About Us
Simsum Arts & Simsum College of Fine Arts & Design (SCFAD)
🎨 Inspiring Creativity Since 2009
Welcome to Simsum Arts and its academic extension, the Simsum College of Fine Arts & Design (SCFAD)—India’s premier institution dedicated to visual arts, design, and creative education. We provide structured, affordable, and accessible art and design education to individuals of all age groups and skill levels, transforming aspiring creators into highly accomplished artists, designers, and cultural entrepreneurs.
Founders & Institutional Vision
Simsum Arts and ArtCraft Galleria are founded and directed by twin sisters Dr.Ch.Sumadhura and Dr.Ch.Sindhura. Uniquely holding dual degrees—Master’s in Dentistry (MDS) and Bachelor in Fine Arts and Applied Arts—they seamlessly blend scientific precision with profound artistic passion. Their expertise is recognized on a national scale, recently highlighted by an appointment as Jury Experts for IndiaSkills 2025-26 (Painting and Decoration) to evaluate top national talent for the global WorldSkills stage.
As professionally trained fine artists, art educators, curators, and cultural entrepreneurs, the founders have personally mentored over 25,000+ students across India, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Their core philosophy is simple yet powerful: Art must be nurtured academically, presented professionally, and sustained economically. Rather than isolating education from the real world, Simsum functions at the intersection of education, curation, market access, and cultural visibility.
Our Expert Team & Certified Instructors
The true strength of Simsum Arts lies in its robust institutional framework and professional team. We pride ourselves on having a highly qualified, certified team of industry-experienced instructors, fine artists, and professional designers.
- Passionate Educators: Each instructor specializes in specific mediums and design fields, bringing real-world industry insights directly into the classroom.
- Unified Philosophy: Both our online and offline faculty are trained under a unified teaching and curatorial philosophy, ensuring consistent, high-quality mentorship.
- Personalized Guidance: From dedicated administrative support to expert portfolio building, our team ensures every student receives individual attention, technical skill development, and the creative freedom needed to thrive.
What is Simsum Arts & SCFAD?
Simsum Arts is a multi-location fine arts training institute offering a comprehensive curriculum of drawing and painting classes that encompass various techniques and styles. We offer dynamic, highly accessible modes of learning to suit every student's unique needs and lifestyle:
- Offline Classes: Hands-on, immersive training at our 5 fully equipped, inspiring institute locations in Hyderabad (Kondapur, Miyapur, Bachupally, Kokapet, and Alkapur Township).
- Online Live Classes: Highly interactive, real-time virtual classrooms (via Google Meet) where students globally can paint along, ask questions, and receive instant feedback from our expert instructors.
- Flexible Learning (Recorded Sessions with Chat Support): Learn seamlessly at your own pace with our step-by-step recorded video tutorials. This includes comprehensive, personalized chat support, where students interact directly with head instructors on dedicated Google Chats for daily corrections, doubt-solving, and continuous skill improvement.
SCFAD (Simsum College of Fine Arts & Design) is a Recognized Skill Development Academy (R.No.TP282267) and a Private Training Centre registered under the Govt of India, dedicated to advanced art and design skill education. We believe that true success in the creative industry relies on practical, hands-on ability rather than just theoretical knowledge. Our focus is completely on intensive skill development, industry-relevant certification, and job-ready training that empowers students to confidently apply for roles in creative fields, private schools, academies, or launch their own brands.
Comprehensive Fine Arts, Design & Skill-Building Programs: We offer specialized Diplomas, Advanced Diplomas, and Professional Certificates designed to bridge the gap between creative passion and industry demands.
🎨 Fine Arts Programs
Develop Your Fundamentals: Explore professional drawing materials and techniques, including Graphite and Charcoal Sketching, Colour Pencil and Watercolour Pencil Art, Pastels Art (Soft and Oil pastels), and specialized drawing for kids, adults, and art professionals.
