College of Fine Arts Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram

The College of Fine Arts Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram which was set up in 1881, provides education and training and development of arts talents in the cultural capital of Kerala. This college for both male and female with approximately 3. 6 acres of area has outstanding claim to antiquity in arts of over 140 years.

The college is small, with 206 students enrolled and a faculty of only eighteen, this makes it best suited for a creative atmosphere for learning. The institution provides 3 programmes at 2 different level of degrees, in various subfields of fine arts. This dedication to quality is evident from its course offering, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Painting and Sculpture.

A notable list of facilities that give support to the students in their learning process are made available at the College of Fine Arts Kerala. The library; a knowledge database centre currently has more than five thousand five hundred and ninety-seven art, cultural, and related books. Though it is mostly a reference library, it circulates some materials to MFA students only.

The material is diverse and complies a lot of books rarely encountered in such establishments, concerning art history, aesthetics, critical theory and cultural studies, which all could be significantly useful for an aspiring artist.

The college also has well developed and well equipped sports facilities adequate manicured playgrounds and spacious auditorium for conducting programmes and seminars, adequate modern IT infrastructure to support modern learning. Staff and students’ feeding needs are well met by two cafeteria, serve all the culinary needs.

For instance, the availability of the hostel for males and females, the boys’ hostel has accommodate one hundred and twenty students sharing a room, double-bunked. College of Fine Arts Kerala is another one of the universities that has a restricted number of specialties, chosen to cover the field of fine arts.

The institution provides three full-time programmes : includes four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) programme and two two-year Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programmes in Sculpture and Painting. These programmes offer the students an understanding of the specialisation they would like to take in art while at the same time developing spirit and ability in the chosen field.

The college intakes total of 206 students in all the courses offered in order to give all students a close follow up and support in their respective courses. The admission procedures formulated at the College of Fine Arts Kerala are aimed at selecting talented students in arts.

Despite the lack of detailed information about the admission process the students may submit their academic records, portfolio, and pass exams before getting enrolled in fine arts institutions. They stay a very popular institution of higher learning in the field of arts especially fine arts education for aspiring artists who make a beeline for the institution from different parts of India.

The college also has, and continues, to engage its alumni and to provide its students with contacts with other artists who went through the college and who are now prominent in society.