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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF ART AND CULTURE

(G.O. Ms. No. 08, Puducherry, dated 27th October 2023)

NOTIFICATION

The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to convey

approval for the establishment of “Contemporary Art Gallery” in the

Union territory of Puducherry, to promote “Contemporary Arts” by

showcasing the creative of the Artists and thereby creating aesthetic

value among the public.The Scheme on “Contemporary Art Gallery for

Exhibition/Display of Paintings in the Union territory of Puducherry” is

appended to this Notification.

2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department,

Puducherry vide I.D.Note. No. 785/FC/FD/F4/A4/2023-24, dated 06-10-2023.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

A. NEDUNCHEZHIYAN, I.A.S.,

Secretary to Government (Art and Culture).

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[PART–II

SCHEME ON CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY FOR

EXHIBITION/DISPLAY OF PAINTINGS IN THE UNION

TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY

1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (i) The Scheme is

known as the “Contemporary Art Gallery For Exhibition/Display of

Paintings in the Union territory of Puducherry”.

(ii) This shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of

Puducherry.

(iii) This shall come into force on and from the date of the

publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.— In this Scheme, unless the context otherwise

requires,-

(a) “Appellate Authority” mean, the Secretary to Government

(Art and Culture) to whom the exhibitor makes an appeal against the

decision of the Contemporary Art Gallery Operating Committee for

allotment of the Gallery;

(b) “Artist” means, any Artist, emerging/engaging in works of

visual art of any type and includes an Artist who has displayed his/her

exhibits either in National/International Exhibition;

(c) “Authorized Representative” mean, an official appointed by

the Department of Art and Culture, Government of Puducherry, not below

the rank of Superintendent;

(d) “Contemporary Art Gallery” mean, the Contemporary Art

Gallery, established with an intention to promote “Contemporary Arts”

by showcasing the creatives of the Artists and to create Artistic

awareness to the public;

(e) “Contemporary Art Gallery Operating Committee” mean, the

Committee constituted for the purpose of this Scheme, to decide which

type of Art and whose Art shall be displayed in the Contemporary Art

Gallery;

(f) “Coordinator” means, the Head of Department of the Fine

Arts in Bharathiar Palkalaikoodam (BPK) or a person appointed by the

Government for this purpose who has vast knowledge and experience

in Fine Arts Research and Exhibition;

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(g) “Demurrage Charges” mean, charges assessed and levied

by the Authorized Representative from the Artists/Exhibitors for the

damages/defacements caused to the Contemporary Art Gallery.

(h) “Distinguished Artist” mean, an artist, art critic or art

historian or person who has rendered outstanding service to the cause

of Art;

(i) “Eminent Artist” mean, any artist who has been

acknowledged by the Jury of National Government Authorized Art

Academy.

(j) “Exhibitor(s)” means, Exhibitor(s) who showcase his/her/their

art works in the Contemporary Art Gallery;

(k) “Government” means, the Administrator of the Union

territory of Puducherry appointed by the President of India under

Article 239 of the Constitution;

(l) “National Level Senior Artist” mean, any artist who has

participated in National Akademi of Art (Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi).

(m) “Scheme” means, the Scheme of Contemporary Art Gallery

for Exhibition/Display of Paintings in the Union territory of Puducherry,

as amended from time to time with the approval of the Competent

Authority;

(n) “Student” means, any bona fide student of an Educational

Institution not below the age of 18 years.

(o) “Union Territory” shall mean, the Union territory of

Puducherry; and

(p) “Year” means, financial year.

3. Eligibility.— To avail the slot for exhibition/display in the

Contemporary Art Gallery, the applicant shall be,-

(i) a citizen of India;

(ii) age must not be less than 18 years for students and

21 years for Artist; and

(iii) young professional Artists for whom age restriction may

not be applicable, subject to the recommendation of the Contemporary

Art Gallery Operating Committee, and with the approval of authorized

representative;

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Note : The above conditions, shall also be applicable to the

individuals in a Group Show Artists/Exhibitors.

4. Making of application.— An application shall be made not less

than 3 months before the month of commencement of the Exhibition/

Display through online for booking of Contemporary Art Gallery for

exhibition/display in the prescribed Application Form available in the

Departmental website at https://art.py.gov.in/., as appended to this

Scheme as Form-I.

5. Gallery Timings.— (i) The Gallery shall remain open on all days

except when the Gallery needs to be kept closed owing to unforeseen

circumstances or as per the direction received from the Government;

(ii) The Gallery timings for visitors shall normally be from

10.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.;

(iii) The Authorised Representative shall be competent to

change the timings and holidays, in such circumstances as may be

necessary, in consultation with the Contemporary Art Gallery Operating

Committee.

