The 1st International Public Art Symposium (IPAS) jointly organised by the Artist Network Promoting Indian Culture (ANPIC), the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Tuesday.
Minister Tourism and Odia Language, Literature and Culture, Ashok Chandra Panda, MP Prasanna Patsani, BDA VC Dr Krishan Kumar, Member Enforcement, BDA Bhabani Sankar Chayani and local Councilor Dilip Kumar Majhi joined as guests of honour.
Managing Trustee, ANPIC Sashank Mohapatra and curator, IPAS Khitish Das too were present.
“I wish to congratulate the artists for their wonderful exhibits which have been miraculously made out of junk. I congratulate ANPIC for this great initiative,” said CM Patnaik.
IPAS is the first open air museum waste to art in Odisha where artists from across the globe have come and built different types of sculptures out of waste materials.