The Butterfly Art Foundation, India

PATRON

Any one who is interested in the activities and ideology of BAFcan join as a patron of BAF.The patronage is granted for donations of Rs.1000 and its multiples from Indian residents and $100 and its multiples from foreign nationals. The amount donated goes to the Art Promotion Fun d of the Foundation. The fund will be utilised for art promotion, Nature conservation activities and nature awareness programs among the students and the public. Your help is of utmost importance to us. Patronage is for one year.
Life Patron

Privileges of Patrons:

He / She is entitled to use the title PBAF with his/her name.
He / She will receive a Certificate of Patronage.
He / She will receive works of Art as promotional gifts on various occassions.
Free entry to all the National Exhibitions of Art and Photography
Free entry to the proposed Gallery of Art, Photography and Indian Heritage.
Free subscription to the proposed Journal of Art, Photography and Indian Heritage.
He / She can participate in all the activities of the Foundation including contests.
More over, he / she will be a proud patron of a national Art Foundation.
When you visit to Kerala, we will provide you with all travel assistance, accommodation assistance, emergency assistance and details of locales, local festivals, details on Wildlife Sanctuaries etc., similar to what we do when a member of our family visits Kerala. This is a special service for our privileged patrons from all countries and other states of India.

LIFE PATRON

Any one who is interested in the activities and ideology of BAFcan join as a patron of BAF.The life patronage is granted for donations of Rs.10,000 and its multiples from Indian residents and $300 and its multiples from foreign nationals. The amount donated goes to the Art Promotion Fun d of the Foundation. The fund will be utilised for art promotion, Nature conservation activities and nature awareness programs among the students and the public. Your help is of utmost importance to us.

Privileges of LIFE Patrons:

He / She is entitled to use the title PBAF with his/her name.
He / She will receive a Certificate of Elite Patronage.
He / She will receive works of Art as promotional gifts on various occassions.
A personal web page of the patron will be created in the official website of the Foundation.
Free entry to all the National Exhibitions of Art and Photography
Free entry to the proposed Gallery of Art, Photography and Indian Heritage.
Free subscription to the proposed Journal of Art, Photography and Indian Heritage.
He / She can participate in all the activities of the Foundation including contests.
More over, he / she will be a proud patron of a national Art Foundation.
When you visit Kerala, we will provide you with all travel assistance, accommodation assistance, emergency assistance and details of locales, local festivals, details on Wildlife Sanctuaries etc., similar to what we do when a member of our family visits Kerala. This is a special service for our privileged patrons from all countries.
All life patrons get copies of BAF International Print Exhibition 2005 and 2006 catalogues free of cost and all catalogues of upcoming exhibitions will be mailed to them every year.

Procedure

Kindly write to the Director of BAF with the following details:

Name
Age
Sex
Address, Phone,
e-mail, web site (Not compulsory)
Qualification and Job ( a formal qualification is not compulsory )
Achievements in the concerned fields (if any)
Any back ground in the field of Fine Arts
Kindly write on the following in a paragraph or two each (Not compulsory).

What attracted you to BAF?
Your vision of Life
The importance of Art in your intellectual existence.
The importance of Art in the evolution of a society and its civilization.
Effect of a work of art on your mood, performance and temperament.
Do you consider a work of Art an asset that can be passed on to generations?
Do you think that the attitude of a society towards fine arts is an index of its civilization?
In a society studded with corruption, unemployment and poverty, how do you compare the importance of cultural and political activities?
What are your thoughts about nature preservation?
What are your feelings about the importance of preservation of Indian culture and heritage?

You can prepare the application form on a white paper (any number of sheets) in the above format and send it to the Director of BAF along with the Demand Draft / crossed cheque drawn in favor of The Butterfly Art Foundation payable at Thrissur.

Mailing address:

Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal
Director
The Butterfly Art Foundation
Pady. P. O., Thrissur District, Kerala, India.
Phone: 0480 2743102(office); 0480 2740735 (Residence) Cell: 9446508102
e-mail: unnips@gmail.com