"Situated in the southern tip of Mumbai, the neighbourhoods of Colaba and Fort are home to dock yards, grand colonial architecture and most of the city's museums and contemporary art galleries. But as Mumbai's art scene grows, it is also expanding beyond its historic art district into the fashionable western suburb of Bandra and high-rise financial districts like Lower Parel and Worli."
"The Midtown Arts Collective was later initiated by galleries based in Worli, Lower Parel and Bandra, who felt excluded by the South Mumbai focus of the city's art ecosystem. "However, we realised that to do it together as a city, while being inclusive of all geographies, served the best interests of all and we have been part of the MGW since 2019", says Tao Art Gallery's Shah. For the gallery weekend, she is staging a solo exhibition of terracotta works by Chippa Sudhakar."
"Attempts were made "many years back" to bring Mumbai galleries to Bandra, says Shireen Gandhy, the director of Chemould Prescott Road in South Mumbai, but also a longtime Bandra resident. "We had a collective exhibition at the Taj Lands End Hotel in Bandra-a bit like an art fair, but with no segregation of galleries." Gandhy co-founded MGW in 2012, along with the other Colaba and Fort galleries Chatterjee & Lal, Sakshi Gallery, Gallery Maskara and Project 88."
Colaba and Fort remain home to museums, contemporary galleries, dockyards and colonial architecture, forming Mumbai's historic art district. The city's art ecosystem is shifting as galleries and collectors increasingly engage with Bandra, Lower Parel and Worli. Mumbai Gallery Weekend (MGW) responded by appointing co-leads from Bandra and Worli and by incorporating galleries from newer districts. The Midtown Arts Collective began in Worli, Lower Parel and Bandra due to exclusion from South Mumbai focus and later joined MGW. Worli and Lower Parel transformed from mill areas into corporate and residential hubs, drawing a new generation of buyers and prompting suburban exhibitions.
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