(iv) The Exhibitor shall be allowed to enter the Gallery one hour

before the specified visitor timings of the Contemporary Art Gallery and

shall be allowed to remain in the Gallery for one hour beyond the

visitor’s time.

6. Gallery Booking and Allotment Period.— (i) The Gallery shall

be booked for seven days, i.e., from Friday to Thursday, at one go.

(ii) Extension of allocation shall be made, for a further maximum

period of seven days, if, the Gallery is available for booking, on the

request of the Exhibitor and additional charges for these days will be

collected from the Exhibitor as mentioned in the Schedule-II appended

to this Scheme.

(iii) The extension of allocation shall be decided by the

Contemporary Art Gallery Operating Committee.

(iv) The Authorised Representative has the right to cancel the

booked dates of the gallery in cases of extreme emergency or force

majeure without assigning any reasons, if, the gallery is immediately

required by the Government.

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(v) In such cases, the ‘Authorised Representative shall refund

the entire amount deposited by the Artist without any additional or

incidental charges.

(vi) Allotment shall be made only within three months prior to

the actual month of commencement of the Exhibition/Display. For

example, allotment for November shall not be made before the month of

August.

(vii) Any request received through online for a change of date

before allotment is made shall be deemed to be a fresh application

received and the earlier application shall stand automatically cancelled

and;

(viii) Other conditions for allotment is as specified in Form-II

of the Scheme.

7. Gallery Charges and Mode of Payment.— (i) The ‘Government

shall determine the charges for allotment of the gallery from time to time

in consultation with the Contemporary Art Gallery Operating Committee.

The details of charges for the Gallery booking for seven days, is as given

in the Scheduled-II appended hereto.

(ii) The Artists shall pay the amount stipulated in the

Schedule-I appended to this Scheme, alongwith Security Deposit not

later than seven days of receipt of the letter of allotment.

(iii) In case, payment is not received by the date specified in

the letter of the allotment, the allotment made, shall stand cancelled and

the information of rejection/cancellation will be uploaded in the

Departmental website and no further correspondence will be entertained

and thereafter, the allotment will be made to any other applicant, without

assigning any reasons therefor.

(iv) Artists shall be liable to compensate the authorized

representative for any damage/defacement caused to the Art Gallery

(so as to rectify/repaint, etc.) as assessed and notified by the Authorized

Representative.

(v) The charges/demurrage charges/deposits and any other

fees in related to exhibiting the arts shall be remitted electronically into

the Bank Account of the Department of Art and Culture, Government of

Puducherry, provided in the official website, for the purpose.

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8. Refund of Security Deposit.— The Security Deposit shall be

refunded upon a claim made by the Exhibitors within a fortnight of

completion of his/her/their exhibition and the same will be refunded

electronically to the applicant(s) within another fortnight into the

account from which the amount was received from the Artist without

any interest upon producing ‘No Due Certificate’ issued by the

Authorized Representative.

9. Methodology for selection of Artist(s) for allotment of Gallery

for Exhibition/Display.— (i) The Artist(s) shall be selected by the

‘Contemporary Art Gallery Operating Committee’ based on his/her/their

achievements, experiences, quality of their Art works and recognition

in the field of Art and his/her/their contributions thereto.

(ii) The Contemporary Art Gallery Operating Committee will

analyze the standard of the applicant's Art work.

(iii) The ‘Contemporary Art Gallery Operating Committee’

reserves the right to disallow any work or printed material, etc., from

being displayed by the Artist if, the Committee considers it objectionable

or against the interest of public or State.

(iv) Artist or group of Artists shall not be allowed for allotment

of the Gallery for a second time during a year and however, they may be

considered if, the Gallery is not already booked for exhibition, on the

dates for which an application is submitted by them.

(v) Priority will be given to the Puducherry Artists and Fine

Art Students.

(vi) Exhibitor has the right to make an appeal before the

Appellate Authority against the decision made by the Contemporary Art

Gallery Committee; if any.

(vii) The Contemporary Art Gallery Committee is not responsible

for any damage occurs on the Artists Art works.

10. Appeal procedures.— (i) The appeal shall be made to the

Appellate Authority within 15 days from the date of rejection of the

application.

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(ii) The decision of the Appellate Authority shall be

communicated to the applicant within 10 days from the date of appeal.

(iii) The decision of the Appellate Authority is final and binding.

11. Cancellation of Allotment.— (1)The allotment made shall be

cancelled by the Contemporary Art Gallery Operating Committee if, -

(i) any untoward incident(s) is/are caused by the exhibitor;

(ii) if, any valid objection is raised by the public.

(2) In case of any cancellation made at the instance of the

Artist(s) not less than one month

(3) In case of cancellation made by the Contemporary Art

Gallery Operating Committee, the entire amount shall be paid including

Security Deposit before the start of the exhibition, 50% of the amount

received alongwith Security Deposit will be refunded to the Account

from which the amount was received from the Artist. In case, any

cancellation is made by the Artists less than one month before start of

the proposed exhibition, only Security Deposit will be refunded to the

Artist into the said account of the Artist.

