Tag: research

The Tara Coral 2026–2027 Residency Call

For the schooner’s next expedition, entitled Tara Coral, artists will once again join sailors and scientists for an extraordinary human adventure. On board the Tara schooner, a mission will take place from May 2026 through the end of 2027, aiming to unlock the secrets of the Coral Triangle—located between Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. By […]

Open Space Documentary Arts programme

Join Debkamal Ganguly to explore how the editor, both like a field researcher in the research field and the author shuffling the research notes at the writing desk, engages with the world’s textures and intervals, discerning patterns of relation between human gestures, landscapes, ideas and imaginings of about the life, recoverable from the fragments. November […]

Documentary practice and the social sciences

Join us as we explore the evolving relationship between documentary practice and the social sciences, proposing the filmic process itself as a mode of inquiry. 14:30 hrs IST, 5th, 6th & 7th November, 2025 | Online https://filminstitute.auroville.org/2025/11/03/documentary-as-situated-inquiry-research-methodology-towards-audio-visual-art/

Paper Pulp Doll Painting Workshop @ CREEVA

🪆 Rediscover the joy of creativity & childhood play! Create your own eco-friendly paper pulp dolls — a fun, sustainable alternative to plastic 💚 👩‍🎨 By: Artist Giribala Tripathy From Odisha | Based in Pondicherry Sri Aurobindo Ashram artist with 20+ years of creative & sustainable art practice 📅 Date: Sunday, 2nd Nov 2025 ⏰ […]

Open Studio

–Self exploration space for Visual arts, provides various kinds of art materials to work on. Step into a calm space where words rest, curves & colours speak. Explore painting, pastels, charcoal & more … not for perfection, but for inner discovery and peace. Here, art may become a meditation…a quiet dialogue with your own clarity. […]

Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)

Ministry of Culture, Government of IndiaPlot No. 15-A, Sector-7, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110075 🏆 Award of Senior/Junior Fellowships (2025–26) To Outstanding Persons in the Fields of Culture The CCRT, Ministry of Culture, invites offline applications for the Senior and Junior Fellowships for the year 2025–26.These fellowships support research-oriented projects in the fields of: Performing […]

Center for Research, Education, Experience in Visual Arts

CREEVA Center for Research, Education, Experience in Visual Arts Weekly Art Workshops Watercolour Painting Workshop by SathyaEvery Monday, 5 – 7 pm Life Model Drawing SessionEvery Tuesday, 5 – 7 pm Live Portrait by SathyaContact us to schedule a session. For info contact:📞 +91 9486145072📧 sathyacolour@auroville.org.in📍 Creativity, Near Solar Kitchen, Auroville

“75 Years of Indian Republic: Milestones, Challenges and Future Horizons”

A day-long seminar on September 12, 2025, at Auroville. Organized by: The Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, Kolkata (ISCS), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), The Auroville Foundation, and Sri Aurobindo Centre For Advanced Research (SACAR), in association with Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, Kolkata. Key Issues: Milestones and achievements in the Indian […]

It Matters SHARING

6 SEPTEMBER 2 pm – 3 pm SATURDAY CONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES: FOUNDATIONS OF INDIAN CULTURE with Anshul Sinha “Asian Contemplative and Transcultural Studies teaches and researches the contemplative traditions, practices and experiences of South and East Asia as agents for change in the modern world. This series of weekly study circles is inspired by the book […]

Living Yoga through the Arts of Transformation according to Jerzy Grotowski

Fabrice Nicot, a French theatre director and professor, who came to Auroville last May to lead a two-week workshop entitled “Living Yoga through the Arts of Transformation according to Jerzy Grotowski” and who is currently leading a new workshop in Auroville, would like to share his artistic method with Aurovilians through a practical work session […]

This Weekend: “It Matters” Workshop in Auroville

Join a special workshop this Saturday on an “Introduction to Contemplative Studies” with facilitator Anshul. Event: It Matters WORKSHOP Topic: Introduction: Contemplative Studies Date: Saturday, 16th August 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Auroville Main Road, Kuilapalayam About the Workshop: This session serves as an introduction to the field of Contemplative Studies, exploring […]

Open Call : Play Practice Artists Residency – Oct & Nov 2025

The Play Practice Artists Residency (PPAR), led by Abhilash Ningappa, is a space for artistic research and creation in Bangalore, India. Located 40 minutes from the city center, PPAR welcomes artists in dance, choreography, and the performing arts to engage in focused exploration, collaboration, and reflection. Residency Includes: ✅ 4 to 6 hours of studio […]

Butoh Body Resonance Workshop

This workshop, open to all levels, introduces Butoh dance techniques to energize body, stay in meditative state and explore creative expressions individually and together as a group. Yumiko has developed a personal style of bodywork called Body Resonance, which integrates Butoh practice with features of Noguchi Taiso gymnastics and various other Asian training methods. The […]

