New website for artists applying for International artists catalogue and 10th Indian art exhibition in Jakarta 2010 http://jakarta2010.ning.com Please join and add your entries there.

Dear Artists friends,
You are invited to send your entries for International artists catalogues as well as 10th Indian art exhibition in Jakarta in 2010.Approx.100 entries from around the world have been recieved till now for selection process,Last date for sending your entries is 31st January 2010.

All artists who participate after getting through selection process for catalogue and exhibition will be promoted through out the world by emails to 3000 art galleries and art buyers along with arti… Continue

1 ) What is Indian Artists Network?

Indian Artists Network is the largest not-for-profit organization of award winning, qualified, experienced and professional full time Indian artists settled in India or abroad. We have selected and exhibited artworks of National award winners, State award winners, Gold medalists at various levels as well as reputed art teachers from all over India. No one, except artists, are involved in it’s functioning.

THE BASIC GOAL OF NETWORK IS TO EXHIBIT BEST OF OUR R… Continue

Dear Artists friends,
International artists Network will be publishing an excellent catalogue in year 2010 which will include following excellent creative works from artists around the world.
1)Paintings in all media 2)Sculptures in all media 3) Graphic prints in all media
4) Installations and innovative new media 5) Photography 6) Any other visual art

One copy of catalogue will be sent to each selected / participating artist

Our previous catalogue in 2007 has become a collectors item and Kore… Continue

http://internationalartistsnetwork.ning.com/profiles/members/

Dear Artists friends,

Here is the E-version of the pamphlet for you.The printed pamphlet will reach all Indian artists with next 2 weeks but the artwork is ready and those who do not get it by post in India can see these 4 pages of pamphlets here.It is not possible to send it by post outside India.

Please see all these 4 pages at our website www.indianfinearts.com and click on the green new box

or you can click on following link

http://www.indianartistsnetwork.com/mywings1.asp?artistid=152… Continue

Dear artist friend and art gallery owners,

Your highly creative entry is invited for the selection process for 9th Indian art exhibition in Jakarta,Indonesia.

We wish to dazzle Indonesia art lovers with great art from Indian artists.
We have started accepting entries for the selection process for our 9th Indian art exhibition in Taman Ismail Marzuki,Indonesia's most famous Cultural complex in Jakarta for Art exhibitions/Dance/Theatre/Music .

For full details visit our website www.indianfinear… Continue

In 2005 Air India had given us permission to carry to and fro 750 Kilograms of sculptures to Jakarta for our exhibition but handling/storage/security etc is extremely difficult in case of sculptures.As a policy we have decided not to display sculptures because cost of sending them to artists is too high.

Sculptors can display their sculptures in our catalogues if they wish where we put put full contact details of each artist.

For one full page we charge Rs.7000

This is a not-for-profit activity of Indian artists network .All our exhibitions in Jakarta,Indonesia as well as our catalogues are aimed at showing excellent work of our artists is to connect our talented artists to art galleries and art buyers abroad.In our exhibition as well catalogues too, we print full contact details of artists.Korean,Singaporean and Indonesian art buyers have bought more than 80 paintings directly from our artists by contacting our artists by obtaining their contact numbe… Continue

What should be sent for selection?

Artists are encouraged to send their resumes and photos of their artworks by email ONLY.

If they cant utilise internet then Artists should send their detailed resume, previous catalogues if any, photographs of artworks or on high resolution CDs .to following address.

Mr. Ajit Vahadane,
Organiser,Indian Artists Network,
501,PURNA Building,5th floor, Worlisagar C. H. Society, Sir Pochkhanwala
Road, Worli, Mumbai 400030, Maharashtra, India
Mobile.091-9821656016… Continue

What about the delivery of artworks before and after the exhibition?

All artworks should be sent ( ONLY AFTER YOU RECIEVED THE SELECTION LETTER BY EMAIL OR BY POST) without any support and be rolled on a plastic or paper cylinder and then wrapped properly for safety and sent to our Mumbai address. We are not responsible for any accidental damage to your artworks here in India or abroad. All care is taken to keep artworks in safe place and in safe hands but no claim will be entertained for any a… Continue

What are the types and sizes of artworks for exhibition in Indonesia?

