DIGITAL PRESERVATION AND INTELLIGENT INNOVATION IN TRADITIONAL AND MODERN ARTS

This special issue of ShodhKosh: Journal of Performing and Visual Arts explores how digital preservation and intelligent innovation are transforming traditional and modern arts. It highlights AI-driven archiving, restoration, and revival of cultural heritage alongside generative design, computational aesthetics, and human–AI co-creation in contemporary practice. The issue also examines AI-enhanced arts education through adaptive learning, predictive analytics, and inclusive pedagogy. Additionally, it addresses intelligent museum systems, blockchain provenance, and data-driven cultural management. By engaging ethical and philosophical debates on authorship and creativity, the collection emphasizes responsible integration of technology to sustain heritage while fostering innovation in the digital age. Issue Editor: Dr. Amit VermaAssociate Professor and Assistant Registrar in Journalism & Mass Communication, Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE), Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaEmail: amit.verma@jaipur.manipal.edu / amitve4@gmail.com Archana KaleAssociate Professor, Computer Engineering, MES Wadia College of Engineering, Pune, IndiaEmail: archana.kale@mescoepune.org Dr. Krati AgarwalNoida International University, Noida, IndiaEmail: drkratiagarwal0820@gmail.com Abhijit ChandratreyaAssociate Dean (PhD Programs), Indira University, Pune, IndiaEmail: abhijit.indira@gmail.com Dr. Archana RaniHead and Associate Professor, Department of Fine Arts, R G College, Meerut, IndiaEmail: rgpgcollegemrt@gmail.com / drarchana.art@gmail.com Dr. Samir N. Ajani School of Computer Science and Engineering, Ramdeobaba University (RBU), Nagpur, IndiaEmail: samir.ajani@gmail.com