As Theodore Dreiser, an American journalist and novelist rightly said, “Art is the stored honey of the human soul.” Since time immemorial, preservation of various art forms has continued to inspire modern art culture, enabling its survival for the future generations to witness.

Artist Siddharth Soni’s untitled artwork at the Immerse 2025 exhibition

A similar initiative, undertaken by Dr Shantilal K Somaiya School of Art and Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation aims (JNAF) to bridge the gap between the thriving art ecosystem and the present education system through The Art of Learning About Art, a platform to discuss various resources required to mould the learning that encompasses the dynamic and ever-changing world of art. Having recently introduced two MA programmes; Art History and Visual Studies and Writing and Criticism, one-of-a-kind in India, the subjects offered in the course are aimed to place Mumbai one step closer to the global art platforms.