1) Paintings on canvas and papers in any or mixed media

2) Drawings on papers/canvas

3)Graphic prints

4)Photographs

Please see the sizes requirement mentioned here

Sizes accepted ( No other sizes will be accepted )

1)3 feet X 4 Feet for canvas

2)4 feet X 4 Feet for canvas

3)5ft X 4ft for canvas

4) Only Imperial or more sizes for graphic prints on paper and photographs

what about pricing and selling procedure in exhibition?

BEFORE AND DURING THE EXHIBITION PERIOD
On our price tags in exhibition in Indonesia, we print the email address and the cell phone number of every artist who has contributed money to participate in exhibition.Artbuyers are encouraged to contact our artists directly to negotiate the prices with them.

For the artists who donate their artworks as contribution, we shall handle the sales of such artworks.

The selected artists are expected to… Continue

Whats the possibility of including financially poor artists?

As a policy every year we exhibit few highly creative and excellent quality works of few poor artists who are unable to pay the contributions for the exhibition to cover the cost of the exhibition.Such artists need to give us their one artwork as contribution to us.Many of artists who were selected for Jakarta exhibition in 2007 have been contacted by art buyers abroad and their artworks have been purchased by such art buyers directly… Continue

What are the highlights of previous exhibitions in Indonesia?

Exhibitions in Jakarta gaining popularity as we exhibit every year with the help of Indian embassy and Indian cultural centre in Jakarta.

We had printed the email addresses and cell phone number each artist on the price tags of each painting in the exhibition.
WE are extremely happy to tell you that many art buyers from abroad have directly contacted our artists who participated in jakarta exhibition and bought their paintings too.… Continue

As a policy we exhibit only in famous art galleries in Indonesia .

This year too we are going to exhibit in Taman ISmail Marzuki--Indonesia's most famous and most active cultural centre for Art / Theatre / Music / Fims / Dance etc.

Schedule of the exhibition

Last date for sending entries by email or courier
30th April2009

Selection of artists and acceptance of artworks and contributions
From 1st May 2009 till 15th May 2009

Framing / and publicity in Indonesia
May2009-July2009

Exhibition in… Continue

How much is the Contributions/fees for the exhibitions in Indonesia?

Artists full contact details are printed on price tags in exhibition and 100% sales money is paid to artists.

Contributions for exhibition
GENERAL CATAGORY
1) Rs.20000 for one artwork

Additional artworks if selected Rs.15000 per artwork

SPECIAL CATAGORY-A-Every year we give platform to few highly brilliant but financially poor artists who can not afford to contribute money to participate in our exhibition. Such artists -IF… Continue

Can you enter in catalogues without participating in exhibitions?

Yes.You can send your entry only for catalogues if you wish.You need not participate in exhibition in Indonesia.

This catalogue will have full contact details inlcuding full postal address / phone numbers / fax numbers / email and website addresses of each artist.( who have paid money as contribution for the exhibition) so that art buyers and art galleries in India and abroad can contact the artists directly for buying their art… Continue

Is there any guideline for selection of Artworks' themes and style of treatment?

Quality of work is the primary criterion for selection.

Catagories of artworks

1) Contemporary / Abstract / Modern styles

2) Highly realistic / figurative paintings depicting Indian culture / themes / philosophy / costumes / mythology---Artworks that can be typically called Indian.

What do we firmly believe in?

1) Living with Dignity is the only Fine Art of Life. Everything else is a commercial art for survival.
2) If you love ART,look at ART.Not the Singature.
3) All types of creative arts are Sacred and Divine. None is superior to others.
4)Art should liberate artists to be rebels and defy any forces that limits their capacity to express fearlessly.


Eternally inspiring message not just for the Indian Contemporary Artists and craftsmen but creative artists in each coun… Continue

What is the most challenging part of Indian arts exhibitions abroad?

India is shining around the world in many areas and world has high expectations for whatever that comes out of India. Indian Art is no exceptions. Standing in the art gallery in foreign country and proudly say “This is work of our talented Indian artists” is the only single challenge in these exhibitions. We expect highly creative artists of India to participate in a big way in all our exhibitions abroad. Every year we deny hu… Continue