Faiz Art Prize, 2011: Aman ki Asha and NuktaArt Magazine's Open Call for Artists' Entries
As part of the legendary poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz's centenary celebrations in 2011, being held around the globe, Aman ki Asha and NuktaArt magazine are pleased to announce the Faiz Art Prize, 2011, in collaboration with the Progressive Writers' Association
Aim:
This project aims to bring the collective expression of about 2000 artists in an exhibition at a public venue in Karachi. "Artists' Messages to Faiz" will provide a visual and creative dimension to the poetry of Faiz, as artists from both Pakistan and India come together, the great poet's message of peace for the world will be carried forth. Entries will be auctioned on the exhibition day, covered by the media. All remaining entries will be sold, and the funds collected from the sales will be used towards rehabilitating a potters' village in southern Punjab, where the potters lost their homes and belongings to the floods of 2010.
Who can apply?
Practicing artists in South Asia can apply, and also those of the same origins worldwide.
Art students from the two countries are also eligible to participate. There is a limitation of one postcard per person.
Guidelines for artwork:
Artists can collect postcards (A4 size) designed for this Prize by the NuktaArt magazine, and work with the title "Aap ka Paighaam, Faiz kay Naam." The postcards are available at various galleries in India (see list below). The entry form can be downloaded at: http://www.nuktaartmag.com/Nukta/system/application/uploads/Faiz_Art_Prize_2011_Entry_Form.pdf
The postcard is designed so that ¾ space is allocated to the image and the rest can be used for a text message. However, this is a rough guideline, and artists should feel free to use the space according to their artistic sensibilities, to invert or redistribute the text/image ratio. Due to the nature of the Prize whose primary context is borne from texts, artists are asked to write a message for Faiz. The interpretation can be just words or any other relationship the artists would like to address. The jury will be asked to give priority to artwork that is innovative and out of the box in its approach.
Only postcards distributed by the organizers of this project will be considered for the Prize, exhibition, catalogue and publicity. The organizers do not take responsibility for entries that are not accepted due to wear and tear during transportation from the artists to the organizers, or for returning entries back to the artist or institution.
Deadline for entry:
All artwork must reach the assigned delivery points in your area no later than: Friday 15th July 2011
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100739313354936
Assigned pick-up and delivery points of galleries in India:
Vadehra Art Gallery: (91)-(11)-24622545
D-40, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024,
All India Fine Art & Craft Society: 011-23711315
1, Rafi Marg, CP, Delhi- 110001
Gallerie Alternatives: 0124 - 4051253
102, DT Megamall, Golf club road, DLF Phase 1, Gurgaon-122002
Visual Art Gallery, Habitat World: 91-11-24682001
Gate # 2, Lodhi Road, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 110003
Kumar Gallery: 91-11-2435 8875, 2435 1113
11, Sunder Nagar Market, New Delhi-110 003
Triveni Kala Sangam : (91)-(11)-23718833
205, Tansen Mg, Mandi House, Delhi - 110001
Daulat Ram School Of Arts And Handicrafts : (91)-(11)-47560115
1 Lsc, 9 Derawal Mkt, Nr Pentamed Hospital, Derawal Nagar, Delhi - 110009
Joie Art Gallery: 9818217917
#15, Second Floor, MGF Metropolitan Mall, Saket, New Delhi
Threshold Art Gallery: 011-46037985
213, Threshold art gallery, Lado Sarai, New Delhi
Art Alive: (91)-(11)-41639000
S-221, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi
Artists Centre Gallery: 22845939
Ador House, K Subash Marg, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai
Cymroza Art Gallery, Breach Candy, : 23671983
72 Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai-400026
Gallery BMB: 65109308
Yantra Annexe, Ghanshyan Talvatkar Marg, Fort, Mumbai
Gallery Beyond: 22837346
130/132, First Floor, Great Western Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai
Institute of Contemporary Indian Art: 22048139/ 22048138
Icia House, Kalaghoda. Mumbai
National Gallery of Modern Art: 22852457
Opp. The Prince of Wales Museum, Colaba, Mumbai
Piramal Gallery: 22833737
National Centre For Performing Arts, Nariman Point, Mumbai
Pradarshak: 26462681
Kalpana Building, Khar, Mumbai
Project 88: 22151666
BMP Building, Ground Floor N. A. Sawant Marg, Colaba
Sanstache Art Gallery : 24935050/ 9820330839
Khan Abdul Gaffer Khan Road, Worli, Mumbai
Tao Art Gallery : 24918585
The View, Worli, Mumbai
Art Quest: 22150083
1 - Daulat Building, Colaba Post Office, Mumbai
Ashish Balram Nagpal Galleries: 26601967/ 9920852182
B1/A Juhu Apartments, Ground Floor, Juhu Lane,Santacruz (w) Mumbai
Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke: 22023434
2 Sunny House, 16/18 Mereweather Road, Mumbai - 400 001
The Guild: 22880195
28 B, Pipewalla Building, 58/70, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Colaba, Mumbai
Venues for entry pick and drop Pakistan
Karachi: VM Art Gallery, Rangoonwala Centre, Dhoraji Colony / Chawkandi Art, Schon Circle, Clifton.
Lahore: BNU University / NCA, Mall Road / Rohtas 2 Gallery / Al-Hamra Art Gallery
Rawalpindi / Islamabad: National Art Gallery / KhaasArt / NCA Rawalpindi Campus
Peshawar: Chairperson, Dept of Fine Arts, University of Peshawar, Peshawar
Quetta: Chairperson, Dept of Fine Arts, University of Balochistan, Quetta
All other entries to be sent directly to:
NuktaArt (c/o Rumana Husain) 76/2, 12th Street,
Off Khayaban-e-Badar, Phase 6,
DHA, Karachi - 75500.
