Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi gives scholarships to budding artists

Chandigarh: Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, today announced the names of the young artistes between the ages of 20 – 35 years residing in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali, selected for receiving scholarships by Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi for the year 2010-2011. This is the third batch of artists being given scholarships which were started in 2008.

The selected young artistes would be given Rs. 3,000 per month for one year. The scholarships are given in the names of renowned personalities from the world of art including Rabindranath Tagore, Amrita Shergill, Dr. M. S. Randhawa, Le Corbusier, Manjit Bawa, J. Swaminathan, Jamini Roy, F. N. Souza, Sohan Qadri and Dr. Mulk Raj Anand.

The scholarship is aimed at promoting research by the young artists in fields like drawing, graphics or print making, painting, sculpture, multi -media, photography and installation. All the scholarships are sponsored by various individual and corporate sponsors. The work done by the scholars is reviewed quarterly and is also showcased in an exhibition at the end of the tenure of the scholarship.

The following are the names of the choosen young artists for the year 2010-2011

Name of Artist                       Scholarship Name                  Sponsor’s Name

Gagandeep Kaur                    Amrita Shergil                          Key Foundation

(Sculpture)                                                                       – Sonam & Sukhbir Grewal  Kapoor Saini                           Sohan Quadri                         Paramjit Singh, Painter

(Painting)

Kuljeet Kaur                            Dr. M. S. Randhawa                 Kamla Dials

(Painting)                                                                                  - Yashowardhan Saboo

 Lakhwinder Singh                   Jamini Roy                              Winsome Foundation

(Graphics- Print making)                                                         -  AshishBagrodia

Manjot Kaur                               F.N. Sauza                             Mount Shivalik Breweries

(Painting)                                                                                   - Rajiv Bali

Nayan M.Kalita                          L. Corbusier                           Groz Beckert Asia Pvt. Ltd.

(Graphics- Print Making)

 Naresh Kumar                           Rabindra Nath Tagore          ABC Paper

(Sculpture)                                                                                    – Pavan Khaitan

Ravish Kala                                 J. Swaminathan                     Winsome Foundation

(Drawing)                                                                                   ManishBagrodia

Robin SIngh                                  Manjit Bawa                       Indian Art Collectors.com

(Painting)                                                                                     - Anuja Lath

Seema                                     Dr. Mulk Raj Anand                 Micron Instrument

(Painting)                                                                                      - Vikram Sahgal

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