Khoj invites applications from artists whose practice engages with mental health and distress, critically examining how pain—physical, psychological, or historical—shapes both the self and society. How is suffering unequally distributed across race, caste, class, gender, and geography? How do individuals and communities navigate, resist, or reclaim forms of vitality in the face of war, colonial legacies, and systemic inequalities? Rather…

Now in its 22nd year, Peers has been one of Khoj’s pioneering programmes that provides emerging artists from India with an opportunity for exchange and dialogue. It aims to provide young artists a forum for experimentation and interaction with the larger creative community as well as attempts to create a network of diverse artists across mediums and disciplines. The Peers…

Khoj and the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) are now accepting applications from mid-career Western Australia based artists for a six-week studio exchange program at Khoj between August-September 2026. This year, Khoj invites applications from artists whose practice engages with mental health and trauma, critically examining how pain—physical, psychological or historical—shapes both the self and society. How is suffering…

We’re delighted to announce the selected participants for the Arthshila X Khoj Artist Residency 2024! ​​Aishwarya Das Md Samim Alam Beg Prithwiraj Mali Satyanarayana Sewali Deka Subham Sahu Special thanks to the jury members Astha Butail, Gigi Scaria, Susanta Mandal, for reviewing the long list of applications presented by the Khoj curatorial team, and selecting this year’s artists-in-residence. The Arthshila…

We’re delighted to announce the selected participants for the Arthshila X Khoj Artist Residency 2023; Abhijit Sarmah Deena Pindoria Jit Natta Moumita Basak Purvi Sharma Saroj Kumar Badatya Special thanks to the jury Anita Dube, Arunkumar HG, Martand Khosla and Shailesh BR, and Abeer Gupta, who represented Arthshila, for reviewing the long list of applications provided by the Khoj curatorial team, and selecting the Arthshila X Khoj  Artist Residency 2023 artists-in-residence.…

We are pleased to announce that Khoj and Arthshila are now accepting applications from creative practitioners for a fully-funded, on-site artist residency at Parivartan in Siwan, Bihar. Parivartan is an integrated rural community development initiative by Takshila Educational Society. The Arthshila X Khoj Artist Residency Open Call 2022 is a search for exceptionally talented artists working in Ceramics, Textile, Sculpture…

Building on Khoj’s long-standing engagement with the intersections of art and urbanism, the Khoj International Residency August – September 2025 seeks to explore responses to the complexities of  high-density built and natural environments. This iteration of the residency invites artists from Australia, France, Russia, and India whose practices critically engage with the nuances of urban  density—whether in terms of spatial…

What is a feminist way of looking at the world? What opens up? What becomes visible? Who can you hear? What utterances become possible? For two hours every month, we are opening up a room to discuss assumptions and presumptions, power and pleasures. It’s a room of teaching and learning, a room for collective thinking, a room for finding new ways…

KHOJ‘s  introduction with the children in Khirkee, after the collage-making workshop, happened over a kite-making workshop. We invited skilled kite makers from Old Delhi and 20 children from the street to learn the skill. Children poured in by the dozen; the enthusiasm of making and flying their own kites over two weekends was infectious, as more friends and cousins joined…

Khoj is excited to announce the artists-in-residence of the Bodies-Machines-Publics Residency 2025! Cyanne van den Houten (The Netherlands) Felipe González Badilla (Chile) K Moss (India) Kiraṇ Kumār (India) Rafa Roeder (UK) Rahee Punyashloka (India) Bodies-Machines-Publics brings together a “glocal” (global and local) network of cultural and research partners in Switzerland, India and Chile that seeks to provide artists with a platform to…

Towards an Alternative Museum was a stimulating printmaking workshop for children from the Khirkee community, offering a hands-on introduction to serigraphy, storytelling, and visual experimentation. Led by artist and former Khoj Peers resident Sujay Mukherjee, the workshop unfolded over six days, blending drawing, design, and archival exploration into a playful and structured process of creative discovery. The children were introduced…

Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi and Khoj International Artists’ Association are delighted to announce fellows for the seventh edition of the Curatorial Intensive South Asia (CISA) programme. Anna Sireiliu Charenamei (IND) Emdadul Hoque Topu (BGD) Hengame Hosseini (IRN) Narmeen Sajid (IND) Pooja Poudel (NP) Thinal Sajeewa (LKA) We extend a special thanks to the jury members — Akansha Rastogi, Vishal…

Now in its 21st year, Peers has been one of Khoj’s pioneering programmes that provides emerging artists from India with an opportunity for exchange and dialogue. It aims to provide young artists a forum for experimentation and interaction with the larger creative community as well as attempts to create a network of diverse artists across mediums and disciplines. The Peers…