Maharashtra to get new regional centre of LKA

Maharashtra government has promised to find a suitable venue soon to set up a new regional centre of Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) – country's premier art Akademi. The Chairman of LKA Uttam Pacharane has made this announcement after his successful meeting in this regard with the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavees on June 23, in Mumbai. Pacharane informs that he was accompanied by the senior BJP leader Raghunath Kulkarni while meeting Fadnavees.

Accoding to Pacharane, the Mahrashtra CM's attitude was very positive about opening a new regional centre in Mumbai. He said, "It was a long pending demand and when he sought to arrange a suitable venue with Fadnavees, he readily agreed and assured of his and his government's whole hearted cooperation in establishing the regional centre. Pacharane claims that not only Mumbai but LKA is soon going to establish a new centre in the Indore as well.

Pacharane deems that the new centre in Mumbai shall provide a new fillip to arts market in the country and also help the artists from Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat in getting a fair deal for their imagination and hard work not only nationally but also internationally.

Maharashtra has a long tradition of Arts and Culture and people tend to decorate their homes with Alpanaa on festivals like Ganesh Pooja etc. Despite being a repository of talent the local artists are still struggling to get noticed nationally as well internationally in Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat.

Maharashtra has a number of arts institutions and new regional Arts centre shall contribute immensely in their growth and provide encouragement to the talent. Pacharane informs that the LKA shall soon launch a big initiative for conservation and encouragement of Tribal Art forms and the indigenous artists.