The over century-old haven for budding artists, JJ School of Art, is preparing for an upcoming art exhibition. Called &lsquo;Kala ka Aangan&rsquo;, which translates to &lsquo;Courtyard of Art&rsquo; it will display artwork of current students on four boards erected in the campus. However, the exhibit does not have an inaugural date yet.
<img title="The institute&rsquo;s wall facing the courtyard has been completely revamped with artwork by students. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/jun/Courtyard.jpg" alt="The institute&rsquo;s wall facing the courtyard has been completely revamped with artwork by students. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar" /> The institute&rsquo;s wall facing the courtyard has been completely revamped with artwork by students. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar
&ldquo;The four boards will display the work of the Fine Arts, Applied Arts, Architecture and Sculpture departments,&rdquo; said Rajiv Mishra, principal of JJ College of Architecture. &ldquo;Collectively, the exhibit will be called &lsquo;Kala ka Aangan,&rsquo; as it will be held in the garden, as a tribute to the students&rsquo; artwork.&rdquo; Mishra said the idea was conceptualised by state Education Minister Vinod Tawde, who will also be inaugurating the project. &ldquo;The artworks that will be displayed on these boards have already been selected and we will put them up once we get the inaugural dates finalised by Tawde,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The project will be open to the public after it is inaugurated, so that passers by can also view it.&rdquo;
Wall art While the boards might be blank for now, the institute&rsquo;s wall facing the courtyard has been completely revamped. &ldquo;As part of this project, the entire wall was painted by seven of us around 10 days ago. The main artist behind it is Rajat Bhele, a student of the Applied Arts department who graduated this year,&rdquo; said Uday Kawle, an ex-student of the school from the Fine Arts department. Kawle added the previous painting on this wall was made six years ago.&nbsp;&ldquo;Now it is time to promote the current students&rsquo; work which is why they gave it to us,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;This project has also financially helped students and ex-students as we got paid to paint the wall.&rdquo;
Inaugural date undecided When asked why many students weren&rsquo;t aware of the purpose of these boards, Saket Acharekar, an alumnus, said that since the summer vacation was on till a few weeks ago, some students were out of the loop. &ldquo;The project has not been discussed openly, but since we are ex-students, we have heard of it from professors. The gallery was supposed to be inaugurated before the college reopened, but currently there is some issue going on with its inaugural date.&rdquo;
Despite the preparation, ambiguity looms large over the gallery&rsquo;s inaugural date. &ldquo;The tentative date for the gallery&rsquo;s opening was June 9,&rdquo; said Anil Gandait, an ex-student of the Metal and Fine Arts Department. &ldquo;Anyway, only half the students know about this project.&rdquo;
&ldquo;We cannot really display our artwork in the open during the rainy season,&rdquo; said Kawle. &ldquo;The gallery was supposed to have been inaugurated earlier this month but it got delayed.&rdquo;

The institute will be hosting &lsquo;Kala ka Aangan,&rsquo; which will display artworks on four boards in the campus; passers-by can also walk into the institute to view the display

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