What is Indian Artists Network?

How does Indian Artists network function?

What about the funding and financial aspect of the organization?

What is Art Singapore ?

What about Financially poor artists who are highly creative?

what are the Major Highlights of past exhibitions in Indonesia?

What are possibilities of future activities of the organization?

How do the website operate?

How to be our partner in holding Indian paintings exhibition in your city?

What is Indian Artists Network?

There are hundreds of highly creative but internationally unknown Indian artists who strongly feel that their art is far superior to most of mediocre art that is flaunted internationally as India’s Best art. What do you do about it? Are you waiting for life-time for some art mafia to come in your life and make your career? Let us not wait for the Godfather. Let us act on our own to project ourselves as Best of India by participating in international exhibitions and by fully exploiting the power of Internet.
Indian Artists Network is a Not-for-profit organisation of artists from all over India.All artists are full time ,qualified and professional artists,many of whom are National award winners,State award winners,Gold medalists and reputed art teachers.This network of artists is run, administered and funded all by artists themselves. No one except the artists are involved in it’s functioning.The idea is to expose these award winning and talented artists who otherwise will never get a chance to exhibit abroad because of so many difficulties, not just financial ones. We have decided to arrange exhibitions of these talented artists in major capital cities of various countries all over the world.We need to forge alliances with art sponsors, art lovers, art buyers, art galleries, art organizations, corporate houses as well as government cultural bodies in each country around the globe so that we can go to their countries for our exhibitions. We are not connected to any individuals or organizations, either in India or abroad.We artists, are all on our own.

How does Indian Artists network function?

This network of artists is run, administered and funded all by artists themselves. No one except the artists are involved in it’s functioning. All decisions are made after discussions with various artists.As a policy,we take no donations from anyone for our activities directly. If anyone wants to help our cause, they are welcome anytime but they may directly pay to the service that we need for our exhibitions abroad. Since it's inception,we have not taken a any donation for any reason.Individual artist’s welfare will always remain at the center of any decision making process. All artists are same for us and no one will be discriminated for any reason. All are welcome to join but the right to remove anyone from our website remains with us for smooth functioning of the activity.

What about the funding and financial aspect of the organization?

We ask for contribution from each selected artist for all expenses of the exhibitions held abroad.Its our experience that approx.50% of total expenses are covered by the contributions of the artists.Rest is covered by following 1) Donations of paintings from artists who give their paintings instead of paying cash to us.Sales proceeds of those paintings partially cover the cost of exhibition abroad.2) In rare cases ,if at all.we get more than expected prices of the paintings The extra money that we get is utilised for the expenses of the exhibition.3) Part of expenses is also paid indirectly by the Indian cultural centre and Indian Embassy in Jakarta who help us a lot every year by printing invitation cards etc.4) Some sponsors in Indonesia too help us in our exhibition in Indonesia.

Every year we get hundreds of entries and all those artists are ready to pay the contributions but only high class works are selected.The only challnge in arranging these exhibition abroad is to display works that can make India proud.We invite various art gallery owners / diplomats of various countries / art lovers etc to our exhibition and we simply can not put substandard work to collect maximum contributions.Money making is important part of the art business but that is not the sole purpose and goal of the exhibitions abroad.There are other aspects too which are considered on priority basis so that exhibition is appreciated by most keen art lovers outside India

What is Art Singapore ?

What is Art Singapore ?What about Sculptures in Art Singapore?
Asia’s topmost and one of the world’s biggest art show, fully supported by Singapore government will be held in Singapore’s Suntec City from 4th October till 8th October 2007.It has become a stepping stone for artists to enter Asian.European and US art markets through exposure at Art Singapore 2007. Focussed target audience of approx.25000 art buyers, art lovers. art gallery owners, museum officials are invited and every year it is growing steadily.More than 60 art galleries participated from more than 15 countries in Art Singapore 2006 which was a grand show of Asian talent.

We shall select few highly creative artists for year 2007 as well as year 2008

Everything in Singapore is expensive but there is no other way to expose brilliant Indian artworks to so many art buyers at a time. The prices are also far better as compared to Indian art market. Even the space booking in Art Singapore is extremely expensive. Large amount of USD21630 ( Approx.10 lakh rupees) for just 6 Meters X 7 Meters exhibition space.The smallest booth is 4meters X 3 Meters and would cost us USD6180.This too for just 5 days exhibition.You can NOT crowd the walls to utilize maximum space of the exhibition.This is a rule so that all artworks are displayed aesthetically.

Framing/catalogues if any/Air tickets / Freight / stay and any other expenses are separate.

ONLY PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES WILL BE DISPLAYED IN ART SINGAPORE.NO SCULPTURES WILL BE DISPLAYED IN INDONESIA

Contributions for one sculpture will be Rs.1.5 lakh.

The contributions for one framed artwork will Rs.1lakh

Every artist will be given a free return air ticket to Singapore to attend the show.

NO FRAMED ARTWORKS VALUED AT LESS THAN 2LAKHS AND SCULPTURES VALUED LESS THAN RS.5LAKHS WILL BE ACCEPTED.FULL MONEY FROM THE SALES WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH ARTIST ALONG WITH ART BUYERS NAME AND CONTACTS.

We shall arrange full stay ( Separate expenses for everything) at Art Singapore when participating artist attend personally. We encourage all selected artists to come personally and meet all art buyers, art gallery owners and art lovers around the world who visit Art Singapore every year to buy art and select artists fro exhibition in their galleries.

