The Jail department has organised a four-day exhibition of paintings and handicrafts made by prisoners from across the State, named as ‘Srijan’ from March 8 to 14 at Bharat Bhawan.
Director General of Jail VK Singh while speaking with the mediapersons on Tuesday said that at the exhibition the cost of the paintings would be from Rs 2500 to 12500 and it has been decided that 50 per cent of the cost of the painting would be given to the prisoner artist who has made the painting.
It would be the first of its kind effort at the state level to encourage the prisoners to dwell into art and showcase creativity. In the prison while making paintings level of distraction is almost negligible and one concentrates to the fullest, he added.
Around 83 paintings were selected an out of the 129 paintings made by 48 prisoners and due to space constrain 45 paintings would be displayed. In the exhibition along with the paintings handicrafts goods would also be a part of the exhibition. Handicrafts would cost from Rs 1000 to Rs 10000.
Superintendent of Satna Jail Shefali Tiwari has been working behind the paintings made by the prisoners. One of the paintings of a prisoner at Bhopal central jail claimed first place at a painting competition of prisoners recently at national level in Bengaluru.
Clothes, metal, paper, bamboo and several other materials are used for making handicrafts by the prisoners, she added.
The exhibition would be open for public. The team comprising Alok Bhavsaar, Rekha Nilaarun and Shailendra Namdev have selected the paintings.