Fine Arts Section has organized several programmes in the past. A Three Day Painting Camp was conducted in Sacred Heart’s School, Thrissur during 1985. C. K. Ram, M. V. Devan, Artist V. Sankara Menon, Alphonso (Madras), Jyothi Sahi, Fr Paul Kattokaran, etc. led classes and sessions.
The Art and Sculpture Camp conducted in Ollur during September 20-21 1991was a memorable programme. Bishop Mar Joseph Kundukulam inaugurated the camp in a function presided by Fr. Raphael Chittilappilly, the Vicar of St Antony’s Forane Church, Ollur. V. Sankara Menon, V. Damodara Menon, Antony Devassy,
Mohanan, Bro. Berchumans MMB, Artist Francis Kondankandath, Varghese Antony, M. R. Vijayan, etc. led the classes. Minister P. P. George gave away prizes. 50 artists participated in the camp conducted in collaboration with Ollur Forane Church, Lay Leadership Centre and “Sadhu Samrakshana Samgham”, Ollur. Prof. George Menachery and Sri Paul Porathur were the Camp Director and Convener respectively.
Cartoon Workshop
The Cartoon Workshop, organized during October 1994 in Galilee Chiyyaram, was led by Sri Toms, a renowned cartoonist. About 40 young cartoonists participated.
Art – Literary Workshop
Kalasadan conducted Art and Literary Camp during May 8-92009. Sessions on literary writing, speech, leadership, painting, etc. were handled by Sippy Pallippuram, Tom Jose Angamaly and Artist Davis.A training programme in Public speaking was launched by Kalasadan On September 6, 2017 in association with the Teenage Motivation Centre, Thrissur.
Media Programmes
Media Day Celebrations: Media Day was celebrated on November 10, 1991 in collaboration with Media Commission of the Thrissur diocese as part of the Evangelization Decade. Johny Lukose (Manorama, daily), Davis Kannanaikkal (Express, daily), Fr. Isaac Palathingal and Chovvallur Vijayan (All India Radio) presented papers on the topic, “Media and Life”.
Media Workshop:- A Four Day Media Workshop, organized at Chiyyaram Galilee, was inaugurated by Dr. Vayala Vasudevan Pillai, Director, School of Drama, University of Calicut. Mon. Ignatius Chalissery, Vicar General presided. Prof. George Menachery, Rev. Dr. John Idappilly, P. P. James, Fr. Isaac Palathingal, Johny Lukose, K. P. Daniel, John Ulahannan, K. M. Roy, and Thrissur P. Radhakrishnan led the classes. Valedictory Session was inaugurated by Archbishop Mar Aprem. Conveners Fr. Simon Edakalathur and Babu Chittilappilly led the workshop.
Quiz Competition:- A State Level Quiz competition, “Kaladarshanam” was conducted by Kalasadan by publishing it in “Express”, Malayalam daily. Hundreds of people participated in the quiz competition.Mimicry Section of Kalasadan was started in May 1992. In the first year itself eight programmes were presented mainly along with orchestra programmes. It ceased to function at present.