PDAF announces the Biggest Opportunity for the Emerging Artists of India

Mumbai: It’s good news for the innovative and experimental group of Indian talent, who are contributing their best in the fields of arts! The Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation (PDAF) has announced the ‘Emerging Artist Contest’, to encourage talented artists by recognizing their work with Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards in the disciplines of Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Print Making, Installations, and Photography. 

The awards are specific to each State and therefore 18 individuals will be awarded in each of India’s 30 States, amounting to a total of 540 awards. In addition, the Foundation will present 18 awards on an all-India basis; one of them being the coveted ‘Emerging Artist Award for 2015.’ The winner of this award will be felicitated and given the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at a prominent art gallery in Mumbai, with all expenses paid for by the foundation. Furthermore, the winning artists will be showcased on the internet, in the ‘Directory of Emerging Artists’, that will be created by the Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation, along with a yearbook for the same.

AWARDS & PRIZES

Rs. 1 Crore Prizes for the Emerging Artists!

All India PDAF Prizes
Category		Category		Category
	Prize Rs.		Prize Rs.		Prize Rs.
Painting		Ceramics		Installation
Gold	40000	Gold	40000	Gold	40000
Silver	20000	Silver	20000	Silver	20000
Bronze	10000	Bronze	10000	Bronze	10000
Sculpture		Printmaking		Photography
Gold	40000	Gold	40000	Gold	40000
Silver	20000	Silver	20000	Silver	20000
Bronze	10000	Bronze	10000	Bronze	10000
Special All India Prizes
Dr. K. Anji Reddy Prize for best Installation All India of Rs. 2 lacs.
Bajaj Electricals Ltd. Prize for best Painting All India of Rs. 2 lacs
JehangirSabavala Prize for best Stylized Landscape Painting Rs. 25000
K H Ara Prize for best Still Life Painting Rs. 25000
M F Hussain Prize for best Stylized Figure Painting Rs. 25000
PrafullaDahanukar Prize for best Abstract Painting Rs. 25000
V A Mali Prize for best Portrait Painting  Rs. 25000
Ramesh Pateria Prize for best Marble Sculpture Rs. 25000
S M Dahanukar Prize for best Fine Art Wedding Photograph Rs. 25000

PDAF Prizes in the States of:
Central Zone		East Zone			West Zone
Chattisgarh		Bihar			Goa
Madhya Pradesh		Jharkhand			Gujarat
Rajasthan		Odisha			Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh		Sikkim
		West Bengal
North Zone		North East Zone			South Zone
Chandigarh		Arunachal Pradesh			Andhra Pradesh
Delhi		Assam			Karnataka
Haryana		Manipur			Kerala
Himachal Pradesh		Meghalaya			Puducherry
Jammu & Kashmir		Mizoram			Tamil Nadu
Punjab		Nagaland			Telengana
Uttarkhand		Tripura
PDAF States Prizes
Category		Category			Category
	Prize Rs.			Prize Rs.		Prize Rs.
Painting		Ceramics			Installation
Gold	45000	Gold		20000	Gold	20000
Silver	10000	Silver		10000	Silver	10000
Bronze	5000	Bronze		5000	Bronze	5000
Sculpture		Printmaking			Photography
Gold	20000	Gold		20000	Gold	20000
Silver	10000	Silver		10000	Silver	10000
Bronze	5000	Bronze		5000	Bronze	5000
Metro Cities Prizes for Painting Category
Ahmedabad			Rs. 1,10,000
Bangaluru			Rs. 1,10,000
Chennai			Rs. 1,10,000
Delhi			Rs. 1,10,000
Hyderabad			Rs. 1,10,000
Indore			Rs. 1,10,000
Kolkata			Rs. 2,10,000
Mumbai			Rs. 1,10,000

 

The Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation (PDAF) is a registered charity trust founded in memory of the award winning Indian painter and artist PrafullaDahanukar. The Foundation finds benefactors amongst the top artists of India and is effectively a fund for the artists, by the artists. “The purpose of the initiative is to create a strong network amongst the artists’ community, simultaneously recognizing and publicizing the works of talented & emerging artists from every part of India,”said Dilip Dahanukar, husband of the late Prafulla Dahanukar, and trustee, PDAF, while talking about this had this program.

Artists interested in applying for these awards can check the details on: www.prafullafoundation.com