Bhubaneswar: The three day long art exhibition cum
camp aimed at honing the creative talent of budding artists while providing a
platform for senior artists to showcase their work, hosted at Jaydev Bhawan
here by industry leader Tata Steel in association with ‘TOGETHER ’a forum for
creative artists, concluded today.
Renowned sculptor, Padma
Vibhushan Raghunath Mohapatra graced the occasion as the chief guest. Among the esteemed guests present on the
occasion were Pradeep Kumar Jena, Principal Secretary to the Government of
Odisha, Energy, I & PR, Arun Misra, Vice President, Operations,
Kalinganagar Project, Tata Steel, Ruchi Narendran, wife of Mr T V Narendran,
MD, Tata Steel, India and South East Asia.
Raghunath Mohapatra appealed
to the artists for preserving the tradition of excellence in art and culture of
this great land. Addressing the artists and the art lovers, Ms Narendran, spoke
highly about of artistic grandeur of Odisha and promised continued support of
Tata Steel to such initiatives in the state in future.
Speaking on the occasion
Pradeep Kumar Jena lauded the efforts of Tata Steel in providing a congenial platform
for the promotion of art by supporting such exhibition and camps. Arun Misra
reiterated the company’s longstanding commitment for strengthening the rich
cultural tradition of the state through various initiatives including support
to artists.
Three veteran artists, Siba
Panigrahi, D N Rao and Baladev Maharatha were felicitated on the occasion.
Three young artists, Sangram Majhi, Parameswar Samal, Anjaneya
Mohapatra were also awarded scholarships for their promising talents.
On this occasion, winners of the
high school level art competition organised by Tata Steel earlier and the
twelve artists showcasing their creative masterpieces in the exhibition were
also honoured. During the three day exhibition cum camp, curated by Manas
Jena of TOGETHER, senior artists created new paintings along with showcasing
their earlier works and also mentored the budding talents who participated in
the camp.
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