College of Arts – Annual Exhibition Visit

Students from all batches and disciplines of the Department of Design visited the Annual Exhibition at the College of Art, New Delhi — one of India’s premier fine arts institutions — where the exhibition showcased graduating and senior students’ work across painting, sculpture, applied arts, and design. The visit provided IILM Design students with exposure to a wide spectrum of artistic and design practice in an academic exhibition setting, enriching their understanding of fine art traditions, artistic experimentation, and the presentation of academic work in a professional exhibition context. Discussions at the exhibition explored the relationship between fine art and applied design, the conceptual underpinnings of exhibited works, and how artistic sensibility informs design thinking — highlighting that the boundary between fine art and applied design is not fixed but a site of productive creative exchange. Students reflected on presentation and curation as design skills in their own right, recognising that how work is framed and displayed is as significant a communicative act as the work itself. Cross-disciplinary exposure to painting, sculpture, applied arts, and design within a single academic exhibition setting inspired students to expand their own creative approaches and consider how diverse artistic traditions can inform their practice across design disciplines.