KALA
BHAVANA
(Institute of Fine Arts)
Kala Bhavana of Visva Bharati is well-known as a distinguished centre for Visual Art practice and research in India. This institute which gave shape to the culture specific modernism initiated by Rabindranath Tagore and carried forward by the commitment and wisdom of Nandalal Bose, Benodebehari Mukhopadhyay, Ramkinkar Baij and their contemporaries, has richly contributed in giving a valid direction to individual art activity in contemporary social space. More recently several eminent artists and scholars attached to Kala Bhavana have been keeping the tradition alive by their personal visual experience, fresh exposure and openness for experiment.
Its academic programme is broad based, it introduces the students to a vast repertoire of techniques and art forms backed by the knowledge of history of art. The studio practice, lectures, discussions and exhibitions keep the art atmosphere of the faculty alive, where the students get ample opportunity to sharpen their individual sensibilities and future prospects.
Academic Structure
Kala
Bhavana has at present five major streams of studies:
Graphic Art (Print-making)
Design
Art History
At the same time there is a constant intermingling among these five disciplines
to enrich and diversify the languages of expression.
The Courses of studies offered by the institution are as below:
(Print-making), Design and History of Art
Diploma course leading to Diploma in Fine Art in Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Art and Design
Post-graduate course leading to Master of Fine Art degree in Painting (Painting/Mural), Sculpture, Printmaking, Design (Textile/Ceramic) and History of Art
Advance-Diploma course leading to Advance-Diploma in Painting Painting/Mural), Sculpture,
Printmaking and Design (Textile/ Ceramic)
Foreign Casual Course in Indian Art