For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate research towards creation of two exhibitions on the artistic legacy of Pune based on the collections at Zapurza Museum of Art and Culture in Pune, Maharashtra. The project will explore how art evolved in Pune when it was the seat of Maratha rule, how the emergent visual arts and literary world influenced nationalist movement, its evolution under colonial influence and finally how it was informed and shaped by the tradition of community practices, rituals and festivals. The outcomes of this project will be the two exhibitions, draft of research essays, audio-visual documentation and a series of public programming including workshops. The Project Coordinator’s final deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be the photos and videos of the exhibitions, curatorial research output, the research essays, copies of audio-visual documentation and proceedings from the workshops and public programming. This is a collaboration with the Zapurza Museum of Art and Culture in Pune, Maharashtra. Project funds will pay for contract fees, materials, travel and living, printing, hire of equipment and workshop.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate research on the intellectual histories of Pune, focusing on the intersections of the visual arts traditions of Pune as well as the rich legacy of literature, cinema, theatre, musical practices and its histories of social reforms. By engaging with the collection at Zapurza Museum of Art and Culture (ZMAC) in Pune, Maharashtra, the research will explore the ways in which these objects or artifacts spoke to the historical moment in the urban and sub-urban narratives of Pune. The outcomes of this project will be the draft of research publication/s, a series of public lectures and programming and an extended curatorial catalogue created around the selected objects for online interface and social media. The Project Coordinator’s final deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be the draft of research publication/s, the illustrated catalogue, the proceedings and audio-visual recordings of the public lecture and programming and the curatorial catalogue. This is a collaboration with the Zapurza Museum of Art and Culture in Pune, Maharashtra. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, production, exhibition, publication and archive and museum fees.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA titled Mera Aas Pados, that will engage fourth and fifth grade students studying at BND Public School, a school run by Dehat Uthan and Cultural Society in New Delhi, Delhi to facilitate an exploration of their cultural roots and identity through a series of multidisciplinary activities. The project attempts to foster a connection to their lived experiences in Katwaria Sarai. The outcome of the project will be an exhibition and a publication. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be photographs, the copies of the publication, the process document and video documentation of the entire project. Project funds will pay for contract fees, workshop, publication, exhibition, hiring equipment and travel and living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA titled Common Man – Malgudiyallondu Mane Maadi, that will engage fifth to seventh grade students studying at Arivu Vidhya Samsthe, a school run by Arivu Education and Cultural Trust in Mysuru to disseminate the literature and creative expressions of RK Narayan and RK Laxman through a series of art activities. The project attempts to engage students with their local literary legacy and foster creativity through filmmaking, reading, writing, theatre and caricaturing. The outcome of the project will be an exhibition, a publication and performances. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be photographs, the copies of the publication, the process document and video documentation of the entire project. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, publication, costumes and sets, hire of equipment, stationary and hire of venue.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will engage in dialogues with individuals who practice expansive queerness, creatively documenting the diverse ways in which queer trans people live and express themselves. The outcome of the project will be a creative documentation of trans, gender expansive expressions, and lives from a trans and neurodiverse lens. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be a website archiving responses from six to eight people, exploring the themes of gender joy, community building, and neurodivergence. Project funds will pay for contract fees, and website hosting.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Arts Projects (Research/Practice) that will undertake a research into the labour organising efforts in the garment industry in Bangalore, including interviews with feminist activists, towards the making of a digital archive and an exhibition. The outcomes of the project would be an annotated archive of digitised materials, audio-visual materials, digital interface of the archive and an exhibition. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be selected materials from the archive, offline version of the digital interface, audio-visual documentation of the research process including selected interviews, and photographs of the exhibition display. Project funds will pay for contract fees, exhibition, hire of equipment, website, domain and hosting, and travel and living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Arts Projects (Research/Practice) that will involve mapping Cubbon Park through recorded interviews, stored in an interactive sonic picnic blanket, that will be activated through sonic picnic events in the park. The outcomes of the project would be recorded interview audio clips, sonic picnic events, and the sonic picnic blanket. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the audio clips, photographs, and audio-visual documentation of the Sonic Picnic events. Project funds will pay for contract fees, materials, travel and living, printing, hire of equipment, website hosting, and publicity and marketing.