B.K. College of Art and Crafts were celebrated its silver Jubilee in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Contemporary
In association with
ALUMINI BKCAC
celebrates 25 years of creative journey
from 20th January to 27th January 2010
at the Campus AMPHI THEATRE,
Tapovan, Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar.
and Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Kharavel Nagar, Unit-3, Bhubaneswar.
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 celebration begun with the inauguration of a public art and site
specific art workshop, curetted by Jagannath Panda, initiated by Dr.
Pradosh Mishra and coordinated by Ashok Nayak on the 20th of January
2010. This National workshop was organized at the Lalit Kala Regional
centre, Bhubaneswar along with various other public sites by the
participating artists. The participating artists are Paribartan
Mohanty, Prateek Sagar, Anjan kumar Sahoo, Helen Brahma, Kanta Kishor
Moharana, Nityananda Ojha, Sudarshan Biswal, Sujit Mallik, Sambit
Panda and Veejayant Dash. This workshop continued up to 27th of
January 2010.
The college event started with a national Symposium on Creative
Communication. Prof. Kanchan Chakraverti, Art Historian from
Santiniketan, inaugurated the symposium on 22nd January 2010. Prof.
Ganeswar Mishra, Prof. Sourindra Barik, Dr. Dinanath Pathy and
Convened by Dr. Pradosh Mishra. Several aspects of creative
communication were discussed with regard to literature and art. The
participants focused on methods of communication and its relevance to
art and how art needs to be communicated to the audience/viewer. The
afternoon session was devoted to the audio-visual presentation by
select artists like Ashish Pahi and Kanta Kishore which was
coordinated by Dr. Pradosh Mishra.
On the 23rd of January, an exhibition by the alumni of BK College of
Art and Crafts was organized at the college campus on the foothills of
the ancient site Khandagiri and Udayagiri. The Chief Minister of
Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik, who not only thoroughly viewed the works,
but also had an intimate dialogue with the artists, inaugurated this
exhibition. Dr. Pradosh Mishra briefed the Chief Minster about the
displayed art works, present state of art and trends, while Jagannath
Panda explained him of the national and international issues related
to art. The curator of the show, Sovan Kumar assisted the Chief
Minister to release the Exhibition catalogue. Ashok Nayak accompanied
the Chief Minister to the annual Art Exhibition of the College. He
also felicitated the Former Principal, Kala Bhawan, Santiniketan,
Prof. Kanchan Chakraverti, for his contribution to the art historical
studies in the eastern subcontinent, Dr. Dinanath Pathy, the first
Principal of the college and Shri Adwaita Prasad Gadanayak, President,
AlumniBKCAC for collaborating to the cause of art in Odisha. In his
address, he emphasized on the rich cultural and art heritage of Odisha
and its application in the contemporary art, defining a new approach
of continuity. He appreciated the effort of the AlumniBKCAC for the
entire event.
This programme was followed by an interaction by the faculty and
alumni of the college, with the students under training, under the
event title, My College: My Art. Dr. Dinanath Pathy, Shri D N Rao,
Shri Baladev Maharatha, Shri Ramahari Jena, Shri Siba Panigrahi, Shri
Adwait Gadanaik, Shri Jagannath Panda and Shri Ashok Nayak. As a
continuation to the event, many of the passed out students and
participating artists showed their creative video short
documentations. Both the academic sessions was coordinated and
convened by Dr. Pradosh Mishra.
In the evening, His Excellency the Governor visited the exhibition
hall and was accompanied by the participating artists. His keen
interest in art motivated the young and dynamic students for an
intimate interaction. The Governor also felicitated the Teachers and
staff of the college for their valuable contribution to the art
education. The Governor graced the cultural programme at the college
campus at the newly prepared amphitheatre, where Sakhinata, a
traditional dance form of Odisha, Odishi, the classical dance form,
and Sambalpuri, another folk dance form was presented before him.
The Silver Jubilee functions were supported by Subrat Mullick, Anjan
Sahoo, Tarakant Parida, Veejayant Dash, Meenaketan Patnaik, Pratap
Jena, Aparna Ray, Bidyutlata Patasahani, Sangeeta Mohapatra, Ramakanta
Samantray, Sangram Moharana, Sudarshan Biswal, Prajesh Mohapatra,
Kirti Kishor Moharana and many other well wishers of AlumniBKCAC.