
About Atlanta Fine Arts
Since being established in 2022, Atlanta Fine Arts has dedicated itself to growing the fine arts in Atlanta. This motivation and drive has provided the impetus for us to grow into the organization we are today.
AFA was founded by a group of young and dedicated musicians. These students organized AFA to promote all types of Indian Fine Arts. AFA is a non-profit organization that helps students and knowledgeable musicians perform and grow.
Our Purpose
We aim to draw more attention to Indian Fine Arts and bring it to greater prominence. Our goal is to bring all types of artists together to share their skills with the community and receive a chance to be in the spotlight. AFA is dedicated to motivating the fine arts and showing everyone they can also be a part of the community.
Our Members
We are an organization created and run by students, who want to give a chance to other youth in the community. We started AFA as a way for people to show their skills and passions. We founded it to increase the amount of Indian fine arts in the Atlanta area and to show more people these rich and ancient art forms.

Members
Chinmay Prashanth
Chinmay Prashanth is an 8th-grade student at South Forsyth Middle School. He has been learning Carnatic Vocal for over 7 years and has a strong interest in music of all types, having played piano for 9 years and being a part of his school band.
Chinmay Prashanth began learning at the age of 7 from Smt. Kala Vasudevan, and his father Prashanth Krishnamoorthy, and then transitioned to the tutelage of Sri Ramakrishnan Murthy. He has given concerts in the Atlanta area for a few years and is very proactive in the Carnatic Music community. He is an accomplished pianist and a Level 10 RCM player. Chinmay is also part of the Band in his school and is an accomplished percussionist. Chinmay is a part of many clubs at his school, such as FBLA, where he participated in their Leadership Conferences this year.
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Chinmay is dedicated to promoting Indian Fine Arts and helped found AFA to allow other students to grow their skills in their respective art forms. Along with the other students who founded AFA, he is very passionate about Carnatic Music and wants to increase the reach of the Fine Arts in Atlanta.
Sahithya Shriram
Sahithya Shriram is currently a freshman at Lambert High School, and a passionate Carnatic music student and Rasika. Born in a family of ardent Carnatic music enthusiasts, She started her musical training at the age of three under the guidance of her father, Vidwan Salem Shriram.
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At the age of seven, she was placed under the tutelage of Vidwan Prasanna Venkatesh Soundararajan. She now continues her advanced musical training and performance skills under renowned musician Vidushi Sriranjani Santhanagopalan. Sahithya has participated in several community events and competitions promoting Carnatic music and classical dance.
In addition to Carnatic music, Sahithya has also been learning Bharatanatyam since the age of four. Sahithya enjoys debating and public speaking and is a part of debate and FBLA in school. She is not only passionate about enhancing her own skills in fine arts, but also strives to create an environment of Indian fine arts appreciation within the community.
Shashank Kaushik
Shashank Kaushik is an 8th grader at South Forsyth Middle School. He has been listening to Carnatic music for most of his life. He started his musical journey at the age of 7, learning from Smt. Kala Vasudevan. He later started training under the tutelage of Vidwan Ajay Namboodiri.
Shashank also sings in his school’s Chamber Choir and plays the flute in his school’s Symphonic Band. He enjoys performing and listening to many different types of art forms. He is also a part of many clubs at his school, such as FBLA and DECA. Shashank loves playing sports as well.
He has participated in many Carnatic events and competitions in the Atlanta area. He hopes to give a platform for young students like him to explore their roots and perform Indian Fine Arts.