South Asian textiles form a crucial part of local as well as global histories. The MAP Academy and Nalli one-year Fellowships will support South Asia-based projects that generate new interest in the region’s textile practices among diverse audiences. The Fellowships combine Nalli Silks’ focus area of textile production and design, with the MAP Academy’s vision of fostering incisive research in the study of art histories from South Asia.
Two types of Fellowships are offered: a Research Fellowship and an Educator Fellowship. They will support projects that focus on textile practices in South Asia and may include inquiries into handmade, machine-made, semi-mechanised or digitally produced objects and processes. The Research Fellowship focuses on lesser known and studied textiles, practices, communities and histories in South Asia. The Educator Fellowship is to disseminate knowledge on South Asian textiles through building curriculums, developing workshops, conducting fieldwork, working with schools and other educational or cultural institutions to spread or democratise knowledge on South Asian textiles, practices, techniques or histories.
The Fellowship supports projects examining textiles from South Asia — covering the modern-day countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Each will have a budget of up to 5,50,000 INR. The grant money is intended towards unique project costs including technology, research fees, maintenance costs, procuring equipment, training material, travel within South Asia and other essential resources towards project execution.
Deadline: 30 September 2024
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