About
To create a centre and museum for the visual and performing arts that connects the artistic traditions of Odisha and India with contemporary practice.
The JD Centre of Art is an art centre and museum project in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, founded by the eminent painter Jatin Das. Conceived as a cultural campus to present the visual and performing arts of Odisha and India, the Centre brings together exhibition, collection, research and education, reflecting Das's long-standing commitment to the arts and crafts of his home state and to building lasting cultural infrastructure outside the metropolitan centres.
The painter Jatin Das, one of modern India's notable figurative artists, envisioned the JD Centre of Art as a museum and cultural campus for Bhubaneswar, drawing on his deep engagement with the art, craft and performance traditions of Odisha. Developed over years on a dedicated site, the Centre was planned to house galleries, collections and spaces for the performing arts, extending the reach of a serious art institution into eastern India.
The JD Centre of Art represents an important effort to build major arts infrastructure in Odisha, connecting the region's rich visual and performing traditions with contemporary art practice.
[Atlas Perspective] Profiled as an Institution (Operator) in the Visual Arts field. The Centre connects to the art and craft traditions of Odisha; founder Jatin Das is among modern India's notable figurative painters. Details of current programming should be verified against the Centre's own communications.