it up every other day things can get a little difficult when it comes to getting bums on the seats raja wryly says about the nature of events themselves while comedy and music are surefire crowdpullers theatre book readings and art shows are almost noshows agree organiserstheatre that chal lenges and provokes thought is not necessarily the most attractive form of entertainment says raja in fact in an audience survey wed conducted 67 of the participants told us all that they wanted to watch was warm familycentric comedy start young so is dumbing down content be it art music or theatre the only way to get a viewer interested is only hosting standup comedy shows and bollywood music nights the way out ua vasanth rao general manager of bangalore metro rail corporation ltd feels accessibility is the key rangoli metro art centres vismaya gallery registers nothing less than 300 footfalls over the weekend i think that is because people feel welcome here unlike other galleries that unintentionally have an intimidating ambience says raobut other experts feel venues like rangolis vismaya may show high footfalls but most people are just walking through without engaging dr premilla baid owner of gallery sumukha believes so the thing with public spac es like metro stations and bus stops exhib iting art is that you have very few people who walk in to enjoy it most of them are just casual visitors as an art gallery owner i count very few people coming to see our exhibits on open ing days or previews we have about 75100 people and then the number of people who come in over the weeks slows down says baid chandrashekar however feels the real solution lies in inculcating an awareness and love for our countrys art and cultural heritage in young minds parents and schools need to expose their kids to everything from classical music concerts to art exhibitions they are our future and its important that they know their countrys legacy and stay connected to their roots pg padmanabhan of spicmacay a movement that works towards just that says our programmes get overwhelming response from students but the main challenge is convincing people particularly school authorities and corporatesabout the impact music dance art have on young minds the benefits are intangible but longlasting and people need to understand that