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Under the Arts Practice programme, we invite proposals for Arts Platforms which could include situations like workshops, residencies, artists’ gatherings, that seek to build and stimulate networks and spaces (physical, online or a hybrid of both). These initiatives should bring together artists within or across practices on common ground, fostering exchange, nurturing collaboration, enabling creativity, and supporting the sustainability of their practices.

Duration of the project: Up to 12 months

Budget: Up to a maximum of Rs 3,00,000/-

Who can apply?

We invite proposals from practitioners working within and across disciplines. These could include:

-Performing artists working in music, sound, text, dance, movement, theatre, puppetry, storytelling, magic, circus, and other performance arts
-Visual artists working across all forms, including film (non-fiction and fiction), animation, photography, installation, new media, creative coding, Artificial Intelligence, robotics, interactive arts, gaming/ concept art, painting, sculpture, printmaking, comic books, graphic narrative, artist books, and other visual arts
-Curators, especially those working outside of the gallery context
-Poets, novelists, short fiction writers, playwrights, film script writers, comics writers, game writers, creative nonfiction writers, working with literary arts
-Practitioners engaged in interdisciplinary work

Application deadline: 31 August 2026

For details, see here: https://indiaifa.org/node/2121

Ministry of Culture – Cultural Function & Production Grant (CFPG)

Focus: Arts, Culture & Heritage
Applications are accepted throughout the year (as per scheme guidelines)

For details, see here

https://culture.gov.in/cultural-function-and-production-grant-cfpg

The Leela Mukherjee Artist-Educator Grant is an annual grant that seeks to support artists-educators in India who are engaged in developing and running an art education project with school-aged children (5- 18 years of age), either within or outside the classroom. The grant encourages artist-educators whose projects integrate local knowledge, lived environments, and experiences into their learning and teaching methods.

Grant amount – INR 1 lakh
Grant period – up to 12 months
Number of grants – 3

Application deadline – 30 August 2026

For details, see here

https://mrinalinimukherjeefoundation.com/exhibitions/34-leela-mukherjee-artist-educator-grant-2026-call-for-proposals/#