Master 50+ Painting Mediums & Styles: From basic proportions and perspective to modern, abstract, impressionism, surrealism, landscapes, human portraits, 3D still life, and botanical/wildlife studies.
- Mediums include: Watercolour, Gouache, Acrylic, Oil on Canvas, Palette Knife, Texture, and Sculpture Knife Art.
- Traditional & Craft Arts: Tanjore, Meenakari, Madhubani, Warli, Gond, Pichwai, Kerala Mural, Resin Art, Mandala, Dot & Portrait Mandala, Fabric Painting, Lippan Art, Relief Art, 3D Clay Art, and many more!
đź‘— Fashion Design & Illustration
Step into the glamorous and fast-paced world of fashion. We train aspiring fashion designers to translate their ideas from mind to paper to reality.
- Fashion Illustration Mastery: Learn dynamic fashion figures, garment draping, and fabric textures using markers, watercolors, and digital tools.
- Design Development: Understand color theory, trend forecasting, and creating cohesive fashion collections.
- Portfolio Building: Build a stunning, professional portfolio that stands out to fashion houses, boutiques, and high-end brands.
- Digital Fashion Art: Master the digital tools required by modern fashion brands to create tech packs and digital illustrations.
🛋️ Interior Design & Spatial Illustration
Transform spaces and create breathtaking environments. Tailored for those who want to excel in residential, commercial, and conceptual design.
- Spatial Planning & Perspective: Master 1-point, 2-point, and 3-point perspective drawing to visualize spaces accurately.
- Rendering Techniques: Learn to illustrate lighting, shadows, and interior textures (wood, glass, fabric) using traditional mediums and digital rendering.
- Material & Element Design: Deep dive into furniture design illustration, decor conceptualization, and layout drafting.
- Industry-Ready Skills: Gain the exact illustrative and conceptual skills sought after by top architectural and interior design firms.
📦 Product Design & Digital Art
Bring innovative concepts to life. Product design is at the intersection of aesthetics, functionality, and technology.
- Conceptual Sketching: Learn industrial design sketching, ergonomic drawing, and 3D product visualization.
- Digital Art & Prototyping: Transition from traditional sketching to digital tablets, mastering software used for product ideation and rendering.
- Problem-Solving Design: Develop a portfolio showcasing consumer goods, tech gadgets, or lifestyle products, proving your ability to design for the modern market.
đź’Ľ Entrepreneurship Programs
We don't just teach you how to create; we teach you how to succeed as a creative business owner. Vital for freelance artists, aspiring boutique owners, and independent designers.
- The Business of Art: Learn how to price your artwork, manage commissions, and draft contracts.
- Branding & Marketing: Discover how to build a magnetic brand identity, leverage social media for creative portfolios, and master digital marketing specifically for artists and designers.
- Setting Up Your Institute/Boutique: Step-by-step guidance on transitioning from an aspiring creator to launching your own design label, art institute, or freelance agency.
- Client Management: Master the art of pitching to clients, handling revisions, and building long-term professional relationships.
🌿 Retreat d'Arte: Stress Management & Art Retreats
Retreat d'Arte is our exclusive initiative dedicated to holistic wellness, where art meets mindfulness. Recognizing the heavy toll of modern lifestyles, we utilize our founders' medical expertise to curate specialized Art Retreats and comprehensive stress management programs designed to heal, relax, and empower different communities.
🏢 Corporate Workshops
Exclusive de-stressing programs for corporate employees designed to prevent burnout, boost workplace productivity, and encourage team building through therapeutic painting, brush calligraphy, and relaxing art techniques.
🏥 Healthcare & Hospitals
Specially designed art therapy sessions tailored for healthcare professionals and patients. We help individuals manage anxiety, foster deep relaxation, and promote mental healing through creative meditation and focused artistic flow.
🎓 Educational Institutions
Engaging workshops built for students and educators to improve concentration, effectively manage academic pressure, and build emotional resilience in a highly supportive, creative environment.
