Normally paintings prepared by the artists are displayed at cultural centers, haat mela and exhibition sites, but Umaria is the only district headquarters of the State, where tribal paintings have been displayed in an amazing style on the walls, buildings and other places in the city.
These paintings made at the public places of the city have become a center of attraction for tourists, art lovers and common man. The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan could not hold himself from praising these tribal mural paintings during his tour of the city last year.
These attractive paintings of animals, birds, plants and trees besides other pictures of tribal culture, made at the public places, boundary walls, old rest house, collector bunglow and community bhavan mesmerized everyone at once while entering the Umaria district headquarters. Special attention is paid on sanitation on these places, which has added beauty to the city.
The amazing mural paintings have been displayed at these places by the artist Jangan Singh Shyam, who is considered as the originator of Gondi painting. His paintings are world renowned and have been displayed in the parliament house also. His ancestors, who were from the village Patangarh of Dindori district, have played an important role to bring these mural paintings before the world.
The local artist, Deepak Dardvanshi has also played an important role to make these paintings on walls at the public places. Tourists from abroad in large number visit this city to see these mural paintings.
The district administration has made a unique effort by giving training to the school students under the tribal artists to refine their talents. These students have also rendered their assistance in preparing these mural paintings.