India Foundation for the Arts

India Foundation for the Arts IFA is an independent, nationwide not-for-profit organisation that makes grants & implements projects in the arts Learn more at http://www.theifaarchive.org/

We believe that the arts and culture are essential to our individual and community lives, and for a more equitable and just world. As a facilitator, catalyst and provocateur in the field, we support critical investigations, explorations and experiments that push boundaries of knowledge and practice, and challenge dominant narratives

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cope and impact of our work. We seek your support and urge you to contribute generously to IFA. IFA provides a flexible channel for extending support to the arts in India. https://indiaifa.org/support/become-a-friend/donate-online.html

Donations to IFA qualify for exemption under section 80G of the Indian Income Tax Act and 501 (c ) 3 in the US. You can visit The IFA Archive to explore more about the many arts and culture projects supported by IFA over the last two decades. The IFA Archive is a space, with a website and physical site in Bangalore that houses the diverse outcomes of our work.

From The IFA Archive | Thasil MA—Arts Practice: 2022-2023Thasil explored coastal fort sites and lagoon ecosystems along ...
17/07/2025

From The IFA Archive | Thasil MA—Arts Practice: 2022-2023

Thasil explored coastal fort sites and lagoon ecosystems along the west coast of India, from Muziris in Kerala to Lakhpat in Gujarat, through solitary performances, photographs, and storytelling. The project, Muziris to Lakhpat, uncovered legends, resistance narratives, and natural archives, and culminated in a lecture performance that reimagined the performer as a living archive of memory and movement.

This project is made possible with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment Fund.

This and more such projects are available at our in-house Archive (open to visitors!) in Bangalore or online at www.theifaarchive.org

The IFA Archive is built with support from SP Lohia Foundation India

03/07/2025

SPOTLIGHT on The IFA Archive — Anuj Malhotra: Arts Research | 2021–2022

What if cinema’s memory was preserved not by experts, but by its everyday workers?

In The Mapmaker from Baghdad, filmmaker Anuj Malhotra and his collaborators trace 1970s Bombay through oral histories and street sounds, guided by fictional scout Rafique Baghdadi. Across 45 locations and 22 voices, lightmen, costume dadas, spotboys, vendors, this digital archive maps the city’s cinematic soul.

This isn’t just an archive. It’s a journey. Walk, listen, leave a trace.

Explore it here: themapmakerfrombaghdad.com

This, and many such projects, are available to access at the IFA Archive. Visit the physical space in Bangalore: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM on weekdays (by appointment) or online: https://www.theifaarchive.org/

Stay tuned as we Spotlight a project from The IFA Archive each month!

The IFA Archive is built with support from SP Lohia Foundation India

Music: Pixabay

JOB OPENING@IFAWe are seeking a part-time Arts Manager to coordinate and oversee a visual arts project under its Arts Se...
02/07/2025

JOB OPENING@IFA

We are seeking a part-time Arts Manager to coordinate and oversee a visual arts project under its Arts Services. They will work closely with the Manager – Institutional Projects and will be responsible for managing a visual arts project from start to finish that will include an open call and a final showcase over eight months.

We are looking for people with a degree in Arts Management/Visual Arts/Cultural Studies or allied fields and experience with working on arts programmes, artist grants, and/or cultural initiatives.

TERM: Part-time position, on an eight month contract
LOCATION: Bangalore, Remote working with weekly in-person meetings.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 13, 2025

🔗Read all the details here: https://bit.ly/44r5ERZ

From The IFA Archive | Ganapathy BP—Project 560: 2020-2021Ganapathy BP documented the culture and community of the Raith...
26/06/2025

From The IFA Archive | Ganapathy BP—Project 560: 2020-2021

Ganapathy BP documented the culture and community of the Raithara Santhe in Byatarayanapura, Bangalore, Karnataka, through interviews, art sessions, and sketches with farmers and vendors at the market. In collaboration with Bennet Praveen Doss, the project captured over 100 stories, and culminated in Raitharu Grahakara Jeevanaadi (Farmers are the lifeline of the people), a collage of sketches that honoured the voices and lives of the farmers.

