Ceramic and Pottery exhibition by Prithviraj Singh Deo at ICCR Gallery, New Delhi from 1st june 2012

'HORIZON SERIES'   Ceramic and Pottery exhibition by Prithviraj Singh Deo at ICCR'S Azad Bhawan Art Gallery, New Delhi from 1st june 2012 till 6th.

26th Annual Art Exhibitin of B.K. Art College opening at Jayadev Bhawan on 7th sept. 2011

26th Annual Art Exhibitin of B.K. Art College opening at Jayadev Bhawan on 7th sept. 2011.
will be innaugurated by Mr. Prafulla Samal, the ministre of Turrism and culture
timing 11 A.M.

The Times of India Odisha Icon 2011 Awards (Art & Culture) conferred on Baladev Maharatha

The Times of India Odisha Icon 2011 Awards (Art & Culture) conferred on Baladev Maharatha.Hon’ble MP (Rajya Sabha) Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra gave away The Times of India Odisha Icon 2011 Awards to 16 personalities at a glittering function held in Bhubaneswar. Each category had a popular choice and a jury's choice awards. Cine Artist Jharana Das was the Guest of Honour.Baladev Maharatha Sir was felicitated with the special jury award for his contributions to art and culture.

Senior painter and Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi Secretary Byomakesh Mohanty passed away at his home town of Cuttack on Monday

BHUBANESWAR: Senior painter and Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi Secretary Byomakesh Mohanty passed away at his home town of Cuttack on Monday afternoon following a massive heart attack. He was 53 and is survived by a son and his wife.

Family sources said that he was fine and talking on his cell phone while suddenly he complained of chest pain and fell down on the floor. The doctor, who was called in, declared him dead.

Mohanty, who studied art in Benaras Hindu University, served as a faculty member at Government College of Art and Craft, Khallikote and was the Head of the Department of Painting at the B.K.College of Art and Craft here before being appointed as the Akademi's secretary this year.

SOURCE: The Hindu

All India Artists Students camp at college campus, inaugurated by Durga Prasad Das

B K College of Art and Crafts has completed its twenty-five years creative journey in Odisha and its existence resulted in the paradigm shift in art education and propagation both within the state and beyond. To commemorate the success, AlumniBKCAC and B.K. College of Art and Crafts are celebrating its silver Jubilee in Bhubaneswar. The above video is of first event an all India Artists Students camp at college campus, inaugurated by Durga Prasad Das, the president of Odisha Lalit Kala Academy, First principal of B.K.Art college and Present Principal convened by Senior Lecturer Shri Baladev Maharatha , many of studding students and alumnus were present there. There are 48 student artists from 24 different states participated in this event and it was a wonderful to have them at this grand celebration.

A night before preparation of Silver Jubilee celebration

Adawita Gadanayak, Anjan Kumar Sahoo, Kanta Kishor Moharana, Manas Moharana, Smruti Sai Mishra, Bhuvananda and others..... guys are in charge of exhibition display

Lack of a market for Art in the State, coupled with absence of any government-funded exhibitions and fairs has reduced Artist's futures in Odisha

The brush and canvas, the stone and chisel are no more in Artist's hand in contemporary Odisha. The dream of becoming an artist has been shattered by poverty. And now who are completed their study in Art, those roam the lanes and by-lanes of cities in search of work in Odisha.Many of Artists has been sited on a hunger strike demanding creation of posts of art teacher in schools so that job avenues for them get a little wider. But they seem to have failed to hold the State Government's attention on their problems. And because of the almost non-existent scope of employment for visual art students, most do not mind taking refuge in painting footpath banners and commercial posters for a living.

"My hands have begun to shiver and I fear I might never be able to hold a brush again to give shape and color to my flights of fancy," said Prajesh Mohapatra, one of the hundreds visual art students for whom their art degree is just another paper of little relevance today.The abolition of posts of drawing teacher in schools has taken a heavy toll on their careers, says Prajesh. These jobs were the only lucrative ones sought after by visual art students. Further, lack of a market for Art in the State, coupled with absence of any government-funded exhibitions and fairs has reduced their futures to the black and white of poverty and despair.

"How can we ever give form to our imagination and creativity when we ourselves are struggling to exist?", said Bijay Nayak, an artist who has won accolades for his paintings outside the State, but has ironically failed to impress a color blind State Government.Many such disgruntled young artists feel there was no need to open a second Art college when most of the pass-outs from the 50-year-old Khallikote Arts College are still to find a footing in the employment scenario. The second government art college, the B.K. College of Art and Crafts, was opened in 1983-84, and now there is a Culture University in state which has not a proper infrastructure and administrator.

The pitiable state of young artists in the State also emanates from gross negligence of exposure of students to national art camps, competitions and exhibitions so as to give them a chance to prove their mettle on tougher ground."Study tours to different states should be organized at regular interval, there must be seminar and discussions on art and cultural heritage of the state. But there is neither any fund nor any initiative to cater to the needs of the course and students", says an art teacher of B.K.College of Art and Crafts.

