The Inlaks Residency at NIROX Foundation, South Africa

1. The Residency is for six to seven weeks and covers travel and production costs.

2. Living arrangements are provided by the Residency.

1. The applicant must be an Indian citizen currently residing in India.

2. The applicant must be born on or after 1st January 1990.

3. The applicant may be an emerging and mid-career Indian artist.

4. An applicant with a practice in contemporary visual art working in all disciplines may apply.

5. The applicant must be proficient in English.

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

When the opportunity is open to new applications, clicking the 'Apply Now' link at the top of the page will provide access to the application form.

If the opportunity is closed and not accepting applications the 'Apply Now' link will not be visible.

For queries, write to gladys@inlaksfoundation.org

The selection process consists of two stages - desk-review of applications followed by an online interview of the shortlisted applicants.

Without impeding privacy, artistic integrity or productivity, the residency promotes and enables resident artists to:

• Engage with diverse local artists, communities, educational facilities and the unique physical environment;

• Be introduced to institutions, individuals, and places of interest.

• Interact with other resident and visiting artists, events, guests, and service providers.

• Develop their practice through exhibitions, performances, studio visits, interviews, texts and other means.

• Participate in the production and dissemination of social and other related media, including podcasts and photographic / film productions that arise naturally from the residency and ensuing encounters.

Residents' Work and Activities

There is no fixed work imperative. Residents are encouraged to interact with each other, local arts and other communities; to collaborate and create compelling experiences. In particular we press residents to experience and contribute to the extraordinary work of the Columba Leadership Academy whose residency is hosted in the park, instilling values, hope and inspiration to leading youths from the most under-served communities of South Africa.

Residents are required to leave an artwork, of their own selection, for the NIROX Foundation’s archival collection.

Established and run for the benefit of the arts, it is committed to the global contemporary arts through its sculpture park, artist residency, workshops and outdoor concert venues. It is located within an extensive private nature reserve in the heart of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, 45 minutes from the centre of Johannesburg and Tshwane.

Their approach is fluid. There is no prescribed thesis, agenda, or outcome. Given their location projects often develop with a site-specific focus, reflecting on humanity’s relation to one another, the universe, nature, and the meaning of time. These inform the residency without limiting its canvas or the scope of work that artist’s wish to pursue.

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