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What are key dates to remember?
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Why only delighting in daughters is the theme selected for this competition?
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Why only painting students selected for the competition?
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Who can participate?
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Why only BFA and MFA students (Final Year)?
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How many paintings invited from College and Students?
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What type of Canvas may be used?
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What are the dos and don’t for painting?
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Why only realistic and semi abstract painting?
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What will be the impact of the competition on the society?
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How to send the paintings to CMS?
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What are the prizes?
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What is the judging process?
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What all recognition will be given to participants?
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What are the dates for auction?
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Will the exhibition be carried out in places other than Delhi also?
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Who are the target groups you want to reach to through this campaign/competition?
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What will UNFPA do with the Auction money?
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Why should I participate?
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What are key dates to remember?
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Call for entry to the competition |
January 1, 2008 |
| Last date for receiving entries at CMS office, Delhi |
February 29, 2008 |
| Jury Meet |
March 25-26, 2008 |
| Final Jury Meet |
April 3, 2008 |
| Nomination Announcement |
May 12, 2008 |
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Why only delighting in daughters is the theme selected for this competition?
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As we know, women are at the center of the development process. Even as women today
are making their mark felt in all spheres of life the statistics continue to demonstrate that violence
against girls and young women is a pervasive and deeply entrenched feature of Indian society. It is a
disturbing fact that while on one hand society is vibrating with women confidence and positive energy on the
other hand it is killing the unborn girl child.
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Why only painting students selected for the competition?
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| Through history, the arts have been a beacon of progressive and creative expression.
They have also been an integral part of education, religion and belief systems of most societies.
The arts mirror social realities. They also provoke thought and deliberation and can bring about social
change. |
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Who can participate?
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Only Indian bonafide students pursuing the BFA Final Year Painting courses and MFA Final Year Painting courses are eligible to contest.
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Second year students will be able to participate in next year’s competition, so register your interest for participating on the website.
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Why only BFA and MFA students (Final Year)?
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The competition will provide a platform to the final year students,
(who will be stepping out of their institution into the art market) to showcase their art and
highlight the message behind the competition. This will also help in kick-start their career by
also associating with a social cause. The junior students would be getting a chance next year as
the competition is held every year.
It will be unfair to ask school kids or other untrained artists to compete with senior and
trained students of BFA and MFA. Even though we believe that an artist could have an in-born
talent too.
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How many paintings invited from College and Students?
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Each student can submit one painting only.
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Each college can send up to 10 paintings.
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Paintings need to be specifically made for this competition
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What type of Canvas may be used?
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Winsor and Newton of size 40 x 30 inches.
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What are the dos and don’t for painting?
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Powerful, positive assertions through non-abstract, simple to understand and thought-provoking original work will be preferred.
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Paintings with a positive portrayal of the girl child and countering stereotypes will certainly carve a way towards greater public awareness and a more conscious, informed and sensitive society. |
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Avoid imagery that is gruesome or gory.
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Respect the female form.
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Avoid non-realistic, modern or abstract art.
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Avoid depicting objects or human beings in a manner that can hurt religious, cultural and gender sentiments.
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Celebrate and rejoice in the girl child and women’s empowermenty.
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Avoid portraying girls as objects of pity, which devalues them.
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Refrain from showcasing negative images.
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Avoid illustrations that hold the mother responsible for sex selection.
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Use art that is simple, direct and appeals to the heart.
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Why only realistic and semi abstract painting?
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The paintings will be reproduced as materials which a common man would use in his office, household or in public places. These are calendars, diaries, greetings, paper bag, e-greetings, posters etc. A common man therefore should understand the paintings and be able to comprehend the message. An abstract painting is understood only by few people.
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What will be the impact of the competition on the society?
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As creative communicators, you can play a powerful role to reach out and touch the collective conscience of the nation
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How to send the paintings to CMS?
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The paintings need to be packed in the same cardboard box in which they were received by the colleges. Courier charges for sending the paintings, completed entry forms and the insurance charges for couriering the material will be paid by CMS.
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What are the prizes?
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First Prize - Rs. 50k.; Second Prize - Rs. 30k; Third Prize - Rs. 20k, besides 50 nominated paintings will receive Rs. 5000 each.
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What is the judging process?
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The competition is a two-fold process. The received entries will be judged for nominations by the distinguished Jury comprising of eminent artists, activists and advocates of girl child. The Final jury will select the final winners from these nominated entries.
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What all recognition will be given to participants?
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Nominated and Prize winning paintings will be used in calendars, coffee table book, planners, desktop strip calendar, wall paper, etc. of UNFPA Material.
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All paintings will be published in the event catalogue (printed) as well as the event web-catalogue with the name of painter, brief of the painting, name of the institution attending and institution contact details.
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What are the dates for auction?
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The dates of auction and subsequent city exhibitions will be announced later.
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Will the exhibition be carried out in places other than Delhi also?
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The nominated and prize winning paintings will be travelling to exhibitions held in Metro cities.
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Who are the target groups you want to reach to through this campaign/competition?
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Students and common man.
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What will UNFPA do with the Auction money?
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Funds generated will be used for next year’s art competition.
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Why should I participate?
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Association and recognized by the United Nations for your contribution to social change in India.
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Exhibition - Wide exposure of your work through travelling exhibitions. The awarded work will reach out to people across the country.
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Auction : The paintings will be promoted amongst galleries, art collectors and corporates giving wide recognition to the work of young, talented painters. Funds generated will be used for next year’s art competition.
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A platform to meet the art community, outreach of your work and recognition.
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Enhanced understanding of pressing social issues, specially those related to the girl child and women.
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Opportunity to be the catalyst (Channel/Medium) for social change .
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