HIGH CLASS CATALOGUE TITLED “INDIAN ART-INVESTMENT OPTIONS 2007” WILL BE RELEASED WHICH WILL INCLUDE FULL CONTACTS OF ARTISTS and will be given free to all art galleries participating in Art Singapore.

What about Financially poor artists who are highly creative?

Since it's inception,Indian Artists Network has always promoted financially weaker artists who are highly creative.Following are areas where we can help thom in exposing their art to art world outside India.
Few Artists selected for this catagory need not pay any contribution at all but need to do donate 2 high quality work to us in order to cover the cost of the exhibition.This too after passing through strict selection criterion.We do not intend to collect artworks just because artists are ready to donate it to us.
Only high quality artworks will be accepted
These artists will be promoted through our website free of charge and if any enquiry comes to buy their artworks with them,the art buyers contact will be given to artist so that they can directly deal with the art buyer.
These selected artists will also be featured free of charge in any catalogue / Invitation cards or certificates that we may print for our exhibitions abroad.

what are the Major Highlights of past exhibitions in Indonesia?

1) We have sold 78 paintings so far in our exhibitions in India and all artists money has been paid (except one artist)

2) We are never responsible for any damage or loss of any artworks in our exhibition abroad but there has not been a single case of any damage or loss of artworks in last 7 exhibitions in previous 4 years.80% artworks have been sent to artists and remaining 20 % artworks are still in Jakarta with art dealers which ,if not sold, will be brought back next year and will be sent to respective artists by courier. We keep all unsold artworks after the exhibition in Jakarta with art dealers for one more year for sale through agents. Those artists who want their artworks back immediately after the exhibition should inform us in writing so that we can bring back artworks after the exhibition while coming back to India.

3) An excellent certificate of participation signed by chief guest will be sent to each artist by courier after the exhibition is over.

What are possibilities of future activities of the organization?

Future developments

1) Rs.10000 award called “Late Mr.K.M.Shenoy award for the best entry of the exhibition” is being given in Bombay Art society’s annual arts exhibition in order to honor Late Mr.K.M.Shenoy who was a great dedicated artists and founder of famous Art Plaza movement in Mumbai which gave platform to hundreds of talented artists.
2) A panoramic plot of 10000 Sq.Feet has been purchased on a hill station near Mumbai and will be given free of charge to any donor or developer who may build a Studio cum Old age home for senior artists from all states of India..

3) We shall be participating in a big way in Art Singapore in 2008 which is the biggest art show in Asia and artists will be selected from Indonesian exhibitions

How do the website operate?

Website of Indian Artists Network: www.indianfinearts.com

Indian Artists network survives on help from generous donations from far sighted artists friends who can see importance of our work and can think beyond their own financial interests. Even though we can collect huge donations for this activity, we have opted not to collect such money and depend only on artists’ help to run the artists network.

All artists from all parts of India may use our website in following different ways

1) All artists selected for Indonesia will be featured free of charge on our website
2) All financially weaker artists may donate 1 big / 2 medium / 3 small artworks and utilize our website free of charge. All enquiries from website will be given to artists directly so that artists can bargain with art buyers personally.
3) Other artists may use our website for putting their artworks for sale and if artwork is sold, 30% commission will be deducted from the sales price.
4) All artists who keep their artworks with us for one year will be charged only 20% commission if their artwork is sold through our website.

What should be sent for selection and what is the time frame for sending and selecting artworks?

Artists should send their detailed resume, previous catalogues if any, photographs of artworks . Final Artworks for exhibition may be different than the ones sent for selection. Artists should send their email address and cell phone number too so that it is easy for us contact from the exhibition gallery itself to contact artists when any art buyer wants to buy the artwork. Many artworks are sold this way in last exhibitions.

How to be our partner in holding Indian paintings exhibition in your city?

Indian Artists Network will be exhibiting the Indian paintings of its members in Indonesia every year.We wish to exhibit in each major city in Indonesia aprt from capital city of Jakarta. We are looking for permanent partners in each country for our exhibitions every year.

We are also looking for marketing agents in each country who can help us in selling our paintings and other items from our website.

This is a collective effort of all Indian artists to exhibit abroad. If the artworks are sold, money goes to each individual artist. Our network is run by only artists. All artists are highly qualified, talented and full time professionals including large number of state and national awards winners. We are not funded by ANY type of organization OR individuals in India or abroad. All artists are on our own to promote Indian art in various countries around the world. No one else except artists are involved in it’s functioning. AS A POLICY WE DO NOT ACCEPT DIRECT DONATIONS IN THE FORM OF CASH OR CHEQUES. SPONSORS HELP US FOR OURVARIOUS ACTIVITIES.

We shall be ready with more than 100 framed paintings after our Jakarta exhibition.

What we expect from our partners is following
1) Free art gallery or exhibition space.
2) Artists /Artworks transportation to various cities and Stay of artist.
3) Publicity and inauguration function at the exhibition venue
4) Transportation and lodging for one person in the city of exhibition.
5) Government permissions and visa processing for our representative to travel to host country.

If partners insist then there can be 2 exhibitions in each city to separate Indian traditional paintings from Abstract/Contemporary/Creative artworks.

We can come to your country with best of artworks of various styles with our own contributions. Our partner need not spend for artists travel from India to host country.

Our partners may decide on the prices of our artworks (Over and above our very reasonable prices for high quality artworks) and recover the costs incurred on us.

If you any other suggestions please let us know. We are open for suggestions Please email us to admin@indianfinearts.com