Artist Honor (Gaurav Award)
The scheme aims to recognize and honor artists who have made a lifetime contribution in the field of fine arts, specifically in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts, and have achieved outstanding accomplishments.
- Ministry / Department
- Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department
- Level
- State
- Benefit type
- cash
Artist Honor (Gaurav Award) क्या है?
The scheme aims to recognize and honor artists who have made a lifetime contribution in the field of fine arts, specifically in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts, and have achieved outstanding accomplishments.
- लाभ
- **Award Details:** - Cash prize of ₹51,000/- per artist. - Copper plate, citation, and shawl presented during the award ceremony. - Exhibition of artworks held for 5–7 days at Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad. - Catalogue publication of Gaurav Award-winning artists and their art. **Number of Awards:** - Total of 9 artists are honored every year. - 3 in painting, 3 in sculpture, and 3 in graphic arts.
- स्तर
- State — Gujarat
- मंत्रालय / विभाग
- Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department
- लाभ का प्रकार
- cash
- मुख्य पात्रता
- 1. The artist must be a resident of the State of Gujarat. 1. The artist must be associated with the field of fine arts, specifically in Painting, Sculpture or Graphic Arts. 1. The artist must have made a lifetime contribution in their respective field. 1. The artist should have achieved outstanding
- अंतिम सत्यापन
- Recently
Benefits
**Award Details:** - Cash prize of ₹51,000/- per artist. - Copper plate, citation, and shawl presented during the award ceremony. - Exhibition of artworks held for 5–7 days at Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad. - Catalogue publication of Gaurav Award-winning artists and their art. **Number of Awards:** - Total of 9 artists are honored every year. - 3 in painting, 3 in sculpture, and 3 in graphic arts.
Eligibility
Documents Required
How to Apply
Step 1: Offline application — step 1
Application Process: Applications are invited annually through public advertisements (daily newspapers).
Step 2: Offline application — step 2
Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy and request a hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the staff exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications.
Step 3: Offline application — step 3
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attested, if required).
Step 4: Offline application — step 4
Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academy.
Step 5: Offline application — step 5
Post-Application Process:
Step 6: Offline application — step 6
Step 1: A committee reviews and shortlists applicants based on merit.
Step 7: Offline application — step 7
Step 2: The final selected artists are notified and invited to the award ceremony.
Step 8: Offline application — step 8
Step 3: Awards are distributed along with the art exhibition and catalogue release.
Sources & References
- Official scheme website ↗
- Source record ↗
- Information is summarised from official government sources. Verify all details on the official website before applying.
Ready to apply?
Applications are accepted only on the official government portal.
Open Official Website