Annual Report 2018-2019
ABOUT US CONTENTS Over 20 Years of Celebrating the Arts www.indiaifa.org Introduction 01 India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), a Public Charitable Trust, is an independent, national, Arts Research 03 not-for-profit, grantmaking organisation based in Bangalore that supports practice, research and education in the arts and culture in India. Since 1995 we have supported close to 600 projects Arts Practice 11 disbursing over Rs 25 crore (USD 3.54 million) across the country. The outcomes of these projects—as books, films, performances, exhibitions, educational and archival material—have Arts Education 21 been circulating in the public domain, widening access and encouraging broader Archival and Museum Fellowships 33 participation in the arts. Project 560 41 We believe that the arts and culture are essential to our individual and community lives, and for a more equitable and just world. It gives meaning to our existence and enables us to enquire into The IFA Archive 49 our past, critique our present, and imagine possible collective futures. It connects us through shared experiences—to question, resist, and build. The arts makes us human, makes us more. SMART: Strategic Management in the Art of Theatre 51 We support critical work that challenges dominant narratives and speaks truth to power. We Grantee Orientation 53 embark on and facilitate journeys that seek unheard voices and untold stories, which are often ignored, erased, or silenced. As a facilitator, catalyst, and provocateur in the field, we attempt to Open House 54 enable investigations, explorations, and experiments that push the boundaries of knowledge Grant Showcase 55 and practice.
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