 35 years, Kolkata.
7. Sujit Das 36 years, Kolkata.
8. Srimanta Das 26 years, Halisahar, 24 Parganas.
9. Sudip Saha 22 years, Kolkata .
10.Sumantra Mukherjee 29 years, Hooghly.
11.Tonmoy Roy 26 years, Burdwan .
12.Tushar Kanti Pradhan, 26 years, Kolkata.

We have chosen 12 artists, instead of 10, because of the high level of promise
and talent displayed by all the short-listed artists.

We congratulate the winners and the 12 other artists who had made it
to the short-list of 24.
{ We need to clarify that we will work with all the 24 artists who
have been selected ; and we are in the process of organizing events
and exhibitions where all the 24 artists will be involved }


All the 12 winners have been asked to attend a briefing, followed by
refreshments, at our gallery on 4 July 2010 ( Sunday ) at 4 pm.

The exhibition of the works of the Talent Hunt Winners will be held
in our gallery from 3 August - 30 September 2010.

31 July has been reserved for the Art Critics & the Press to have a
first look at the works,followed by a press conference and dinner.

The 12 winners will leave for the Jodhpur Art Camp on 2 September 2010,
and return back to Kolkata on 13 September 2010.

We are looking forward to present the works of the winners to the art lovers
of Kolkata and our sponsor in Jodhpur.

Best Regards

Devdan Chaudhuri
Owner & Chief Creative
Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art

Monday, June 28, 2010

The List Expanded to 24 Artists

2 more artists have been added to the list of short-listed artists.

1. Subir Saha
2. Pintu Sengupta


The final interview for those who missed the earlier dates
would be conducted on 30 June 2010 at 3 pm.

The following artists ( who have missed the earlier interview dates),
have been asked to come for the interview on 30 June 2010.{This is
the last and final interview date}

1.Biswajit Haldar
2.Srimanta Das
3.Joydeep Bhattacharya
4.Dipayan Ghosh
5.Pintu Sengupta
6.Srinjoy Gangopadhyay { Additional Note : 2 July 2010 - Srinjoy Gangopadhyay
didn't come for the interview or initimated us. In his place Pitambar Khan has been added to the list of 24 short-listed artists }


Best Regards

Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art

Monday, June 21, 2010

22 Short-listed Artists - To be Interviewed

The Following Artists have been selected for the Final Interview.

1. Avijit Pal - 25.6.10 Friday 2.30pm
2. Arunava Mondal - 25.6.10 Friday 2.45pm
3. Ankan Bandyopadhyay - 25.6.10 Friday 3.00pm
4. Biswajit Haldar - 25.6.10 Friday 3.15pm
5. Debabrata Sarkar - 25.6.10 Friday 3.30pm
6. Dipayan Ghosh - 25.6.10 Friday 3.45pm
7. Fatema Ebrahim Lodhger - 25.6.10 Friday 4.15pm
8. Goutam Chakraborty - 25.6.10 Friday 4.30pm
9. Joydeep Bhattacharya - 25.6.10 Friday 4.45pm
10. Sumantra Mukherjee - 25.6.10 Friday 5:00pm
11. Sujit Das - 25.6.10 Friday 5:15pm
12. Sudip Saha - 26.6.10 Saturday 2.30pm
13. Srimanta Das - 26.6.10 Saturday 2.45pm
14. Shatabdi Dutta - 26.6.10 Saturday 3.00pm
15. Sayantani Datta - 26.6.10 Saturday 3.15pm
16. Srinjoy Gangopadhyay - 26.6.10 Saturday 3.30pm
17. Subir Basak - 26.6.10 Saturday 3.45pm
18. Tanushree Ghosh - 26.6.10 Saturday 4.15pm
19. Kalyan Mondal - 26.6.10 Saturday 4.30pm
20. Tushar Kanti Pradhan - 26.6.10 Saturday 4.45pm
21. Tanmoy Roy - 26.6.10 Saturday 5.00pm
22. Tuhin Haldar - 26.6.10 Saturday 5.15pm

All selected artists must bring the following for the Interview :

1. 2 nos. passport sized photos.
2. Proof of Age
3. Proof of Residence
4. Signed "Terms & Conditions" form
5. 3 nos. original paintings ( framed / rolled canvas )

We thank all the artists who had applied,
and congratulate the artists who have been selected
for the Interview.

Best Regards

Devdan Chaudhuri
Owner & Chief Creative
Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art

Thursday, June 17, 2010

APPLICATION CLOSED - NO FEES TO BE PAID

The application for the Jodhpur Art Camp has closed.
The application fee of INR 350/- to be paid on 18 & 19 June 2010 has been waived.
{ We had kept a fee to restrict the number of applicants ; so that
only the artists who are confident of their works,should apply }


We have received an over-whelming response and many talented artists have applied.
All the artists who have applied should visit us in the gallery on 18 & 19 June 2010
( 4 - 7 pm ).

Selected artists will be called for an interview, and the names
of the short-listed artists will be published in this website,
next week .

We thank all the artists who have applied and wish them good luck ,

Devdan Chaudhuri
Owner, Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art