Two Hyderabad galleries are hosting long-duration summer exhibitions this year, breaking from the city's traditional lean season. Kalakriti Art Gallery in Banjara Hills opened "Prakriti: A Quiet Continuum," a group show of contemporary artists including Lal Bahadur Singh and Sumanto Chowdhury, alongside "Living Lineages," featuring folk and indigenous artists such as Bhuri Bai and Venkat Raman Shyam. Meanwhile, Srishti Art Gallery in Jubilee Hills is presenting the fifth edition of its annual exhibition "Triloka," with works by Moumita Basak, Nayanjyoti Barman, and Nirmal Mondal that explore everyday materials and social change.
This shift matters because it reflects changing travel and buying habits among art patrons. Gallery owners Rekha Lahoti and Lakshmi Nambiar note that frequent short breaks have erased the old seasonal peaks, prompting galleries to extend show durations to 30–45 days for deeper engagement. Srishti is even considering a summer sale with discounted prices. The move signals a maturing local art market in Hyderabad, where galleries are adapting to new collector behavior rather than following traditional calendar cycles.