Asia Art Archive (AAA)-Inlaks Art Grant 2017-18

What is Asia Art Archive (AAA)-Inlaks Art Grant 2017-18?

Asia Art Archive (AAA)-Inlaks Art Grant 2017-18 announces an Open Call to support new and innovative approaches to practicing art today.Candidates are invited to propose projects that explore new imaginations and architectures, new sensoria and interfaces of the archive while looking at existing archives.The aim of the Grant is to encourage artists to propose and test new forms of art-making that incorporate research, collaboration, workshops and formal experiments as a way to examine the technologies and eco-systems of information that shape our times. 

Who can apply for this scholarship ?

• Artists of Indian citizenship residing in India between the age of 25-35 years are eligible to apply. 
• Collectives are eligible to apply provided all members are Indian citizens and not more than 35 years in age.
• Proposals that incorporate research, collaboration, workshops and formal experimentation will be given preference, along with those that engage with any of the following :
  • Archives pertaining to any field – art, music, cinema, theatre, law, science, medicine, and meteorology to name a few
  • Artist’s personal archives - scrapbooks, letters, diaries, photo-albums, etc.
  • Public Libraries
  • Databases
  • Anthologies
  • Timelines and Bibliographies
  • Time-travel

How can you apply ?

The application can be done by email only with the following steps:

Step 1: Make a cover document with the Name, Postal Address, Email, and Telephone number (if available)

Step 2: Write the Names and Email addresses of 2 Referees from the desired field

Step 3: Make an updated CV (limited to 2 pages)

Step 4: Artist Statement i.e Description of practice and areas of interest in not more than 250 words

Step 5: Project Proposal

Step 6: Outline of the plan that how the grant money will be utilised which includes a short description of the project and research

Step 7: A complete breakdown of the cost of the project

Step 8: Still photographs must be compiled into one PDF file which should not exceed 10 MB. Audio/Video clips to be sent as links to artist website/ vimeo/ youtube/ soundcloud

Step 9: The applications with the supporting documents must be sent by email to both gladys@inlaksfoundation.org and artgrant@aaa.org.hk

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