Art

Fine Arts infers expressions of pure creative genius that are intended to satisfy the artist's innate need for self-expression.Applied Art connotes the use of this creative talent for com-mercial purposes. Job Market: For people with talent and creative acumen, a career in fine arts is a good draw. But it takes time, diligence, patience and a lot of good luck for an artist to establish himself independently. A better alternative would be to join a commercial organisation and work one's way up from there. Employment opportunities are excellent. Some of the avenues are advertisement agencies, packaging industry, creative cell of textile, furniture, leather and ceramic companies, newspapers and journals, hotel and tourism industry, film-making, video productions, animation films, titling of movies, interior decoration consultancies etc. There is no dearth of opportunity for the talented person.Training ProcessRegular degree programmes like Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) are available in many colleges all over India. Students who have successfully completed 10+2 can enrol for the 4 year BFA course. Specialisa-tions offered are - furniture, textile, graphic, ceramic, exhibition and product design, plastic arts and video programming. National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad offers a 4 year School Leavers Professional Education Programme (SL-PEP). This diploma programme for those who have completed 10th standard/equivalent, gives a commercial orientation to one's artistic abilities. Students with 10+2 qualification and competence in Maths, Science, Social Science etc. can gain advanced entry into this programme and complete the diploma in 21/2 years. NID also offers to the Xth pass candidate, a 5 year course in Communication Design and Textile Design.Specialisations offered in MFA include – Painting, Plastic Arts, Applied Arts, Ceramic and Pottery Design, Textile Design, Graphic Arts etc. The Faculty of Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta offers degree and P.G. courses in Visual Arts: Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) and Master of Visual Arts (MVA) withspe-cialisations in Applied Art, Graphics, History of Arts, Painting and Sculpture. The National Museum, New Delhi offers M.A. in Conservation and Restoration of works of Art to MFA graduates with knowledge of one classical or foreign language such as Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Greek, Latin, German, French & Italian. Selection is on the basis of entrance examination and interview. Ph. D in History of Art and Ph. D in Conservation and Restoration of works of Art are also available.

Fine Art

Colleges in Kerala Offering Degree/Diploma Courses in Fine Arts & Applied ArtsCollege Course Qualification Duration1 College of Fine Arts, BFA (Painting 10+2/equivalent, entrance 4 YearsTrivandrum-33, Phone: 322028 Sculpture, Applied Arts) test and interview2. RLV College of Music a) Diploma Course SSLC Pass --- and Institute of Fine Arts, Tripunithura b) BFA (Painting, Sculpture, +2/equivalent 4 YearsApplied Arts)c) MFA (Painting, Sculpture,Applied Arts) BFA in relevant subject ---3. Fine Arts College, Thrissur a) Diploma Course in Silpakala, SSLC 5 YearsChitrakala and Applied Artsb) BFA4. Ravi Varma Institute of Fine Arts a) Courses in Silpakala SSLC 5 YearsMavelikkara Chitrakala & Applied ArtsCeramic DesignCeramic design involves designing pottery, crockery, tableware, sanitaryware and other decorative pieces by moulding clay into different shapes, glazing, and firing it in a kiln.* National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad (www.nid.edu) offers courses in ceramic design at two levels in its Department of Industrial Design.* The four-year Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD), and two and a half year Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD). While the former is open to students who have passed Class XII, the latter is meant for graduates in Engg/Archi/Ceramic Tech/Fine Arts-sculpture.* Apeejay Institute of Design, New Delhi (affl. to GNDU, Amritsar) offers a bachelor’s in Ceramic Design (4 yr.). Eligibility: 10+2 (45 per cent).* M.S. University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Vadodara, offers degree as well as diploma courses in Ceramic Sculpture.* Small Industries Service Institutes (GoI, M/o SSI) also run short-term (3 months) Technical Skill Development Courses in Ceramics and Studio Art, Pottery (pottery, terracotta, stoneware etc.) from time to time in various cities (Delhi: SSI, Opp. Modi Flour Mill, New Delhi 20). The fees are reasonable (Rs. 2,000). Yet another option is to train under a professional studio potter.The current fascination for decorative and utilitarian pottery has popularised this field considerably. Job opportunities for ceramic designers exist in large-scale, medium-scale and small-scale units involved in manufacturing ceramic products. State emporia and handicraft exporters also employ these designers. You can also work on assignments for interior decorators and handicraft boutiques. The ever-expanding domestic and exports market for designer ceramic and art objects offers good scope for entrepreneurs. After acquiring higher academic qualifications in this field, you can even hold faculty positions in colleges and institutions.Centres offering Art/Design Training:1. College of Art, Calcutta2. College of Art, New Delhi3. Faculty of Fine Arts, BHU, Varanasi4. J.J. School of Art, Mumbai5. M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara6. National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad7. Sir J.J. School of Applied Art, MumbaiList of Institutions at all India level for training in Art1. Apeejay Institute of Design, Thughlakabad Industrial Area, M.B. Road, New Delhi-110 0622. College of Arts and Crafts, Lucknow3. College of Fine Arts, Kumara Kurupa Road, Bangalore-14. College of Printing Engineering and Graphic Commu-nication, 1786, Sadashiv Peth, Pune-411 0305. Delhi College of Art, Tilak Road, New Delhi-110 0016. Delhi Institute of Heritage Research & Management, New Delhi at 18-A, Satsang Vihar Marg, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi-110 0677. Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, Pushpa Baug, University Road, Vadodara-390 0028. Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Madras, Chennai-59. Faculty of Visual Arts, BHU, Varanasi-221 00510. Faculty of Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta-700 05011. Film Television Institute of India (FTII), Law College road, Pune-411 00412. Goa College of Arts, Altinho, Panaji, Goa-403 00113. Government College of Art & Craft, Patna-800 00114. Government College of Art and Craft, 28, J.L. Nehru Road, Calcutta-700 01615. Government College of Art and Craft, Khalikot, Berhampur University, Berhampur-760 00716. Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai-317. Government College of Arts, Chandigarh18. Indian Institute of Technology, Industrial Design Centre, Powai, Mumbai-400 07619. Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh-491 881, Madhya Pradesh20. Institute of Applied Arts, Fort, Mumbai-400 00121. Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110 02522. Kala Bhavan, Vishwa Bharati University, Shanti-niketan-731 23523. National Institute of Design, Paldi, Ahmedabad-380 00724. National Museum Institute of History of Art, Con-servation and Museology (Deemed University), C/o. National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi-110 01125. Nirmala Niketan 49, New Marine Lines, Mum-bai-2026. Raheja School of Arts, St. Martin Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai-400 05027. Sir J.J. School of Art, Dr. D.N. Road, Mumbai-400 00128. Sophia College, B.K. Somani Polytechnic, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai-400 00129. University of Delhi, New Delhi-110 00730. Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar-751 00431. Women’s Polytechnic, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi-110 065Students interested in enrolling for courses in Fine Arts are required to demonstrate their aesthetic skills through an entrance test. The test consists of (1) Study from life-face of a human model to be drawn in pencil and (2) a water colour painting on a specified theme.Future Prospects: The growth of technology has revolutionised the possibilities and opportunities in this field. Computer Aided Designing and Computer Graphics have helped greatly in extend-ing the limits of human endeavour. The proactive aspirant who keeps abreast of the latest trends will be better off in the modern context.