Tag: award

Open Call: India-UK together 2022

British Council invites collaborative proposals for arts and culture projects from India and UK-based organisations, festivals, and institutions for the India-UK Together 2022 programme to mark India’s 75th anniversary of Independence in 2022- 2023. This is an opportunity to think creatively, be innovative and explore new ways of artistic collaboration and touring across India and […]

Opportunity: Artist Assistant

The role of the artist assistant will be to give full artistic support in the making of the sculptures/ installations. The work could involve sorting/cutting wood, doing research, gathering materials or sanding, painting, etc. This can be a good position for young artists who will gain additional skills and see the inside story of how […]

Call for Application: International Coproduction Fund Goethe-Institut, Last Date 30 September

International coproductions epitomize a form of artistic collaboration involving partnership and dialogue. With a view to encouraging new collaborative working processes and innovative productions involving international cultural exchange, the Goethe-Institut set up a new coproduction fund in the summer of 2016 to promote new working networks and approaches within a global context and to explore […]

Call for Applications:Gender Bender 2021

Gender Bender is the first festival of its kind in India that showcases new works of art around gender, as concept, discourse, construct, and as art itself, creating a space for gender with artists and audiences alike.The festival aims to contribute to the ever-evolving understanding of gender and its implications, to help produce works that re-examine […]

Call for Applications: Fine Art Award

Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation is now accepting applications for the Fine Art Award 2022 The award is intended to help young artists in their formative years to develop their creative talent. It provides financial assistance to enable them to work independently anywhere in India. Deadline: September 15, 2021 ABOUT THE AWARD: The Award is worth Rs.3, […]

In News: Can you build a house in seven days? Anupama Kundoo can

The 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award and Auguste Perret Prize-winning architect’s strategy has helped reduce buildings’ environment footprint, housed more and supported local economies Written by: Shiny Varghese Last month, architect Anupama Kundoo won two international awards — RIBA Charles Jencks Award and the Auguste Perret Prize — that honour innovation in technology and the […]

Call for Applications: NIF Translation Fellowships

The New India Foundation is introducing Translation Fellowships dedicated to bringing non-fiction works from Indian languages to English. In pursuit of fulfilling the objectives of the NIF to foster scholarship around Independent India and to provide a wider audience for Indian-language texts, 3 Translation Fellowships will be awarded from across 10 languages for the research […]

Call for Applications: Artist Residency in Auroville

Centre d’Art artist residency in Auroville Centre d’Art residency is an opportunity for artistic exchange and experimentation, focusing on process-based and artist-led research. Centre d’Art encourages artists to pursue new research and widen their networks to support the development of their practice. Centre d’Art residency guidelines: Centre d’Art advises the artists to prepare the following […]

News: Anupama Kundoo awarded 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award

The Jencks Foundation and the Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded Indian architect Anupama Kundoo the 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award. Kundoo is the 16th winner of the RIBA Charles Jencks Award, which is given to architects who have “made a major contribution simultaneously to the theory and practice of architecture”. It is awarded by RIBA and The Jencks Foundation, […]

Call for Application: Emerging Artist Awards- South Asia 2021 – Last date 31 July

The Arts Family (TAF) presents its first edition of TAF EMERGING ARTIST AWARDS- SOUTH ASIA 2021. The award is open to artists under 35 years from South Asia- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Our aim is to support talented emerging artists from these regions and assist them in building their careers.  How To Apply- Submit images of […]

Competition: Kodaikanal Gandhi Prize 2021

What is the Kodaikanal Gandhi Prize? The Kodaikanal Gandhi Prize was founded in October 2019 by the Gandhi Peace Foundation, the Kodaikanal Fellowship Library, and Out of Print magazine, with Radha Kumar as donor, to revive Gandhi’s ideals in the 150th year of his birth. Last year, Ishita Pandey (KIS) took first place, and Mansoor Ali Jurabi […]

Workshop: Structural Possibilities in Short Films

A weekend workshop analysing short films by some master film makers. When: 2:30 to 6:30pm 3-4 July 2021 Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTbg7U0EhjNZzDq2DZ45_tSJ7hheFw2XoBOB7wHRUixo3HEw/viewform To know more please visit: https://filminstitute.auroville.org/2021/06/27/structural-possibilities-in-short-films/ Queries: For queries, if any, please write to: filminstitute@auroville.org.in or call / message on +91 9969879319. Overview: Short films, one of the most exciting expressions of cinema, generally […]

Contest: Nature Photographer Of The Year 2021

For the sixth time in a row we’d like to welcome you to join the Nature Photographer of the Year competition, powered by Nature Talks Photo Festival in the Netherlands. We kindly invite all professional and non-professional photographers, of all ages, from all over the world, to join our contest again this year. Send in […]

Video: A talk by Dr. Vidya Dehijia on Chola Bronzes

Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) Presents: Padma Bhushan awardee Vidya Dehejia explores the material life of Chola bronzes from South India Sacred bronzes, dressed, adorned, and taken in procession through temple and town are a familiar sight throughout Tamil Nadu and its surrounding areas. But did we know that the practice of parading sacred […]

Film Screening: Beuys – 23 June

Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata Presents A film by Andres Veiel107 minutes, 2017, German and English with English Subtitles Beuys, the man with a hat, some felt, and the Fettecke. Thirty years after his death he still seems to be a visionary, way ahead of his time. Back then he was trying to patently […]

Call for Application: Artist’s Relief Fund 2021 – Last date 15 June

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, […]

Webinars: MAP Talks – 4 to 5 June

Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) Presents: 1: Chola Festival Bronzes: Padma Bhushan awardee Vidya Dehejia explores the material life of Chola bronzes from South India When: 6:30 PM (IST), 12 June 2021 Where: Online Sacred bronzes, dressed, adorned, and taken in procession through temple and town are a familiar sight throughout Tamil Nadu and […]

Film Festival: Contemporary European Cinema – 10 June – 10 July

When: 10 June – 10 July 2021 Where: Online Fee: Free (Sign-up here) Catch award-winning contemporary cinema from across Europe, now available for free streaming on Festival Scope. Over 20 films feature in an exciting line-up in genres including drama, comedy, documentaries and shorts. Having travelled extensively on the festival circuit, the films have received numerous awards […]

Call for Application: Artist’s Relief Fund 2021 – Last date 15 June

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: 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 […]

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. Now available on: Cinemapreneur: https://bit.ly/2QUv5JL Apple’s iTunes: https://apple.co/3sNcEUn​ Google Play: https://bit.ly/3sPWcTk​ Ever Slow Green website: https://www.brainfever.in/ever-slow-g​…