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Lalit kala academy Mumbai

Background:

The Lalit Kala Academy was inaugurated in New Delhi on August 5th, 1954, by the
then Minister for Education, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The youngest of the three
Academies founded by the Government of India, the Lalit Kala Akademi was
established in pursuance of the dream of the first Prime Minister of independent India,
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for a cultural and national identity. Thus the Lalit Kala
Akademi as one among three such national organizations, that emerged. The LKA was
the principal establishment to direct its focus on activities in the field of visual arts. In
his inaugural speech, Maulana Abul Kalam had stated The Akademi must work to
preserve the glorious traditions of the past and enrich them by the work of our modern
artists. It must also seek to improve standards and refine public taste.
Objectives:

1. To encourage and promote study and research in the fields of creative arts such as
painting, sculpture and graphics etc.
2. To promote cooperation among artists and art associations and the establishment of
Regional Art Centres.
3. To encourage the exchange of ideas between various schools of art by organizing
conferences, seminars, exhibitions etc. on all India basis involving scholars and
educationists and State Academies, Zonal cultural Centres and Art Organizations like
faculties of art in universities, art colleges and schools, art museums, art galleries and
art associations;
4. To publish and to promote publication of literature on art including monographs,
journals etc.
5. To establish and maintain a Library, catering to the needs of various organizations and
covering world art.
*Incorporating amendments approved by Government of India Ministry
of Human Resource Development, Department of Culture.
6. To foster cultural contacts within the country and also with other countries, through art
exhibition, exchange of personal and art objects, etc.
7. To promote study, research and survey of folk, tribal and traditional arts and crafts
techniques, preserve and protect their art forms and to organize regional surveys of
and to encourage surviving indigenous craftsmen, painters and sculptors.

Site Information:
The site is located in reclmation area of Bandra West,in the Mumbai suburbun
district,Maharasta. The proposed site is 12 acres, but I intend to use around 7 acres
and leave the rest as green space.

Project Requirements:

Auditorium
Amphitheatre
Mini Open air theatre
Experimental production, Music concert space
Rehearsal room
Art gallery
Meeting room
Guest room
Preview theatre
Cafeteria
Library
Teaching studio
Administration

Methodology:

Live case studies:

Lalit kala academy Delhi.
Lalit kala academy Lucknow.
Literature studies:
Lalit kala academy Goa.
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