Chhavi Jain
Fine Arts Consultant, Curator & Writer
Book: Curating within Indigenous Ecosystems of Art and Storytelling
This book brings a cross-section of instances from the contemporary arts industry challenging the ironies of labor and production and underscores the role of curation in mediating these systems. The research brings global perspectives in visual storytelling, resilient legacies, and communal knowledges with citations from the Narragansett community, native to Rhode Island in the United States and the Gond-Pardhans in Madhya Pradesh, India. This book is for curators, artists, collectors, scholars and anyone who is invested in learning about Indigenous art. A copy of this book is available at the Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design. Click to learn more about the book.
Watch a snapshot of my research, delivered at the Global Arts and Cultures ‘23 symposium at RISD.
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Article: Publishing Your Writing
A guide on “Publishing your Writing”, compiled in collaboration with Jen Liese and Mira Dayal at Center for Arts and Language, RISD.
Read the article on my blog
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Writing: Label Text at the RISD Museum
The label text that I wrote for the 'Herwave Scarf’ created by Alexandra Posen and Dahna Goldstein under the label Resistance by Design is on view at the RISD Museum through summer 2025.
Consultation Services
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Writing & Content Strategy
I create content strategies and produce writings that can be adapted to various styles such as reviews, research papers, articles, interviews, catalogs, social media and curatorial texts. You can commission a piece of writing, an entire publication, or anything in between. I also support museums, brands, organizations and individuals in strategizing communications.
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Curation
I conceptualize, execute and deliver curatorial projects with a team of highly skilled exhibition designers and art handlers in different spaces, from art galleries and museums to public spaces- really anywhere you can imagine. Just tell me what you have in mind (a place, a title or a vague concept) and I will create a plan customized to your specifications. Additionally, I love curating public programming specific to exhibits.
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Arts Managaement
I manage art and culture related projects, be it archival documentation, and cataloging or realizing fully formed research projects, or even entrepreneurial initiatives in the industry- it all begins with an idea. With a dynamic range of experiences in the field I offer creative problem solving in managing the arts.
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Workshops
I offer a range of workshops in writing, conducting research, building your art collection and navigating the art market. Each workshop is accompanied by a collateral package that attendees can hold on to and use as reference from time to time.
Chhavi Jain is a Fine Arts Consultant and a dynamic global professional with expertise in the fields of literature, visual arts, and culture. She specializes in the contemporary and diasporic contexts of art with years of experience in India and the United States. She has consulted with major organizations, such as the RISD Museum and Studio Loba LLC in Rhode Island, and Anant Art Gallery, Inherited Arts Forum, Yatra Books and Teamwork Arts Pvt. Ltd in New Delhi. Her writings have been published on various platforms such as volume 1, Art&Deal and All About Book Publishing.
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