Request for Proposals: Project 560: Neighbourhood Engagements | Deadline: October 13, 2023 (CLOSED)

India Foundation for the Arts (IFA)
invites proposals for Neighbourhood Engagements
under Project 560
that explore
Memories | Experiences | Imaginations

Deadline: Friday, October 13, 2023
Click here to read the call in Kannada

That somberikatte | the man from the North who brought dhoodh pedha to your area | the haunted house near the tree | the road that was renamed twice | your grandmother's love story | the lake that vanished | the vendor's call on an empty street | a housing plan that never took off | that petty shop in the corner | the security guard who writes short stories | the Saturday santhe | that uncle's roadmap to resolve traffic woes | the slum that was torn down | drumming at the oora habba | the sleepy community library | the cab driver's dreams...

Every neighbourhood has many stories and then some more...

Stories revisited, different versions of the same story,
stories that link with each other...

Memories of the past, experiences of the present, imaginations of the future.

Sumana Chandrashekar speaks about
Neighbourhood Engagements under the Project 560 programme

IFA seeks to implement projects that engage with the spaces, stories, and people of your neighbourhoods, in Bangalore. These engagements could be an event or a series of events that could include storytelling sessions, music, street performances, temporary/permanent installations, mapping exercises, walks and so on, that would enable people to rethink and reimagine their neighbourhoods, make it more visible, and express through the arts and culture, the joys and challenges of living together. These engagements must be public and in a physical format, with virtual elements in part, if necessary. (We do not encourage only virtual presentations.) 

We especially encourage proposals that reflect upon and/ or respond to the changes that we are encountering in our social, cultural, political and ecological spaces and relationships. 

We also strongly encourage people from diverse backgrounds and community members to be co-creators and audience for the proposed projects.

Duration of the project: All activities have to take place between November 2023 and March 2024

Budget: You can request for support up to a maximum of Rs 35,000

Deadline: Friday, October 13, 2023 
(Please note that this deadline will not be extended) 

Who can apply? 

Individuals based in Bangalore can apply.

Who is eligible?

You are eligible to apply only if you are an Indian citizen. Your collaborators too must be Indian citizens. For details, please click here.

How can you apply?
Send us a proposal with:

  • A description of your neighbourhood - the various kinds of people who live there, its history, shopping areas, housing patterns, community centres, cultural practices - anything that gives your neighbourhood its special identity in the city.
  • Details of what you would like to do and who would participate in the activities.

You may choose to write your proposal in any Indian language, including English.

Please note that incomplete proposals and those where applicants do not fall within the eligibility criteria will be disregarded.

If you wish to discuss project ideas before sending your proposal or have queries regarding the same, please write to sumana@indiaifa.org. The final proposal, along with all supporting materials, should be submitted online in a single email not exceeding 25 MB to sumana@indiaifa.org with the subject line: Application for Project 560 (Neighbourhood Engagements) on or before Friday, October 13, 2023.

Selection Process:

Shortlisted applicants will be informed by end of October 2023 and should be available for a detailed discussion with the IFA Team. The decision by IFA on the projects will be final.

All selected projects will be implemented by IFA.

Please note that IFA is committed to creating a safe environment that supports, respects, and protects everyone, including children. The applicant must be aligned with this and must uphold it at all times.

About Project 560:

Project 560 is an IFA initiative for Bangalore. Taking its name from the first three digits of Bangalore's pincode, Project 560 proposes to encourage artists, scholars, institutions and neighbourhoods to engage creatively and critically with the city. In doing so, it aims to provide citizens with a kaleidoscopic experience of exploring the city that would enable them to reimagine the city and their relationship with it in novel ways.

Namma 560. Namma Project. Namma Pincode.

The Project 560 programme is made possible with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment Fund and BNP Paribas India.