PANAJI: Kala Academy Goa has declared the results of the 46th State Art Exhibition (Student Category). Accordingly, Seeya Atul Pandit in the painting and graphic print section, Sidharth Vasant Turi in the applied and graphic design section and Akash Ankush Gaude in the sculpture section have been awarded the first prize of Rs 10,000 each.
Artist Prafulla Dahanukar Award of Rs 15,000 for the best work in the exhibition has been declared to Prayuj Velip for his work in painting and graphic print. The panel of judges namely Sainath Padte, Kalidas Satardekar and Kranti Chari judged the exhibition which was very competitive.In the painting and graphic print section, Sidhan Gurudas Kundaikar and Narayan Kalidas Vernekar secured second and third prizes respectively, whereas, in the applied art and graphic design section, Dilkhush D Gurav and Scully Fernandes bagged second and third prize respectively. In the sculpture section, Nehal Parker has been awarded second prize and Firuza Rashida Rodrigues has been selected for third prize. A prize sponsored by the Goa Hindu Association in memory of artist Late Raoji V Gaunekar has been secured by Nitin R Narvekar whereas the Late Hanumanth B Neugi Memorial prize has gone to Nikhil Suresh Gaonkar.
Kala Academy has been organising the State Art Exhibition for the last 45 years. This year, altogether 193 works were received in all three sections and a total of 87 works are selected for display in the exhibition.
The exhibition will be inaugurated on March 23 at 11 am at the Art Gallery of Directorate of Art and Culture, Govt of Goa, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto-Panaji. The exhibition will be on view for the public from March 23 to March 27 at the Art Gallery of Directorate of Art and Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto-Panaji from 10 am to 6.30 pm. Kala Academy Goa has congratulated all the prize winners. The date of the prize distribution function of both Artist and Students category State Art Exhibition 2021-22 will be declared at a later stage.
Kala Academy has appealed to all the participants, fine artists and art lovers to witness the exhibition and inaugural function in large numbers.
