Deadline: 16-Feb-2023
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) in collaboration with Bihar Museum invites applications for an IFA-Bihar Museum Creative Project and an IFA-Bihar Museum Scholarly Project under the Archives and Museums programme which IFA will implement.
The Creative Project offers the Project Coordinator the opportunity for curatorial and artistic engagement with the collection of the Regional Gallery, reimagine the collections in innovative ways, preferably focusing on documenting the artisans and evolution of the artform through short videos, animation films, podcasts, and other multimedia, and present the outcomes by means of public programmes such as talks, workshops, exhibitions etc., both online and offline.
For the Scholarly Project, the Project Coordinator will need to research and critically engage with collection from the Regional Gallery and generate scholarly outcomes on the collection and the artists, that will support the knowledge bank of the institution with tangible outcomes such as a descriptive catalogue, monograph, essays, and present their research through public programmes both online and offline.
Both projects are envisioned for a period of one year.
Funding Information
- The project cost should not exceed Rs 2,00,000/-
- You may budget for an honorarium of Rs 12,000/- per month subject to a limit of Rs 1,44,000/- for the entire duration of the project. Please note that the total amount is inclusive of the honorarium.
- The funds will cover only project-related costs and activities and will not pay for infrastructure costs or equipment purchase.
- Please ensure that each budget category pertains to a specific item of project-related expenditure.
Eligibility Criteria
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 IFA.