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The college offers the Bachelor of Visual Arts (B.V.A) and Master of Visual Art (M.V.A). The college houses Seven departments, Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Art, Art History, Applied Art, Animation and Ceramics. Students have to undertake a regular course of first and second language English and Kannada (or Hindi or Additional English) as per the University requirement. The language of instruction is English This autonomous institution will function under the guidance of the Governing Body, Academic Council and Board of Studies.

The institution was first established as “Chitrakala Vidyalaya” under the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath in 1964. The founder secretary late M.S.Nanjunda Rao was instrumental in establishing and nurturing the institute. The institution was upgraded into a Degree college in 1983, Affiliated to Bengaluru Central University. The post-graduate/post diploma facility was extended in 1990. the College has been accredited for quality excellence in higher education for the period of 5 years with B+ grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi- 2005. It has obtained status as an autonomous institution from the academic year 2006.

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2 Annual Convocation 2022
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Notification for 2nd Annual Convocation (Kannada)
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Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath Employment Notifications
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Admissions Open for 2022-23

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Menstrual Hygiene Management Seminar

Title – Menstrual Hygiene Management Seminar Date- 8th June 2022 No. of students participated- 60 No. of faculties involved- 2 (Prof. T. S Prathibha and Ms. Prakruthi.S) Description of the Seminar- This seminar was conducted by Dr. R Prabha, gynecologist, Dr. Meera,...

Title – Automobile Photography Workshop, Date- 26th May, 2022

Title – Automobile Photography Workshop Date- 26th May, 2022 Department- Applied Art Department No. of students participated- 60 No. of faculties involved- 2 (Mrs. Prakruthi. S and Dr. G. O. Shivakumar) Description of the workshop- This workshop was conducted by Mr....

Wildlife Photography Seminar, Date- 18th May, 2022

Title - Wildlife Photography Seminar Date- 18th May 2022 Department- Applied Art Department No. of students participated- 60 No. of faculties involved- 2 (Mrs Prakruthi. S and Dr G. O. Shivakumar) Description of the Seminar - This seminar was conducted by Dr...

Soft skills Workshop, Date- 16th May, 2022

Title – Soft skills Workshop Date- 16th May 2022 Department- BVA Foundation Department No. of students participated- 144 No. of faculties involved- 2 (Ms Chithra Unnikrishnan & Ms Tasneem Lohani) Description of the workshop - This seminar was conducted by Mrs...

Drawing and Painting Workshop, Date- 16th May, 2022

Title – Drawing and Painting Workshop Date- 16th May 2022 Department- BVA Foundation Department No. of students participated- 144 No. of faculties involved- 3 (Mr. Dushyanth H P, Mr. Sanjeev Rao Guthi and Mr. Anila Kumar Govindappa) Description of the workshop - This...

A visit by Sylvain Doreau, Executive Creative Director, Technicolor Games, And Bn Vichar , Art Director, Technicolor Games

Sylvain Doreau, Executive Creative Director, Technicolor Games, And Bn Vichar , Art Director, Technicolor Games, (Member of Academic Council , CFA) visited CFA campus and interacted with Prof. Appajaiah Ks General Secretary, CKP , Tejendra Baoni Principal CFA ,staff...

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