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Mumbai artist to be part of international art jury

Organised by World Citizens Artists, the art and music competition features Prakash Bal Joshi as one of its jury members.

by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

Prakash Bal Joshi goes from strength to strength every year. The Mulund-based artist of international repute is set to be a jury member on an international art and music competition ‘World Citizen Artists Competition’ in London later this year. Prior to this, in June this year, he was assigned responsibility as an Ethics Advisor and Ambassador by the World Citizen Artists – an artists’ initiative by a Paris-based artist community to raise awareness about global issues through art.

“It is a worldwide art movement in partnership with London-based Belgravia Gallery and the Playing for Change Foundation,” he said. The competition will see entries from around the world on the theme ‘Peace’, and it is an excellent opportunity for both upcoming and feted artists from South East Asia to showcase their works at the noted Gallery. Belgravia Gallery has a rich history, and houses the works of Picasso, Prince of Wales, Andy Warhol, Matisse and Nelson Mandela.

“For the visual art section, there are three jurists on the panel – Valerie Van Lee from Paris, another from the UK, who is the Gallery’s curator, and I,” Joshi said. “I am happy to be associated with the contest as a jury member as it would be a unique experience to work at the international level and interact with curators from other countries and understand conceptualisation of ideas in visual forms by artists from all over the world. The theme ‘Peace’ is very relevant today as the world is facing the worst kinds of violence in many parts of the world.”

He added that while judging the art works, the jury members would apply “very strict and scientific methods”, with marks awarded for theme, visualisation, method, innovation, and style. “Marks from three different juries will be taken together to shortlist submissions for awards,” he explained.

Artists and musicians must send their entries to http://wwww.wcacompetition.com latest by November 16, 2014. Winners’ names will be declared by December 5, 2014.

Mumbai artist appointed Ethics Advisor by international artists initiative

Mumbai artist Prakash Bal Joshi will officiate as an Ethics Advisor and Ambassador for World Citizen Artists, an artists’s initiative.

by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

Mumbai based artist Prakash Bal Joshi has been assigned responsibility as an Ethics Advisor and Ambassador by the World Citizen Artists – an artists’ initiative by a Paris-based artist community to raise awareness about global issues through art.

The global community of artists was launched in Paris by highlighting the plight of refugees around the world coinciding on June 20, World Refugee Day. Joshi who has exhibited his art in Europe, USA, Turkey, Bhutan and other international art hubs, says, “The launch of the WCA is a call for creative artists to join and support the aim of raising global awareness about contemporary issues through art.”

Joshi’s work as Ethics Advisor and Ambassador will be to keep the focus of the WCA in mind and ensure that that focus is not compromised on. He says, “The WCA have artists from all over the world. I will be interacting with the core committee and discuss and decide the issues to be undertaken by the organisation and how artists’s works are used to make people aware of issues. I will also consider and decide on issues of disputes or any complaints against any member of the organisation and advise the WCA about how to deal with it, as also consider any complaint against any art visual displayed by the organisation.”

In addition to highlighting global issues, WCA intends to democratise art through social media by providing a platform for emerging artists to get their message across to art lovers, alongside established artists who wish to use their reputation to bring about positive change in the world.

Paris based artist Valerie Won Lee is the founder member of the group along with other artists Lesa Weller, USA, Pablo Solari, Argentina, Ger Costelo, Ireland.

(Picture courtesy worldcitizenartists.org)