Funding Sources for Cultural Initiatives in ACP Countries
Funding Sources for Cultural Initiatives in ACP Countries
Funding Sources for Cultural Initiatives in ACP Countries
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LOCAL FUNDSIndia Foundation <strong>for</strong> the Arts (IFA)Ma<strong>in</strong> officeIndia Foundation <strong>for</strong> the Arts'Apurva' Ground Floor, No 259, 4th Cross,Raj Mahal Vilas IInd Stage, IInd Block, BangaloreIndia - 560 094Tel: 91-80-2341 4681 / 82Fax: 91-80-2341 2683Websitehttp://www.<strong>in</strong>diaifa.org/<strong>in</strong>dex.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=2Purpose and program areasIndia Foundation <strong>for</strong> the Arts (IFA) provides grants to <strong>in</strong>dividuals and organizations with the aim offill<strong>in</strong>g important gaps <strong>in</strong> private and public assistance <strong>for</strong> culture and the arts <strong>in</strong> India.IFA's grants support all <strong>for</strong>ms of cultural expression, while accommodat<strong>in</strong>g work that falls outsidespecific doma<strong>in</strong>s of art, blurs discipl<strong>in</strong>ary boundaries or anticipates new modes of artistic productionand presentation.<strong>Fund<strong>in</strong>g</strong> sourcesDonors <strong>in</strong>clude the Ford Foundation, the Sir Ratan Tata Trust, the Rockefeller Foundation and theBhoruka Public Welfare Trust.Eligible countriesIFA programmes are <strong>in</strong>tended <strong>for</strong> India.Who can receive a grant?IFA provides grants to <strong>in</strong>dividuals and organizations with the aim of fill<strong>in</strong>g important gaps <strong>in</strong> privateand public assistance <strong>for</strong> culture and the arts <strong>in</strong> India.Grant sizeThere is no m<strong>in</strong>imum or maximum grant size.Examples of recent grants Kali-Kalisu: Arts Capacity Build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>for</strong> School Teachers <strong>in</strong> Karnataka Rs 44,43,575 <strong>for</strong> a seriesof hands-on experiential workshops designed to enhance the ability of school teachers <strong>in</strong>Karnataka state to explore creative tools and <strong>in</strong>troduce arts-based approaches <strong>in</strong>to classroomteach<strong>in</strong>g ( Bengaluru Artist Residency One, Bangalore Rs 4,00,000 over six months <strong>for</strong> a residencyprogramme which nurtures collaboration and exchange among emerg<strong>in</strong>g Indian artists. Rajkumar Rajak, Bhagawatgarh, Rajasthan Rs 3,00,000 over six months <strong>for</strong> an <strong>in</strong>novativestage adaptation of Dharamvir Bharati’s modern H<strong>in</strong>di novella, Suraj ka Satvaan Ghoda. Sunil Shanbag, Mumbai Rs 3,00,000 over three months <strong>for</strong> turn<strong>in</strong>g the per<strong>for</strong>mance script S*x,M*rality and Cens*rship, which was developed with the help of an earlier research grant fromIFA, <strong>in</strong>to a stage production. The script specifically looks at the censorship battles fought overthe play Sakharam B<strong>in</strong>der and the The Gati Forum, New Delhi Rs 3,96,000 over four months <strong>for</strong> a residency that supports fouremerg<strong>in</strong>g choreographers to explore and test their70
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