A National Contemporary Painting Workshop based on the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi to the freedom struggle is being held at Swaraj Bhavan.
The workshop began here from Saturday at Swarj Art Gallery.
The painting workshop is being organised by Directorate of Culture Madhya Pradesh, Swaraj Sansthan and South Central Regional Cultural Center, Nagpur.
The main objective of this workshop is to propagate the modern, contemporary form of art and also to give a sturdy platform to the artists.
As many as 20 contemporary painters of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal, Kerala, New Delhi, Jharkhand, Bihar, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have participated in the workshop.
The painters are working on a single theme i.e. Mahatma Gandhi’s contribution in the freedom struggle.
Besides, all the paintings that will be prepared during the workshop will be displayed in Nagpur, marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The 20 artists will prepare around 40 paintings during this weeklong workshop.
Some of the painters who are invited in the workshop includes Pravin Dhave from Nagpur, Gajraj Chavan from Pune (Maharashtra, Mohanrao Panchal from Karnataka, Uttam Mallik from Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Sanjay Roy, J.P. Singh from (New Delhi), Venugopal T.G. from Thirushur (Kerala), Anup Pandey from West Bengal, Prashant Kumavat Rajasad from Rajasthan, Rajesh Kumar and Ranjan Shivaji Nagar from Patna, Nilesh Ingale Akola from Maharashtra, and Satyabhama from Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Kamal Joshi from Udaipur (Rajasthan), Vijay Dhore from Hyderabad (Telangana) and others.
The painting workshop will continue till September 21.