<p>Ever envied a beautiful sketch and wished to draw like that! If you have acreative steak inside you and waiting for it to be tapped, then enrolling for Visual Arts courses is the right option.</p>.<p>Comprising an array of topics such as drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, photography, video, filmmaking, architecture, crafts, and ceramics, Visual Arts is an interesting career option for all those who do not want to take up conventional routes of study. The Visual Arts are basically art forms that are visual in nature. There are handful of institutes in the city that offer courses in Visual Arts. College of Fine Arts (CFA) run by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat (KCP) is one such college that offers Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) and Master of Visual Arts (MVA) in five subjects namely Arts History, Print Making, Applied Arts, Sculpture and Painting.</p>.<p>Says H A Anil Kumar, HOD, Art History department, CFA, "Students from outside the country such as Iran, Malaysia among others have been enrolling for our courses. We have retired professionals, working professionals quitting from their jobs and pursuing courses in Visual Arts." The applied arts include industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, interior design and decorative art.</p>.<p>Speaking on the job prospects, city-based artist K N Venkatesh says, "All visual arts and applied arts courses are interrelated. For instance, a person who is well-versed with painting will also be able familiar with animation. Many corporate companies, newspapers, online media, film production companies and others are always on hunt for people who have done Visual Art courses. Hence, there is no dearth of job opportunities." The minimum qualification required for doing degree courses is SSLC/ second PUC and aptitude test that includes viva, drawing test and written test. "Bangalore is a home to three to four institutes that offer BVA degree and MVA courses. There are nearly around 400-500 pupils enrolling every year for these courses. Those who are interested and passionate about arts can apply for courses.</p>.<p>People with BVA degree courses can also enroll for Master of Arts (Visual Arts), that started, recently, at Bangalore University. The course is of two years duration.</p>.<p>Visual Art courses <br /><br />College of Fine Arts, Bangalore: BVA- four year course and MVA- two year term course (web site:http://ww w.karnatakachitrakalaparishath.com)<br /><br />Kalamandir School of Art, Bangalore: BVA Foundation course - two years duration, BVA degree course – three years.</p>.<p>Ken School of Art, Bangalore: BVA degree course, Four years course.</p>
<p>Ever envied a beautiful sketch and wished to draw like that! If you have acreative steak inside you and waiting for it to be tapped, then enrolling for Visual Arts courses is the right option.</p>.<p>Comprising an array of topics such as drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, photography, video, filmmaking, architecture, crafts, and ceramics, Visual Arts is an interesting career option for all those who do not want to take up conventional routes of study. The Visual Arts are basically art forms that are visual in nature. There are handful of institutes in the city that offer courses in Visual Arts. College of Fine Arts (CFA) run by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat (KCP) is one such college that offers Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) and Master of Visual Arts (MVA) in five subjects namely Arts History, Print Making, Applied Arts, Sculpture and Painting.</p>.<p>Says H A Anil Kumar, HOD, Art History department, CFA, "Students from outside the country such as Iran, Malaysia among others have been enrolling for our courses. We have retired professionals, working professionals quitting from their jobs and pursuing courses in Visual Arts." The applied arts include industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, interior design and decorative art.</p>.<p>Speaking on the job prospects, city-based artist K N Venkatesh says, "All visual arts and applied arts courses are interrelated. For instance, a person who is well-versed with painting will also be able familiar with animation. Many corporate companies, newspapers, online media, film production companies and others are always on hunt for people who have done Visual Art courses. Hence, there is no dearth of job opportunities." The minimum qualification required for doing degree courses is SSLC/ second PUC and aptitude test that includes viva, drawing test and written test. "Bangalore is a home to three to four institutes that offer BVA degree and MVA courses. There are nearly around 400-500 pupils enrolling every year for these courses. Those who are interested and passionate about arts can apply for courses.</p>.<p>People with BVA degree courses can also enroll for Master of Arts (Visual Arts), that started, recently, at Bangalore University. The course is of two years duration.</p>.<p>Visual Art courses <br /><br />College of Fine Arts, Bangalore: BVA- four year course and MVA- two year term course (web site:http://ww w.karnatakachitrakalaparishath.com)<br /><br />Kalamandir School of Art, Bangalore: BVA Foundation course - two years duration, BVA degree course – three years.</p>.<p>Ken School of Art, Bangalore: BVA degree course, Four years course.</p>
