Folk Art and Cultural Center: School of Planning and Architecture University of Mysore

FOLK ART AND CULTURAL CENTER
NAINIKA GUPTA
2017AR26
SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE
UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE
THESI S SYNOPSI S
TITLE:
Folk art and cultural centre.
ABSTRACT:
Karnataka is a state which is rich in culture and art. Folk art is a huge part of its culture,
region and tradition, it is also the way of living along with the occupations for local
traditional communities. Folk art reflects the cultural life of a community . These artistic
traditions are shaped by values and standards that are passed from generation to generation,
most often within family and community, through demonstration, conversation, and practice,
since ages.
With the changing society, the traditional art and culture is diminishing over time and so are
the practices and knowledge of these. This study aims to understand these dying traditional
art forms and conserve them through institutional and performing spaces. The method which
will be used is study of the spaces which are essential to the art forms around Malnad and
Dakshina Karnataka region, along with user groups catering to these and creating a centre
which is a congregational point for both local communities and artists around this region.
INTRODUCTION:
A folk art and cultural centre is an organisation, a building or a complex which promotes
culture and folk art, both tangible and intangible. As the times change, the practises of
communities and traditions which have been passed through generations are lost with the
growing society. Urbanisation has caused people to move from smaller regions to the cities
and the age old practises and art is losing its importance along with the remaining
communities which practise it.
Culture and art play important roles in any community and is the life of the region, reflecting
the history and tradition. Art forms are the best expression for cultural identity of
communities. It is one of the aspects of creativity that a community has in store, originating
individually or in groups.
Heggodu is a village located in the Sagar Taluk of Karnataka. It is a very important cultural

and educational hub in South India, because of the organizations at this place, along with the
various tourist destinations nearby. This village has an identity as a place which is culturally
active, promotes art and brings awareness and also educates people through established
institutions with both community participation and congregation of intellectuals and artists.
AIM:
 Providing a platform to promote performing folk arts to be a part of community living
in an exemplary manner to the global audience.
OBJECTIVE:
 To design a centre which congregates all the art forms, tangible and intangible in one
place with all the necessary facilities to develop them.
 To provide training and educating institutional facilities in both performing and visual
folk arts forms.
 To design spaces which can host performances to the floating tourist population and
also the local community.
 To identify the spatial needs of traditional folk art and design spaces where people can
engage themselves with the art form and artisans.
 To make the centre functional throughout the year through active community
participation with different activities and workshops.
NEED TO STUDY:
 In the present day, culturally rich regions like Malnad and Dakshina Karnataka have
people moving to the cities from smaller places, the communities practising folk art as
part of their lives are growing less in number.
 Though this change is seen evidently, the art is still prevailing among people, almost
every household has its members performing art or interested in it, with no
approachable platform.
 Art also being a means of living, has disconnected small scale home schools which is
spread-out throughout the region.
 Tourist and local people who visit the place are not aware of the traditional art and
culture of the people.
 The centre would bring awareness, information and history about the art forms along
with attracting tourists and increasing local economy.
 The community living in the place would improve along with the centre creating an
identity for all artisans in the state.
SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS:
 The project will help in preserving the folk art and culture of the communities.
 The project will be the combination of art, and traditional architecture of the region.
 The centre would increase the identity of the place along with the famous institutions
already in place.
 The project would help in promoting mutual understanding between people of the
local community with the traditional art forms and their culture.
 The project would not only promote the culture and educate people in art forms but
also help in giving globalised awareness about them.
 The centre would cater to only the folk art forms of Malnad and Dakshina Karnataka
region.
 To develop facilities and amenities at the centre, in the most functional and aesthetic
way, such that the artists and the community can interact effectively.
 The main functions of the centre would be: training and performing spaces, seminars
and workshops, organisation of festivals and exhibitions.
METHEDOLOGY:
 Research work: Study about the topic, importance and need of the project, collection
of data, formulation of aim, objective, scopes and limitations.
 To visit folk art practising communities and artists and understanding the way of
living and the requirements for the art along with mythology, stories and history
relating to it.
 Design parameter analysis.
 Framing requirements through: Literature studies, Articles, Case studies.
 Site analysis and understanding the context and the impacts the design proposal could
have.
 Analysis and conclusions based on the observations made during the research, thus
evolving a concept and further structuring the design.
 Designing and planning stage: design demonstration and conceptualisation,
understanding layout of spaces.
OUTCOME:
The outcome of the project is to create a platform for folk artists of Malnad and Dakshina
Karnataka to practice, promote and have active local community participation in it, to create
an identity and spread awareness with increasing the economy by their traditional practises
throughout the state. Creation of a space which involves growth of local community
culturally along with the centre through various activities.

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