Ila Panda Centre for Arts

Ila Panda Centre for Arts (IPCA) is a non-profit, collaborative endeavour with the mission of showcasing, promoting and conserving the visual arts of Odisha. IPCA seeks to widen the scope of art patronage, facilitate partnerships with key stakeholders and engage the community at large, drawing people into the influence of the arts domain, thus bringing art into everyday lives.

As part of its efforts, IPCA is supporting scholarships for young, emerging artists, grants for established artists who need it, and helping the art fraternity find access, exposure and better avenues through varied activities like art camps, art-appreciation programmes, educational visits, exhibitions, workshops and lectures.

Latest Events

IPCA MFA Scholarship 2024
Kalinga Art Festival
9th February 2024 Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar
Art Excursion: Bhopal

1st Mar 2023 – 8th Mar 2023
Sanchi & Bhopal

Visit to Delhi Art Fair 2023

8th Feb 2023 – 15th Feb 2023
New Delhi

Upcoming Event

Maha Gopana re Mahabahu
Secret Sojourns of Lord Jagannath

Ila Panda Centre for Arts (IPCA) announces an exhibition of visual arts on the theme of secret journeys of Lord Jagannath from 700 – 1700 AD.

Titled “Maha Gopana re Mahabahu”, this exhibition is being curated for IPCA by eminent artists Baladev Maharatha and Pradosh Swain, and, will include a display of fifty artworks on the chosen theme by senior artists of Odisha. These selected artists are being mentored by eminent researchers, scholars and experts on Shri Jagannath Sanskriti.

The exhibition will be on view from 28th February to 4th March 2025 at Living Traditions Special Gallery in Bikaner House, New Delhi.