Butoh Body Resonance Workshop

This workshop, open to all levels, introduces Butoh dance techniques to energize body, stay in meditative state and explore creative expressions individually and together as a group. Yumiko has developed a personal style of bodywork called Body Resonance, which integrates Butoh practice with features of Noguchi Taiso gymnastics and various other Asian training methods. The […]

INVENT IN INDIA – Pondicherry Invention Festival (PIF 2025)

  Dates: July 18, 19, 20, 2025 Venue: Aurodhan Art Gallery & Gardens, Pondicherry Curated by: Lalit Verma Organized by: Aurodhan Pondicherry Contact: 📍 33, Francois Martin Street, Kuruchikuppam, Pondicherry 605 001 📞 +91 413 2222795 / 2222449 🌐 www.aurodhan.com 📧 aurodhan1@gmail.com DAY 1 – July 18: Awakening the Inner Inventor 9:00 AM – 9:45 […]

Spring again

Amares Teatro (Uruguay) and Croaking Crevasse Theatre (Canada-Uruguay) present Spring again Synopsis A man walks, carries, waits, remembers, embraces. Life exists, tranforms, travel in cycles… A plant endures winter, trusting that spring will come…again. Spring Again is a physical theatre performance by Andres Fagiolino; a tribute to that moments of life, in which all of […]

The Kyoto Retreat 2025

The Kyoto Retreat 2025 Deadline: July 15, 2025 Fee (USD): $95.00 The kyoto retreat offers artists, curators, and writers an opportunity to spend TIME in Japan for research and exploration. For artists, Kyoto’s temples and shrines, such as the golden splendor of Kinkaku-ji and the serene rock gardens of Ryoan-ji, provide a gateway into traditional […]

Applications Open: Sustaina India Fellowship 2025–26 

Are you an emerging artist in India who wants to explore the climate crisis through your artistic practice? Sustaina India — an art and climate initiative by artist duo Thukral & Tagra and CEEW (Council on Energy, Environment and Water) — invites applications for the third edition of its fellowship programme. This 6-month fellowship supports […]

Open Call | Entangled Ecosystems Grant

Entangled Ecosystems Grant What does it mean to be entangled—with a forest, a fungus, or a changing climate? How do field notes, temperature logs, or a canopy scan reveal the pulse of an ecosystem—and the ways it is being disrupted? Science Gallery Bengaluru and Shared Ecologies —a program supported by Shyama Foundation– invite artists or […]

Bhavya Trivedi

I grew up alongside Auroville. As I began to discover who I am, I experienced Auroville, my home, trying to do the same through its built environment. Conversations about ‘the City of Dawn’, the ‘City the Earth Needs’ were all around me, and I decided that I would participate in the effort to build the […]

SUMMER CAMP – 2025 – Age Group: 3 to 13 Years

No Fees, Contributions are welcome! SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION LINK: https://forms.gle/3XAwS4kb1wfEXSt69 Transportation may be made available from Police Ground, Gorimedu, on request. FUN FILLED ACTIVITIES May 5 to 23, 2025  9.30 AM to 1.30 PM   99445 36270  98942 17667 For Age Group 3–13 • Basics of Sailing • Building a Tree House • Carrom • Chess • Clay […]

Conference with … Dr. Sonali Pattnaik

27, 29 & 30 April “Femininity and Corporeality” through French philosophical thought Su. 27 April at 7 pm AF Pondichéry 58, Suffren Street, Pondichéry 1 “Femininity and Corporeality” through French philosophical thought Tu. 29 April at 5 pm Cinema Paradiso Matrimandir Rd, Auroville “Horror and Avenging Women in Bollywood” (via Kristeva and Beauvoir) We. 30 […]

Gopal Dalami

PROFESSIONAL DANCER/TEACHER Gopaldalami@gmail.com +918076833991 TRAINING 5 years of training at the Voxpop Dancers India under the direction of Mr Vikram Mohan and many international teachers in ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip- hop and bollywood. One year of aerial dance training from Vertical Circus under the direction of Catherine Daniel. Multiple dance intensives with Tony Yap, Terence […]

Mandala Workshop

ART OF INTEGRAL LIVINGLiving with Sri Aurobindo & The Mother@ Unity Pavilion 11th, 18th & 25th APRILFRIDAY 5–7 PM “Life should bloom like a flower.”— The Mother Let go of ego drama, limited stories, and repetitive patterns —Live, love, and evolve — with ease and grace. Join us for a transformative series focusing on the […]

REMEMBERING VEENAPANI FESTIVAL 2025

44 Years of creative journey in 1 week 13 – 19 APRIL 13th April Inauguration at 7 PMOpen and Free Entry for All Venue – Sir Ratan Tata Koothu KovilAdishakti Laboratory For Theatre Art ResearchNo. 121/4AB, Edayanchavady Road, Auroville Post,Vanur Taluk, Tamil Nadu 605101 Remembering Veenapani Festival 2025 In Puducherry, From April 13 to April […]