To beat lockdown blues and also to engage children in some creative activities several organization are conducting online competitions for the budding artists.
In this regard, a painting competition is being organised in the State by noted tribal expert and writer Subhashish Chakraverty.
Chakraverty said that at this point of time there is a need to maintain positive thinking amongst the children as they are only hearing about the Corona disaster from their parents, neighbours and TV and are unknowingly getting involved.
Children from class one to class eight can send their paintings till April 20 through Whatsapp on the number 8983699900. The paintings will be selected by noted painter Siraj Saxena. Three paintings will be selected and the winner will be presented with an artwork signed by the renowned painter.
Siraj Saxena is known for his paintings, ceramics, wood, print art and has been in the media for the past 22 years. He has also held 26 solo and 125 art exhibitions abroad so far. His paintings and ceramics are installed in many important art museums across the world like National Gandhi Museum, Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs, India, All India Radio, Press Trust of India, Rothko Art Center, Latvia, England Art Center, Poland, Otto Neymar Hostin Museum, Germany and many more.
A national level online painting competition on ‘The Corona Warriros’ is also being organised by the Ranchi based Kalakriti Art Foundation and Kalakriti School of Arts from April 8 to April 30.
The competition is divided in four categories. Group A is for students from class I to class III, Group B for class IV to VII, Group C for VIII to XII while Group D is for graduates, post- graduates and professionals with age no limit. The entry charges for the competitions are Rs 200 for the first two categories while Rs 300 and Rs 400 for Group C and D respectively.
“Such competitions will create awareness amongst the children and also unleash the artists in them. Participants can upload their work in three easy steps- paint, click and upload on the website www.kalakritisoa.com.
The proceeds from the registration fees collected will be used to help the needy during the lockdown. The foundation also has been feeding about 600 people regularly in this period,” said Dhananjay Kumar, artist and secretary of Kalakriti Art Foundation.Skill Smarter in Upper Bazaar, Ranchi is also organizing a drawing and painting competition for children from class prep to class eight on April 12. The registration fee is Rs 30 while the last date for registration is April 11.
“The paintings will be judged on the basis of creativity, imagination, relevance and presentation.
This competition will give the young artists a chance to showcase their creative side and also help in making them aware about the pandemic Owning to the lockdown, the competition is being held online and participants can share their work over Whatsapp,” said Prishita Agarwal, Skill Smarter franchise owner.