Creative beat
If you find yourself strolling around the campus of Delhi’s College of Art, take care not to displace even a pebble. It could be a work of art.
Students find the entire campus a canvas of sorts and you can see their creations everywhere — in the canteen, the garden, the corridors.
The college’s admission procedure comprises of an aptitude test, which includes two practicals and a theory paper. One of the 
practical tests requires candidates to draw an object displayed in the examination hall. In the other paper, “composition”, the students are given a theme, such as a foggy night, and are given complete artistic freedom to portray it as they see it in their mind’s eye. The theory exam comprises both subjective- and objective-type questions on art and general affairs.
The college’s annual art exhibition is a popular event on Delhi’s art circuit. It enables students to showcase their creations before the Capital’s art fraternity.
Another similar event, Samhita, provides a platform to art students from a dozen colleges from across the country to converge and share their knowledge at a seminar-cum-workshop.
Famous for: The College’s notable alumni include Anupam Sud, Manjit Bawa, Paresh Maity and Sonia Khurana.
Programmes: Bachelor of fine art (BFA), Master of fine art (MFA) in painting, sculpture, applied arts, print-making, art history and visual communication.
Infrastructure: The college offers studio-cum-workshops for offset, metal casting, ceramics, mural, weaving and printmaking, as well as an art-materials shop. It also has sports facilities for table tennis, badminton, volleyball and basketball.
Found on campus: “Here, students have to pay for the raw material they use – canvases, wax, paints etc.
“However, many of us make money by selling our creations and that takes care of the costs,” says Saroj Kumar Das, a third-year BFA student with specialisation in sculpture.
Author: Vimal Chander Joshi
Date: 4th Feb., 2010
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