Background of the Institution:
The Institution conceived in the mind of
some enthusiastic persons of Balasore district in the year of 1994 on the culturally rich soil of Balasore. It started to be groomed in the span of time and after so many dedications it stood as a pioneer art and Craft Center of the Northern Orissa. It extends its support to the artist of Orissa, WestBengal, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and Bihar.But the Financial crisis bottlenecked the development process and stood as strong barrier in the process .In the pace of time the effort of the Board of Management succeeded and could able to draw the kind attention of some eminent politicians like Sj.Ramachandra Khuntia(MP,Rajyasabha), Sj.M.A Kharabela Swain(MP,Lokasabha), Sj.Mannmath Nath Das (M.P,Rajyasabha). Their grants of M.P lad money and some private donations laid a strong foundation of the institution and established a two storied building of 10,000 sq.ft.area .The institution has different departments like Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Art, Applied Art, Indian Painting, Pottery & Ceramic,Computer Graphics & Animation,Photography,etc.The institution imparting education to 113 students in present context and the only art & Crafts College of the State Having Post Graduate course on Painting & Applied Art Under Utkal University of Culture.
The Institution conceived in the mind of
some enthusiastic persons of Balasore district in the year of 1994 on the culturally rich soil of Balasore. It started to be groomed in the span of time and after so many dedications it stood as a pioneer art and Craft Center of the Northern Orissa. It extends its support to the artist of Orissa, WestBengal, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and Bihar.But the Financial crisis bottlenecked the development process and stood as strong barrier in the process .In the pace of time the effort of the Board of Management succeeded and could able to draw the kind attention of some eminent politicians like Sj.Ramachandra Khuntia(MP,Rajyasabha), Sj.M.A Kharabela Swain(MP,Lokasabha), Sj.Mannmath Nath Das (M.P,Rajyasabha). Their grants of M.P lad money and some private donations laid a strong foundation of the institution and established a two storied building of 10,000 sq.ft.area .The institution has different departments like Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Art, Applied Art, Indian Painting, Pottery & Ceramic,Computer Graphics & Animation,Photography,etc.The institution imparting education to 113 students in present context and the only art & Crafts College of the State Having Post Graduate course on Painting & Applied Art Under Utkal University of Culture.
