Centre for Visual Arts - Anant National University

The Centre for Visual Arts at Anant, is housed within the School of Creative Practices and Entrepreneurship (SCoPE). It focuses on the role of visuality within creative education through practice and research. The Centre emphasises on developing a st research. The Centre emphasises on developing a student’s vision irrespective of their chosen major. The four-year undergraduate programme trains our students in creative practice and critical thinking through an interdisciplinary art curriculum. It emphasises fundamental principles of visual arts, material exploration and development of artistic and thematic contextualisation. Drawing knowledge from various traditional arts, crafts and contemporary practices, students explore the transformative potential of visual arts. Design is a way of thinking in a solution-driven way. Community, climate, built environment, fashion, craft, education, healthcare and infrastructure development offer immense possibilities for design thinkers and interventions. Anant National University is the first DesignX University India which provides the best design courses to all creative aspirants. In today’s world, the combination of DesignX with disciplines such as Artificial Intelligence, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Analytics, Biomimicry, Sociology, Economics, Behavioural Science and Public Policy is imperative. Such a multidisciplinary approach to learning builds a comprehensive understanding of the world we live in and serves as an exponential force multiplier to ensure that designers continue to deliver innovative and impactful solutions to the challenges of the contemporary world. At Anant, we mould designers who possess technical skills, a holistic understanding of the context and are also good communicators, collaborative workers and critical thinkers. Our pedagogy encourages students to build a revolutionary mindset and cultivate a habit of seeking solutions to local and global problems by applying knowledge of various domains to their designs.