INDIA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS Extending Arts Practice
Are you an artist or arts group interested in extending the possibilities of your own practice or those of your field? Are you seeking a fresh direction or vision for your work? If so, this programme is addressed to you. Please read on. Scope This programme supports artists and arts group to undertake projects that help them to extend their own practice or challenge prevalent practices within their fields. For instance, you may want to work with new materials or explore alternative methods for producing art. You may want to experiment with an untried form, a fresh style or a new idiom within your discipline. You may be interested in expanding your practice through engaging with other art forms/practices or working with other artists. You may wish to acquire new techniques, skills or knowledge to develop your practice. Or you may wish to challenge ways of thinking, imagining and creating within your field. Further, you may want to work in unusual environments or in response to challenging new social and political developments. Application Applications under this programme can be submitted for consideration at any time. You may write your proposal in any Indian language including English. You can expect to receive a reply from us within one month, indicating whether your proposal falls within the programme's scope and budgetary limits. We will help you to develop a budget for your proposal if it is accepted for funding. To apply, please send us a proposal describing a) Your existing arts practice, and your concerns and interests as a practitioner. b) The nature of the project for which you are seeking funding. c) How this project extends, builds on, sharpens or critiques your existing work and/or how it stimulates new developments within your field. d) The proposed outcomes of the project. Please remember to include the following with your proposal: a) Samples of your work, and those of your collaborators, if yours is a collaborative project. b) Your bio-data and those of your collaborators, if any. c) Your address, telephone/fax numbers, and e-mail address. d) A work plan, specifying the duration of the project. If you wish, you may also include two references from senior artists in your field. You are welcome to develop your proposal through dialogue and interaction with IFA staff. You may write to us or post an online letter of inquiry describing your project idea briefly. You may also use the online letter of inquiry to communicate with us on any matter pertaining to this programme. Eligibility You are eligible to apply if you are an Indian national, a registered non-profit Indian organization, or have been resident in India for at least five years. Your collaborators, if any, should also fall into one of the above categories. Send your queries and proposals to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or write to: The Executive Director India Foundation for the Arts Tharangini, 12th Cross, Raj Mahal Vilas Extension Bangalore - 560 080 Tel/fax: 080 - 2361-0584 / 2361-0583 www.indiaifa.org Translations of this circular are available in some other Indian languages on request and can also be downloaded from www.indiaifa.org
