Video Gallery: Conference

India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) organised the conference titled Arts Education: Responding to Changing Landscapes from February 21-23, 2025, which brought together teachers, artists, educators, school administrators, researchers, government representatives, parents, and students, public and private cultural institutions such as galleries, museums, and libraries, to foster dialogue around discourse and exchanges in arts education, and address the significant gaps between current art education policies, curriculum frameworks, and teaching strategies.

Opening Keynote
Dr KN Ganeshaiah

 

 

Panel I: Arts Education and Its Sustainability: Demands of the 21st Century
Panellists: Shivananda Hombal (Dhwani Trust, Dharwad, Karnataka) | Gayatri Nair (CPB Prism, Chennai, Tamil Nadu) | Lina Vincent (Art Writer, Goa) | R Srinivasan (Member, Planning Commission, Tamil Nadu)

Moderator: Sameen Almas (Nalandaway Foundation, New Delhi)

 

 

Panel II: Enhancing Arts Education beyond the Curriculum
Panellists: Revathi R (Vanavil Trust, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu) | Blaise Joseph (Arts Educator, Kerala) | Anant Maringanti (Multidisciplinary Researcher, Hyderabad, Telangana) | Abhisheka Krishnagopal (Arts Educator, Bangalore, Karnataka)
Moderator: B Padma Reddy (Painter and Printmaker, Hyderabad, Telangana)

 

 

Panel III: Arts Education and Society: Understanding Cultural Perspectives
Panellists: Muththamizh Kalai Vizhi (Art and Holistic Development Educator, Chennai, Tamil Nadu) | Radha Gomaty (Illustrator, Kochi, Kerala) | Likla Lall (Writer and Storyteller, Mumbai, Maharashtra) | Swathi Vellal Raghunandan (Special Educator, Bangalore, Karnataka)
​Moderator: Menaka Rodriguez (Executive Director, India Foundation for the Arts, Bangalore, Karnataka)