The people of Kalaburagi woke up to a pleasant surprise on Sunday as vivid colours dotted the stretch of the main road from Public Garden to S.M. Pandit Ranga Mandir, turning it into an open-air art gallery with artists from various districts of Kalyan Karnataka region showcasing their works at the 11th edition of Chitra Santhe.
Nearly 100 professional and budding artists, including students of Bachelor and Master in Fine Arts from across the region, displayed their works at the art festival jointly organised by the Central University of Karnataka, the Gulbarga University, Chaitanyamayi Art Gallery, Hyderabad Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HKCCI) and Hyderabad Karnataka Artists Association in Kalaburagi.
Works such as mural arts, charcoal sketches, abstracts, landscape, portraits, clay works, line drawing and modern arts using different colours were on display.
