Bengaluru: If all goes well, Bengaluru is set to get first evening college for visual arts. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (KCP) president B L Shankar said the college will open with classes for masters and bachelors courses from the next academic session.

Speaking at the inauguration of the 15th Chitra Santhe, Shankar said the evening college will mainly target those who never got a chance to complete their education and working professionals who only have spare time in the evening. “This will also encourage people who are interested in art as a hobby,” he said.

He said the Parishath will also get another campus, which will come up on a 14-acre plot provided by the government in Rajarajeshwari Nagar in June.

“The first phase of work for the new campus has been completed at a cost of Rs 17 crore. The chief minister has allocated the funds. While first-year undergraduate classes will be conducted at the old campus,” he said.

Noted scientist Prof CNR Rao, who inaugurated this year’s Chitra Santhe, spoke about the similarities between art and science. An award for artists was also instituted in his name on Sunday.