Call for Neighbourhood Engagements | Deadline: November 30, 2021 (CLOSED)
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA)
invites proposals for Neighbourhood Engagements
under Project 560
that explore
Memories | Experiences | Imaginations
Deadline: Tuesday, November 30, 2021
That somberikatte | the man from the North who brought dhoodh pedha to your area | the haunted house near the tree | the road that was renamed twice | your grandmother's love story | the lake that vanished | a housing plan that never took off | that petty shop in the corner | the security guard who writes short stories | the Saturday santhe | that uncle's roadmap to resolve traffic woes | the slum that was torn down | drumming at the oora habba | the sleepy community library | the cab driver's dreams...
Every neighbourhood has many stories and then some more...
Stories revisited, different versions of the same story,
stories that link with each other...
Memories of the past, experiences of the present, imaginations of the future.
IFA seeks to implement projects that engage with the spaces, stories, and people of your neighbourhoods, in Bangalore. These engagements could be an event or a series of events that could include storytelling sessions, music, street performances, temporary/permanent installations, mapping exercises, walks and so on, that would enable people to rethink and reimagine their neighbourhoods and express through the arts and culture, the joys and challenges of living together. These engagements must be public and in a physical format, with virtual elements in part, if necessary. (We do not encourage only virtual presentations.)
We especially encourage proposals that reflect upon and/ or respond to the changes that we are encountering in our social, cultural, political and ecological spaces and relationships, due to the pandemic.
We also strongly encourage people from diverse backgrounds to be co-creators and audience members for the proposed projects.
Duration of the project: All activities have to take place between January and March 2022.
Budget: You can request for support up to a maximum of Rs 25,000.
Deadline: November 30, 2021
(Please note that this deadline will not be extended)
Who can apply?
Individuals based in Bangalore can apply.
Who is eligible?
You are eligible to apply only if you are an Indian citizen. Your collaborators too must be Indian citizens. For details, please click here.
How can you apply?
Send us a proposal with:
- A description of your neighbourhood - the various kinds of people who live there, its history, shopping areas, housing patterns, community centres, cultural practices - anything that gives your neighbourhood its special identity in the city.
- Details of what you would like to do and who would participate in the activities.
You may choose to write your proposal in any Indian language, including English.
If you wish to discuss project ideas before sending your proposal or have queries regarding the same, please write to menaka@indiaifa.org. The final proposal, along with all supporting materials, should be submitted online in a single email not exceeding 25 MB to menaka@indiaifa.org on or before Tuesday, November 30, 2021.
Selection Process:
Shortlisted applicants will be informed by early December 2021 and should be available for a detailed discussion with the IFA Team. Projects selections will be announced in January 2022. The decision by IFA on the projects will be final.
About Project 560:
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.
Namma 560. Namma Project. Namma Pincode.
The Project 560 programme is made possible with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment Fund.