Curatorial Intensive South Asia 2025

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Khoj Studios, New Delhi, India

Deadline to Apply: May 16, 2025
Program Dates: July 28 – August 11, 2025 (plus six-month remote phase and final project in March 2026)
Location: Khoj Studios, New Delhi, India
Duration: 2-week intensive + 6-month remote development + final presentation
Compensation: Fully-funded (includes travel, per diem, and project support grant)
Organizer: Khoj International Artists’ Association & Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan
Eligibility: Emerging and mid-career curators based in South Asia
Language: English

Curatorial Intensive South Asia (CISA) is a fully-funded curatorial fellowship open to early and mid-career curators from South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Afghanistan, and Iran). The programme is structured in three phases:

Phase I (July–August 2025): In-person curatorial intensive at Khoj Studios with mentorship, site visits, and workshops.
Phase II (Aug 2025–Feb 2026): Remote development of a curatorial project with ongoing mentorship.
Phase III (March 2026): Public presentation of final projects at Khoj Studios in New Delhi.

Fellows will be supported with travel and accommodation, daily stipends, and a project grant (subject to proposal approval).

Who Should Apply

Eligible applicants must either:

Have completed 2–4 curatorial projects, or
Hold a degree in a humanities-related field such as art history, anthropology, or cultural studies.

Only 5 fellows will be selected. All application materials must be submitted in English.