Deadline: 31 May 2019
Gender Bender is a joint project of the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan and Sandbox Collective. Gender Bender is conceived, conceptualised, and curated by Sandbox Collective.
Gender Bender is the first festival of its kind in India that showcases new works of art around gender, as a concept, discourse, construct, and as art itself. What started out as a grantee showcase festival has, over the last five years, grown into a much-needed and recognized space for conversations on 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 and re-imagine the concept.
The Gender Bender Grant Includes
- A maximum grant amount of INR 50,000 towards the creation of the work, awarded at the discretion of the panel with due reference to applicant’s proposal and budget.
- Reimbursement of one economy class return flight ticket or 3AC non-Rajdhani return train ticket to Bangalore.
- A basic honorarium to cover food and local travel in Bangalore.
- Accommodation in Bangalore is the responsibility of the grantee.
Jury
An independent panel, comprising of eminent individuals in the arts, will shortlist the projects to be supported. Selected applicants will be informed by July 1, 2019.
When
Selected projects will be presented in Bangalore between August 21 and 24, 2019.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications from artists and individuals working in the field of arts to create new and original work around the ideas of gender are invited.
- Applicants are encouraged to approach this theme in a critical way, in relation to their own perspective.
- The artistic contributions can take any form of expression across different media – from dance to drawing, from photography to pottery, mixed media to mime, and everything in-between, so long as it is new work that can be presented, performed, screened, or exhibited to an audience.
How to Apply
- Fill the application form via given website.
- Send relevant samples of your previous work, and supporting material comprising:
- A maximum of five photographs of previous work
- Video link of previous work (optional)
- Please upload all relevant materials to your Google Drive, and send an editable link to Sandbox. Please title the shared folder, “Your Name- Application”.
For more information, please visit https://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/kul/ser/aus/alb.html