India
India
Teamwork - Delhi
For over 25 years, Teamwork Arts, India's first arts production company, has taken India to the world and brought the world to India. Led by Sanjoy Roy, a true entrepreneur of the arts, who established the company in 1989, and a like-minded leadership team with an artistically inclined temperament. Teamwork Arts has always believed that the arts of India are unrivalled in their depth, diversity and mystery and that it is through the arts that people across continents and cultures can be brought together. Teamwork Arts' mantra thus has been to showcase India's flavourful cultural, artistic and literary corpus to global audiences. We take our artists seriously and nurture age-old, close relationships with them. This has helped us take these 'art ambassadors' across countries such as Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Israel, Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, UK and USA through our many highly acclaimed performing arts, visual arts and literary festivals.
We also craft the world's largest free literary gathering, the annual ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, the annual Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) and Festival, Mahindra Kabira, Sacred Pushkar and Jazz India Circuit, amongst others. Teamwork Arts has had the honour of organising two prestigious collaborative cultural events at Rashtrapati Bhawan: the finale of the 2016 India Africa Summit and the Indo-ASEAN Commemorative Summit 2012.
Art form/s | Arts Management |
Collaborative permitted? | Yes |
Preferred host dates | October - March as Teamwork hosts seven festivals in India during this period. Unless in the case of extreme circumstances, dates cannot be changed once confirmed, as this is too disruptive to the hosts schedule. (Please note Asialink residencies must take place between 1 March - 31 December). |
Potential opportunities | To be negotiated |
Location and transport | Sultanpur on Mehrauli - Gurgaon Road, New Delhi. Shops are located next door. Taxi, three-wheeler and metro station 5 mins away. |
Facilities | Internet, office space |
Accommodation provided? | No, but the host organisation can assist in sourcing |
Fees | N/A |
Partners/ families permitted? | Yes |
Website | www.teamworkarts.com |
Centre for Australian and New Zealand Studies, Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) - Shimla
HPU is located in Shimla, the former British colonial Summer capital. This cool, quiet hill station is ideal for academic, intellectual and creative pursuits. The Centre for Australian Studies at HPU offers options in Australian Literature from Masters to Doctoral level. The Centre will facilitate networking with scholars, artists and writers within HPU, the nearby Indian Institute of Advanced Study, and further afield. The Centre would welcome a resident who is interested in giving lectures, interviews and workshops to students and research scholars.
Art form/s | Writing |
Collaborative permitted? | Yes |
Preferred host dates | March – June and September – November |
Potential opportunities | Workshops and symposiums |
Location and transport | University located 5 km from the city. Shops nearby and main market 5 km away. Buses to town every 10 minutes and taxis nearby. |
Facilities | Internet, private studio/study room, translation/language service, gallery/theatre |
Accommodation provided? | HPU can provide accommodation on campus for short-term stays or the host can assist in sourcing appropriate external accommodation |
Fees | N/A |
Partners/ families permitted? | Yes, provided the children are of an age where they can adjust to a different environment |
Website | www.hpuniv.nic.in/ |
University of Madras - Chennai
The Department of English, University of Madras, has a strong Australian Studies program and has been hosting Australian writers and academics since 1999. The Department is happy to host a writing resident and can help arrange professional and creative contacts, an excellent work space, and opportunities to present and discuss recent work. As the Australian Studies course runs January - April semester, this is the preferred time for a residency. (Please note Asialink residencies must take place between 1 March- 31 December).
Art form/s | Writing |
Collaborative permitted? | Yes |
Preferred host dates | To be negotiated with the host to fit semester dates (not May or June) |
Potential opportunities | Lectures; Links with the colleges and other Universities in India |
Location and transport | City centre on the marina beach. Shops within a short distance. Trains, buses and taxis nearby. |
Facilities | Internet and study room |
Accommodation provided? | No, but the host organisation can assist in sourcing |
Fees | Accommodation is charged at INR 1,000 per day per person |
Partners/ families permitted? | Partners yes; children no |
Website | www.unom.ac.in |
Kriti Gallery & Residency - Varanasi
Kriti Gallery & Artist Residency welcomes artists, scholars, writers, creative individuals and social activists from all fields to interact with one of the oldest living cities and the Indian arts and culture. The vision is to cultivate a platform for an ongoing cultural exchange across all media. Traditional or contemporary, arts of crafts, heritage and history, social or spiritual projects find their support and home at Kriti.
