Abhinay Fine Arts • Est. 2007
Seattle’s home for indian classical arts.
Exceptional artists. Intimate encounters. A stage for living traditions.
Featured Stories
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Sri Krishnarpanamastu — This Saturday, September 5
Abhinay Fine Arts presents Sri Krishnarpanamastu, featuring vocalist Maalavika Sundar, this Saturday, September 5 at the Vedic Cultural Center in Bellevue. She will be accompanied by Sai Raghavan on mridangam, Payyanur Govinda Prasad on morsing, and M Vijay on violin. Saturday, September 5, 20264:00–7:00 PMVedic Cultural Center12501 NE Bel Red Rd, Bellevue, WA We look forward to welcoming…
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Sangeetham 2026
Our signature two-day Carnatic music festival is back! Designed to celebrate musical excellence, community participation, and curated thematic programming, the festival brings together local performers, emerging artists, and visiting professional musicians in a thoughtfully structured concert experience that balances learning, exposure, and high-quality performances. Highlights We’re featuring several unique and…
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Keeping Carnatic Music Alive in the Pacific Northwest
For over a decade, Abhinay Fine Arts has brought world-class artists to the Seattle area — often before they become the names everyone suddenly “discovers.” From powerhouse vocalists like Ranjani–Gayatri and TM Krishna to the next generation of trailblazers like Ashwath Narayanan and Spoorthi Rao, these concerts have shaped a…
Twenty years on stage.
AFA opened its first season in 2007 with Sangeetha Kalanidhi Neyveli Santhanagopalan. Since then, our stages have welcomed both celebrated & emerging musicians, dancers and ensembles alongside workshops, festivals, competitions and lecture-demonstrations across the Seattle area. Those artists keep returning. So has our audience.
Active Volunteers
Artists Showcased, local and international
Performances Presented
Artists at AFA
From first Seattle appearances to returning artistic relationships, explore the artists who have shaped AFA’s stages.
THE AFA ARCHIVE
Every season, on the record.
Concerts, festivals, workshops, artists, photographs and programs — from AFA’s first season to the present.
Sangeetham
Sangeetham brings Seattle-area students, teachers and ensembles together with visiting artists through performance, learning and shared repertoire.
Rooted Here
Artists may arrive from across the world but AFA’s work takes root here — with local teachers and students, regional artists and ensembles, and the venues and audiences that have sustained these arts across the Seattle area.
Pacific Northwest Artists
A stage for artists close to home. Students, teachers and ensembles from across the area have performed for us since 2008.
Learning + Workshops
Artists and listeners in the same room. We have held workshops and lecture-demonstrations since our first year, and Sangeetham has had a choir since 2016.
First time at an Indian classical performance?
You don’t need to know a raga from a rhythm cycle. Come curious; we’ll help with the rest.
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Artists
Performance and development opportunities.
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Abhinay Fine Arts has thrived for two decades because of the people who believe in its mission — artists, volunteers, donors, and art lovers like you. Every effort keeps our cultural community strong and inspired.
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