The finest contribution of Orissa to our country’s cultural heritage is in the field of art, architecture and sculpture. All through the ages Orissa was famous for its refinement of art and culture. The University offers Post-graduate courses in different branches of visual art with the following aims and objectives :

• To encourage the study in Painting, Applied Art and Design, Sculpture, Art History and Aesthetics to students of high order.
• To train and prepare students to be well-versed both in practical and art theory.
• Besides the regular curriculum there will be academic lectures by the guest faculties, scholars and resource persons from time to time, through demonstration, exhibitions, field studies whenever required.

University students have excelled at the national level in Sculpture and Painting.