Government College of Art, Sector 10C, Chandigarh is organizing its annual art exhibition
in the art galleries, studios/classrooms of the college.
The exhibition will be inaugurated on May18,2022 at 5.00pm and will remain open till
May22,2022.
All are invited to visit the exhibition between 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Keeping
in view the needs of students of BFA and MFA who are going to appear in their
theory examinations, Previous year question papers i.e. June 2020 have been
uploaded under the page "Previous Year Question Papers" and for new
aspirants for the BFA, Previous Entrance Test question papers have been
provided. This is for information please.
Best
Wishes
Another feather in the cap of GCA Library. This time, its electronic resources in visual arts. It is a database named ART FULLTEXT.
With the great support of the worthy Principal Ma’am, the college library has subscribed to this database. The database is accessible through user Ids and passwords.
Content Includes:
• Full-text articles from more than 160 active full-text, periodicals
• Indexing and abstracts for more than 680 periodicals, including nearly 370 peer-reviewed journals
• Indexing and abstracts for more than 14,000 art dissertations
• Indexing of more than 228,000 art reproductions
• Full-text coverage dating back to 1977
The faculty has been provided with user IDs and passwords for remote access. The link for reaching the EBSCO host is: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&custid=ns296338&groupid=main&profile=ehost
The database will be highly beneficial for finding scholarly information on various aspects of art and aesthetics including art reproductions.
For any further query, please contact the Librarian
Another important book of
our library in digital form. It is a rare book titled “Kala Ke Praneta” by
Shachirani Gurtu in the Hindi language published by India Publishing House, Bombay
in 1969. A nicely composed volume of 862 pages covering Indian artists. The
author has tried to study the changes and current trends in Indian art at that
time. Her comprehensive coverage of artists from all over India giving due
importance to the eminent artists is appreciable. The book was written in 1969 when
computers were not in use by the authors for writing in India, the hard work of
the author is fascinating.
Importance for students: The
students of BFA 7th semester and other classes who want to read in
Hindi about Indian artists enlisted in their syllabi look for this book. For
their ease, I am sharing here the link for this book in pdf form.
पत्थरों को तराश
कलाकार ने सजाया है जहाँ
समेट कर शब्दों और तस्वीरों में
लेखक ने बाँधा है समाँ
The Art of Indian Asia: Its Mythology and Transformation, 2 Vols
by
Joseph Campbell (Editor)
GCA Library boosts of its collection in the field of art. One of the gems is the Book mentioned above. Popularly known as “Zimmer” only. This two-volume work, published in 1955, a unique product of scholarship and photography, presents a view of Indian Art. It is believed to be the most comprehensive ever undertaken work on Indian art. Its text volume approaches the subject in close detail and in a rapidly moving and entertaining form of exposition. The second volume contains the plates (photographs). A browse through the book takes the reader to the journey of art in Indian Asia in a beautiful manner. No need to rush to the library for this book. To your pleasant surprise this book in pdf form is available here.
Enjoy the beautiful volumes of Indian Art.
https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.3172/page/n7/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.321066/page/n3/mode/2up
हो के मायूस न यूं शाम-से ढलते रहिये
ज़िन्दगी भोर है सूरज-से निकलते रहिये
एक ही ठांव पे ठहरेंगे तो थक जायेंगे
धीरे-धीरे ही सही राह पे चलते रहिये
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A small new addition to the blog. The previous year's entrance question paper for the aptitude test (Theory) has been uploaded on the blog “Previous Year Entrance Paper” for reference. The admission schedule for 2020-21 has been updated on the college website. For all details related to admission please visit www.gcart.edu.in.
“Stay Home Stay Safe”
दरिया की ज़िन्दगी पर,
सदके हजार जानें,
मुझको नहीं गवारा, साहिल की मौत मरना।
-जिगर मुरादाबादी
For researchers and master’s students who want
to pursue Ph.D
Students are not free at mind in this pandemic era, especially the master’s students and researchers. They wanted to best utilize their time and continue with their studies. A good number of students approached me with an enthusiastic mind to find out the topic or area of research they should go for. Deciding a research topic/area for research is a complicated pursuit. A good listener can be a good speaker, the same way a good reader can be a good writer. So, it is suggested for every researcher or a master’s student that they should read before reaching a topic/area of their research.
Shodhganga: a reservoir of Indian theses is a digital repository of theses and dissertations submitted to Indian universities. The complete theses in pdf format are available (Chapter wise). This can be searched by university/researcher/guide/title/keyword. The link for this has been provided under “Useful links”.
Happy Reading and Searching
Best wishes to the
Researchers
