Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is inviting proposals for the Curated Artistic Engagements under Project 560 Programme.
The India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) seeks to implement Curated Artistic Engagements on Bangalore that reflect upon the city by asking questions or by offering multiple imaginations of the cosmopolis. Engagements could include storytelling, music, performances, installations, exhibitions, gaming, lecture-performances, public discussions and other such activities that would offer new perspectives, foreground unheard voices, and encourage people to reimagine the city through the arts and culture.
Project 560 is an IFA initiative for Bangalore. Taking its name from the first three digits of Bangalore’s pincode, Project 560 proposes to encourage artists, scholars, institutions, and neighbourhoods to engage creatively and critically with the city. In doing so, it aims to provide citizens with a kaleidoscopic experience of exploring the city that would enable them to reimagine the city and their relationship with it, in novel ways.
The Project 560 programme for 2022-2023 is supported by Sony Pictures Entertainment Fund and BNP Paribas India.
Benefits
- Duration of the project: 8-10 activities have to take place at regular intervals within 12 months
- Budget: Up to a maximum of Rs 5 lakh
Eligibility Criteria
- Independent curators and artists can apply. Individuals, who may be connected with collectives and organisations that have the bandwidth and inclination to sustain year-long Curated Artistic Engagements, that engage with the public domain in Bangalore, are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be based in Bangalore and the project has to be undertaken in Bangalore.
- Only Indian nationals can apply. This does not include PIO (Persons of Indian Origin) and OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) Card Holders.
- Applicants must have PAN card and one of the following for proof of identity and citizenship – Indian Passport or Aadhar Card or Voter’s ID in India.
- Only individuals can apply. Organisations of any kind cannot apply (except for non-profit schools, who can only apply under the National School Projects category of the Arts Education programme).
- If there are collaborators in the projects, they must also be Indian nationals.
- Persons who have a past history of financial delinquency with IFA are not eligible.
- Persons who have failed to deposit at IFA agreed deliverables from an earlier IFA grant are not eligible.
- Persons who have previously received a letter from IFA disallowing them from applying in the future for any reason are not eligible.
- Persons currently working on a project implemented by IFA are not eligible to apply.
- More than one individual can apply if they have a joint account. If they do not, then only one among them should apply with the others as collaborators.
For more information, visit India Foundation for the Arts.
