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Hyderabad to host largest curated art showcase ‘HYD.ART 2025’ from Dec 19–21

Hyderabad, Dec 11 (UNI) The city is gearing up for HYD.ART 2025, a three-day curated art and cultural festival to be held from December 19 to 21 at EON Hyderabad, Nanakramguda.
Billed as Hyderabad’s largest art showcase, the event will feature more than 200 artists, galleries and masterworks from across India.
At a press meet held at EkChitra Art Gallery, organisers — including curator Annapurna Madipadiga, HYD.ART founder Hasan, artists A Rajeswara Rao and Padma Reddy, and Navanaami Group leadership — said the festival aims to place Hyderabad on the national and international art map.
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