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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Cultural centre run by the Government of Goa, India}}<br />
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'''Kala Academy''' (Academy of the Arts) is a prominent cultural centre run by the [[Government of Goa]], in [[Goa]], India. Situated at [[Campal]], [[Panjim]], it is registered as a society, and was started in February 1970. The building was designed by [[Charles Correa]]. It plays the role of being an "apex body to develop music, dance, drama, fine art, folk art, literature, etc. and thereby promote (the) cultural unity of Goa."<ref>[http://kalaacademygoa.org/about/ About us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825072515/http://kalaacademygoa.org/about/# |date=25 August 2014 }} Official website.</ref><br />
[[File:A view of Kala Academy, Goa, the main venue for the inaugural ceremony of the 35th International Film Festival of India-2004, (to be held from 29th November to 9th December, 2004).jpg|thumb|A view of Kala Academy, Goa, the main venue for the inaugural ceremony of the [[35th International Film Festival of India]] (held from 29 November to 9 December 2004)]]<br />
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Funded by the Government of [[Goa]], the centre offers training through its faculty, and also organises festivals, competitions, exhibitions, workshops, seminars, and other programmes related to various forms of the local arts.<ref>{{cite web | title = Kala Academy's Tiatr contest begins, but with a twist | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Kala-Academys-Tiatr-contest-begins-but-with-a-twist/articleshow/41451143.cms | date = 2 September 2014 | accessdate = 2014-09-13 | newspaper = The Times of India | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140903224946/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Kala-Academys-Tiatr-contest-begins-but-with-a-twist/articleshow/41451143.cms | archive-date = 3 September 2014 | url-status = live| df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = A teacher never truly retires: Parsekar | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/A-teacher-never-truly-retires-Parsekar/articleshow/41813446.cms | date = 6 September 2014 | accessdate = 2014-09-13 | newspaper = The Times of India | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140908110230/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/A-teacher-never-truly-retires-Parsekar/articleshow/41813446.cms | archive-date = 8 September 2014 | url-status = live| df = dmy-all }}</ref> It has a General Council of 28 members, a 14-member Executive Board, and advisory committees for various sections. In August 29, the government of Goa said the structure could not be repaired or renovated and might have to be demolished.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Menezes|first=Vivek|date=2019-08-02|title=Trashing the magic of Charles Correa|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/trashing-the-magic-of-charles-correa-1564737541802.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=mint|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{Gallery<br />
|title=Kala Academy, Panjim<br />
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|File:KALA ACADEMY AT ALTHINO PANJIM.jpg |<br />
alt1=Exterior<br />
|Exterior<br />
|File:Kala academy Panjim auditorium.jpg |<br />
alt2=Interior of the main auditorium<br />
|Interior of the main auditorium<br />
|File:Library at Kala Academy Goa.jpg |<br />
alt3=Exterior of the academy library<br />
|Exterior of the academy library<br />
|File:Kala Academy library.jpg |<br />
alt4=Entrance to the academy library<br />
|Entrance to the academy library<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://kalaacademygoa.org/ Kala Academy site]<br />
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[[Category:Culture of Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Organisations based in Panaji]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Panaji]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural organisations based in India]]<br />
[[Category:Arts organizations established in 1970]]<br />
[[Category:State agencies of Goa]]<br />
[[Category:1970 establishments in Goa, Daman and Diu]]<br />
[[Category:Drama schools in India]]</div>Theentrepreneur