Mysore/Mysuru: M. Pranati (6th grade) and Anagha N. Urs (9th grade), students of Edu Care Painting Classes, showcased their acrylic paintings and pencil sketches at Kala Jatre-2025, an art exhibition organised by the Dasara Fine Arts and Crafts Sub-Committee in collaboration with the CAVA Alumni Association. Being among the youngest participants, the budding artists thanked…
New Age Addictions…
September 30, 2025An artistic recreation of a baby in the womb addicted to cell phone, a deeply worrying habit, passed down by its mother from the umbilical cord, in a suspended mode, exhibited as part of Dasara at Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA), Siddarthanagar in city. Picture alongside shows the artistic models depicting jaywalking youngsters…
Art Treat: Expo, camps & contests at CAVA from Sept. 22
September 15, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Art cognoscenti are in for a cultural feast this Dasara, as the Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts Sub-Committee has lined up an impressive array of events to be held at the Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA), Siddarthanagar, from Sept. 22 to 30. Deputy Special Officer of the Sub-Committee A. Devaraju, who recently released…
Dasara: Terracotta Sculpture Camp inaugurated at CAVA
September 3, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Veteran critic of visual arts K.V. Subramanyam has said, the artefacts made out of terracotta (sand/ baked earth) is a medium, which is closer to the common man. He was speaking after inaugurating Terracotta Sculpture Camp, organised by Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts Sub-Committee in association with Karnataka Lalithakala Academy, as part of forthcoming…
Wins Best Artwork Award
November 26, 2024Mysuru: City artist L. Yogananda’s art work titled ‘Arjuna Na Nenapu’ was awarded best artwork in the Professional category of the State-level Dasara Art Exhibition organised by Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts Sub-Committee at Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA) in Siddarthanagar in the month of October. The award was presented by noted sculptor…
Sculpture Camp begins at CAVA
September 23, 2024Mysuru: 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,…















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