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Arts Projects (Research/Practice) that will involve the making of a podcast series with five episodes, as audio performances for walkers to experience the city of Bangalore. The series will be based on urban research and interviews woven together through sound engineering. The outcomes of the project would be a podcast series of five episodes of approximately 30 minutes each, two short performance walks with theatre actors and live musicians, and talks with city historians. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the podcasts along with audio-video documentation of the artistic process. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, software subscriptions, hire of venue and printing.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will investigate the history and cultural significance of the Raibenshe martial dance form. It will critically assess the impact of the cultural intermediary, Gurusaday Datta, on the research and practice of Raibenshe dance, learn about the evolution of different styles, and examine how the practitioners of this caste-specific art form balance their artistic identity with their social, economic, and political realities. The outcomes of this project will be an illustrated manuscript, audio and video recordings of interviews and performances, a multimedia archive, and two public events at the School of Cultural Texts and Records, Jadavpur University, and Arthshila, Santiniketan. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA, along with the final reports, will be the manuscript, audio and video recordings of interviews and performances, and the multimedia archive. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, hire of equipment, and transcriptions.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions that will involve long-term artistic research processes of unpacking the artistic genre of landscape, through everyday exercises like walking, and foraging of machine learning image archives, followed by painting and drawing exercises, as well as independent publishing, derived from syntagmatic exercises in relation to AI prompt engineering. The outcome of the project will be an inventory of painting of landscapes, a printed visual of unrecognised images from the Google human-challenge tests, independent publishing on various topics related to AI, and an anti-archive of uncategorised images designed in machine learning through ImageNet. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be soft copies of the paintings and image documentations of the artistic processes. Project funds will pay for contract fees, materials, printing, books, and travel and living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that aims to study the prevalent practices of Chalant music in and around the town of Kishtwar, identifying it as a marker of cultural fluidity between the Chenab Valley and the Kashmir region. Alongside this, the project will analyse, document and contextualise the music and poetry of Janbaaz Doolwal, who is associated with the genesis of this musical style. The outcomes of this project will be a 30-40 minute high-resolution audio package and a film based on the music and poetry of Doolwal. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA, along with the final reports, will be the film, the audio package of musical performances, and audiovisual documentation from the field. Project funds will pay for travel and living, hire of equipment, contract fees and materials.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions that will lead to the creation of a manuscript on the theatre-making processes of veteran theatre actor and director, Maya Krishna Rao. Structured as a book in three broad sections, this book will detail the essence, modalities, insights and reflections of Maya’s unique performance language. The outcome of the project will be the manuscript of the book. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be photographs and notes generated during this project as well as copies of the manuscript. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, documentation, transcription and printing.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate research towards the creation of a series of episodes for an audio-visual podcast, exploring the presence and location of class, caste, gender, and influence of mainstream politics in Tamil cinema. Based on the collections of Tamil Cinema reviews in Periodical publications from 1930s - 1990s at The Cinema Resource Centre (TCRC), the outcomes of this project will be seven episodes for an audiovisual podcast, research-based materials for social media, blog posts and public workshops. The Project Coordinator’s final deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be the audio-visual recordings of the podcast, the final script of the episodes, content on social media, materials uploaded to the blog and documentation of the workshops. This is a collaboration with The Cinema Resource Centre in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Project funds will pay for workshop, post-production, production, contract fees, travel and living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will explore the idea for a play in Kannada, around language politics, through the form of absurd theatre engaging with different Kannada dialects. The outcome of the project will be a play of 60 to 70 minutes in duration. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be a video recording of the play, and audio-visual documentation of the artistic process. Project funds will pay for contract fees, hire of venue, food, and sets.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will delve into the philosophical dimensions of finding a physical theatrical performative form for the ritualistic singing of the Arichandran (Harischandra) song that is sung only orally, during the death ritual, in front of the Arichandran temple located at the entrance of the graveyard in Puducherry. The outcomes of the project will be a playscript in Tamil and theatrical experiments in an open-air theatre. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the Tamil playscript along with photographs, and audio-visual documentation of the theatrical artistic process. Project funds will pay for travel and living, contract fees, hire of equipment, hire of venue, materials, printing, and stationery.
