Serendipity Arts Residency 2025
Residency Duration
May 12, 2025 – August 8, 2025
About
Serendipity Arts Foundation is delighted to announce the OPEN CALL for Serendipity Arts Residency 2025, an annual three-month artists residency based in New Delhi. Applications are invited from emerging artists working across disciplines, including a broad range of forms such as visual arts, movement-based practices, and artists engaged in installation, sound or other innovative media.
In its eighth edition, the residency seeks to provide its residents with space and resources to develop their practice, work on a new project and interact with the broader art community in New Delhi.
In the course of the three months, the five artists and one programmer selected for the programme will participate in a lineup of peer-to-peer conversations, critique sessions, artist talks and presentations, performances, masterclasses, workshops, gallery and studio visits. Alongside, they will be required to conceptualize and produce a new work. The residency will conclude with a showcase in an open studio format, while the show could include exhibitions, performances, explorations, and/or WIP presentations.
Intake
5 Artists-in-Residence and & 1 Programmer-in-Residence
Timelines
Deadline to Apply: March 6 (11:59 PM IST)
Commencement of Residency: May 12, 2025
Open Studio: August 1, 2025
Facilities
Residents will be provided furnished accommodation and access to a studio space in New Delhi. All six participants will be entitled to an allowance (which will include any and all expenditure on meals) and the five Artists-in-Residence will receive a production grant to cover purchase of material, implements, additional technical support as well as support for hiring musician/script writer/costume/set, etc towards the outcome of the Residency. The programmer-in-residence will be entitled to a fee for their work towards the outcome of the Residency.
The Foundation will advise the residents on the implementation of their projects, provide technical infrastructure, and build publicity for events organized around the residency. It will also help residents contact curators, artists, critics, gallery owners, workshop facilitators, etc., they are keen to reach out to. The residency then becomes a platform for artists to build networks and interact with professional possibilities within the art world.
These programmes are designed to give the artists a greater awareness of their own art practice, as well as exposure to other mediums, and the wherewithal to make the connections and build the networks required for the expansion of their practice. Besides a focus on art practice and production, each artist will be encouraged to share their work with their peers, and the programmer-in-residence.
The programmer-in-residence documents and contextualizes the residency and helps put together a show for the Open Studio. The resident artists will have the opportunity to regularly engage with them to discuss their practice, conceptual ideas and specific details about their works for the residency.
Programmer-in-Residence
Selection Process:
Programmer-in-Residence will be selected by the Jury via an Open Call.
Scope
- The Programmer-in-Residence will act as the main point of contact between the Foundation and the artists-in-residence, for regular monitoring of their proposed project(s) – from conception to final realisation.
- They will coordinate all arts-related programmes and projects for Serendipity Arts Residency, including lead-up events, workshops, seminars, Festival, etc.
- They will programme the course of the residency in consultation with the Foundation team.
- They will schedule the outcome of the residency for the Open Studio.
- They will liaise with the operations team at the Foundation for production-related work related to the project(s), including technical detailing, spatial visualisation, and coordination of all operational aspects of the project for the Open Studio and the Festival in Panjim, Goa.
- They will assist the content team with writing for social media and digital promotion.
Eligibility
- The Programmer-in-Residence should be an Indian national residing in India.
- The applicants must not be more than 35 years of age.
- The applicant must have at least 3 years of practical experience in art curation, practice, research, and/or critical writing in the field of arts and culture.
- The applicant must not have been part of a residency in the last one year.
Application Process
A completed application form, which will include the following:
- A brief updated CV (not more than 2 pages long).
- Short bio (not more than 250 words).
- A written report of a project that you have programmed/assisted with programming (not more than 500 words). This can be supported with photos.
- A statement of purpose of not more than 500 words.
Artists-in-Residence
Selection Process:
Artists-in-Residence will be selected by the Jury via an Open Call.
Eligibility
- The residency is open to Indian nationals residing in India.
- Applicants must not be more than 35 years of age at the time of submission.
- The residency is open to artists from these disciplines: visual arts, performance art, and performing arts.
Application Process
Completed application form, which will include the following:
- A brief, updated CV (max. 2 pages) / Your bio in 250 words
- Educational qualifications
- Project Proposal (in not more than 500 words)
- A 500-word essay explaining why the applicant would like to attend the Residency, what he/she would like to do while in attendance and how the experience is likely to contribute to their present practice and/or project.
- A short portfolio of the applicant’s present practice. This may consist of:
- artwork
- videos, sound files (embedded as open links)
- photographs or other documentation of previous works
- a combination of the above where total no. of items submitted are no more than 5
Terms and Conditions
- Applicants must not be more than 35 years of age at the time of submission.
- The residency is open only to Indian Citizens residing in the country at least over the past 2 years.
- Applicants must not have attended a residency in the past 1 year.
- Selected residents will be announced by late April. Selections will be undertaken by an external panel of jury appointed by Serendipity Arts.
- Applications by immediate family members of Serendipity Arts employees will not be considered.
FAQs
Q1. Can I apply with a work-in-progress project?
A1. Yes, you can apply with a work-in-progress project or a new project that you would like to realise during the course of this residency.
Q2. I do not have a portfolio. What else can I share?
A2. You can share a set of samples of your work.
Q3. I live in New Delhi; can I still apply?
A3. Yes. Selected applicants are expected to stay in the accommodation provided by SAF for the course of the residency.
Q4. Will my travel from my hometown be covered by SAF?
A4. No. Selected applicants will have to travel to New Delhi at their own expense.
Q5. Can I bring collaborators on-board?
A5. Yes, however their fee would have to be covered by the artist-in-residence.
Q6. I will be available to stay in Delhi only for a few days. Can I still apply?
A6. No. The selected applicants need to be in Delhi for the entire duration.
Q7. I have a full-time job. Can I still apply?
A7. No. The selected applicants need to be involved in the residency full-time.
Q8. I am working on several other projects as a freelancer. Can I still apply?
A8. Yes. But the selected applicant needs to be involved in the residency full-time.
Q9. Can I apply for the role of Programmer-in-Residence without experience?
A9. No. The applicant must have at least 3 years of practical experience to apply for the same. Please refer to the eligibility criteria for more information.
Q10. I am a performance-based artist applying for the open call. Can you specify the dimensions of the rehearsal space provided?
A10. Unfortunately, due to constraints, the dimensions of the space you may use for your performance/rehearsals will be approximately 390 sq. ft. We encourage you to consider whether this will be adequate for your project before you apply.
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