This and more such projects are available at our in-house Archive (open to visitors!) in Bangalore or online at www.theifaarchive.org
The IFA Archive is built with support from SP Lohia Foundation India

Thank you so much to everyone who visited us at our Archive last week! It created an exciting opportunity for us to make...
19/06/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who visited us at our Archive last week! It created an exciting opportunity for us to make the space accessible to anyone curious about archiving in the arts and opened up conversations about stories, memory, and preservation. Take a look at some of the highlights!

If you would like to share your experience or visit us again, please write to us at [email protected]. Here's to making archives

The IFA Archive is built with support from SP Lohia Foundation India

From The IFA Archive | Sarasija Subramanian—Arts Research: 2019-2020Sarasija Subramanian explored the community kitchen ...
12/06/2025

From The IFA Archive | Sarasija Subramanian—Arts Research: 2019-2020

Sarasija Subramanian explored the community kitchen at 1Shanthiroad in Bangalore through recipes and interviews with artists and residents, tracing its role as a cultural and communal space. Developed in collaboration with Nihaal Faizal, the project resulted in the cookbook the 1Shanthiroad Kitchen and the exhibition at the kitchen table. They used food as a lens to examine memory, exchange, and artistic practice, and unfolded through workshops, conversations, and exhibitions that celebrated shared experiences around cooking and eating.

This grant was made possible with support from Titan Company Limited.

This and more such projects are available at our in-house Archive (open to visitors!) in Bangalore or online at www.theifaarchive.org

The IFA Archive is built with support from Indorama Charitable Trust.

JOB OPENING@IFAWe are looking for a Manager – Fundraising to join our Resource Mobilisation team in Bangalore to grow ou...
11/06/2025

JOB OPENING@IFA

We are looking for a Manager – Fundraising to join our Resource Mobilisation team in Bangalore to grow our corporate and individual donor engagements.

The Manager – Fundraising will work closely with the two other Managers and be responsible for raising resources from corporate partnerships, events and individual donors. The role requires building sustainable relationships, networks, and strategies for engagement with the corporate world.

We are looking for people with experience in fundraising for the non-profit as well as the corporate sectors, with some knowledge/background in arts and culture.

Location: Bangalore, full-time

Application Deadline: July 11, 2025

Read all the details here: https://bit.ly/4dVOi3Y

*Request for Proposals: Arts Research programme*The Arts Research programme recognises the value of different and flexib...
10/06/2025

*Request for Proposals: Arts Research programme*

The Arts Research programme recognises the value of different and flexible approaches to research in the arts. Under this programme, IFA seeks to implement projects that explore forms of knowing and thinking that are rooted in creative, scholarly and/ or cultural practices, and bring out diverse perspectives on histories and expressions of artistic practice in India to foster a deeper understanding of the arts through enquiry, interaction, reflection, and experimentation.

Deadline: September 10, 2025

You can write your proposal in any Indian language including English. For queries and submissions, write to Harsh*ta Bathwal at harsh*[email protected] with the subject line: Project Proposal for Arts Research

🔗 Read all details here: https://bit.ly/4jJKOD0

We can't wait to host you at the IFA Archive next week! The walkthroughs and workshops hope to present the Archive as a ...
06/06/2025

We can't wait to host you at the IFA Archive next week! The walkthroughs and workshops hope to present the Archive as a space that can be inspirational, engaging, and accessible. The films tell stories of people and communities, and play with the form itself in new and interesting ways. Is it a documentary? Is it fiction? Is it both? Come and find out :)

Limited seating, register now!

🗓️: June 09 - 13, 2025
📍: The IFA Archive https://bit.ly/43ivdFz
🔗 All details here: https://bit.ly/43h109U
Register here: https://forms.gle/mhpvL51Lh87jtUaa6

Images 2, 4, 6, 8: Stills from the films being screened
Images 9-13: The IFA Archive

05/06/2025

SPOTLIGHT on The IFA Archive — Dimple B Shah: Project 560 | 2013–2014

Walk the streets of Basavanagudi and Hanumanthanagar with artist Dimple B Shah, as she turns them into living stages of art and memory.

Through Basavanagudi Live Art, part of IFA’s Project 560 (2013–2014), Dimple explored what it means to belong to a city that is constantly changing. Over three months, she created six site-specific interventions leading to over 30 performances inspired by local history, literature, and music—each a personal and collective act of remembering.

