The fifth edition of Curatorial Intensive South Asia (CISA) 2023 returns with tutors Latika Gupta, curator based in Delhi and Shuddhabrata Sengupta from Raqs Media Collective. The Phase I of the Intensive is a combination of talks, seminars and workshops that look at histories of exhibition-making, institutions and their limitations. Emerging discussions incorporate a wide range of curatorial frameworks and…

We are pleased to announce our artists in residence for Peers 2023 at Khoj Celine Jacob @sruthy_v_j Fileona Endoxa Dkhar @fileona.dkhar Gopa Roy @goparoy18 Mothe Mahesh @mothe_mahesh_ Shiv Shankar @shiv_shankar106 This year’s critic-in-residence is Riya Talitha Samuel @mithran.rt Special thanks to the jury for reviewing the long list of applications provided by the Khoj curatorial team, and selecting the Peers 2023 cohort Manisha Parekh @manisha.parekh5 Premjish…

Functioning as a unique residency model that closely curates artists at the start of their professional careers, the Peers residency is populated with artists’ visits and interactions, studio visits and curated exhibition walk-throughs, for the residents to have a gamut of art-related experiences and exposure. In 2022, the Peers residents visited the studios of artists Martand Khosla, Thukral and Tagra,…

For Peers 2013, five artists fresh out of college along with a critic worked together at KHOJ Studios to develop their creative practice. The artists this year experimented with a diverse range of creative practices, beginning from Parag Sonarghare, who undertook intimate engagements with inanimate objects in the course of interrogating performance and performativity, Pratik Bhattacharya who inserted several unconventional…

The Peers Student Residency is a platform, initiated with support from the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), that provides an invaluable opportunity for exchange and dialogue. The artists invited for Peers 2011 represented a wide cross section of geographies and disciplines. For four weeks, five young artists spent time working and living together. It was a time for interaction, collaboration,…

The Peers Student Residency is a platform, initiated with support from the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), that provides an invaluable opportunity for exchange and dialogue. The artists invited for Peers 2009 represented a wide cross section of geographies and disciplines. For four weeks, five young artists spent time working and living together. It was a time for interaction, collaboration,…

In an attempt to include the wider student community and emerging practioners into the Khoj network and to provide a forum for experimentation and interaction with the larger artistic community, Khoj launched an artist-residency program for students from different art colleges in India. Peers 2003 was the first of its kind in India consisting of 5 artists from art institutions across India.…

For Peers 2007, five artists fresh out of college along with a critic worked together at KHOJ Studios to develop their creative practice. These artists were Uma Ray, whose work reflects on the journey of an individual exploring the self within as well as without, Prathap Modi who works with large woodcuts and plays with the psychological mindset of the…

PEERS is a 4-week residency program for recent graduates from art colleges across India, initiated with support from the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), which provides an opportunity for exchange and dialogue. The PEERS program hopes to create a regular forum for experimentation, development, and critique within an alternative educational framework. PEERS 2006 brought together a diverse group of…

The Peers Student Residency is a platform, initiated with support from the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), that provides an invaluable opportunity for exchange and dialogue. The artists invited for Peers 2005 represented a wide cross section of geographies and disciplines. For four weeks, five young artists spent time working and living together. It was a time for interaction, collaboration,…

Based on the success of the first student’s residency Peers 2003, KHOJ  re-launched another edition of the student residency in May 2004. MFA students from Delhi, Chennai, Baroda, Mumbai, Shantiniketan  participated. Two artist statements given below testify to the space of creative exploration opened up by the residency. “At the studio, the space was very interesting to work with. The…

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…

Please Note : CISA 2022 has been postponed until further notice  

The ongoing global health crisis has ruptured the functioning of both individuals and institutions. At this difficult time, Khoj International Artists’ Association is invested in identifying and responding to the needs of the primary communities it serves. To honour our longstanding commitment to young artists and supporting art practice at a time which poses unprecedented challenges, Khoj announced the Khoj…

For the year 2021, Khoj is delighted to announce the start of three new projects as part of Peripheries & Crossovers: art as social practice. The participants for this year are Stuti Pradhan, Saleha Sapra & Riddhi Batra and Swati Janu. For the year 2021, Stuti Pradhan will work with migrant women in the informal sector to bring out stories…

The fourth edition of Curatorial Intensive South Asia (CISA) 2021 will be led by art practitioner and writer Shuddha Sengupta and Delhi based curator Latika Gupta. The first phase of the fellowship is a two-week intensive programme which will be held virtually from October 18th – 30th 2021. The sessions will include a combination of talks, seminars and workshops looking at the…

KHOJ collaboration with Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center KHOJ is incredibly excited to announce a newly formed partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bellagio Centre. KHOJ has been invited by the Rockefeller Foundation to identify and nominate exceptional Asian artists for a one month residency at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in Italy. The aim of the residency and the role…

The KHOJ International Workshop 2007 was held in Srinagar, Kasheer at Gulshan (Aga Manzil), Lalmandi. _ III KHOJ KASHEER 2007 This year twelve talented visual artists from various regions of India, including Srinagar, will share a common platform with 6 artists from other countries. Drawing upon recommendations by previous KHOJ participants and profiles received, the Kashmir-based artists coordinating KHOJ 2007…