India, July 12 -- The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Friday inaugurated 'Srijan', an open-air art gallery at Nehru Park in Chanakyapuri. The gallery will have free entry for the public and visitors can interact with the artists and purchase their artwork.

"The gallery aims to democratise access to art by bringing it into open, accessible spaces - moving the art experience beyond traditional museums and auditoriums," said Kuljeet Singh Chahal, vice chairman of the NDMC.

Currently, a series of works by the artist Praveen Upadhyay is on display at the exhibition, said Harshvardhan Sharma, the art and culture advisor in the NDMC, adding that the works have been borrowed from the pioneer art gallery.

The gallery will also allow artis...