Lecturer Manas Jena teaches painting to students of BK College of Art in Bhubaneswar. Telegraph picture

Bhubaneswar, July 19: Over the years, the art industry has made a significant rise all over the globe and artists from the state such as Dinanath Pathy, Jagannath Panda and Adwait Gadnayak have made it big in this field of traditional and contemporary art.

Even sand artist, Sudarshan Patnaik, has won many accolades in India and abroad, which has created a great interest among the youth to make a career in art and crafts. The Telegraph highlights some of the prominent institutes across Orissa which offer a course in art and crafts.

Institutes

1. Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar

Master in Visual Arts (MVA) in painting and print making — 32 seats (two years); minimum qualification — bachelor degree in the subject concerned

MVA in applied art and design — 24 seats (two years); minimum qualification— bachelor degree in subjects concerned

MVA in sculpture — 24 seats (two years); minimum qualification — bachelor degree in subjects concerned

MVA in art history — 24 seats (two years); minimum qualification - bachelor degree in subjects concerned

Last date of filling up form is July 20

2. BK College of Art and Crafts, Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Visual Arts — 70 seats (four years); minimum qualification — Plus Two in any stream

3. Government College of Art and Craft, Khalikote, Berhampur

Bachelor degree in visual arts — 30 seats (four years); minimum qualification— Plus two in any stream

Admission is going on, some seats are vacant

4. SB Government School of Arts and Crafts, Jeypore

Plus Two vocational fine art and crafts — 20 seats (two years); minimum qualification – matriculation

Admission is going on

5. Dhauli College of art and craft, Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of visual arts — 40 seats (four years); minimum qualification — Plus Two in any stream

Admission is going on

Course fees

Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar — Rs 6,000 per year, Dhauli College of Art and Craft, Bhubaneswar — Rs 5,000 at the time of admission and Rs 1,500 per year for readmission.

Scope

According to Adwaita Prasad Behera, faculty member of department of print making at the Utkal University of Culture, modern art needs propaganda for success at the higher level.

“Though a lot of talented professionals in this field have emerged from Orissa, we still do not have a commercial art gallery which will make the profession viable,” he said.

The aspirants can work with advertisement agencies, newspapers and as designers at various organisations or art teachers in schools. They can also work in mould-making industry or as freelancers. “There is huge scope, but one has to struggle hard to make a mark in this field,” said Prabir Dalai, another faculty member of Utkal University of Culture.

Seniorspeak

Most seniors say aspirants, who want to earn name and fame, must have patience, as success does not come easy in the field of art. “It is not an area where you can succeed immediately. Hard work and inclination for art would help them survive and leave their footprints in the art industry,” said Parameswar Samal, a final-year student of painting at the Utkal University of Culture.

As a word of advice to freshers, seniors say they must develop their observation skills which would enhance their creativity – the most essential ingredient for art and craft.

“Drawing and sketching are very important for contemporary art so a novice needs to work on these aspects too,” said Prabhudayal Sethy, another final year art student.