What is Indian Artists Network?

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

What do we firmly believe in?

What are the highlights of previous exhibitions in Indonesia?

What is the Schedule of the Exhibitions in Indonesia?

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

Whats the possibility of including financially poor artists?

Can you enter in catalogues without participating in exhibitions?

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

How all artists can use our website for showing their artworks?

what about pricing and selling procedure in exhibition?

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

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

What should be sent for selection?

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 REPUTED ARTISTS ARTWORKS IN ART GALLERIES OUTSIDE INDIA with the help of art lovers, sponsors and art galleries abroad and partly through contributions from artists.

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 hundreds of artists entry into our exhibition even though they are all ready to pay contributions for the exhibitions.

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.

What are the highlights of previous exhibitions in Indonesia?

Exhibition in Jakarta in 2007 was a pathbreaking event.
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 thier paintings too.

With our publicity in various media and continuos help from Indian Embassy and Indian cultural centre in Indonesia, we have created a market for Indian art which was non-exixtent in Indonesia.All art gallery owners and art buyers in Indonesia come in thousands to see our exhibition and many of our artists have been contacted directly by art buyers in Indonesia and other countries.

As a policy we hold exhibition in most famous cultural centre of Indonesia which is Taman Ismail marzuki which is biggest centre for Art / theatre / dance / films etc.

1) Every year our exhibition is inaugurated by H.E.Indian Ambassador of India and a grand party is thrown every year by Indian Cultural centre in jakarta for the opening day of the exhibition.

2)We have sold 78 paintings so far in our exhibitions in Indonesia and all artists' money has been paid (except one artist)THE MOST IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHT OF THIS YEAR IS THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LAST 5 YEARS OUR ARTISTS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY ART BUYERS ABROAD AND THEY ACTUALLY PURCHSED PAINTINGS FROM OUR ARTISTS WITHOUR ANY COMISSION TO ANYONE.

3) More than 4000 art lovers visited our exhbn in 2007 and more than 800 art lovers actually signed into our guestbook

4) Massive media publicity was done in order to invite attention of art lovers in jakarta-Major Newspapers and websites as well as magazines fully projected our exhibition in jakarta.

5 )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 loss of artworks in last 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. Artists will have tp pay 30% comission all sales conducted after the exhibition.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.

6)Many highly brilliant but financially poor artists are included in the exhibition without any contributions from them.Since it's inception,Indian Artists Network has always promoted financially weaker artists who are highly creative. All such artists if selected need to do donate one high quality work to us in order to cover the cost of the exhibition.This too after passing through strict selection criterion.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR PAINTINGS AS DONATION DIRECTLY .We do not intend to collect artworks just because artists are ready to donate it to us.ONLY HIGH QUALITY ARTWORKS WILL BE SELECTED AND THEN ACCEPTED AFTER INFORMING THE SELECTED ARTISTS.

What is the Schedule of the Exhibitions in Indonesia?

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.

Exhibition will be held from 22nd July till 4th August 2008

Schedule of the exhibition

Last date for sending entries by email or courier
30th April 2008
Selection of artists and acceptance of artworks and contributions
From 1st May 2008 till 15th May 2008
Printing of catalogues
15th may 2008 till 31st may 2008
Framing / and publicity in Indonesia
15th May 2008 till 15th July
Exhibition in Jakarta from 22nd July 2008 till 4th August 2008.

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

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

Additional artworks if selected Rs.10000 per artwork

SPECIAL CATAGORY-B
The National award winners of Lalit Kala Akademi, Gold medalists and Top ranking students of art colleges, First prize winners in National/State level art competitions, artists who have participated in our previous exhibitions ( but whose artworks were not sold ) and Art teachers in recognized art schools and art colleges in India.

1) Rs.15000 for one artwork

SPECIAL CATAGORY-C
Every year we give platform to few highly brilliant but financially weaker artists who can not afford to contribute money to participate in our exhibition. Such artists -IF SELECTED- may donate their ONE artwork and we may include them into our exhibitions in Indonesia.

