UP plans Art Camps to pass traditional skills from masters to new generation

Lucknow, Sep 24 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh is planning to bring young artists into the studio with established practitioners of folk and traditional painting, combining practical training with documentation of techniques to help artistic knowledge pass to a new generation. Three proposed art programmes in Ayodhya, Lucknow and Varanasi between October and December will bring together this emphasis on learning with creative interpretations of the state's heritage. The Culture Department's calendar, being developed through the State Lalit Kala Akademi and partner institutions, draws on Ramayan traditions, folk painting and the cultural life of the Ganga. A key part of the effort…