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India Foundation for the Arts

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

18/08/2026

Anurupa Roy and Avril Stormy Unger, our presenters for tomorrow, and Menaka Rodriguez from IFA, invite you to

Project Showcase@IFA: Nurturing Practices through Arts Platforms

🗓️August 19, 2026 | 06:30 PM IST
🔗Register on Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/yfx9njzj

13/08/2026

📣JOB OPENING@IFA

We are looking for a Communications Officer to work with us! The role involves writing, social media management, website management, and other communications related support for the organisation.

🗓️ Deadline: September 13, 2026
📍 Location: Full-time position in Bangalore

Send your application to [email protected] with the subject line: Application for Communications Officer 2026

🔗 Read all the details here: https://tinyurl.com/3bcwnapp

11/08/2026

Project Showcase@IFA with Anurupa Roy and Avril Stormy Unger
Nurturing Practices through Arts Platforms

🗓️August 19, 2026 | 06:30 PM IST
🔗Register on Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/yfx9njzj

How can artists learn from each other, exchange knowledge and build sustainable frameworks for their creative practices?

This is a conversation with two artists: Anurupa Roy and Avril Stormy Unger, who created platforms in two completely different artistic domains—experimental puppet theatre and q***r music production culture. Under the Arts Platforms category of the Arts Practice programme at IFA, these arts platforms focused on skill-building, collaborative experimentation, intensive mentorship sessions, public showcases, and the cultivation of inclusive, dynamic and safe spaces for artistic communities. They will also unpack the Arts Platforms category with John Xavier, Programme Officer: Arts Practice at IFA.

Join us and listen to how such spaces can ensure the long-term sustainability and vitality of artist communities.

This session is organised as a series of presentations to showcase, discuss and engage audiences with the diverse projects we support and implement across programmes.

06/08/2026

SPOTLIGHT on The IFA Archive — Ritwika Pal: 25x25 | 2020–2021

Can the internet understand love?

As part of IFA's 25x25 initiative, filmmaker, writer, and actor Ritwika Pal explored love and relationships in the digital age through Love in the Time of Internet—an experimental short film that blends animation, drawings, found footage, conversations, and voice-over to reflect on how technology shapes the way we connect.

Explore the IFA Archive in Bangalore (weekdays, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM, 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.

31/07/2026

📣 Request for Proposals: Archives and Museums programme
In collaboration with Folk Culture Museum, Bhimtal

🗓️ Deadline: September 04, 2026

We invite proposals from those interested in engaging with materials at the Folk Culture Museum, also known as Lok Sanskriti Sangrahalaya, located in the valley of the Kumaon Shivaliks, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand. The proposals should create outcomes that will support the knowledge bank of the institution or demonstrate innovative curatorial and artistic intervention to reimagine the collection, with a focus on creating a digital presence for the museum.

You can write your proposal in any Indian language. Send your applications and queries to Ritwika Misra at [email protected] with the subject line: Application for IFA-Folk Culture Museum Projects.

🔗Read all the guidelines: https://indiaifa.org/programmes/archives-and-museums/request-for-proposals/ifa-fcm.html

Supported by Tata Trusts

28/07/2026

IFA@ಮೈಸೂರು
ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಫೌಂಡೇಶನ್ ಫಾರ್ ದಿ ಆರ್ಟ್ಸ್ (IFA), ಅರಿವು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಟ್ರಸ್ಟ್ ಸಹಯೋಗದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ IFA ಓಪನ್ ಹೌಸ್ ಚರ್ಚೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲಾ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರು ಹಾಗು ಕಲಾವಿದರ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ, ಯೋಜನೆಗಳ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಧಾನಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ದೀಪಕ್ ಡಿ. ಎಚ್ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ನೀಡುತ್ತೇವೆ.
ವಿವಿಧ ಕಲಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರು, ಕಲಾವಿದರು, ಸಂಶೋಧಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರರಿಗೆ ಈ ಸಭೆಯು ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ. ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಆಲೋಚನೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬನ್ನಿ!