SPECIAL CATAGORY-D
All non-resident Indian artists working or settled abroad – Flat contribution of 600USD each per artwork

ARTISTS SHOULD NOT SEND MONEY OR ARTWORKS DIRECTLY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES AT THE TIME OF SENDING ENTRIES FOR THE SELECTION. WE ARE NOT INTERSTED IN COLLECTING FREE ARTWORKS JUST BECAUSE ARTISTS ARE READY TO DONATE TO US.

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.WE shall 2 artworks of such artists and exhibit both of them so that at least one artwork may get sold to cover the cost of the exhibition.Artists get trmendous exposre in International market throgh actual exhibition as well as excellent catalogues which will be distributed to art galleries in India as well abroad.Many of artists who were selected for Jakarta exhibition in 2007 have been contacted by art buyers abroad and their artworks have been purchsed by such art buyers without any comission to anyone.

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 artworks or for holding their exhibitions in art gelleries abroad.

Our catalogue for 2007 was titled"Master Statements" and was highly appreciated by art lovers and was sent to hundreds of art galleries in India and abroad.
ALL ARTISTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY CONTRIBUTING MONEY IN OUR JAKARTA EXHIBITION WILL BE INCLUDED IN CATALOGUES FREE OF CHARGE only if there are enough paid entries and we decide to print the catalogues like last year.
This is your chance to be seen by major art galleries and art buyers in India and abroad through this high-class catalogue.

Imgaes of following categories of artworks will be accepted for the catalogues
1) Sculptures in any media
2) Drawing / Painting / Graphic prints in any media
3) Ceramics / Installations
4) Photography
5) Any other Creative Art form

Contributions for entry into contact will be as followed
Rs.5000 –One full page for one artist / one artwork per page
Rs.7000 –One full page for one artist / Two artworks per page
Rs.3500—One full page for two artists /Two artworks per page

Every artist whose artwork appears in catalogues will be given a free copy of this catalogue. ONLY HIGH QUALITY ARTWORKS WILL BE SELECTED FOR THESE CATALOGUES. Artists should send CD containing their full resume and high resolution images of artworks by along with the draft in favor of “Indian Artistes network” payable in Mumbai. We print artworks straight from CD without manipulating anything.Artists shold send CD very carefully after judging the images for right re-production in catalogues.THIS CATALOGUE WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLY IF ENOUGH HIGH QUALITY ENTRIES ARE RECIEVED TO COVER THE COST OF EXPENSIVE CATALOGUES.

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

Quality of work is the primary criterion for selction.

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.

How all artists can use our website for showing their artworks?

1)All artists selected for Indonesia will be featured free of charge on our website and if artwork is sold, we shall charge just 20% comission on sales.

2)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.

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 give two prices to us.Maximum price for the price tag of the artwork and the Minimum price as last negotiable price below which the paintings should not be sold.

Artists are free to give just one fixed price.We never interfere in deciding the price of the artwork.

We contact artists directly from the exhibition hall in case need arises.Artists are also contacted through emails immeditely.

When the artwork is sold, full money is given to respective artist after the organiser arrives back to India from Indonesia.

AFTER THE EXHIBITION PERIOD

Once the exhibition is over, we try to sell the artworks through many art dealers and agents to art galleries / art byers / auction houses / corporate houses /architects etc We can not reveal the names of art buyers as per our arrangement with these art dealers and we shall charge 30% comission on all sales that may happen after the exhbition is over.For sales during the exhibition,no comission will be charged.

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 the delivery of artworks before and after the exhibition?

All artworks should be sent 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 accidental loss or damage to your artworks. No such accident has happened in our last 7 exhibitions and all artworks are safe. This is only a precautionary warning in case of damage or loss.
After the exhibition is over,artworks will be brought back to Mumbai and then sent back to artists by courier when the organiser returns to India from Indonesia.This may take few months after the exhibition is over in Indonesia.All artworks after the exhibition is over will be sent to Indian addresses only.If NRI artists want their paintings to be sent to addresses outside India, they must pay for extra air courier charges

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
Email : admin@indianfinearts.com

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.