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Administration to promote public art in Chandigarh — the City Beautiful

Artists from across the world will soon be allowed to showcase their works at public places in Chandigarh.
“Taking art as a tool to rejuvenate the city, the UT administration has come up with a public art policy, the draft of which is ready,” said Deepika Gandhi, director of Le Corbusier Centre and Chandigarh Architecture Museum.
Under the policy that will soon become a reality, public art will be allowed to be showcased at public spaces, commercial belts, public utilities, urban interface areas and public transport .

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These include public toilets, buses, roundabouts and road berms.
“The policy is not prohibitory in nature, but will encourage different artworks to beautify the city and set a procedure for the same.

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