12. Composition of Contemporary Art Gallery Operating

Committee.— (1) The composition of the Contemporary Art Gallery

Operating Committee will be as mentioned in Schedule-II of this Scheme.

(2) The Contemporary Art gallery Operating Committee shall be

notified within 30 days from the date of notification of this Scheme by

the Government. The tenure of the nominated Member will be for three

years.

13. Amendment of Scheme.— The Government shall have the

right to amend, modify, supersede or nullify any of the clauses without

any notice or assigning any reasons therefor.

14. Interpretation.— If, any doubt arises as to the interpretation

of this Scheme, the same shall be referred to the Secretary to Government

(Art and Culture), whose decision thereon shall be final and binding.

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[PART–II

SCHEDULE-I

[See Clause 7(ii)]

GALLERY CHARGES

Shows

Charge for

Charge for

Puducherry other Artists

Artists

for 7 days

for 7 days

`

`

Solo Show-Professional Artists

2,800

4,200

Group Show consisting of less than three

4,200

5,600

Artists.

Group Show consisting of more than three

7,000

8,400

Artists but, less than five Artists.

Commercial Art Galleries and Art Organizations

9,100

10,500

Solo Show/Group Show - Display of outstanding

-Nil-

-N/A-

Fine Arts student works from Bharathiar

Palkalaikoodam (BPK), Puducherry, with the

recommendation of BPK’s Authority, subject

to approval of the Contemporary Art Gallery

Operating Committee.

(Twice in a year)

Solo Show from students other than Fine Arts

—

3,500

College (BPK) having deep creative caliber.

Students should produce their Study Certificate/

Recommendation Letter issued by the Head of

Institution. (The Coordinator has the sole

right to accept or reject the candidature.)

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SCHEDULE-II

[See Clause 12 (1)]

COMPOSITION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND GALLERY

OPERATING COMMITTEE

(i) Director of Art and Culture

. .

Chairman

(ii) Head of the Department of Fine Arts in

. .

Coordinator

Bharathiar Palkalaikoodam, Puducherry.

(iii) Superintendent (Accounts),

. .

Member

Art and Culture Department.

(iv) Superintendent (Scheme),

. .

Member

Art and Culture Department.

(v) Senior Artist-cum-Subject Expert,

. .

Non-Official

Research Scholar in the field of Fine Arts

Member

(To be nominated) by the Government.

(vi) National Level Senior Artists (4 Members)

. .

Non-Official

(To be nominated) by the Government.

Member

FORM-I

[See Clause 4]

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF ART AND CULTURE

CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY

Adjacent to the Puducherry Museum Building, Rue St. Louis,

Puducherry-605 001.

Application Form for Booking/Allotment of the Gallery for Exhibition

Date : ..................

To

The Director/Chairman

(Contemporary Art Gallery Operating Committee),

Department of Art and Culture,

Romain Rolland Street,

Puducherry-605 001.

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1. Application for show

: (i) Solo (ii) Group (iii) Others

2. Name of the Artist (Solo show) : Mr/Ms/M/s.

3. Date of birth

:

(Should not be less than 21 years

(Artists) and 18 years (students)

on or before 31st December, 2023.

Same shall be applicable to

Group show in respect of each

individual in the Group.

4. Name of the Artists for Group :

show (Please include date of

birth/Place) (maximum 5 Artists).

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

5. Address

:

In case of Group show, furnish

address of each and every

individual Artist.

6. Contact Number/E-mail

:

In case of Group show, furnish

address of each and every

individual Artist.

7. Aadhaar No.

:

(Copy of Aadhaar Card to be

enclosed) (In case of Group

show, enclose Aadhaar Card

of each and every Artist).

8. Details of qualification or :

experience in the field of Fine/

Visual Arts.

(In case of Group show, furnish

the details of each individual

Artist).

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9. Details of awards, recognitions :

received at the State/National

level.

(In case of Group show, furnish

the details of each individual

Artist).

10. Art work details

:

Sl.

Title

Medium

Year

No.

1

2

3

4

5

11. Types of exhibits

:

(i) Painting

(ii) Sculpture

(iii) Ceramic

(iv) Graphic

(v)Photographs

(vi) Others

(In case of Group show furnish

address of each and every

individual Artist).

12. Period during which booking

:

is sought (month and year).

1st preference .........................

2nd preference ........................

3rd preference .........................

13. Period when the Applicant

exhibited/displayed in the

Contemporary Art Gallery

previously:-

--/--/----(dd/mm/year)

--/--/----(dd/mm/year)

……………

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14. Organization - Registration

:

details.

