| CHHAAP : Foundation for Printmaking Trust |
| Chhaap is a colloquial Indian name for “Print Making” or “Printing”.Chhaap was established on a cooperative basis in 1999 with a mission to create and promote wider appreciation of original prints and print making techniques.Chhaap is a non-profit making organization; promoted by three Baroda based printmakers and artists – Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Vijay Bagodi and Kavita Shah.
Workshop has well established infrastructure for etching, dry point, lino-cut, woodcut and mono-print. It offers opportunities to artists and printmakers to work in different printmaking media and is frequented by many senior and international artists, art students and printmaking enthusiastic. Since its inception with support from local artists, Chhaap has created print portfolios, conducted workshops on book making, etching, dry-point, mono prints; organized talk/presentation by eminent artists, mounted international exhibitions and promoted print making techniques through all these programs. Chhaap also offers “Residency” program where national and international artists stay and work at the studio for short durations. In future, Chhaap will be holding annual print shows and establishing out-reach programs, conducting seminars and camps to share knowledge and techniques in print making along with talks and lectures by eminent artists in the field. |