She collaborated with 14 artists from across India, two international artists, and 14 students from Ken School of Arts, Kala Mandir, and Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. The journey culminated in ‘Goddesses from Common Grounds’, a moving Turmeric Walk with local women and students on the theme of women’s safety.

A multidisciplinary artist working across printmaking, painting, and installation, Dimple brought the city’s stories into public space—inviting its people to see, feel, and belong again.

This, and many such projects, are available to access at the IFA Archive. Visit the physical space in Bangalore: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM on weekdays (by appointment) or online: https://www.theifaarchive.org/

Stay tuned as we Spotlight a project from The IFA Archive each month!

The IFA Archive is built with support from SP Lohia Foundation India

Music: Pixabay
Video footage courtesy: Dhruv Ramnath

ಐ ಎಫ್ ಎ@ಮಂಗಳೂರುರಾಧಿಕಾ ಭಾರದ್ವಾಜ್, ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು, ಕಲಾ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ: ಐ ಎಫ್ ಎ ಓಪನ್ ಹೌಸ್ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಕೆಲಸದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೆಚ್...
03/06/2025

ಐ ಎಫ್ ಎ@ಮಂಗಳೂರು

ರಾಧಿಕಾ ಭಾರದ್ವಾಜ್, ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು, ಕಲಾ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ: ಐ ಎಫ್ ಎ ಓಪನ್ ಹೌಸ್ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಕೆಲಸದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡಲು ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ! ರಾಧಿಕಾ ಅವರು ಐ ಎಫ್ ಎ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕಲಾ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ - ಕಲಿ ಕಲಿಸು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಕುರಿತು, ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳು ಹೇಗೆ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತವೆ ಮತ್ತು ನೀವು ಹೇಗೆ ಅರ್ಜಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಬಹುದು ಎಂಬುದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಸಭೆಯು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸರಕಾರಿ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲಾ ಅಂತರ್ಗತ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಲು ಬಯಸುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಲಾವಿದರು ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸಕರಿಗಾಗಿ ತೆರೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ. ನಾವು ಸದಾ ಹೊಸ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕಲಾತ್ಮಕ ಘಟಕಗಳ ಹುಡುಕಾಟದಲ್ಲಿರುತ್ತೇವೆ, ಈ ಮೂಲಕ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಆಯೋಚನೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮೊಂದಿಗೆ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಸಭೆಗೆ ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ!

ಜೂನ್ 09, 2025| ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 10.30 ರಿಂದ 11.30। ಡಾ। ಬಿ ಬಿ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ ಪ್ರಥಮ ದರ್ಜೆ ಕಾಲೇಜು, ಕುಂದಾಪುರ
ಜೂನ್ 09, 2025|ಸಂಜೆ 5 ರಿಂದ 6| ಅದಿತಿ ಆರ್ಟ್ ಗ್ಯಾಲರಿ, ಕುಂಜಿಬೆಟ್ಟು, ಉಡುಪಿ
ಜೂನ್ 10 2025|ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 10.30 ರಿಂದ 11.30|ಕಲಾಗ್ರಾಮ, ಬೋಂದೆಲ್, ಮಂಗಳೂರು
ಸಂದೇಹಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ, [email protected], ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆಯಿರಿ

IFA@Mangalore

Join Radhika Bharadwaj, Programme Officer: Arts Education programme at The IFA Open House to learn more about our work! Radhika will be talking about all the programmes at IFA, especially focusing on Arts Education Kali Kalisu initiative, how these programmes work, and how you can apply. This event is especially open to all artists and cultural practitioners who wish to apply under the Arts Education programme, where one can facilitate arts projects in a government school in Karnataka. We are always looking for fresh perspectives and contexts, and invite you to come discuss your ideas with us!

June 09, 2025 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM |Dr BB Hegde First Grade College, Kundapura
June 09, 2025 | 05:00 PM – 06:00 PM | Aditi Art Gallery Kunjibettu, Udupi
June 10, 2025 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Kalagrama, Bondel, Mangalore

For any queries, write to [email protected]

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