Chitra Santhe, the annual art fair of the city, will be held at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath on Kumara Krupa Road and its surroundings on Sunday (Jan. 7). Over 1,500 artists from 22 States will participate in the 21st edition of Chitra Santhe. This year’s edition is dedicated to the achievements of Indian scientists in space research and related activities. The art fair will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
While the art stalls would be set up as usual on the KCP campus on Kumara Krupa Road and Crescent Road, an additional 300 stalls would be set up in Seva Dal ground as well as the service roads under the Shivananda Circle steel flyover. There will be dedicated spaces for specially-abled artists and senior citizen artists.
Special metro feeder buses
A total of 5 lakh people are expected to visit Chitra Santhe. For the benefit of those visiting Chitra Santhe, Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation will operate metro feeder services from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, January 7.
The BMTC will run two feeder services from Vidhana Soudha Metro Station, Mantri Square Metro Station and Kempegowda Bus Station Metro station to Chitra Santhe venue every 10 minutes at a flat fare of ₹15.
