Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the first International Kala Mela at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in New Delhi today. <br/><br/>The objective of the event is to focus on direct interaction between the artist and the connoisseur and also educating and raising awareness about art. The Art Festival, organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, will continue till the 18th of this month wherein artists and groups will showcase their work. <br/><br/>More than 800 artists from all over the country are expected to participate in the event. Many Embassies and Cultural Centres will also take part. Some the countries taking part in the event are China, Venezuela, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Poland, Mexico, Bangladesh, France, United Kingdom, Spain and Brazil. There are around 325 stalls for Indian artists and organisations including International representations.<br/><br/>During the mela, different art workshops and activities like Visual Art Film Festival, Pottery, Pattachitra, Paper Mache workshops, Best from waste workshop, Musical performances will be organised.<br/><br/>