Lucknow,

28 April (HS): Uttar Pradesh State Lalit Kala Academy will hold summer camps in

all 75 districts from May 1 to June 30, according to an official statement

issued on Monday.

Camps

will be divided into two age groups: 10-17 years and 18-25 years, with

expert-led training in various creative forms offered everyday from 8 a.m. to

10 a.m., according to the statement.

Dr.

Shraddha Shukla, Director of the State Lalit Kala Akademi, stated that the

workshop, which is being organized under the state government’s supervision,

intends to hone the creative abilities of young people. The initiative aims to promote creativity and

enthusiasm in visual arts. Shukla went on to say that the program will provide

participants in-depth understanding about visual arts. Art, sketching,

watercolor painting, wash technique, fabric work, clay work, and oil painting

will be among the major themes covered.

Subject

matter experts will be chosen as district-level regional coordinators. Participants will also be introduced to other

types of folk art, including Bundelkhand’s Chiteri art, Sanjhi, Kohbar, and

miniature paintings. Sessions will be held in the State Lalit Kala Academy

campus in Lucknow, as well as the Lalit Kala Institute in Agra and Allahabad

University’s Department of Fine Arts. In Gorakhpur, training would be provided

under university supervision. The initiative’s goal is to provide local

learning opportunities for talented rural individuals. Workshops will take place in areas like as

Firozabad, Mainpuri, Gonda, Lakhimpur Kheri, Kushinagar, Jalaun, Sultanpur,

Amethi, and others, according to the release.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi