Serendipity Arts {Virtual} Grant is back for the second edition, inviting applications for digital projects across all disciplines responding to the interweb as a site.
The Grant would be awarded to one collectives, group, duo, or collaborations to develop a project adapted to the digital space with funding up to INR 1 lakh. Projects have to be interdisciplinary in nature, inviting collaborative projects, and will be hosted on the Serendipity Arts website.
OPEN CALL
10th April
APPLICATION DEADLINE
22nd May
Grantee Announcement
12th June
Application Guidelines
Project must be a new media project.
Project proposals not limited in scope, and can cross disciplines in science, art and literature or others.
The Grant is only open to collaborations, collectives, duos etc.
Project proposal must be adapted to the digital/virtual space, developing a project responding to the internet as a site.
The project proposal must be interdisciplinary in nature.
Project proposal not be more that 1000 words, submitting details explaining the concept and story board of the production, along with a statement of relevance/justification of the grant, and nature of collaboration.
A detailed budget must be submitted along with the application.
Applicants must submit examples of past work, as well as an execution plan for the project proposal.
Complete Application Form must be submitted in order for proposal to qualify for shortlisting.
Terms and Conditions
No Age Limit for applications.
The project will be hosted on Serendipity Arts domain only. Compliance for the same mentioned below(Specifications).
The Grant is open to practitioners in India only.
Applicants must be emerging/mid-career practitioners, having about 2-10 years of experience in their discipline.
This grant is applicable only for developing a new project. An idea for the project could have been showcased before as a work in progress sharing, however not as a complete project. The documentation of the work in progress is to be submitted as part of the application.
Applicants who have received a grant in the past 1 year(from the day of the open call) for the same proposed project, from the date of announcement of the Serendipity Arts {Virtual} Grant are ineligible to apply. (change language to project shouldn’t have been showcased in any digital form previously).
The Grant shall be availed within 6 months of receiving it.
The Applicant must submit server specifications for the project to be hosted on the Serendipity Arts domain.
The server space provided by Serendipity Arts to host the selected projects would be limited to 100GB each.
After the selection, the grantees shall sign a contract with Serendipity Arts to complete the selection process.
Due credits to be given to Serendipity Arts, wherever the Grant Project is mentioned or showcased.
Reports/WIP to be submitted every fortnight, after receiving the grant.
Selection would be done through an internal committee.
Deliverables
The awardees on the completion of the project must submit a Project Report.
Audited fund utilization certificate as per format provided for the total fund granted must be submitted by the Grantees to Serendipity Arts.
Serendipity Arts shall connect the grantee to field experts, mentors, practitioners, and other professionals from the SAF universe, to aid in expanding the scope of the chosen project based on its requirement.
Selection Conditions
Degree of interdisciplinarity
Integration of technology/new media/code
Nature of collaboration
FAQS
What is a new media project? New Media projects are creative ideas arising from technology that includes digital interfaces,computer generated animations, gaming, human-computer interface, interactive virtual installations, websites, virtual worlds – AI or VR etc.
What are interdisciplinary projects? Interdisciplinary projects are proposals which go beyond a single area of practice and inquiry in Art, Literature, Science etc. An example of an interdisciplinary projects areFuture Landing, SUNO, Homemakers .
Can I render a pre-existing physical project in a virtual space for the grant? Yes, an existing project can be executed digitally for the grant.
I am a Visual Art practitioner, can I apply by myself? No, the grant is only open to collaborative projects, collectives or duos.
My project has received a seed funding, can I still apply for the grant? Yes, you can apply if your project has already received another grant.
What should the budget include? The budget must include the heads of expenditure associated to developing a digital project like web design, web development, artists fee, coding fee, etc.
I am a coder, can I collaborate with a Chef or Performer for the a project pitched for the Grant? Yes, all collaborative projects across disciplines are eligible for the Grant.
Do I need to purchase a domain? No, the grant project would be hosted on the Serendipity Arts {Virtual} domain within its servers.
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