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{{Short description|New Zealand Indian artist collective}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
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The '''Kshetra Collective''' is a creative collective of diverse multimedia New Zealand artists of Indian heritage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Place To Stand |url=https://tiffanysingh.com/a-place-to-stand/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Tiffany Singh Artist |language=en-NZ}}</ref> The collective is made up of [[Tiffany Singh]], Shruti Yatri, [[Mandrika Rupa]], [[Jacob Rajan]], Rafik Patel, [[Sarah Dutt]] and Mandy Rupa-Reid.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-03 |title=Indian art collective breaks down barriers in NZ's art scene |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/495074/indian-art-collective-breaks-down-barriers-in-nz-s-art-scene |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref> The collective formed and held their first exhibition in 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=A Place To Stand: Contemporary Indian Art in Aotearoa |url=https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/your-museum/at-home/things-to-explore/virtual-exhibitions/a-place-to-stand-te-taunga-community-hub |website=aucklandmuseum.com}}</ref> Artists in the Kshetra Collective span disciplines of painting, dance, film, theatre, installation, architecture and spatial design.<ref name=":1">{{Citation |title=Te Taunga: A Place To Stand Webinar - Auckland Museum |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rabL_XWADQ |access-date=2024-01-15 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pardoe |first=Sharron |title=Wellington's weekend culture calendar |url=https://www.thepost.co.nz/culture/350058840/wellingtons-weekend-culture-calendar |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=www.thepost.co.nz}}</ref>

The growing collective aims to showcase a diverse range of experiences, stories and identities of New Zealand Indians, not dictated by a specific group, language or religion to express the Indian diasporic experience.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=The Kshetra Collective |title=A Place to Stand |url=https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/aucklandmuseum/files/93/935e31cd-1d94-4d0b-a50f-d32d58e94c58.pdf |website=aucklandmuseum.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New Zealand Portrait Gallery: Invisible Narratives - Contemporary Indian Creatives from Aotearoa |url=https://tockify.com/artmap/detail/1930/1699045200000 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=tockify.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> The collective have taken part in [[Diwali]] celebrations involving the community at [[Auckland Art Gallery]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 November 2023 |title=Diwali Celebrations |url=https://www.publicnow.com/view/896B4795A36039EC2CFF4C9EF3DBD28EF61699A1?1699623969 |archive-date= |website=publicnow.com}}</ref>

The name {{Transliteration|sa|Kshetra}} is [[Sanskrit]], meaning sacred or hallowed ground.<ref name=":2" />

== Members ==

* [[Tiffany Singh]] (installation)
* Shruti Yatri (painting)
* [[Mandrika Rupa]] (film)
* [[Jacob Rajan]] (theatre)
* Rafik Patel (spatial design)
* [[Sarah Dutt]] (painting & [[rangoli]])
* Mandy Rupa-Reid (dance)

== Exhibitions ==

=== ''A Place to Stand'' ===
The Kshetra Collective curated their first exhibition, ''A Place to Stand,'' at the Te Taunga Community Hub at [[Auckland War Memorial Museum|Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Auckland War Memorial Museum]], which opened on 15 May 2022.<ref name=":0" /> This was the first ever exhibition of contemporary New Zealand Indian art in New Zealand.<ref name=":1" /> The exhibition explores the question, what is contemporary New Zealand Indian art?<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopesi |first=Lana |title=Metro — Metro Arts — Tuesday 24 May |url=https://www.metromag.co.nz/arts/metro-arts/metro-arts-tuesday-24-may |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=www.metromag.co.nz |language=en}}</ref> Public programming alongside the exhibition included an artist panel discussion, an interactive rangoli activation and classical dance activations.<ref name=":2" />

=== ''Invisible Narratives'' ===
The exhibition ''Invisible Narratives: Contemporary Indian Creatives in Aotearoa,'' was held at [[New Zealand Portrait Gallery|New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata]] in Wellington from September to November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=Invisible Narratives: Contemporary Indian Creatives from Aotearoa |url=https://www.nzportraitgallery.org.nz/exhibitions/2023/8/31/invisible-narratives |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=New Zealand Portrait Gallery |language=en-NZ}}</ref> This exhibition explores the South Pacific Indian diaspora through telling migrant stories and challenging prejudices.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2024 |title=Invisible Narratives: Contemporary Indian Creatives in Aotearoa |url=https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Invisible-Narratives--Contemporary-India/741FECC2153ED731 |website=mutualart.com}}</ref> This exhibition was funded through a grant from [[Creative New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=$5m Arts Grants Recipients Revealed |url=https://thebigidea.nz/stories/5-m-arts-grants-recipients-revealed |website=thebigidea.nz}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rabL_XWADQ Te Taunga: A Place To Stand Webinar - Auckland Museum]

[[Category:New Zealand art]]
[[Category:New Zealand people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:New Zealand contemporary artists]]
[[Category:21st-century New Zealand artists]]
[[Category:2022 establishments in New Zealand]]

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