Tag: Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s popular International Sand Art Festival will kick off at Chandrabhaga Beach near Konark on Saturday, said an official. The five-day festival will see participation of over 30 Indian and 10 international artists from Mexico, Spain, Singapore, France, Norway, Germany, the Netherland and the US, the Odisha Tourism Department said. With renowned sand artist and […]

Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik was appointed president of Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today. Pattnaik’s appointment as the chief of the State’s apex body for fine arts came after the resignation of former president of the academy, Raghunath Mohapatra, who was recently nominated to Rajya Sabha. A selection […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Lalit Kala Academi on Friday announced the names of five distinguished artists to be honoured with the prestigious Dharmapada award for five years from 2016 to 2020. Dharmapada award is the highest honour awarded by the State government for lifetime achievement and contribution towards enrichment of visual art and sculpture. The names […]