Photos | In the works: A ‘master plan’ for public art in Delhi

The Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) has invited suggestions and objections from the public before finalising a policy and master plan for art in public spaces across the city. The proposed guidelines currently in a draft stage list details of the type of art forms and locations where they can be installed; list of approvals required; fixing responsibility for its maintenance and role of local bodies in promoting public art. DUAC will now finalise the policy and put it in public domain for suggestions and objections after which it will be notified.

Updated on: Dec 08, 2018 1:26 PM IST

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A street art installation at Shankar Market, in New Delhi. Delhi will soon have a policy on public art, including a Public Art Master Plan. The Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) on Thursday said it has invited suggestions and objections from the public before finalising the policy and master plan. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Public art in the city so far has gone up without a clear-cut policy in place. “The policy gives a broad framework of types of art forms that can be installed. The idea is to promote different types of art forms and its location. Dhalaos, dustbins, water tankers, communication towers etc can also be used to showcase public art,” said PSN Rao, DUAC chairperson. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Wall art at Connaught Place. The art body on Thursday shared the draft guidelines for the implementation of public art policy in the national capital. The proposed guidelines list details of the type of art forms and locations they it can be installed; list of approvals required; fixing responsibility for its maintenance and role of local bodies in promoting public art. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Government agencies have in the past struggled with the maintenance and protection of artwork. There have been incidents where artworks installed in public spaces have been vandalised. While addressing the public art policy, Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri stressed on the need to create an environment where people respect and value public art. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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For approving the art work, Rao said, the people, artists, organisations, resident welfare associations etc will have to send their proposals through local bodies. DUAC will form a panel of public art advisors who will assist the agency in finalising the artwork based on the respective location. The local bodies will be responsible for their maintenance. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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In the Public Art Master Plan, DUAC has specified a few places where public art can be installed. DUAC officials said that flyover, bus shelters, Metro stations, parks, district centres, markets, biodiversity parks, interstate bus terminals are some of the locations where public art could be installed. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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“There is a need to incorporate intangible art in these guidelines. The artwork should be finalised based on the location where it is being installed,” said Jatin Das, a renowned artist. Neeraj Gupta, an artist and member of Delhi Art Society said, “The public art should have some connection with our past. Not all art installations have to be contemporary in nature.” (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)