Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai

Government College of Fine Arts
Established	1850; 174 years ago
Location	Urban
Affiliations	Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University

The Government College of Fine Arts (initially known as the Madras School of Art) in Chennai is the oldest art institution in India. The institution was established in 1850 by surgeon Alexander Hunter as a private art school. In 1852, after being taken over by the government, it was renamed as the Government School of Industrial Arts.^[1] In 1962, it was renamed as the Government School of Arts and Crafts and the Government College of Arts and Crafts, before finally being renamed as present.^[2]

History

During

Poonamallee High Road.^[1]

In 1928,

K.C.S. Paniker. Later, a number of noted artists held the role of principal, including R. Krishna Rao, S. Dhanapal, K. L. Munuswamy, A. P. Santhanaraj and C. J. Anthony Doss

.

In 1966, former principal

K.C.S. Paniker, along with his students and some artists associated with the college, founded the Cholamandal Artists' Village, near Chennai, which is still considered one of the '10 biggest art moments' in India.^[3]

Courses offered

Government College of fine arts, Chennai - offers Bachelor and Master degrees [with Faculty of Engineering, University of Chennai] in fine arts, Courses Offered in Visual communication, Painting, Sculpture, Textile Design, Ceramics and Print Making [graphic arts].

Notable alumni

Six prize students for the year 1865 from the University of Madras photographed by a photographer from the Madras School of Industrial Arts.

Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury (sculpture)
K. C. S. Paniker
A.P.Santhanaraj (Principal)
K.M. Adimoolam
(drawing and painting)
T. Viswanathan (Vice Principal) (Painting and Visual Communication)
Alphonso A.Doss (Principle) (Painting)
Kanayi Kunjiraman (sculpture)
Namboothiri (painting and sculpture)
Paris Viswanathan (painting and filmmaking)
T. K. Padmini (painting)
Trotsky Marudu (drawing and painting)
Ebenezer Sunder Singh (painting and sculpture)
Sivakumar (drawing, painting, and acting)
Syed Thajudeen (figurative artist)
D. R. K. Kiran (art director, actor)
Manobala (director)

Saran (director)

Pa. Ranjith (director)
Ameresh Viswanathan (Industrial Design, Painting and Printmaking)

References

^ ^a ^b Chakravarthy, Pradeep (3 April 2009). "Where creativity thrives". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
^ "Down memory lane". The Hindu. 8 April 2003. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
^ "10 biggest art moments". India Today. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2009.

External links

The British Library image
Madras miscellany :History of the College at The Hindu
Artist R.Krishna Rao Archived 21 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Official website

[h-1] Chakravarthy, Pradeep (3 April 2009). "Where creativity thrives". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.

[2] "Down memory lane". The Hindu. 8 April 2003. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2009.

[3] "10 biggest art moments". India Today. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2009.

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