Art & Design Competition in Maharashtra, India – ‘State Art’, Maharashtra State Art Competition by Directorate of Art Maharashtra State

This competition is famous for the name State Art.

Competition Information & Admission Forms are issued in the First Week of November Every Year & Submission of Admission Forms & Artwork for State Art are collected & submitted in the next Month i.e Every 3rd or 4th Week of December.

Results are declared in January’s first or second week or so, and the Exhibition is scheduled for seven days, i.e., a Full Week in February or March.

Submission Requirements & Rules

  1. You, i.e. Participant, must be in Residence of the State of Maharashtra for the last 10 years or so.
  2. A Domicile Certificate signed by the concerned authority as proof of residence in Maharashtra for the last 10 years has to be submitted with the form.
  3. Well Framed artwork should be submitted with submission as an entry
  4. Image (JPEG or JPG Files) files of respective submissions have to be submitted on CD (Compact Disk) with form

State Art Competition Categories

  1. Painting Category i.e Fine Art: For Painting category submission, artwork should be a minimum of 40 cm by 30 cm or a maximum of 120 cm by 90 cm
  2. Printing Press / Print Making / Murals Section Category: For Printing Press category submission, artwork dimensions should be a minimum of 40 cm by 30 cm or a maximum of 120 cm by 90 cm
  3. Applied Art Section / Category: For Printing Press category submission, artwork dimensions should be a minimum of 40 cm by 30 cm or a maximum of 75 cm by 50 cm
  4. Photography Section / Category: For printing Press category submission, artwork dimensions should be a minimum of 40 cm by 30 cm or a maximum of 75 cm by 50 cm
  5. Sculptures Section / Category: The artwork’s dimensions submitted for the sculptures category should be 120 cm by 120 cm by 90 cm, and the Weight should be less than 135 kg.

Forms should be collected from the State Art office & filled up with the following information

  1. Artist’s Full Name:
  2. Full Address:
  3. Mobile Number & E-Mail ID:
  4. Category:
  5. Artwork Title:
  6. Price of Artwork:

State Art Office Address
State Art, Maharashtra State
Sir J. J. School of Art Campus, Dr. D. N. road
Mumbai 400 001
Contact numbers: +91 – 022 – 22620231 / 32

I hope you find this information helpful & you are as excited & happy as I am to submit & participate in the State Art Competition

Thanks & Regards
Mandar Apte

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Mandar is a Mumbai-based multi-disciplinary designer with UX/UI, Logo, Symbol, and Brand Identity design expertise. He currently runs his Mudrkashar Linguistic Apple iPhone, iPad, and Mac app business in the heart of Mumbai city.

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7 Comments

  1. Is there a different categorie for amateur artist ? In sculpture section what is minimum dimention​ or it is only fixed dimensions as mentioned 120 x 120 x 90 cm.

  2. Thanks. Do you any photografs of the paintings of the winners for atlist past five years.

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