Students relishing the art work displayed at the National Art Camp 2018, organised by the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. Forty nine art students from 17 national-level institutions will be taking part in the camp. According to the Fine Arts College Principal Tensing Joseph, the camp is also an attempt at improving the interactions between artists and the public. The Cultural Affairs Secretary inaugurated the camp by handing over a plain canvas to Simran Dogra, a fine arts student from Rajasthan. Another camp organised by the Akademi and the Fine Arts College, is currently ongoing at Myaludy, a village of traditional stone carvers, in Kanyakumari.

Source: The Hindu January 15, 2018 19:07 UTC