Titled ‘Akhi’, the seven-day camp organised by Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Fine Arts College in Thiruvananthapuram has an illustrious line-up of artists acting as resource persons. Selected students from across the nation have teemed up in the college campus to experience art and create artworks.
As many as 49 students have joined the camp who are guided by noted artists from across the country. ‘’The camp is dedicated to the victims of the cyclone Ockhi,’’ Artist, IGRMS, Bhopal Pramod Sharma said. The camp is aimed at improving the curriculum and also at bridging the gap between the students and public.
The camp is modelled on an eco-friendly theme. Only eco-friendly materials have been chosen for the camp. The students have been divided into groups and each group has been allocated a resource person who will guide them. Renowned artists who are acting as resource persons include Prosenjit Ganguly, Indrapramid Roy, Sumitabha Pal, TV Santhosh, KG Jayan, Santhi Swaroopini, Pramod Sharma, VK Rajan, TV Madhu, R Nandakumar, Shivaji K Panikkar and Anand Nigam.
As part of the national camp, a sculpture workshop is also underway at Myladi in Kanyakumari. The workshop is envisaged at imparting the traditional methodology involved in stone carving, Sharma said. “Myladi is a village with around 500 families involved in traditional stone carving artwork. Our aim was to let the students experience the traditional techniques involved,” he added.