Balasore Art And Crafts College, Balasore

About Balasore Art And Crafts College, Balasore

Balasore Art & Crafts College is an institution for advanced training in Visual Arts leading to the +2 Vocational of CHSE, BACHELOR of VISUAL ART and MASTER of VISUAL ART degree of Utkal University of Culture Bhubaneswar, Government of Odisha. The objective of the teaching programme and training in the college is to achive overall refinement of the students perception, not confined to the technical skills of the profession alone but also to create the right kind of intellect, as well as aesthetic & emotional cultivation to arrive at the level of composite creativity & thought.

The Institution conceived in the mind of some enthusiastic persons of Balasore district in the year of 1994 on the culturally rich soil of Balasore. It started to be groomed in the span of time and after so many dedications it stood as a pioneer art and Craft Center of the Northern Orissa. It extends its support to the artist of Orissa, WestBengal, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and Bihar.But the Financial crisis bottlenecked the development process and stood as strong barrier in the process .In the pace of time the effort of the Board of Management succeeded and could able to draw the kind attention of some eminent politicians like Sj.Ramachandra Khuntia MP,Rajyasabha, Sj.M.A Kharabela Swain MP,Lokasabha, Sj.Mannmath Nath Das M.P,Rajyasabha. Their grants of M.P lad & MLA Lad money and some private donations laid a strong foundation of the institution and established a four storied building of 16,000 sq.ft.area .Hostel four storied building of 8000 sq.ft area.The institution has different departments like Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Art, Applied Art, Indian Painting, Pottery & Ceramic,Computer Graphics & Animation,Photography,etc.The institution imparting education to 1015 students in present context and the only art & Crafts College of the State Having Post Graduate course on Painting & Applied Art Under Utkal University of Culture.