BFA in Painting 

at COFA, Dhankawadi

A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree will often require an area of specially such as acting, musical theater, ceramics, computer animation, creative writing, dance, dramatic writing, drawing, fibre, film production, visual effects, animation, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, visual arts, technical arts, interior design, metalworking, music, new media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, stage management, or television production.

You may pursue a Masters course in any of the above field.

Median salary of BFA course is INR 300,000 as per the reports/data available.

The overall seats available across all courses offered by Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Fine Arts is up to 90. Good thing to know is that Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Fine Arts has courses which are approved by prominent Government bodies like AICTE.

Students with an artistic background have a wide range of professional alternatives. While performing arts provide options in acting, dancing, directing, and producing, visual arts and design offer pathways like graphic design, illustration, and art direction. Digital marketing experts, social media managers, and content producers are common positions in the field of digital media and communication.

Options for authorship, content development, and journalism are presented by writing and journalism. Furthermore, curators of galleries or museums are included in the field of arts administration. An arts degree's adaptability enables people to work in a variety of sectors, bringing creativity and critical thinking to disciplines like media and entertainment, design, and administration.

In performing arts, you have different specialisation like dance, drama, music, etc. According to your course you have core subjects. Majoring in performing arts involves study that integrates the overlapping fields of drama, music and dance practices. Even when students specialize in one of the three areas, they will take courses in the other performance arts disciplines as well, as well as taking some general education courses.

Performing arts are all pervading bringing colour and joy to numerous festivals and ceremonies, and reaffirming the faith of the people in their heritage. These facets have been responsible for sustaining the long continuities of ancient traditions. They are the link between the past and the present. It thus exemplifies the complex, organic interaction of all aspects of life implicit in all tribal and folk art forms; art is not seen as something apart from life, a mere ornamentation or entertainment, but as an intrinsic part of it.

A performing arts B.A. Programme may include courses in the following subject areas:

• Music performance
• Theatre history
• Dance and culture
• Musical theatre
• Dance technique
• Dramatic literature

The Courses in Performing Arts include:- 

• B.A. (Music Tabla)
• B.A. (Theatre)
• B.A. (Music Vocal)
• BPA (Music Tabla)
• BPA (Theatre)

Following are the Career opportunity:-

• Actor
• Community arts worker
• Dancer
• Dramatherapist
• Music therapist
• Theatre director

Thes are the Top Colleges for Performing Arts:-

1. Loyola College, Chennai
2. Christ University, Bangalore
3. Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar
4. St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
5. K. J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai.

1.     Top companies that hire Art graduates are:

Top Companies for Arts Graduate
Microsoft Corporation	Robosoft Technologies
AAPC	Lowe Lintas
Cognizant	Saregama India Limited

In Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Fine Arts, 58 students were admitted in year 2015-16, out of which 58 graduated in 2018-19. From this, 24 qualified students got placed with a median salary of INR 354000 and 6 students got selected for higher studies. In year 2016-17, 60 students were admitted, out of which 60 graduated in 2019-20. From this, 36 qualified students got placed with a median salary of INR 352000 and 8 students got selected for higher studies. In year 2017-18, 60 students were admitted, out of which 60 graduated in 2020-21. From this, 25 qualified students got placed with a median salary of INR 560000 and 5 students got selected for higher studies.

Yes, Performing Arts is a good career choice for those interested and passionate to perform on stage. It can be any form of art like dance, theatre, music etc. A career in the performing arts can be tremendously fulfilling. Candidates get to put their skills and imagination to use by engaging and entertaining others. They can work in a range of fields, including music, film, television, and theater. A wonderful way to travel and experience the globe is through the performing arts.

Candidates pursuing BPA have to study different subjects such as:

• History of Indian Theatre
• Western Music
• Sound Editing
• Introduction to Indian Theatre
• Choreography, World Music
• Project on Commercial Advertisement
• Basic Concepts of Film Making