Having a faith in the government machinery and hope of any official help in this Government, the art students are waiting for something fruitful, or perhaps maybe a kind, art-loving public may lend them the required support to make the State Government bring back some of the lost color into their dreams.

Information released by Principal about Silver Jubilee Celebration

B.K.College of Art and Crafts and its 25 years in Orissan Art

Bibhuti Kanungo College of Art & Crafts, Bhubaneswar (BKCAC) was established in January 1984 with an intention of fostering and disseminating contemporary art of Orissa. The college was responsible in reformation of art education in Orissa by introducing the students to the national exhibitions, both inward and outward, engaging them to intensified exposure; organising workshops of artists and art historians of repute and inspiring intellectual exchange; providing space for the young generation artists to operate in several Clubs, like the sketching club, walking club and thereby introducing them to the existing monuments of Bhubaneswar. The first experiments of art and poetry, art and music were organised by the college to provide range to the creative faculty of the art students. The attempt was noble and intentions were clear- to make Orissa contemporary art visible on the global perspective.The effort of the teachers and students in the inadequate space dreamt of a new world, which deals with innovation and realisation. The integrated conviction has brought the BKCAC through these twenty five years. In these years there have been ups and downs but the nuance and vibe of the associates has remained intact. Besides national and international awards the students have dissolved the boundaries and attained honour by receiving fellowships from INLAKS, Commonwealth, Japan Foundation, Chinese Government Scholarship and several other awards. The achievements are due to the education that moulded the minds of the students.The college is completing its twenty five years in 2009 and to mark the occasion, the alumni of the college are organising a silver jubilee event (spread over several days) in the college premises at Bhubaneswar, Orissa. The programme of the events is being finalised and the objective of the event is to focus the contribution of the BKCAC to Indian Contemporary Art and to introduce the potential of art students and young artists of Orissa to the global programme in ART. The events include international and National artists participating in workshop and deliberation, spread over three days; audio visual projection of a documentary on the BKCAC; Artists interaction in the global level. In short it projected to be a mega event, involving people from every walk of life. This event would significantly contribute to the development of Contemporary art.

Ashok Art Gallery is proud to be a part of this grand silver jubilee event

AlumniBKCAC
Present Address : Plot-132 1st Floor,Forest park, Bhubaneswar-751009
Campus Office : B.K.College of Art and Crafts,Tapovana,Khandagiri,Bhubaneswar-751030

Web : http://www.alumnibkcac.org/
Email :info@alumnibkcac.org

Alumni BKCAC

The Executive Body of the organization will consists of the followings for present and the persons may change from time to time as and when required.
1.Shri Adwaita Gadanayak
B-404, Vidyut Apartment81, I.P. ExtentionNew Delhi-92
President
2.Shri Jagannath Panda
C-30, G/F, Sun city, Sector-54, Gurugaon, Haryana
Vice-President
3.Shri Subrat Ku. Mullik
Lecturer, B.K. College of Art & Crafts, Bhubaneswar-751030
Secretary
4.Shri Anjan Ku. Sahoo
Village- SampurPlot No.7449/1388Near S.O.S. VillageGhatikia, Bhubaneswar.
Joint Secretary
5.Shri Tarakanta Parida
132, Forest Park, Bhuibaneswar
Treasurer
6.Shri Anup Chand
Flat No.301, Plot No.221, Gyankhanda-I, Indrapuram, Gaziabad, U.P.
Member
7.Shri Pradosh Mishra
L-4, Warden’s QuarterJodhpur ColonyBHU, Varanasi,U.P.
Member
8.Shri Ashok Nayak
I-24(A), Subhash Chowk, Laxmi NagarDelhi-110 092.
Member
9.Shri Prabir Dalai
Lecturer, Dhauli College of Art & Crafts, Near Dhauli Santi StupaBhubaneswar-751002
Member
10.Shri Pratap Jena
Qrs. No.8, Type-II, 2nd P & T Colony, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar.
Member
11.Shri Pratul Dash
S.F.-4, Siddhi Vinayak Apartment, Abhayakhanda-III, Indrapuram, Gaziabad, U.P.
Member
12.Shri Nigamananda SwainInstructor, Government College of Art & Crafts, Khallikote, Ganjam
Member
13.Shri M. Sovan Kumar
1113, Basista Nagar, Old Town, Bhubaneswar
Member
14.Shri Sangram Kr. Moharana
At-Mahura, P.O.-Retanga, Dist. Khurda
Member
15.Mrs. Kabita Mohanty
SCR-10, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar.
Member
16.Shri Jyoti Panigrahi71, Ist Floor, Vigyanlok, Delhi-110 092
Member
17.Shri Sudhansu Sutar
J-2/46, DLF Phase-II, Gurugaon, Haryana-2
Member
18Shri Dillip Ku. Tripathy
Lalit Kala AkademiRabindra BhavanNew Delhi-110 001.
Member
19.Priyadarsiini Mohanty
Cuttack
Member
20.Rashmirekha Panda
Central School,SalwaKharagpur, West Bengal
Member