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Chandigarh
13th October:- The third edition of Art Exhibition 'Meri Pehchaan' organised by
Chhaya School Of Art(CSA) started at Government Art Gallery, Sec 10 here. The
Exhibition will be on till October 14. Chief guest Gurkripal Surapuri a
well known Punjabi singer and Guest of honour Rajni
Khorana, inaugurated the Exhibition. In the inaugural event, the
Chief guest and Guest of honour presented a momento and certificate each to the
young artists.
In
the exhibition, more than 550 Paintings made by 120 students of various schools
of tricity, who have received training at Chhaya School of Art, have been
displayed. The youngest child who has made a painting is just 3 years old.
Apart from school students, even adults have shown their skills on the canvass.
The age group of artists participating with works at the exhibition is 3-30
years.
CSA
is promoted by Art Professionals. While Kaushik Sinha , Chairman, CSA has
achieved ‘the best teacher’ award from former Punjab Governor Lt Gen (Retd) J F
R Jacob, Praveen Sinha, Director, CSA, is a Master’s in Arts from Kurukshetra
and also has been a topper in Panjab University. Kuntal Sinha is Secretary of
CSA. CSA has grown from just 2 students to a present strength of over a 1000.
Kaushik Sinha, Chairman, CSA, said that the paintings are
depicting various themes like Nature, Say no to polybags, Swachh
Bharat, Wildlife, Save energy, Still life, Landscape, Flower composition, Fruit
composition, Abstract art, Monocrome etc. Various
mediums have been used like Pencil, Oil pastels, Water colors, Oil paintings
etc. The sheer size of the exhibition makes
it quite unique and make it one of tri-city’s largest Art exhibitions.
Praveen
Sinha, Director, CSA, said that art is something
which comes from within. But in today's competitive world, not everyone gets a
platform to show case their talents. But Chhaya School of Art has made this a
reality by providing budding artists an arena to show their work.
In
the exhibition one gets a glimpse of a blend of superior artistic skills and
creativity of young painters. The showcase
presented a pretty picture & looked like some festival of art with
beautiful works making the environment colorful. The idea at 'Meri Pehchaan' is
to conduct an extravaganza displays works of different students of
numerous schools under one roof.
Chhaya
School of Art also took an initiative to help the underprivileged
children by filling them with joy, through an interaction with the young
artists and distribution of gifts as a token of love.
Those
who visited the exhibition included Special guest Twinkle Bedi, Assistant
Professor, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Dr. Jasneet Matharoo, a Dental
surgeon and S.K.Sinha, Advocate. On 14th October the
Chief guest will be Ravindra Krishan , a well known Advocate in Tricity, and
Guest of honour will be Amarpreet Kaur, Academic Head of Round Glass
Academy. Some special guests who will visit the exhibition on October 14
include Prof.Kulbhushan Tikoo, National Institute Of Pharmaceutical Education
& Research, Shuchi Grover, Principal Ashma International School, Mohali
& Devika Batta, Joint Secretary Of Sahayta Charitable Welfare Society.
On
the last day of exhibition which is October 14, Chhaya School of Art will also
be presenting Tricity Best Teacher Awards for 2018 too.
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