Chapter XIII CULTURE - Government of Karnataka

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various centres of Karnataka. The government conducts examinations on
modelling. The Karnataka Lalitha Kala Academy assumed its present format
in the year 1977. This Academy arranges annual exhibitions and art shows.
It has also instituted awards that are given annually to outstanding works
of art. The Academy encourages holding of art exhibitions and purchase of
useful books by making liberal grants. The Academy has built up its own
collection of works of art. Art camps are organised by the Academy in different
centres of the state. Central Lalith Kala Academy is located at Delhi with its
South Zone Cultural Centre in Chennai and South Central Cultural Zone in
Nagpur. National gallery of modern art (NGMA)’s south zone centre is started at
Bangalore in 2008 Bangalore city had the privilege of hosting many prestigeous
art exhibitions. Several camps have been organised by the Zonal Centres in
which artists selected from the state participated. The academies also conduct
periodic seminars on art and bring out systematic publications on the subject.
‘Kalavarth’ is the magazine brought out by the Lalitha Kala Academy. Karnataka
State Government presented a bus to the Academy which has enabled it to
organise mobile art exhibitions. The vehicle moves in different places and
works of art are exhibited in it. The exhibition is arranged at venues where the
academy conducts its programmes like art exhibitions, art camps, seminars,
symposia and during the Dasara and Sahitya Sammelanas.
Kondachari of Bellary, Purushottam, Agaram Krishnamurthy, Sherigar,
Bayiri, T.K. Rama Rao and K.B. Kulakarni of Hubli and others are famous
for their line drawings. R.K. Lakshman, R.S. Naldu, R. Murthy, Ramesh,
Gopal, G.Y.Hublikar, Ranganath, N.C. Raghu, Gujjar, Pa. Sa. Kumar, S.K.
Nadig and others are famous for their caricature drawings. P. Subba Rao,
R.M. Hadpad, G.S. Shenoy, S.G. Vasudev, Dandavatimath, Halabavi, M.C.
Chetti, Vijayasindur, U. Bhaskar Rao, M.B.Patil, V.M.Sholapurkar, V.T.Kale,
M.S.Chandrashekar, M.C.Chetty, Ravi Kumar Kashi, C.Chandrashekara,
Babu Eswara Prasad, V.G.Anadani, Peter Lewis, V.B.Hiregowder, Usuf Arakal,
M.S.Murthy, P.S.Kademani, Madhu Desai, Ramdas Adyanthaya, M.C.Chetty,
John Devaraj, Shankar Patil, Chandranatha Acharya, J.M.S. Mani, E.G.
Badigera, T.P. Akki, S.M. Pandit, Ramananarasaiah, Raghottama Putti,
Goolannanavar, M.E. Guru, S. Kalappa, M.S. Nanjunda Rao, M.B. Basavaraj,
Vishnudas Ramadas, Sunkad, Manoli and others have enlivened the art
scene in the state. P.R. Kamalamma, Subhashinidevi, S. Dhanalakshmi, M.J.
Kamalakshi, Sheela Gowda, Pushpa Dravid, Pushpamala, Shanthamani,
Surekha, Renuka Markhande, Gayathri Desai etc., are among the noted lady
artists. Siddalingaswamy, Nagendrasthapathi and Mahadevaswamy are noted
artists in classical paintings and drawing of traditional themes.
There are many constructive art critics of whom G. Venkatachalam of
Pandavapura, Shivarama Karanth, A.N. Krishna Rao, S.K. Ramachandra
Rao, B.V.K. Shastry P.R Thippeswamy, C.S.Krishnasetty, K.V.Subramanyam,
A.L.Narasimhan, Anil Kumar are note-wrothy. Art schools started by A.N.
Subbarao, R.M. Hadapad, M.S. Nanjunda Rao in Bangalore. Halbhavi at
Dharwad, Minajigi at Hubli, Akki at Gadag and Andani at Gulbarga Babu Rao
at Tumkur, Mysore and Mangalore have become famous. The Government