Call for Applications 2023 - Villa Swagatam

28 April 2023 Offers

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We are launching the Villa Swagatam network of residencies to bring the best French talent to existing residencies spread across India. In doing so, we wish to create a community of French artists who will learn from the rich savoir-faire and history of the country and be willing to engage with it long-term. The French residents who are chosen will have in common a strong desire to learn about India, its cultural ecosystem, and its know-how. For this first edition we have decided to foster residency programs in the fields of literature, performing arts, and arts & craft. Writers, graphic novelists, performing artists, designers and visual artists amongst others will be given a unique opportunity to connect and interact with local key players and to dialogue with Indian cultural practices.

Candidates are requested to go through the FAQs and the individual presentations of the residencies they wish to apply for. Please note that this form does not automatically save your responses. Hence, we request you to prepare them in advance and fill the full form in a single sitting. An application once submitted will not be open to modification.

Candidates are hereby informed that applications should be in English and will only be accepted via this form.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
You can apply for a maximum of 3 residencies in one year. In case you are applying for more that 1 residency, please indicate your order of preference.
The deadline for submitting the application is midnight [ Central European Summer Time / heure d'été d'Europe centrale ] on May 31, 2023 [ Wed ]. Late submissions will not be considered.
We recommend having the following documents ready before filling this form:
- A literary / artistic portfolio including texts, visuals and/or links;
- A detailed CV;
- Any other relevant documents that you may wish to share [ Maximum 3. For example:certificates, recommendation letter, press reviews etc. ]
We also recommend having short texts ready [ maximum 250 words long each ] before filling this form to explain each of the following items:
- your motivation for applying
- the nature of the project you wish to work on
- the correlation between the project you wish to work on and the residency space you are applying for
- the correlation between the project you wish to work on and your current professional activity