Madras Art Weekend (MAW), an annual cultural festival that celebrates the intersection of art, design, and culture, promoting creative talent from the South and beyond, is set to return with its highly anticipated fourth edition from December 3rd to 6th, 2025. Over the years, MAW has emerged as a vital platform that nurtures contemporary artistic expression while celebrating Chennai’s rich cultural identity.
This year’s theme Madras Reimagined is rooted in the city’s unique cultural identity, the theme invites artists, architects, designers, and thinkers to reinterpret the familiar—its heritage landmarks, everyday rituals, and living traditions. Celebrating Chennai’s shared legacy and preserving it through a futuristic lens. The festival becomes a space where history is not preserved in silence but reinterpreted, remixed, and projected forward - bridging the timeless spirit of the city with bold, contemporary expressions of art and design.
Speaking on the upcoming edition, Upasana Asrani, Founder, Madras Art Weekend shared, 'Madras Art Weekend has always been about celebrating the creative pulse of this city, and with Madras Reimagined we aim to inspire a more nuanced understanding of Chennai—its stories, its makers, and its evolving identity—by bringing together diverse perspectives that reflect how dynamic the city’s creative community truly is.'
This year’s programming will feature an exclusive Art x Craft x Design showcase by Jaipur Rugs. The festival will officially open with the unveiling of Madras Reimagined, followed by the MAW 2025 gallery exhibition presenting works from leading Indian galleries including Dhoomimal Gallery, Jaipur Rugs, Gallery G, Art & Soul, Baro Art, Art Magnum, Art Nouveau, Sarala’s Art Centre, Dakshinchitra Museum, Memeraki, Reachout Gallery, and Ink Art. There will be a VIP Preview & Opening of the Gallery Exhibit at Taj Coromandel, Chennai from 3pm to 7pm on Wednesday, 3rd December, post which the Gallery Exhibit will be open to Public from 4th December - 6th December 2025.
In addition to the exhibitions, Madras Art Weekend will host a series of thought-provoking panel discussions, walkthroughs and poetic performances featuring distinguished voices from the worlds of art, design, collecting, and conservation. The festival will also include Collector’s Home Tours by some of the prominent collectors of the city."
Date 25-11-2025