Over 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…
Founder-Dean of CAVA Prof. V.M. Sholapurkar no more
June 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. Vishwanath M. Sholapurkar (90), Founder-Dean of CAVA, passed away at his residence in V.V. Mohalla here yesterday. He is survived by his wife Suhasini, children Suchitra, Ravindra and Swati, daughter-in-law Sunetra, grandchildren Atharva and Kajrri, students and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Chirashanthidhama in Gokulam yesterday. Prof….
‘Clock-faced Man’ says Stay Safe 24×7
May 25, 2021Cava alumnus’ awareness figurines This ‘Clock-faced Man’ with sanitiser bottle in one hand and a mask in another, an artwork created by city artist D.S. Prasanna Kumar, is to remind people not to be negligent in following safety protocols even for a second as the pandemic is spreading like wildfire. This social awareness art piece…
Former CAVA Dean V.A. Deshpande passes away
May 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: City’s renowned sculptor and former Dean of Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA) V.A. Deshpande (66), passed away in the wee hours of today in city. A resident of Studio Prathima at Chikkegowdanakoppal, Aloka Road in Yelwal here, he leaves behind his wife, two sons, daughters-in-law and a host of relatives and friends. …
International Sculpture Day: CAVA students sculpting their way
April 24, 2021Today is International Sculpture Day. It is a worldwide annual celebration of sculpture on the last Saturday of April every year. It was established by the International Sculpture Centre and is meant to raise awareness, appreciation and enjoyment of sculpture in communities across the globe. By R. Amanda Fernandez Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts…
Jumbo awareness through Art
October 10, 2020City-based artist L. Yogananda, an alumnus of CAVA, who was in news with his artistic way of creating awareness about the Coronavirus and importance of following Government guidelines to contain the spread of the deadly pandemic, has painted a wall atop Chamundi Hill with an elephant, the cynosure of all eyes during the Dasara festivities,…
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