It will be riot of colours on Kumara Krupa Road on Sunday as hundreds of artists from across the State will exhibit and sell their works at the 12th edition of the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath’s Chitra Sante.
The annual art event brings together artists and connoisseurs of arts and facilitates them to exhibit their paintings, sculptures, murals, installations and mixed media art works throughout the day.
The term Chitra Sante originates from native Kannada languages translating to art bazaar.
The CKP aims to develop and foster Indian art besides promoting research, preservation, appreciation and in-depth study of visual art forms. The organisers are expecting a huge turnout this year.
According to R.H. Kulkarni, principal, CKP, the Sante will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Art will be taken beyond the confines of the four walls of a gallery, he said.
The event is spread over the CKP campus and the stretch of Kumara Krupa Road, which will be blocked for the event with the permission of authorities. The stretch will become a platform for artists to showcase their works and for live portraiture and caricature sessions. Mr. Kulkarni said that over three lakh people had participated in the 11th Chitra Sante and the turnover was around Rs. 2 crore.
Though over 1,500 artists showed interest in participating, the CKP selected only 1,200 applications. A committee has been formed to keep vigil on the quality of art works. Works ranging from Rs.100 to Rs.1 lakh will be kept for sale at the event. The CKP will not interfere in the business module of artists and all facilities will be provided to them.
In view of security, close circuit televisions have been installed and the service of over 50 homeguards have been deployed to regulate the crowd, Mr. Kulkarni said.
Meanwhile, the traffic police said that vehicle entry would restricted from Shivananda Circle to Kumara Krupa Road during the event. He said that public could park their vehicles a few metres away from the venue.
