Musical rendition concludes two-month long summer camp at art gallery

Tribune News service

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Amritsar, July 31

The two-month long summer art camp and festival culminated at the art gallery with a colourful presentation by all participating artists and students. The ceremony also included giving away awards of appreciation to the candidates and a brief summary of the highlights of the festival.

MP Shwet malik was the presiding guest at the event. RMS Chinna, president, Indian Academy of Fine Arts, welcomed the audience with a speech on development and promotion of arts under the aegis of the IAFA. General secretary and convener of the event, Dr PS Grover, presented the report with the help of slides showing actions in images, videos and live stage performances by the summer camp students.

“We have had a tremendous month-long response from the visitors as well as participants in the festival-cum-camp. Our promotional initiatives like ‘Prayaas- Ek Koshish’, an exhibition of art works prepared by the summer art camp students during this period, were highly successful. As many as 100 students contributed 200 art works (paintings, mural art, drawings and sculptures) for the display,” said Dr PS Grover.

The closing ceremony included ‘Maan Sanmaan’ programme with a talent hunt show held on Saturday by the Punjab Art club and Dance Mania, a few items from Sangeet Yatra, a mushaira, folk dances from Teeyan and a few histrionics from the play, ‘Chhoti Sardardni’. Awards were given away to the 150 regular-enrolled summer art camp students, 56 performing artists, 12 conveners, 16 tutors and press.

Besides the organising team, 150 summer art camp students, 65 summer art camp participating artists, 16 tutors, 11 faculty members and 25 senior artists made their whole-hearted contribution to make the mega event a grand success.