Serendipity Arts Residency

Residency brief

Serendipity Arts is a cultural organization established in 2016 that facilitates pluralistic cultural expressions, sparking conversations about the arts across the South Asian region. Among its major programmes is the Serendipity Arts Residency, an intensive studio-based residency for emerging artists working across all disciplines, including a broad range of forms, such as movement-based practices, theatre- and writing-based practices, as well as artists engaged in installation, sound or other innovative media.

Serendipity Arts Residency seeks to provide its participants space and resources to develop their artistic practice, work on a new project and interact with the broader art community in New Delhi. Serendipity Arts will also provide assistance in the implementation of the artist’s projects, supply technical infrastructure, and build publicity for events organized around the residency. It will also help residents contact curators, artists, critics, gallery owners, workshop facilitators, etc., they are keen to reach out to. The residency then becomes a platform for artists to build networks and interact with professional possibilities within the art world.

  • Thematic focus Performing arts (dance, music, performance)
  • Location New Delhi (Delhi)
  • Dates July - September 2023
  • Length of stay 3 months
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Our Space

New Delhi (Delhi)

Located in the vibrant capital city of India, the Serendipity Arts Residency benefits from a large and diverse network of cultural professionals and practitioners. The French resident – along with the five other Indian residents and one curator - will have the opportunity to engage with this community, by participating in a line-up of peer-to-peer conversations, critique sessions, artist talks and presentations, performances, masterclasses, workshops, and gallery and studio visits.

Residency conditions

  • The resident will be provided with collective studio facilities.
  • The resident will receive an amount of 70,000 INR for overall production costs, to cover purchase of material, implements, additional technical support as well as support for hiring musician/ script writer/ costume/ set, etc.
  • The resident will be provided with on-site accommodation, which includes a furnished single room located close to the studio space, with a fully- equipped kitchen to be shared with the other artists.
  • The resident will receive a fixed stipend of INR. 70,000 per month to cover his/her food and living expenses.
  • The resident’s travel costs to and from his/her home address will be covered by the French Institute in India.
  • The resident should produce an artwork by the end of his/her residency at Serendipity Arts.
  • The resident should be willing to participate in an Open Studio organized by Serendipity Arts at the end of the residency (early October), where he/she will showcase a new artwork, which can also be a work-in-progress presentation.
  • The resident should be willing to devote up to 20% of the residency time to participate in various public engagement events such as seminars, workshops, artist talks, gallery and studio visits, etc. organized by Serendipity Arts, or the French Institute in India.
  • The resident is expected to produce a short report about his/her experience, in a free format, that could be published later on.

Eligibility criteria

  • The resident has to be autonomous and must have a working knowledge of English.
  • The resident must be 35 years old maximum at the time of application.