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Dasara arts and handicrafts camp opens at CAVA in Mysuru
A four-day Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts camp opened at the Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Art (CAVA) in Mysuru.
Karnataka’s Minister for Kannada and Culture, Shivaraj Tangadagi, inaugurated it.
The event includes works by amateur and professional artists from across the State, as well as handicrafts by national- and State-level artisans.
Visitors can watch live art and craft demonstrations, see animated short films and attend evening cultural programmes.
Students can take part in drawing contests, and a clay art competition is scheduled for October 13.
The camp ends on October 14, when prizes will be awarded and artists and competition winners will be honoured.
An art fair is planned for October 18, and Tangadagi said measures would be taken to fill vacant posts at CAVA.
Minister for Kannada and Culture Shivaraj Tangadagi inaugurated the Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts camp at CAVA in Mysuru.
The four-day event runs until October 14 and includes exhibitions, demonstrations, competitions and cultural programmes.
The exhibition and sale feature work by amateur and professional artists from across Karnataka, as well as national and State-level handicraft artisans.
An Art Fair is scheduled at CAVA on October 18 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tangadagi said measures would be taken to fill vacant posts at CAVA.
- Who
- Minister for Kannada and Culture Shivaraj Tangadagi inaugurated the camp. Artists, artisans and students are also taking part.
- What
- The Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts camp opened, with exhibitions, demonstrations, competitions and cultural programmes.
- When
- It opened on Sunday, October 11, 2026, and runs for four days, concluding on October 14.
- Where
- On the premises of the Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Art (CAVA) in Mysuru.
- Why
- Not stated
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Shivaraj Tangadagi inaugurated the camp at CAVA.
A clay art competition for students in classes 5 to 8 is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The camp is due to conclude, with prize distribution and a felicitation programme scheduled for 4 p.m.
An Art Fair is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Venue
- Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Art (CAVA), Mysuru
- Camp dates
- October 11–14, 2026
- Inaugurated by
- Shivaraj Tangadagi, Minister for Kannada and Culture
- Art Fair
- October 18, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Demonstrations
- Daily from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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