MurthyNAYAK Foundation, Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communications
MurthyNAYAK Foundation, Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communications
MurthyNAYAK Foundation, Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communications
MurthyNAYAK Foundation, Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communications
MurthyNAYAK Foundation, Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communications
In a world plagued with political and religious conflict, environmental tragedies and grave socio-economic disparity, the genre of social documentary photography is more relevant than ever before. Our country is facing its own set of challenges and issues that need to be chronicled. Rather than simply accepting problems, stepping over them, or averting our eyes, solutions can be discussed and strategies formulated when they are acknowledged. It is paramount for all of us as world citizens to spur into action and create work that reflects our concerns. With this objective in mind, The MurthyNAYAK Foundation (MNF) in association with Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communications (SACAC) is initiating a grant of INR 2,00,000 to be given to an Indian Photographer under the age of 35 years working on a socially relevant theme.
Some of the possible concerns for submissions to this grant could be environmental/ecological disasters, political and religious conflict, socio-economic disparity, agrarian distress, gender & LGBTQ issues, displacement, migration etc. The grant will be given to further ongoing projects
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- 1. The awards are open to only Indian Photographers residing in India under the age of 35.
- 2. The awards are for ongoing projects and not completed bodies of work.
- 3. Applicants must not hold any other fellowship/grant for the proposed project when applying.
- 4. The grant money has to be utilized in making the work.
- 5. The proposed project should fall within the genre of social documentary photography.
TIMELINE
June 30th, 2018: Deadline for Submission of the project proposal.
July 2018: The Jury sits and reviews the proposals.
August, 2018 – July, 2019: The awardees are announced and given a 12-month period to produce work.
December, 2018 & April , 2019 : Mid-term review to see progress made in the work.
August, 2019: The awardees submit the final set of 20 – 25 photographs.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Project Statement & Biography:
- 1. The Artist Statement should not exceed 500 words. In this, the applicant should articulate their intentions and define the scope and reach of the project.
- 2. The applicant should clearly mention the stage their project has reached and why it needs financial support to conclude it.
- 3. The applicant must mention the exposure, if at all, this project has received across social media platforms and online magazines.
- 4. Please submit a biography of 100-150 words in a separate document.
- 5. Please submit 3 copies each of the artist statement & the biography.
- 6. All written documents must be submitted in typed format (not handwritten) on A4 sheets of paper.
Photographic Prints with Captions/Titles
- 1. Applicants must demonstrate evidence of their photographic ability by submitting 10 to 15 photographic prints, 12 inches on the longer side.
- 2. The photographic prints must be from the project for which the application is made. Submission of any other prints will make the grant application ineligible.
- 3. The photographic prints must be labeled using a sticker on the reverse. The labels must carry the following information: Name of applicant; Working Title of Project; Caption/Title of Photographic Print; Location; Date; Serial number/Order of sequence.
- 4. Applicants must submit a separate document that contains the following information about each image: caption/title, location, date.
Please send the application form and all submissions to:
Department of Photography, Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts (SACAC)
Sri Aurobindo Society Campus,
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
Adchini, New Delhi 110017