Inauguration of 26th Edition WOMEN’S BAZAAR – 2019
26th Edition WOMEN’S BAZAAR – 2019 inaugurated
Chennai, March, 2019: Smt. Vyjayanthimala
Bali inaugurated the exhibition today.The
exhibition and sale will take place in all three galleries of C.P.
Art Centre, 1, Eldams Road, Alwarpet, Chennai from March 7 to
12, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Around 50 women’s groups are participating this year. All proceeds from
the sales go to the women and/or the women’s organizations, which include Women’s India
Association (WIA), NAAM Foundation, Nandini Voice and others, apart from those
supported by the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation .This is a worthy cause which
encourages women to help themselves. All expenses are covered by C.P. Art
Centre.
Since 1994, to celebrate International Women’s Day, C.P. Art Centre has
been organizing annual exhibitions of art, craft, textiles and food items made
by women and marketed by women entrepreneurs. This is the 26th
year of Women’s Bazaar. The C.P.Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, through
its various constituents, has been actively involved in women’s
development. The Women’s Bazaar provides a platform for women to sell
their products.
The Women’s Bazaar is an annual feature in the itinerary of C.P. Art
Centre’s activities. From a mere trickle of half a dozen women
entrepreneurs, today the number of women participating in the annual craft
bazaar has increased exponentially.
The women belong to a variety of backgrounds: women from rural
areas, from Chennai’s hutments, middle class women and economically
disadvantaged women. They are self-employed, employ other women, market
goods made by women and so on. The potential of the entrepreneur varies
from pottery to pickle making to weaving and garment manufacturing. There
are a variety of items, such as textiles, crafts, jewellery, food and health
and organic products.