🗓️ ಭಾನುವಾರ, ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 02, 2026
🕔 ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 10:30
📍 ಅರಿವು ಶಾಲೆ, ಮೈಸೂರು
ಈ ಸಭೆಯು ಕನ್ನಡ ಮತ್ತು ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿದೆ.
ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಪಡೆಯಲು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಿ, ದೀಪಕ್ ಡಿ. ಎಚ್, [email protected]

IFA@Mysore

Join Deepak DH, Programme Officer, Arts Education for an IFA Open House in collaboration with Arivu Education and Cultural Trust to learn more about the Teachers and Artists categories under the Arts Education programme at IFA, the scope of the projects, and how you can apply. We will share examples of past projects and guide you through the application process.

Open to teachers, artists, researchers, and cultural practitioners working across disciplines and contexts. Come with your questions and ideas!

🗓️ August 02, 2026
🕔 10:30 AM onwards
📍 Arivu Vidya Samsthe, Mysore

The session will be conducted in Kannada and English. For queries, contact [email protected]

18/07/2026

IFA Open House@Amritsar

Interested in learning more about IFA, our programmes and the application process?

Join Harsh*ta Bathwal, Programme Officer: Arts Research for an IFA Open House, organised in collaboration with Bohobeans Cafe. The session is open to artists, researchers, and cultural practitioners working across disciplines and contexts. Come with your questions and ideas.

🗓️ July 27, 2026
🕔 05:00 PM onwards
📍 Bohobeans Cafe, Amritsar
🔗Register here: https://forms.gle/zLnGP44dAwSHaKFd8

The session will be conducted in English, Punjabi, and Hindi

17/07/2026

IFA Open House@Mohali

How do art, architecture, and cinema shape the way we understand and experience the world?

Join Harsh*ta Bathwal, Programme Officer: Arts Research, India Foundation for the Arts, for the IFA Open House Discussion on Art, Architecture, and Cinema, organised in collaboration with Bajri Collaborative.

The session invites artists, architects, filmmakers, students, researchers, and anyone interested in creative practice to come together for an engaging conversation across disciplines.

🗓️July 25, 2026
🕕06:00 PM – 08:00 PM
📍Arch.lab, Mohali

🔗 Registration Link: https://forms.gle/zLnGP44dAwSHaKFd8 (Those who are in Amritsar can join us there only July 27, 2026)

The session will be conducted in English, Punjabi, and Hindi

For queries, contact harsh*[email protected]

16/07/2026

📣 Request for Proposals: ARTS PLATFORMS (Arts Practice)

🗓️ Deadline: August 31, 2026

IFA invites proposals for Arts Platforms which could include situations like workshops, residencies, artists’ gatherings, that seek to build and stimulate networks and spaces (physical, online or a hybrid of both). These initiatives should bring together artists within or across practices on a common ground with the aim of fostering exchange, nurturing collaboration, enabling creativity, and supporting the sustainability of their practices. In the past we have had platforms that have built safe, inclusive and creative spaces for puppetry, music production for q***r artists, and dance scholarship in India. Your domain as an artist could range from performance to visual to film to literature, and beyond.

✍️ You can write your proposal in any Indian language including English. All queries and submissions should be emailed to John Xaviers at [email protected]

🔗 All guidelines in English and other Indian languages here: https://tinyurl.com/4u5xa4ja

10/07/2026

From the IFA Archive | Desire Machine Collective — Archival and Museum Fellowship: 2016-2017

Desire Machine Collective (Mriganka Madhukaillya and Sonal Jain), based in Guwahati, collaborated with the Assam State Museum on their project Museums are Closed at Night. They reactivated museum objects by inviting artists, historians and public intellectuals to engage with them, generating alternative narratives around identity, memory and cultural history. Through exhibitions, talks, workshops and artistic interventions, the project reinterpreted the museum’s collection, challenging conventional modes of display and fostering dialogue between objects, viewers and histories. The project culminated in a public exhibition and a series of talks offering new perspectives on Assam’s cultural context.

This fellowship was supported by Tata Trusts.

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

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Apoorva Building, Flat No. 259 4th Cross, RMV, 2nd Stage, 2nd Block
Bangalore
560094

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Tuesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5:30pm
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+91 80 2341 4682

Website

http://www.indiaifa.org/

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