🌸 Women's Wellness Workshops
Empowering, safe-space art retreats exclusively for women to unwind, discover their creative potential, and elegantly navigate daily stresses through mindful, expertly guided artistic expression.
Career Support & Job-Ready Training
We empower students to secure jobs in the highly competitive creative industries. We offer extensive placement guidance, resume writing support, interview preparation, and professional art portfolio development. While we don't guarantee external placements, we equip you with the unmatched skills to confidently tackle freelance opportunities, exhibitions, design firm interviews, and corporate creative roles. Additionally, we occasionally offer internal internship and job opportunities directly within Simsum Arts for our top-performing students. Please note that these opportunities are exclusively based on current studio requirements and slot availability, and are not guaranteed.
🖼️ ArtCraft Galleria: Curated Art & Global Market Access
Through years of mentorship, we recognized the "Fourth Path" for creatives: artists who solely want to create and sell without navigating the complex, often scam-ridden logistics of marketing and buyer trust.
ArtCraft Galleria was born as a trusted, ethical bridge between artists and global collectors. It is not just a marketplace; it is a curated platform where:
- Artists focus purely on creation while we manage professional presentation, pricing, and positioning.
- Collectors buy verified, authentic, and high-quality artwork with confidence.
- Select Simsum branches serve as physical galleries for direct sales and collector interaction, completing the journey from Creation → Curation → Exhibition → Sale.
🎓 Art Teacher Training & Franchise Opportunities
We guide artists to build their own pedagogical careers and creative businesses:
- Art Teacher Training Diploma & Advanced Diploma: Structured pedagogical guidance for aspiring educators looking to teach in private schools or academies.
- Franchise & Affiliation Models: End-to-end support for artists wanting to open their own academies. We provide curriculum, material kits, business management tools, marketing support, and instructor upskilling to ensure sustainable institute success.
🌍 Vision, Mission & Global Reach
Vision: To position Indian artists and designers within global art dialogues, bridge tradition with contemporary narratives, and create job-ready art professionals by making fine arts education accessible, practical, and career-oriented.
Our Goals:
- To empower creative minds of all ages.
- To create job-ready art professionals.
- To build a nationwide community of certified art educators.
- To align traditional and modern art forms with industry needs.
Our Impact:
- 25,000+ learners trained, with students tuning in live-online from 20+ countries.
- Offline training at 5 institute locations in Hyderabad.
- Hosts and participates in national and international exhibitions.
- Curators of numerous solo/group exhibitions, public art showcases, and cross-cultural initiatives.
- Collaboration with global art platforms, galleries, and corporate consultants as long-term cultural partners.
🏆 Achievements & Recognitions
đź’ˇ Why Choose Us?
- 17+ Years of Art Education Excellence: A journey rooted in education, not trend, with growth built through trust and consistent academic rigor.
- Dual Expertise in Healthcare & Fine Arts: As qualified Doctors (Dentists) and Fine Artists, our founders bring a unique, scientific understanding of mental well-being to art education. They teach art not just as a mechanical skill, but as a deeply relaxing meditation. This dual perspective enables us to effectively guide our students—whether children or busy corporate professionals—in managing stress, improving focus, and achieving profound emotional balance through creativity.
- Certified Faculty: Learn from passionate, certified, industry-experienced experts.
- Flexible Learning: Strong online and offline learning infrastructure (live-online, offline, and highly supported recorded sessions) with no age limit.
- Holistic Curriculum: Covering 50+ art mediums, digital art, and professional design fields.
- Global Standards: Our training is guided by internationally recognized benchmarks, backed by our leadership's active role as Jury Experts for the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and WorldSkills India.
- Complete Ecosystem: From your first brushstroke to selling your artwork globally through ArtCraft Galleria, or launching your own brand through our entrepreneurship programs, we support your entire creative lifecycle.
- National and Global Awards: Recognized for our significant contribution to art education and cultural development.