The annual Art and Smile show was held in Bangalore Club on the 27th of February 2016. This year’s show saw participation from leading contemporary artists from across the country – Anjolie Ela Menon, Sujata Achrekar, Babu Xavier, Shankar Kendale, Bikash Poddar, Santanu Roy, Ganesh Haloi, S.Harsha Vardhana, Ramesh Gorjala, Subrata Das, H R Das, Vrindavan Solanki, M.Praveen Kumar, K.Muralidharan, Dutta Bansode, S.Priya, Jagannath Paul, Nikheel Aphale, P.Elanchezhiyan, Uday Jain, Hrishikesh, V.Anamika, Subir Dey, S G Vasudev, AV Ilango, Sachin Jaltara, JMS Mani, Suresh P, Paresh Hazra, Basuki Dasgupta, and Seema Kohli.
The proceeds from the sale of the paintings went towards supporting the education of girl children under Smile Foundation’s Mission Education programme.The show also saw active participation and support from art connoisseurs and collectors from all over Bengaluru.