Kaman Art Foundation’s aim is to identify, promote and celebrate the community's artistic and cultural identity and support community-based festivals, exchanges and events, as well as to bring to the community the art and culture of other communities in order to broaden their experiences and appreciation of the artist.
This not-for-profit space will provide for innovation unconstrained by commercial limitations to afford artists from the region engaged in cutting edge, experimental work, an art centre. Along with providing a platform for traditional and contemporary artists, it hopes to interact closely with, and encourage young writer, curators and critics, helping to give voice to their concerns.
The Foundation invites visual and performing artists and art critics for the Sowing Seeds (Beej Bonna), an interactive artist’s village residency, held every year in the month of December for a period of approximately 14 days. This interactive residency sows the seeds of a highly creative conjunction among the rural and the contemporary artists. This mile-stone project welcomes different art forms from national and international artists and helps in exchanging art and ideas.
“Sowing Seeds” is a project that intends to create dialogues and exchanges amongst artists beyond their national identity and serves as an opportunity for rural artists to meet, share and exchange ideas, visions, and diverse views in order to create a deeper understanding of art. It acts as a social environment developing and improving the artistic impressions of experts as well as emerging artists. As an alternative art space in India, “Sowing Seeds” is geared to exchange the challenges required to organize such a contemporary artist village residency within rural areas and thus giving rise to a new era in art.
The key to the artist residency projects is that visual artists, performing artists, art critics will be developing local community collaboration to create works related to environment and social development in the village Gelawas, Barmer, in Rajasthan (India). The artist residency will bring together 15 international artists practicing in a wide variety of media, collaboration, outdoor sculpture, documentation, or performing to bring benefit to a specific site and share ideas and methods in the village.
The artists residency will provide the selected artists with full lodging and food, work space, local transportation and a small material stipend.
Objectives:
- Create meaningful connections and interactions between rural and contemporary artists
- Develop interrelationships among artists from different geographical locations having varied social, religious and cultural perspectives
- Develop contemporary art ideas using traditional materials and emerging techniques so that it could connect artists to the global art scenario
- Foster collaboration, encourage experimentation, exchanges and dialogues among practicing and emerging artists
- Serve as a platform for regional and international exposure
Venue: Village Gelawas, Barmer, Rajasthan
Residency period: December 20, 2011 to January 2, 2012 (14-days)
Eligible applicants:
- Young and emerging visual artists, performing artists and critics - Artists who are able to stay at village Gelawas for the designated period of time
- Artists who are able to produce results of his or her residence activities, e.g. exhibitions, performances, concerts or presentations
- Artists who are able to communicate and collaborate with local people and participate in the exchange program,
How to apply:
- Applicants should fill in all the required fields in the application form
- We will accept applications via e-mail
- Submitted information is only used for selection and not for any other purpose.
Deadline:
- Applications must be received by September 30, 2011.
- Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.
- Applications will not be accepted if there is any deficiency or if required information is missing.
Results:
- Results will be announced in the beginning of October 15, 2011
- All applicants, both successful and unsuccessful, will be informed of the results. A total of 15 artists will be selected.
Applications & inquiries should be addressed to
Email: kamanartfoundation@gmail.com
Contact Details:
KAMAN ART FOUNDATION
Near Ram Gadi,
Kaga area, Jodhpur,
Rajasthan - 342001
Mobile no +91-9314722004, +91-9892672877