(Copy to be enclosed).

15. Details of payment

:

Mode of payment date

: ..................................................

Amount

: ..................................................

Bank Account

:

Name of the Bank

:

Address and IFSC

:

Declaration

I/We have gone through the Scheme ‘Contemporary Art Gallery

for Exhibitions/Display of Paintings in the Union territory of Puducherry’

and agree to abide them. I/We am/are attaching five photographs of

recent works of each of the Artists in my/our group. I/We hereby declare

that all the information furnished above are true to the best of my/our

knowledge and information received and believed to be true.

Yours faithfully,

Signature : ......................................

(Name in Block letters)

...........................................................

Signature of each individual Artist

shall be affixed in case of Group show

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Documents to be enclosed:

1. Bio Data/5Photographs of the recent works of each Artist (5” x 7”)

not returnable.

2. Registration Certificate under Societies Registration Act, 1860

in case of Group of Artists/Commercial/Sponsor.

3. Photographs of previous shows conducted

4. Awards/recognitions earned earlier

5. Copy of Aadhaar Card per Artist

6. Residence Certificate in the Union territory of Puduchery as

issued by an authority not below the rank of Deputy Tahsildar

of the concerned Taluk.

7. Proof of qualification and experience in the field of Fine/Visual

Arts.

8. Cash receipt

9. Signature of each individual Artist shall be affixed in case of

Group show.

FORM-II

[See Clause 6 (viii)]

Terms and conditions

1. General conditions to the Exhibitors for Exhibition/Displays.-

(i) The Exhibitors shall strictly follow the guidelines which is

formulated by the “Contemporary Art Gallery Operating

Committee”.

(ii) Art works should be of set Standards and Professionalism at

all times.

(iii) Ceremonial inauguration shall be conducted in a simple

manner without high volume audio. If, the exhibition is to be

inaugurated by popular personalities/dignitaries, the same

shall be done only with the permission of the Authorized

Representative.

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(iv) Only 5’ X 3’ size posters shall be allowed outside the Gallery

in the area specifically earmarked for the purpose.

(v) Sticking of cellotape or gum tape or any other material on

the walls or partitions or driving nails within them will not

be allowed.

(vi) The Exhibitor shall not be allowed to displace the already set

furniture and fixtures or equipments in the Gallery.

(vii) In case of any Electricity failure, the Electrician shall be called

with the permission of the Authorized Representative to

restore Electricity. The Contemporary Art Gallery shall not

entertain any claim for refund owing to failure of electric

supply from the source of supply. Extra light arrangements

including Generator shall not be allowed in the Art Gallery.

(viii) Art works shall be allowed for display in the Gallery at the

risk and responsibility of the Exhibitor. ‘There shall not be

additional storage space allotted to the Exhibitor.

(ix) Gallery shall not be used as storage space or as working

studio or for accommodation of Exhibitor. They shall be used

only for the purpose of exhibiting Art works. The display of

Art works on walls or pedestals or on floors shall be arranged

in an aesthetic manner.

(x) Postponement of the Gallery allotment dates will not be

entertained.

(xi) In case, the exhibition is not conducted by the Artist, the

Authorized Representative shall take possession of the

Gallery and it will be within the discretion of the Committee

to arrange for an alternate exhibition/display during that

particular week.

(xii) ‘The Contemporary Art Gallery Operating Committee’ shall

have the right to raise objections in case of objectionable

display/exhibition of Art works and if, the Exhibitor refuses

to remove such objectionable display/exhibition of Art works,

the Committee shall have the right to cancel the entire

exhibition and remove the exhibits, if, it is objectionable.

In such cases, the Exhibitor is not entitled for any refund/

compensation.

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(xiii) The Committee will sit on every first week of month to select

and approve the Art works and make Schedule for the

subsequent two months.

(xiv) The demurrage charges are applicable to all those Exhibitors

who fail to remove their exhibits from the premises of

Contemporary Art Gallery after the end of their exhibition.

Charges shall be calculated based on the number of days as

per Schedule-II of the Scheme.

(xv) Visitors may take pictures for personal use, with a hand-held

camera; In case, the Exhibitor does not permit, he/she shall

put up a notice in this regard in the Notice-Board well in

advance to avoid confrontations.

(xvi) Professional photographic equipment, video cameras, recording

devices, tripods, lights and other similar equipments are not

permitted without approval from Authorised Representative.

(xvii) Heavily framed paintings of more than 8 (eight) kgs. shall not

be allowed for being hanged on display.

(xviii) The Exhibitor shall intimate the sales made during the

exhibition/displays to the Coordinator of the Committee for

record purpose.

(xix) Force Majeure.— In case of Force Majeure conditions, the

Artist shall be allocated an alternate time slot for exhibition

with a mutual consent. In such cases, no refund shall be

given.

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