Significance of Fellowships/ Scholarship in Practice based art research

KCC Arts Fellowship is a scholarship program that annually supports 4 fellows from the disciplines of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts. KAF supports specific research projects proposed by selected young practitioners for a year, helping them to explore, develop, and contribute to the discourses of their choice. Capacity-building is integral to KAF. The fellows receive mentorship via thoughtfully selected senior artists, scholars, and teachers who aid in honing their skill-set and expanding their knowledge base. KCC Arts Fellows not only represent a commitment to culture but also serve as worthy mentors to their successors and the next generation of artists. Kolkata Centre for Creativity, in the three years of its existence, has made immense progress as a unique initiative to uplift and develop the discourses of arts across various disciplines. Encouraging and supporting young artists and practitioners as well as our commitment to research-based practice in the cultural sector are two very important pillars of our work. Following the success of the first batch of KCC Arts Fellowship, we offered the fellowship again this year to support specific research projects proposed by young practitioners for the years 2021-2022, enabling them to explore, develop, and present an artistic discourse of their choice.

Through an open call, applications were invited from young practitioners, between the ages of 25 to 40 years, who had a minimum experience of 5 years in visual arts, dance, music or theatre. Along with their applications, the applicants had to submit two reference letters from renowned artists from their chosen fields of engagement and share a project proposal within 500 words.

DATE: 20th February, 2021
Time: 17:00 – 18:30

To know more, call: +919674140905 (between 10 am – 7 pm) or email: kcc@akst.org.in⁠

For: Artists, performers & anyone interested in art practice.

Speakers: Dr. Amreswar Galla, Pooja Sood, Anurupa Roy
Moderator: Reena Dewan 
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