United against coronavirus through art
Government of India calls artists to participate in a unique art competition
The COVID-19 pandemic around the world has taken the world by storm, touching the lives of every human being on Earth.
The global nature of the crisis has united us as human beings and tragedy and deaths in any country by COVID-19 worry us all. Not only do global crises of this scale provide a chance to coordinate a united response, they also provide us an opportunity to share our anxieties and feelings with our brothers and sisters across the world.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the best – empathy, sympathy, kindness, concern, anger, frustration, social cohesiveness, and bravery among others and the worst of human emotions. People around the world have been expressing their feelings through poetry, prose, paintings, and graphics.
The Indian High Commission in Jamaica, along with other Indian missions across the world, with its focus on strengthening bonds with Jamaica and connecting people to people through cultural and educational exchanges, calls on Jamaicans to express these emotions through “Art in The Time of Corona: United against Corona – Express through Art.”
BEST OF EXPRESSIONS
The competition endeavours to showcase the best of expressions of amateur and professional artists from around the world.
The event encourages professional and amateur artists to participate and present their emotions, ideas, and innovative thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, quarantine, and the fight against the virus.
Artistic media including contemporary art, folk and tribal art, cartoons and illustrations, and digital and new age art (graphic posters and paintings) are encouraged. Paintings can be on paper or canvas, and oil, water colours, pencil, crayons, or digital mediums could be used. Entries will be divided into categories of professional artists, amateur artists, and children and students (below 21 years).
Participants are requested to send high-resolution photos of their work in PNG or JPG format, not larger than 10MB, to iccr4art@gmail.com and copy to cons.kingston@mea.gov.in by May 1, 2020. Participants should also provide their name, address, and the details of any identification document. Further details are available on www.iccr.gov.in. Selected works will be asked to be couriered once the lock-down has been called off.
The works will be evaluated by a high-level jury. There are many prizes to be won under each category. The best artwork will also be exhibited in leading galleries in India and abroad. An online exhibition will also be on display after all entries have been received.