Art form/s | Artists of all media, scholars, writers, creative individuals and social activists. All fields of arts, crafts and research topics. |
Collaborative permitted? | Yes, availability based on available space. |
Preferred host dates | Open from August through end of May. Closed in June and July due to summer break. |
Potential opportunities | Research and study of Indian culture, arts, crafts and heritage. Collaborations with local artists, crafts communities and educational institutions e.g. Banaras Hindu University, local schools, NGOs. Possibility to host exhibitions, workshops, projects, performances and public events. Project assistance e.g. translation services, guided field trips etc. |
Location and transport | In the city of Varanasi about 3km to the river Ganges and old town; facilities in walking distance. Motorcycles, auto rickshaws and taxis are available on the doorstep. |
Facilities | Outdoor working space. Navneet the founder and Curator is living on the campus. Working studios e.g. pottery, silk weaving, metal workshop can be coordinated off the campus on costs base. Accommodation and food is provided. |
Accommodation provided? | Stay: Four 2-room studios and one 1-room studio including private bathroom with hot/cold water, bedroom with AC/fan, workroom with fan. Food: Monday-Saturday home cooked vegetarian lunch and dinners, provisions for self-made breakfast, self-cooking and filter water, snacks/fruit are provided. On campus: Wifi, garden, use of washing machine, 24x7 host heritage walk on arrival, airport pickup. |
Fees | 90.000 INR plus 8% tax for 2 room studio and food 65.000 INR plus 8% tax for 1 room studio and food - at single occupancy. |
Partners/ families permitted? | Yes, for the 2-room studios. A daily contribution for food applies. |
Website | www.kritigallery.com |
1. Shanthiroad - Bangalore
1. Shanthiroad is an artist led initiative that nurtures creativity and cutting edge arts practice, and brings together local, national and international artists. It is an incubator for contemporary art experimentation and conceptualisation, with a focus on visual and new media art forms. Lectures and presentations are regularly hosted at 1. Shanthiroad, which serves as a social space for fostering dialogue within the local thriving art scene. Artists are asked to produce outcomes based on their proposals, resulting in an Open Studio at the end of their residency period. Candidates who are interested in working with a botanical archive and/or the history of Australia and India would be particularly welcome.
Art form/s | Visual Arts (including Craft, New Media), Performing Arts, Writing (Poetry) |
Collaborative permitted? | Yes |
Preferred host dates | N/A |
Potential opportunities | The host facilitates public projects |
Location and transport | Bangalore city centre; 5 minute walk to shops and 1 minute walk to public transport including buses, auto-rickshaws, taxis |
Facilities | On site accommodation and Internet; private studio/study room; translation service; gallery/theatre space; library/archive; outdoor spaces for site-specific works. |
Accommodation provided? | Yes on site; Includes private bathroom; private kitchenette; separate living/working area |
Fees | Rent is approx. INR 47,000 per month. Lunch is cooked by a regular cook and will cost INR 5,000 per month. Breakfast and dinner are not included. Gallery rent for the final show is INR 2,000 per day. Open Day costs (food and beverage) will be at an extra cost. All payments must be made in cash or by money transfer. |
Partners/ families permitted? | No |
Website | www.1shanthiroad.com |
Sanskriti Foundation - New Delhi
The purpose of Sanskriti Foundation is to cultivate an environment for the preservation and development of the artistic and cultural expressions of India and of the world as a whole. Established in 1978, Sanskriti Foundation is a registered Public Charitable Trust based in New Delhi, India. Sanskriti perceives its role as that of a catalyst, in revitalizing cultural sensitivity in contemporary times. The Foundation aims to create an understanding and appreciation of Indian traditional arts and culture, and support artists, writers, scholars and creative individuals to strengthen their practice.
Art form/s | Visual Art, Performing Art, Writing, Arts Management |
Collaborative permitted? | Yes |
Preferred host dates | January to April (please note, May can be oppressively hot) and September to December. |
Potential opportunities | Sanskriti acts as a facilitator for residents and connects them with local practitioners and experts, such as academics, artisans, craftspeople, contemporary artists and textiles experts. |
Location and transport | Sanskriti is located in the city. Metro and bus within 700 metres, shops within 2km. |
Facilities | On site accommodation (air-conditioned), Private studio/work space, Shared studio/work space (air-conditioned), Internet, Gallery space, Performance space, Outdoor spaces for site-specific works, Library/archive/research resources, On site food/meals, Laundry, transport to and from airport. |
Accommodation provided? | Private bathroom, Common kitchen, Separate living/working space, Shared living/working space. |
Fees | Board and three meals a day approx. USD$65 + 18% tax per person per day. |
Partners/ families permitted? | No |
Website | http://www.sanskritifoundation.org |
An Asialink Delegation to India
In late 2019 Director of Asialink Arts, Dr Pippa Dickson led a delegation of five creative industries practitioners and festival producers from across Australia to introduce, internationalise and develop audiences and markets within the dynamic context of the Indian creative industries. It was a fast-paced trip making the most of every opportunity to engage with individuals, not for profit foundations and government institutions.
James Boyce of creative group Grumpy Sailor came away from the experience with a vision for more reciprocal exchange between countries:
"We want to be able to create a bridge between Australia and India.. it's about creating something that goes both ways."
An initiative of Asialink Arts with the support of the Australian Government through the Australia-India Council of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This initiative was a partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, through the Australian High Commission in New Delhi, and Unbox (EyeMyth).