Phone: (92-21) 35843257, 35843462
All packages to be marked FAIZ ART PRIZE
(postage charges to be prepaid by the artist)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Aim:
This project aims to bring the collective expression of about 2000 artists in an exhibition at a public venue in Karachi. "Artists' Messages to Faiz" will provide a visual and creative dimension to the poetry of Faiz, as artists from both Pakistan and India come together, the great poet's message of peace for the world will be carried forth. Entries will be auctioned on the exhibition day, covered by the media. All remaining entries will be sold, and the funds collected from the sales will be used towards rehabilitating a potters' village in southern Punjab, where the potters lost their homes and belongings to the floods of 2010.
Who can apply?
Practicing artists in South Asia can apply, and also those of the same origins worldwide.
Art students from the two countries are also eligible to participate. There is a limitation of one postcard per person.
Guidelines for artwork:
Artists can collect postcards (A4 size) designed for this Prize by the NuktaArt magazine, and work with the title "Aap ka Paighaam, Faiz kay Naam." The postcards are available at various galleries in India (see list below). The entry form can be downloaded at: http://www.nuktaartmag.com/Nukta/system/application/uploads/Faiz_Art_Prize_2011_Entry_Form.pdf
The postcard is designed so that ¾ space is allocated to the image and the rest can be used for a text message. However, this is a rough guideline, and artists should feel free to use the space according to their artistic sensibilities, to invert or redistribute the text/image ratio. Due to the nature of the Prize whose primary context is borne from texts, artists are asked to write a message for Faiz. The interpretation can be just words or any other relationship the artists would like to address. The jury will be asked to give priority to artwork that is innovative and out of the box in its approach.
Only postcards distributed by the organizers of this project will be considered for the Prize, exhibition, catalogue and publicity. The organizers do not take responsibility for entries that are not accepted due to wear and tear during transportation from the artists to the organizers, or for returning entries back to the artist or institution.
Deadline for entry:
All artwork must reach the assigned delivery points in your area no later than: Friday 15th July 2011
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100739313354936
Assigned pick-up and delivery points of galleries in India:
Vadehra Art Gallery: (91)-(11)-24622545
D-40, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024,
All India Fine Art & Craft Society: 011-23711315
1, Rafi Marg, CP, Delhi- 110001
Gallerie Alternatives: 0124 - 4051253
102, DT Megamall, Golf club road, DLF Phase 1, Gurgaon-122002
Visual Art Gallery, Habitat World: 91-11-24682001
Gate # 2, Lodhi Road, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 110003
Kumar Gallery: 91-11-2435 8875, 2435 1113
11, Sunder Nagar Market, New Delhi-110 003
Triveni Kala Sangam : (91)-(11)-23718833
205, Tansen Mg, Mandi House, Delhi - 110001
Daulat Ram School Of Arts And Handicrafts : (91)-(11)-47560115
1 Lsc, 9 Derawal Mkt, Nr Pentamed Hospital, Derawal Nagar, Delhi - 110009
Joie Art Gallery: 9818217917
#15, Second Floor, MGF Metropolitan Mall, Saket, New Delhi
Threshold Art Gallery: 011-46037985
213, Threshold art gallery, Lado Sarai, New Delhi
Art Alive: (91)-(11)-41639000
S-221, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi
Artists Centre Gallery: 22845939
Ador House, K Subash Marg, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai
Cymroza Art Gallery, Breach Candy, : 23671983
72 Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai-400026
Gallery BMB: 65109308
Yantra Annexe, Ghanshyan Talvatkar Marg, Fort, Mumbai
Gallery Beyond: 22837346
130/132, First Floor, Great Western Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai
Institute of Contemporary Indian Art: 22048139/ 22048138
Icia House, Kalaghoda. Mumbai
National Gallery of Modern Art: 22852457
Opp. The Prince of Wales Museum, Colaba, Mumbai
Piramal Gallery: 22833737
National Centre For Performing Arts, Nariman Point, Mumbai
Pradarshak: 26462681
Kalpana Building, Khar, Mumbai
Project 88: 22151666
BMP Building, Ground Floor N. A. Sawant Marg, Colaba
Sanstache Art Gallery : 24935050/ 9820330839
Khan Abdul Gaffer Khan Road, Worli, Mumbai
Tao Art Gallery : 24918585
The View, Worli, Mumbai
Art Quest: 22150083
1 - Daulat Building, Colaba Post Office, Mumbai
Ashish Balram Nagpal Galleries: 26601967/ 9920852182
B1/A Juhu Apartments, Ground Floor, Juhu Lane,Santacruz (w) Mumbai
Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke: 22023434
2 Sunny House, 16/18 Mereweather Road, Mumbai - 400 001
The Guild: 22880195
28 B, Pipewalla Building, 58/70, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Colaba, Mumbai
Venues for entry pick and drop Pakistan
Karachi: VM Art Gallery, Rangoonwala Centre, Dhoraji Colony / Chawkandi Art, Schon Circle, Clifton.
Lahore: BNU University / NCA, Mall Road / Rohtas 2 Gallery / Al-Hamra Art Gallery
Rawalpindi / Islamabad: National Art Gallery / KhaasArt / NCA Rawalpindi Campus
Peshawar: Chairperson, Dept of Fine Arts, University of Peshawar, Peshawar
Quetta: Chairperson, Dept of Fine Arts, University of Balochistan, Quetta
All other entries to be sent directly to:
NuktaArt (c/o Rumana Husain) 76/2, 12th Street,
Off Khayaban-e-Badar, Phase 6,
DHA, Karachi - 75500.
Phone: (92-21) 35843257, 35843462
All packages to be marked FAIZ ART PRIZE
(postage charges to be prepaid by the artist)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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