President presents awards of the 65th National Exhibition of Art to twenty artists chosen from 6,175 works

21 October 2026

President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu presented the awards of the 65th National Exhibition of Art and the 3rd Print Biennale India 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi on 21 October 2026. Twenty artists were chosen for the awards out of 2,495 artists whose 6,175 artworks were received from 27 States and Union Territories, and 270 artworks were selected for exhibition. The exhibition is organised by the Lalit Kala Akademi under the Ministry of Culture. Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Shri Vivek Aggarwal attended. The Lalit Kala Akademi was established in 1954 and the National Exhibition of Art began in 1955 at Jaipur House with about 1,200 entries. The Ministry of Culture will hold India Biennale 2026 from 4 December 2026 to 21 March 2027 at monuments and heritage sites in Delhi.