Call for Proposals: Inlaks Residency Program at UNIDEE (India)

The aim is to provide inspiration, motivation and instruments to activate, develop or strengthen artistic initiatives based on the involvement of local ecologies.

Benefits

• It includes the following support:
  • Return travel from India to Italy (including airport/Biella private transfer).
  • Insurance (travel and medical insurance for accidents) and visa fees.
  • Two months’ stay at Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto: single room in the premises shared with other international residents inclusive of cleaning services, use of shared studio space and workshop facilities.
  • Based on the research of the selected resident, expert visits, curatorial meetings, networking sessions will be organised.
  • Study and research trips will be organised with the residents group to Venice (for four days), Turin and Milan (for one day each) to engage with the international art scene in Italy(hotel, food and travel are covered by the grant).
  • Up to €300 budget for project production and communication, translations.
  • A per diem of €900.
  • If the resident is interested and has research related to the theme of UNIDEE 2025 Residency Modules he/she could participate.
• Duration: Residency dates: 15th September to 14th November 2025.

Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant must be an Indian passport holding citizen and currently resident in India.
• The applicant must be born on or after 1st January 1990.
• The applicant may be an emerging practitioner (artist, curator, writer, activist, cultural practitioner, etc) from different background and with a different practice in the fields of socially engaged art and social practice, curatorial practice and community organisation.
• The applicant must have a fluent knowledge of the English language.

Ineligibility Criteria

• The applicant should not have received any prior grant from the Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation for any other overseas project.

For more information, visit The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation.