Pemmasani calls for art to connect with community
Union Minister Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar inaugurated the 'Amaravati Art Street' in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, featuring works from 800 artists. He emphasized that art is a vital historical record and a key tool for community connection.
Why it matters
The event highlights government efforts to promote regional cultural heritage and provide a platform for local artists to gain public recognition.
Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, on Saturday called for taking art beyond galleries and walls and bringing it closer to people, describing it as a reflection of culture and a testimony to history.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the two-day ‘Amaravati Chitrakala Veedhi’ (Amaravati Art Street) organised by the Andhra Pradesh Creative and Cultural Commission at Koritapadu in Guntur. Around 800 artists from different regions are participating in the event, showcasing paintings, sculptures, folk, traditional and contemporary art forms.
Mr. Pemmasani said that art was one of humanity’s oldest forms of communication. People expressed their thoughts through paintings and carvings even before spoken language and writing evolved. While political debates and events of ancient times may have disappeared, artistic creations from those periods continue to provide evidence of history, he said.
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