2018
2018 marked the ninth anniversary of Kala Sakshi wherein Disha & Anuj Batra graciously supported by funding the entire workshop for the year. It was a gesture on their daughter Diya Batra’s first birthday- ‘From a daughter to a daughter’. The four day Annual workshop was held at Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi.
Selected candidates for the Award
- Intaz Ansari, MFA Painting, Viswabharati
- Umesh Kumar, MFA Print Making, Sn Hyderabad
- Sarmistha Bose, MFA Printmaking, Sn Hyderab
- Sonal Thakore, MFA Painting, MSU
- Haimee Dwivedi, BFA Painting, CVM Gujarat
Selected candidates for the Workshop
- Agomoni Sen, MFA Painting, Kalabhavan
- Gayatri Halder, BFA Painting, RBU
- Santosh Kumar, BFA Sculpture, Kalabhavan
- Mahua Sikdar, MAF Painting, GCAC Kolkatta
- Swagata Bhattacharya, MFA Painting, MSU
- Owanka Bhattacharjee, MFA Sculpture, GCAC Kolkatta
Interview session of the shortlisted candidates with the invited Jury members held at The India Habitat Centre, New Delhi in 2018.
Pooja Iranna – Eminent Artist
Yamini Telkar – Curator & Art Historian
Arun Kumar Hg – Eminent Artist
