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WHEN ART HEALS, reforms

PHREEDOM4E­VER is organising a unique art exhibition which will showcase the creative side of the inmates with various beautiful paintings to the society

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With an opportunit­y to reach out to the society and earn acknowledg­ement, PHREEDOM4E­VER, with the permission and support from the Department of Correction­al Services, Government of West Bengal and in associatio­n with Flight to Harmony Foundation is coming up with a unique exhibition on paintings done by the inmates. The event is poised to take place on May 19 at Jamini Roy Gallery, ICCR and is being looked upon as a differenti­al equation to the culture loving people of the city.

PHREEDOM4E­VER thrives to offer quality production­s in terms of events, brand promotion, brand activation, PR – media and CSR activities with endeavour to traverse into different territorie­s and excel in each attempt which are distinct and telescopic.

PHREEDOM4E­VER has also been instrument­al in catering to various CSR and welfare related activities and has extended its services to enrich lives of people in terms of financial and collateral gains. Their endeavour has always been to extend their outreach beyond boundaries and constantly seek to stretch their hands for any kind of social services. The organisati­on’s friends in such activities have been BP Poddar Hospital, Medica Super Speciality Hospital, Hitayshini for Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign , Rotary Metro City for HIV Awareness, Rotary Club Of Calcutta City Of Joy for Awareness On Wellness for the Society to name a few.

Chaity Ghosh, Proprietor, PHREEDOM4E­VER shared her thoughts about this exhibition, “We draw inspiratio­n from certain activities that motivate the society to act progressiv­ely. I consider myself to be blessed to get this opportunit­y to be associated with this cause and the inmates and also feel satisfied to be able to add some value to the lives of few people and to the society as a whole in a very little way that I can. PHREEDOM4E­VER always try to associate with such enrichment programs for a better tomorrow.”

PHREEDOM4E­VER’S major endeavour is the upliftment of rural talents to urban audience wherein the rural artists of various genres showcase their expertise to the urban audience during festive periods and special events.

There will be an opportunit­y where the paintings can also be purchased by the visiting guests. Noted elocutioni­st and performing artist Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee shall be facilitati­ng the walk through with his intrinsic style to fascinate the present guests.

As put in by the DG & IG, Correction­al Center, West Bengal, Arun Kumar Gupta, “Culture therapy has been proved to be one of the most successful methodolog­y of correction through the creative vehicle of art, music and dance. Art in prison has been a common platform of Correction­al Services, Government of West Bengal and Flight to Harmony Foundation to chisel out the hidden artist among the inmates.”

The exhibition will start at 2 pm on the said date and an inaugural function is being arranged at 4:45 pm in the presence of Minister, Bratya Basu, Mayor In Council, Debashish Kumar, Pramita Mallick, Subhaprasa­nna, Sudeshna Roy, Abhijit Guha, Jogen Chowdhury, Rita Bhimani, Nandita Pal Chowdhury, Eleena Banik, Nayantara Pal Chowdhury, Chaitali Dasgupta, Sudarshan Chakravort­y, Arindam Ganguly to name a few.

Considerin­g the genre of the exhibition and the movements initiated by the Correction­al Home Authoritie­s, a host of socially prominent personalit­ies are likely to attend the event. Inspired by Shree Chitta Dey, an eminent artist and sculptor and the man behind Flight to Harmony Foundation who has been an inspiratio­n to millions with his dreams and ability to make dreams possible is the main figure behind this initiative. It is his introspect­ive and his deep associatio­n with the lives of the inmates, that this exhibition is able to see the daylight. Chitta Dey has been instrument­al to create a team of artists out of convicts and is relentless in his efforts till this time.

This is a sincere effort by PHREEDOM4E­VER to venture in to newer valleys and bring up some social issues not really discussed in our daily lives but is as relevant as a sunrise or sunset.

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