Southern Asia

Khoj invites artists from Chile, India, Netherlands, and the UK to apply for a fully funded, seven-week, on-site residency taking place in New Delhi, India, between October and December 2025.

The British Council are calling for applications from artists or organisations for their Connections Through Culture grants programme, which supports creative collaborations between the UK and select countries in Asia and Europe.

Babel or the Art of Listening in TYA programme is calling for applications; it is from 20 to 22 February 2024 in Lahore, Pakistan and is open to participants from South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka).

Science Gallery Bengaluru seeks interactive, participatory, and experimental works for CALORIE, an exhibition-season which explores humanity’s intimate yet fraught relationship with food.

The British Council programme Climate Futures: South Asia will support climate action in the creative industries. The new programme is supporting the arts sector through grants, mentorship, research, and knowledge exchanges between the UK and South Asia.

The MAP Academy and Nalli Fellowships will support South Asia-based projects that generate new interest in the region’s textile practices among diverse audiences.

Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is looking for a Head of Pro Helvetia New Delhi to start 1 December 2024.

Khoj and Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan are now calling for applications from early and mid-career curators from South Asia to apply for the 6th edition of the CISA programme, (re)imagined this year as a month-long, in-situ research residency at Khoj, New Delhi, India, 15 September – 15 October 2024, followed by a showcase in 2025.

As an integral part of the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee and in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the Ministry of Culture through the Archaeological Survey of India, will host the World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2024 under the theme of ‘World Heritage in the 21st Century: Building Capacities and Exploring Opportunities for Youth’ from 14 to 23 July 2024 in Delhi, Republic of India.

Studio Quantum is an international events and artist-in-residence programme from the Goethe-Institut, exploring emerging quantum technologies through the lens of art.  The Studio Quantum residences in 2024 are open to artists based in the following project locations: Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Nigeria, India (States of Karnataka and Kerala), and South Africa.