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Kala Academy Goa has declared the results of 44th State Art Exhibition (student category). Accordingly, Ashish Ulhas Phaldesai in the painting and graphic print section, Samiksha Sawant in applied and graphic design section and Deelesh Jamsandekar in sculpture section have been awarded the first prize of Rs 10,000 each.
Artists Prafulla Dahanukar Award of Rs 15,000 for the Best work in the exhibition has been declared to Ankita Naik for her work in painting and graphic print.The panel of judges Prabhakar Patil (Mumbai), Vinay Saynekar (Goa) and Zilu Harmalkar (Goa) judged this exhibition of competitive nature.
In painting and graphic print section, Akshay Chari and Yashwant Parsekar secured second and third prize respectively, whereas in applied art and graphic design section, Ayushka Churi and Abhijit R Parsekar have bagged second and secured third place respectively. In sculpture section, Shubam Vilas Palekar has been awarded second prize and Gaurang Rajaram Charihas been selected for third prize. Prize sponsored by Goa Hindu Association in memory of Artist Late Raoji V. Gaunekar has been secured by Prayuj Prakash Velip whereas Late Hanumanth B. Neugi Memorial prize has been bagged by Gaurang D Naik.
Kala Academy is organizing the State Art Exhibition for the last 43 years. This year, altogether 194 works were received in all the three sections and a total of 98 works were selected for display in the exhibition. The exhibition will be inaugurated at the hands of Govind Gaude, minister for Art & Culture, Govt of Goa and chairman of Kala Academy on Monday February 25 at 5 pm at Kala Academy which will be followed by prize distribution function to the Award winners.
This exhibition will be on view for public till March 1 between 10am and 7pm.
Kala Academy, through a press note, has appealed to all the participants, fine artists and art lovers to witness the exhibition and inaugural function in large numbers.
