Projects
The awards are given to encourage children between the age of fourteen and twenty who are skilled in crafts, to continue to practice their tradition and eventually take it up as a means of livelihood.
Sutrakar Samman is given by Delhi Crafts Council annually to a weaver as a tribute to his commitment to continuing the unique hand weaving skills of our country.
Amongst the rich repertoire of embroideries known and practiced in India, the Chamba Rumal , a narrative style of embroidery, stands apart as being unusual and striking.
DCC is organizing workshops and demonstrations for school children in Delhi to familiarize them with artisans as well as the difficult processes involved in making most craft objects.
Realizing the importance of marketing as a means of developing traditional crafts, KAMALA was set up to showcase both traditional and contemporary crafts and textiles from across the country.
Delhi Crafts Council works towards bringing out new contemporary designs in various crafts to be showcased at India Art Fair every year. The response and appreciation received is heart-warming and translates into excellent sales as well.
Delhi Crafts Council presents this annual exhibition celebrating the saree, a simple piece of fabric of six yards which has clothed women from every nook and corner of India for generations.
Kairi is an initiative of Delhi Crafts Council to provide marketing assistance to skilled weavers & printers from across the country.
Specially designed and curated exhibition to promote the craft of Sanjhi, hand-cut paper craft of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
Through the Vastra Shilpi Samman it is Delhi Crafts Council’s endeavour to honour the unseen artisans whose contribution to the creation of the final textile is critical and yet unrecognised.