A creative foundation
Mr. N. Pandu Ranga Guptha founded The ART Foundation in 2011 to inspire young minds through creativity, education, and social values.
About The ART Foundation
Creativity with purpose.Art with impact.
The ART Foundation gives school students across India a meaningful platform to imagine, create, and express ideas through art.
Founded in 2011, the Foundation brings creativity together with Indian culture, global peace, heritage, sustainability, education, and environmental responsibility.
- Founded
- 2011
- National reach
- India
- Student grades
- KG-12
Awards & Leadership
- United NationsSDG Impact Award
- UNESCO-CREGU IndiaTamil Nadu State President
About us
A national creative platform for young minds
Art becomes more powerful when it helps children understand themselves, their culture, and the world around them.
The ART Foundation conducts national-level drawing competitions and creative education initiatives for school students across India. Its imagiNation India 2026 competition invites children to explore meaningful ideas through age-appropriate drawing and colouring activities.
Every theme is designed to strengthen creative thinking, build social awareness, deepen appreciation for Indian heritage, and help students communicate their ideas visually with confidence.
Our belief
Every child deserves the freedom to imagine and a platform that celebrates what they create.
Meet our founder
A vision that began in 2011
Mr. N. Pandu Ranga Guptha has spent more than a decade connecting creativity with education and social values for children.
Inspiring young minds through art
Leadership beyond art
He is also the Founder of Viveka Group of Companies.
SDG impact
He was honoured with the SDG Impact Award by the United Nations for spreading awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals among schoolchildren through art and education.
Youth education service
He serves as the State President of Tamil Nadu in UNESCO-CREGU India (Youth Education Research Center).
Why schools participate
Creativity that reaches beyond the page
A school art activity can become a memorable moment of expression, learning, and shared pride.
Benefit 01
Encourages creative thinking
Students gain a platform to express their imagination beyond academics.
Benefit 02
Promotes culture and heritage
Themes help children connect with Indian traditions, festivals, and cultural landmarks.
Benefit 03
Builds global awareness
Students explore peace, sustainability, education, and environmental responsibility.
Benefit 04
Makes participation easy
Schools can conduct the competition for their students on their own campus.
Create with us
Bring imagination to life at your school.
Join imagiNation India 2026 and give your students a national platform to create, learn, and be recognised.