ART ICHOL Center

Located between the temples of Khajuraho and wilds of Bandhavgarh in the heart of Madhya Pradesh, is the village of Ichol, a stone’s throw from Maihar, an ancient temple town, home to a Shaktipeeth – the Sharda Devi temple. It was here that Ustad Allauddin Khan as court musician established the Maihar Gharana.

Conceived by art patron Ambica Beri, Art Ichol is  a platform for creating, sharing and promoting the creative arts. A commune where resident artists, craft enthusiasts, writers and photographers can collaborate and envisage concepts under the open skies, and relish the subtle symphonies of nature. It is a meeting place for like-minded people, yet one can easily find sanctuary in one’s own company. What’s more, you can pace the experience to your own rhythms and preferred intensity.

The Ichol Art Centre has a sense of creativity and space, with a sculpture park boasting of works by some of the best names in the country, and uniquely re-imagined interiors which have been astutely devised from scrap and recycled material in an artistic way. Art Ichol centre often hosts Art Residencies as the ambience unshackles creative impulses. For this there are rooms to stay, undisturbed, with special designated spaces for painting, sculpture, bronze casting, pottery and ceramic work. Nooks and corners abound, including a medieval Chhatri and Baoli.

Art Ichol is designed to provide facilities and an environment for artists, writers and other creative individuals to excel in. It is my tribute to those great artists and people who influenced my life.

I envision Art Ichol as a cultural reservoir for legacies to be left behind in; where people will be remembered by the creative work they did here, for generations ahead.