The website of Kangra Arts Promotion Society was launched today by Hon. Chief Minister Shri Prem Kumar Dhumal.
Launching of website by the Chief Minister
The website aims to provide authentic information about Kangra art, profiles of master artisans, paintings art gallery, information about Chitera Art School and updates on the events organised by the society.
A five day long Kangra miniature art exhibition was jointly organised by Kangra Arts Promotion Society and the Department of Language and Culture in Shimla on 7th June 2008. The exhibition was inaugurated by Hon. Chief Minister Shri. Prem Kumar Dhumal. More then 90 paintings were put on display in the gallery of Himachal State Museum Shimla.
Chief Minister Shri P.K. Dhumal along with Mr. B.K. Aggarwal
taking a look at paintings on display
The Society put up an exhibition of Kangra Paintings ‘Strokes of Kangra………..’ from 15th to 21st June 2007 in Dharamshala where about 80 paintings of the artistes from all over Himachal Pradesh were displayed. There was very encouraging response and about 30 paintings were sold during the exhibition.
Published in The Tribune on 11 September 2007
Governor V.S. Kokje inaugurated a painting school here today. Speaking at a function organised by the Kangra Art Promotion Society after the inauguration, he said Kangra paintings should depict modern themes related to the common masses.
He said that there was a need to preserve the originality of Kangra painting besides keeping up the modern traditions. He said the artists needed to work hard to achieve the objective and to earn well from painting. He said the responsibility of popularising the art lay with the artists.
He lauded the efforts of the society in reviving Kangra painting and said there was a need to make efforts for the promotion of this art.
He honoured Akshay Ranchal, Ajay Mittal, Vijay Lal, Faiz Murtaza Ali, Smriti Chadda, Yogi Mahajan and Ajay Singh Mankotia for sponsoring trainees admitted to the training school. He also visited the painting exhibition put up on the occasion.
Local MLA Chandresh Kumari urged to rename the school as Maharaja Sansar Chand School and said he played a significant role in the promotion of Kangra art.
Divisional commissioner, who is also chairman of the society, B.K. Aggarwal spoke on the objectives of the training school. He said the school would provide Rs 1,500 scholarship per month to six students and Rs 35,000 would be spent on each student every year.
