On 19 December 2021, CPB Photo Kadai will make a comeback with a day full of activities for children and adults for our audience in Chennai to connect with various forms of photography! The Photo Kadai is a one-day popup celebrating the medium of photography in the form of photo print sales, a live cyanotype workshop corner, activity corners for students, artist booths and more. 

Activities at the venue:

Cyanotype Workshop Counter

Join us for a one hour workshop and explore the magic of the Cyanotype process. Working with your hands, with simple chemistry, sunlight and tap water, cyanotype allows anyone interested to express themselves in shades of blue. In this workshop we will explore the chemistry of blueprints and the power of the sun with Mentor, Varun Gupta. He will walk you through the process of printing - from mixing of chemicals, coating of surfaces to exposing prints. You will learn to make your own prints - photographs and photograms using objects like feathers, leaves, and any other found object and explore how to create unique pieces of art with almost anything under the sun. 

Registration is mandatory. More details here.

Students Activity Corner

CPB Prism, the educational wing of CPB, is hosting an activity corner where children and parents can share a series of activities focused on the practice of looking. The activities showcased at the event are selected from Prism’s most recent publication Peer, Ponder, Play! created in collaboration with  Sphere Arts Foundation. These activities are designed for all age groups and explore a diverse range of themes, from nature to popular culture to people, spaces and our neighborhood. Come join us on a relaxed Sunday as we put on our creative hats, roll up our sleeves and discover afresh world around us. 

This is Home Showcase

Opening to the public for the first time, the photography exhibition, This is Home, showcases the journey of rediscovering home in times of pandemic. The exhibition showcases the work of students from Chennai and Delhi who were mentored by the CPB Prism team for the period of 8 weeks. Responding to the pandemic and their affected lives, the students use photography to understand and reflect on the new realities and the growing familiarity with it.

More details here

Photo prints, calendars, postcards, and more: Sale Corner

Works by various artists across the city will be putting up their works for sale. Here is your chance to grab a wonderful selection of prints in various forms. Buy a calendar, send a postcard to your friends or gift yourself a print this holiday season.

Wide selection of merchandise from the CPB Foundation will also be available to purchase at the sale corner. Pick up all things photography like the camera head inspired accessories to CPB artist postcard sets. Tote bags inspired by the Maps of Disquiet design will also be up for grabs. 

• Palak Rungta 

• Tarun Koliyot 

• Thin Black Brush 

• The Kala Collective 

• Sakthi M & Sathish Sitharthan

• Photo Booth by Studio A 

Reading Room

At CPB, we have a special relationship with photobooks. Artists, independent publishers, publishing houses from across the country have their own works/collections in the book form. Come check out interesting works and get yourself a copy to take it home. 

Some of the books available include but are not limited to,

• The tripping Tea by Arunkumar P

• Witness - Kashmir 1986-2016 / 9 Photographers by Yaarbal Books 

• Cups of nun chai by Alana Hunt

• Across the Street by Arvind Hoon

• Unsettled Waters by Arvind Hoon

• The glistening trail of a reticent snail by Hemant Basankar

 Photo Booth by Studio A

The team at Studio A are setting up a live portrait booth. Drop by, get some pictures taken by a wonderful team of young photographers working with Amar Ramesh and Studio A. Walk in registrations. 

Please note: There is no registration to visit the venue. Strict covid safety protocols will be followed. Please wear your masks at all times and maintain physical distancing.