The four-day-long All India Contemporary Art Exhibition kicked off at Delhi Public School campus on Tuesday.
This is the ninth exhibition in succession. Over 100 artists had sent their works out of which 50 have been selected for display. It would remain open from 10 am to 5 pm. People from Kolkata, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and other states of India presented their art works to the exhibition.
Principal, DPS K C Pandey said, “I was motivated to start this exhibition eight years ago when I saw students left exhausted while attending Mathematics and Science classes. Thy, however, used to relax during the Arts class. I made it a point to give them exposure so that their artistic instinct could cross the school boundaries and touch the zenith.”
One of the awardees is Ashoke Ganguly from Kolkata whose painting title “Offering” depics a lover offering to his beloved all possible things from earth to heaven. The painter said, “It is an offering from a lover to his beloved, something that illustrates the infinite plasticity of love.”
Presiding over the inaugural function as chief guest pro- vice chairman of DPS, Sanjay Gulati awarded N Khanna with Anand Gupta Memorial Award carrying Rs10,000, a shawl and a letter of appreciation. Amongst other awardees given cash prize of Rs5,000 are Ashoke Ganguly, Bhupinder Singh Nanda, Kuldeep Singh, Praveen Saini, Rahul Dhiman, Mohammad Iqbal, Sujoy Malakar and Zakir Hussain. Seven participants are from Haridwar, including Sunil Man Singh, a renowned photo journalist, and Sant Sharma of Delhi Public School
“We got an overwhelming response from the artists across the country. With each passing year this exhibition is gaining popularity. Ten participants are selected by the jury,” said principal of DPS K C Pandey. Other art works which were given cash award of Rs5,000 and letter of appreciation include Under the Sea, Struggle, Vertical Niche, Men with lizard, Chhatravas, Contemporary love and Communication-4.
The organiser Ashok Gupta of Art Club of the school said that this exhibition is a platform for the artists from across the country to present their creative works.