We are delighted that in the year 2014-15 we made 40 grants and fellowships, the highest number ever awarded by IFA in one year! This takes the total number of projects supported by IFA to over 400 across research, practice and education, with a commitment of Rs 21 crores to the field, in almost every corner of the country! It has indeed been an enriching journey that will continue for us with new learnings every year...
A magical evening of stories and poetry unfolded at our last fundraiser, on October 08, 2015, – Motley's dramatised reading of Beastly Tales by Vikram Seth and James Thurber, opened to a full-house! The evening kept the audience enthralled, as Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Heeba Shah and Kenny Desai, transformed into the many beasts and humans from Seth and Thurber's imagination...
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) in this period welcomed many new grantees and their diverse projects under our programmes – Arts Research, Arts Practice and Arts Education, along with our Archival and Museum Fellowship. The projects included, twelve under our Arts Research programme, two under our Arts Practice programme, six under our Arts Education programme, and two Archival and Museum Fellowship. Please read on to know more about the artists, researchers and curators, who bolster our commitment to support distinct, varied, and significant narratives from across the country...
