Category: News and Events

Free Magazine: The Hopper, An Online Environmental Literary Magazine

The Hopper is an environmental literary magazine. They publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual art, interviews, and book reviews, all of which are paths towards an invigorated understanding of nature’s place in human life. When used for cider making, a hopper is a wooden or metal box that collects fruits before they are funneled down through […]

Grant: Artist’s Relief Fund 2021

For early career artists and creative practitioners working in visual arts.  Production Grant – INR 4,00,000 Lacs  Upto 10 Artists  Application Deadline : 15 June 2021  Apply Now Visual artists and other creative practitioners contribute to our cultural identity and economic boost. What contemporary artists and creative practitioners create, is what later is documented as evidence of the times. If creative output stops, […]

Film Festival: IFFS Asia-Pacific Film Festival 2021 – 24 to 31 May

Asia-Pacific Section of the International Federation of Film Societies (IFFS) presents an Online Film Festival from 24 to 31 May 2021 in collaboration with the Federation of Film Societies of India, Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies, Agenda-14 Sri Lanka, Nepal International Film Festival, Roya Film House Afghanistan and a couple of other partners from the region. […]

Call for Application: 2022, Artists Residency, Application closes 25 June

Caldera Arts has announced the applications for Artists in Residence Program to support artists, creatives, and cultural workers to build skills, relationships, and projects that inspire growth and activate change. Residents draw inspiration from the residency community and the natural world surrounding the Caldera Arts Center in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.  Applications open […]

Film: Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II

Did you know that Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II from Jaipur was an avid photographer back in the 19th Century?  In our new episode of #MuseumsWithoutBorders, @mrinvfrom Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum uncovers the similarities and differences between 19th century portraits of three Rajasthani rulers, from the collections of MAP and the @msmsmuseum. Head to our YouTube […]

Webinar: The Future of Museums – 25 May

An online programme – The Future of Museums in the Age of Pandemics When: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, 25 May 2021 Where: Online Register here.  With the outbreak of Covid-19, 95% of museums across the world were forced to close their doors.  Commemorating World Museums Day, Columbia Global Centers | Mumbai invites you to […]

AV Radio: The Latest Podcasts

Your favorite radio hope you all stay well and safe! Stay tuned! Here you can listen to the stream channell (playing 24/7). Here you can see on-air schedules. Last published podcasts Suryamayi’s PhD on Auroville – chapt.5 “Prefiguring a Utopian Anarchic Policy?” (Research) Audible Weed Walk – ep.41 “Time for Pandum, time to start afresh: what […]

Webinars: MAP Events – 18 May & 22 May

Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) Presents: 1. Virtual Walkthrough: A Lifetime of Stitches May 18, 2021 06:00 PM Description: After two successful, full house sessions, curators Arnika Ahldag and Vaishnavi Kambadur present a third edition of their intimate walkthrough of Painted Stitches, Woven Stories, an exhibition on kantha textiles, exploring the spiritual, religious and […]

Call for Application: Iyarkai – Grant for Conservation and Photography, Last date – 30 June

Iyarkai grant is for young and emerging photographers identifying as females who look to support projects on wildlife, vegetation, land, ecology, natural resource management, ecotourism, climate crisis, and related social issues. The applicant must be a resident of India.  There is no age restriction, although preference will be given to grant requests from young and […]

Newsletter: Presenting Web Books from Prisma

Web Books As a small publisher we find ourselves in a world dominated by large technology companies that have private profit as their guiding interest. These corporations wear an image of goodwill, noble intent and lofty principles – and this is regularly contradicted by their actions. It’s important for us to be aware of the […]

Call for fellowship: The Rauf Ali grants, Last date – June 1

The Rauf Ali Fellowship grants two awards worth up to ₹2,50,000 each annually for ecological research in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Apply before June 1, 2021. More details here: www.raufalifellowship.in The Rauf Ali Fellowship commemorates Professor Rauf Ali’s love for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and his vision to foster a vibrant and continuing […]

Film: Ever Slow Green Online

The award-winning documentary film Ever Slow Green tells the story of a 50-years-young tropical forest that evolved in Auroville, South India, through some of the diverse characters who dedicate their lives to bringing it to fruition. The world premiere screening of Ever Slow Green was at the Auroville Film Festival 2020. It was an essential […]

Workshop: Fictional Tools – From Literature to Cinema – 14-16 May

Auroville Film Institute presents – Precursor course to Screenplay and Writing Mystery, Surprise, Suspense, Irony, Uncanny, Epiphany, Point Of View, Interior Monologue, Introducing A Character, Showing & Telling, Telling In Different Voices and Coincidence – How does the narrative construction happen in literature and in cinema? What are the building blocks? Sudipto Acharyya will analyze […]

Podcast: Audible Weed Walk – # 39

Being consciously humane – is important. One thing that Covid has taught us, highlighted to us, actually screaming and telling us – that despite what we may think we are part of Nature. We need to take care of ourselves better and that word OURSELVES extends beyond our own body, it extends to other people, […]

Exhibition: Pinhole photography by Sasikant Somu

Sasikanth Somu as part of the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day exhibition presents, “Morning Swim”Phu Yen, Tinh Quang Nam, Vietnam “This is in Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen Province, Vietnam. A stream of people were going back and forth towards the water and shore. I felt that with the slow exposures need for the shot, it would […]

Photo Article: Moving on by August Timmermans

August Timmermans (Guus) is an ex-Aurovilian who lived here from 1977 to 1985. He worked on the Matrimandir construction and later co-managed the Matrimandir Nursery.  August Timmermans explores the beauty of nature, our habitats and the people through his lens telling a story through a new entry in Colorful Vignettes called: Moving on