14 renowned artists to participate at KA
PANJIM, MARCH 4 - Budding artists from Goa will get a chance to interact
with the top artists of India when they descend in Goa to participate in the
Kala Academy's artist camp, to be held from March 6 to 15, at International
Centre Goa, Dona Paula.
Fourteen top artists have been short-listed for the camp, stated member
secretary of Kala Academy Dr Pandurang Faldesai while addressing media
persons.
The artists are - Prafulla Dahankar (convenor), Paresh Moity (New Delhi),
Jayshree Burman (New Dehi), Suhas Roy (Kolkata), Suman Roy (Kolkata),
Surendra Pai Joshi (Jaipur), Suhas Bahulkar (Mumbai), Charan Sharma
(Mumbai), Sunil Padwal (Mumbai), Sharmad Hussein (New Delhi), Jatin Das (New
Delhi), V Solanki (Ahmedabad), Dr Subodh Kerkar (Calangute), Theodore
Mesquita (Panjim).
"This is the first time in the history of Kala Academy fourteen renowned
artists will participate in a camp in State," Dr Faldesai said adding that
the previously, the number was only six to seven.
He said that although the budding artists of Goa will not be able to
participate in the event they can interact with the painters.
Further, he said there will also be a painting's exhibitions cum sale at the
Kala Academy.
The participants in the camp have been requested to bring along with them
one painting of theirs for participation, he said.
Govind Kalu, development officer KA, was also present for the briefings.
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