In collaboration with the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP-IGO) and Arnawaz Vasudev Charities at Cholamandal Artists Village, Chennai, ICAR-CIFT held a one-day painting event with the theme of ‘women in fisheries’ at Kochi.
Sixteen prominent artists from Chennai and Kochi and ten Fine Arts students from RLV College, Thrippunithura congregated in the CIFT campus in Kochi on 28th October 2022 to add colour to the forthcoming Global Conference on ‘Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries’ to be hosted by ICAR-CIFT. The event featured some prominent artists in the field including S Jayaraj, Shailesh B.O, Raj Balram, Sandeep, Sui Anand, and Wilssy Johnson. During the camp, the artists showcased their style of painting and demonstrated techniques for students to achieve professional finesse in their work. Furthermore, the students got an opportunity to learn about the nuances of the art from the artists.