The State authorities is planning to carry art competitions for college and faculty college students in Bengaluru, in addition to the general public, on three days yearly, and ₹25 crore might be put aside for this, introduced Deputy Chief Minister D.Ok. Shivakumar.
Speaking at an occasion organised to inaugurate the renovated Venkatappa Art Gallery on Thursday, he stated that officers will give you a plan to carry this annual occasion, presumably in the final week of December when there are a string of holidays. He sought recommendations from the artist group to design this occasion in a significant means.
Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation and Tourism H.Ok. Patil stated that it was Ok. Venkatappa who confirmed the world that any feeling could be expressed by means of plaster of Paris.
The inauguration of the renovated constructing comes on the golden jubilee 12 months of the art gallery which was based in 1975.
New additions
Brigade Foundation started the renovation and modernisation works of the long-lasting constructing, which was in dire states earlier, in March 2024.
The renovation included reinforcement of the constructing’s basis, roof, and partitions, whereas updating exhibition areas and public facilities. Galleries now showcase works of Ok. Venkatappa and Ok.Ok. Hebbar, alongside 5 mini galleries that includes rotating exhibitions.
The renovated facility additionally contains a restoration room which supplies conservators with instruments to keep up and restore artworks. Other additions embrace a sculpture park the place rising artists can show their work.
Importance of art areas
Speaking on the inauguration, M.R. Jaishankar, govt chairman of Brigade Group and lifelong trustee of Brigade Foundation, stated that the significance of properly designed areas for art in city settings can’t be overstated.
According to him, though the preliminary finances for the restoration was ₹5 crore, it went as much as ₹10 crore by the point the works have been over.
The renovated art gallery has now been formally transferred to authorities authorities for upkeep. “Now it is up to Bengalureans and the government to ensure that the gallery thrives,” he stated, whereas requesting the federal government to call one of many galleries after the Brigade Group.
Published – June 12, 2025 11:42 pm IST
