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Exploring Pipili for more than just a venue.
2025
Resident Rhea meets artisans to discuss the upcoming event.
Creating sample prints for production and design exploration.
A residency that honored Pipili’s appliqué while paving the way for its future.
A new journey of craft, culture, and collaboration begins in Bhubaneswar.
Curator Sibdas shares stories of craft, collaboration, and community with the residents.
A journey through villages of craft, culture, and community.
A journey through Konark and Puri to uncover the craft’s oldest treasures.
Six weeks of research, making, and reinterpretation in Pipili.
Documenting the timeless traditions of Odisha through art, observation, and collaboration.
2024-25
Conversations with author Debi Prasanna Nanda and community leader Seba Prakash Mohapatra.
Artisans share their craft, struggles, and spirit with the residents.
Resident Madhulika explores the wisdom and stories of Sashidei and Narsingh Mohapatra.
Searching for Chandua’s timeless frames.
Beginning the journey through living appliqué traditions.
Residents connect with artisans to discover the roots of tradition and the stories behind the stitches.
Residents connect with Women Self-Help Groups to understand the present-day appliqué craft and its future.
Discovering Pipili Chandua’s Living Heritage.
A vibrant curatorial walkthrough brings artists, students, and women artisans together.
A visual archive of Odisha’s enduring craft.
A closer look at Odisha’s textile landscape and its link to craft practices.
Documenting consent forms and gathering traditional motifs for the residency archive.
Exploring embroidery as a path to innovation and renewal.
The curatorial team went through all applications and finalised the participant list for the 2025 OCO Residency Programme.
An unfolding of stories in colour, cloth, and conversation.
Discovering traditions and inspiration at the State Tribal Museum and Craft Museum.
Residents present the first ten days of research to the Curator.
Stories of Chandua through the hands of elderly artisans.
The publication is the outcome of five months of intensive field research, capturing techniques, practices, and the voices of master artisans.
Reviving Odisha’s Bell Metal Legacy through the OCO Fellowship 2025.