Mysuru: The State-level Sculpture Camp was inaugurated at Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA), Siddarthanagar in the city this morning. District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa inaugurated the camp by chiselling a stone symbolically and said, the camp has been organised to see Indian Constitution, Indian Sculpture, Indus Civilisation and the food habits of those days,…
Arty and Crafty
March 11, 2024By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Young and emerging artists thrive in the cultural legacy of Mysuru, following the footsteps of seasoned practitioners and attaining success across diverse artistic domains. Hailing from Hinkal, L. Basavaraju is a promising figure among the new generation of artists. Having earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from the prestigious…
‘Temporal Dimensions’ art expo opens in city
December 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Temporal Dimensions, an art exhibition by Obayya, an Alumnus of CAVA, Mysuru, was inaugurated at Indian Heritage Cities Network, No. 3, Kantharaj Urs Road, Saraswathipuram, on Dec. 7. The expo is between 11 am and 7.30 pm till Dec. 11. The exhibition features paintings, installation art and art works made using cow dung. The…
Three-day CAVA Mela begins
August 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The three-day annual CAVA Mela-2023, an art expo organised by the Government-run Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA) began at the CAVA premises in Siddarthanagar here this morning. Noted visual artist and writer Suresh Jayaram and artist Indu Antony jointly inaugurated the Expo by cutting the tape. The Expo, organised by Kuncha Kavya Cultural…
Guest lecturers’ post at CAVA
August 16, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA), Mysuru, has invited applications from eligible candidates for appointment as Guest Lecturers (both Theory and Practicals) in various Departments on a temporary basis for 2023-24. Lecturers are required to teach various topics including applied arts, drawing, mold art, photo-journalism, art history, Kannada, English, Hindi, Environmental Studies,…
Vintage car rally for voter awareness
May 5, 2023Over 18 tongas, Ambaari Rooftop Bus too take part; CAVA students paint colourful banners Mysore/Mysuru: Adding one more initiative to the list of many unique programmes to increase voting percentage, the Mysuru District Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Committee organised a vintage car rally in the heart of the city to pull the…
I will vote: CAVA students’ banner painting adds colour
May 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Students of CAVA (Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts) took up a unique initiative of painting a giant banner on voting awareness in city this morning. A white banner-like cloth was tied to poles across the Chikka Gadiyara that has a huge floating population every day, especially during business hours. Once the banner was tied,…
Three-day CAVA Mela begins
January 20, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The hazards of using plastic, female foeticide, unabated cutting of trees that causes deforestation and ‘White House’ to describe the positive impact of white coloured backdrop, are among several other interesting exhibits on display at three-day CAVA Mela that got off to a start at Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA) at Siddarthanagar…
Minister’s CAVA visit was only to see art, figurines
August 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Students of Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA), Mysuru, were upbeat on Wednesday as Minister for Kannada and Culture V. Sunil Kumar was to visit the Siddarthanagar campus. They hoped to air their grievances and get immediate solutions. However, the Minster limited himself to seeing the art and artefacts exhibited at CAVA halls…
Remembering Sholapurkar, The Builder of CAVA
June 10, 2021About creative dancers it is said that during the performance the dancer disappears, only the dance remains. The same feeling could be expressed about Prof. V.M. Sholapurkar, the painter-artist who passed away on June 8, 2021 in our city. He was such a great art teacher and a versatile, creative artist, I am sure, though…
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