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New Delhi [India], July 1: Serendipity Arts Foundation (SAF) and the Royal College of Art (RCA) have forged a partnership to launch the inaugural edition of a senior artist residency programme. This collaboration marks an important milestone, as it represents the first time in 120 years that RCA has opened its studios to an artist of South Asian origin. Sukanya Ghosh has been selected as artist-in-residence for the 2024 edition and will immerse herself in the vibrant atmosphere of RCA's London campuses during her three-month immersion trip.
The Senior Artist Residency offers an invaluable opportunity for established Indian artists to enrich their artistic practices, interact with RCA students and professionals, and contribute to broader artistic discourse through cultural exchange. Sukanya will have access to RCA's cutting-edge infrastructure and will be closely involved in the MA courses in Contemporary Art Practice and Contemporary Art Curation to further develop her work."Sukanya is the first South Asian artist-in-residence at the Royal College of Art and we are delighted to welcome you. The RCA community will be enriched by your work with family archives and memory, and we very much hope that you benefit from being among the world's largest community of postgraduate artists, I am grateful for our partnership with Serendipity Arts Foundation, which has enabled this hugely valuable creative exchange," says Dr Paul Thompson, Vice-Chancellor of the Royal College of Art.
"We are delighted to partner with the prestigious Royal College of Art and facilitate this enriching creative exchange. Sukanya's residency marks a significant milestone as the institute's first South Asian artist-in-residence. Her powerful work exploring family archives and memory They certainly resonate deeply with RCA's dynamic community of postgraduate artists. This collaboration exemplifies our commitment to fostering cross-cultural dialogues and providing platforms for artistic expression that transcends borders. We are confident that Sukanya's time there will be transformative and enjoyable. will allow you to push the boundaries of your practice while gaining invaluable insights from a global community of creators," says Smriti Rajgarhia, director of the Serendipity Arts Festival & Foundation.
Sukanya's artistic practice encompasses painting, photography, animation and moving images, as her narrative explores questions of belonging, identity and place. For her residency project, Sukanya uses everyday household and shopping lists from her grandmother's notebooks as a starting point to deliberate on a broader exploration of "traveling, moving, and being somewhere else while figuring out the things that ground individuals". Sukanya's concern about "to-do lists" is not new, as almost a decade ago she did a project that addressed the idea of lists and making connections through them. Interestingly, her grandmother's notebooks have annotations dating back to 1973 and offer insight into the socioeconomic minutiae of a developing nation. The residency began in April and Sukanya is exploring various creative lenses to create a conversation between these doodles and images. photographs. She visits second-hand bookstores and flea markets in London and uses found and archival material from there; She captures images of monuments and travel sites to start conversations through the written word and image to find a meeting point that focuses on the question of longing and belonging. Currently, she is in the exploratory process of identifying processes and materials that will eventually culminate in a project before the residency ends on July 8.
"It's an incredible experience. I love it here. It's fantastic to be at a university again and to be in an environment that provides access to extensive facilities across three campuses, including the various workshops and the library which provides extensive support for creatives. explorations. The CAP (Contemporary Art Practice) studio where I am integrated for two months offers a space where I am surrounded by students with varied artistic practices, methods and materials. This interdisciplinary approach creates an interesting synergy that generates ideas, connections and directions. says Sukanya Ghosh.
This residency also aims to bridge the artistic landscapes between India and the UK, creating an environment that encourages growth, collaboration and a deeper understanding of contemporary art from both cultures. The culmination of the residency will manifest in an exhibition or talk in London, followed by a showcase of Sukanya's work at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2024 in Goa from December 15 to 22. About Serendipity Arts
Serendipity Arts is an arts and cultural development foundation created to foster and support the arts as an important contributor to civil society. It aims to promote new creative strategies, artistic interventions and cultural partnerships that are responsive and seek to address the social, cultural and environmental environment of South Asia. Committed to innovation, SA aims to promote and create platforms for creativity, providing the general public with a unique source of contemporary art and culture. SAF programs are designed and initiated through collaborations with partners in a multitude of fields and each intervention uses the arts to impact education, create social initiatives, foster community development and explore multidisciplinary forays into the arts, with a special focus in South Asia.
About Serendipity Arts FestivalSerendipity Arts Festival, the flagship initiative and largest project of the Foundation, is a multidisciplinary arts event held annually every December in Goa. Curated by a panel of eminent artists and institutional figures, the Festival is a long-term cultural project that hopes to instigate positive change in the Indian arts on a large scale. Spanning the visual, performing and culinary arts, the festival's programming includes music, dance, visual arts, crafts, photography, film and theatre. The Festival addresses pressing social issues such as arts education and pedagogy, cultural patronage, interdisciplinary discourse, and access to the arts. The Serendipity Arts Festival's intensive program of exhibitions and performances is fueled by spaces for social and educational engagement. It will be the ninth edition of the festival, of which two were held digitally in 2020 and 2021, respectively. The 2024 edition will be held in Panjim, Goa from December 15 to 22.
New Delhi [India], July 1: Serendipity Arts Foundation (SAF) and the Royal College of Art (RCA) have forged a partnership to launch the inaugural edition of a senior artist residency programme. This collaboration marks an important milestone, as it represents the first time in 120 years that RCA has opened its studios to an artist of South Asian origin. Sukanya Ghosh has been selected as artist-in-residence for the 2024 edition and will immerse herself in the vibrant atmosphere of RCA's London campuses during her three-month immersion trip.
The Senior Artist Residency offers an invaluable opportunity for established Indian artists to enrich their artistic practices, interact with RCA students and professionals, and contribute to broader artistic discourse through cultural exchange. Sukanya will have access to RCA's cutting-edge infrastructure and will be closely involved in the MA courses in Contemporary Art Practice and Contemporary Art Curation to further develop her work."Sukanya is the first South Asian artist-in-residence at the Royal College of Art and we are delighted to welcome you. The RCA community will be enriched by your work with family archives and memory, and we very much hope that you benefit from being among the world's largest community of postgraduate artists, I am grateful for our partnership with Serendipity Arts Foundation, which has enabled this hugely valuable creative exchange," says Dr Paul Thompson, Vice-Chancellor of the Royal College of Art.
"We are delighted to partner with the prestigious Royal College of Art and facilitate this enriching creative exchange. Sukanya's residency marks a significant milestone as the institute's first South Asian artist-in-residence. Her powerful work exploring family archives and memory They certainly resonate deeply with RCA's dynamic community of postgraduate artists. This collaboration exemplifies our commitment to fostering cross-cultural dialogues and providing platforms for artistic expression that transcends borders. We are confident that Sukanya's time there will be transformative and enjoyable. will allow you to push the boundaries of your practice while gaining invaluable insights from a global community of creators," says Smriti Rajgarhia, director of the Serendipity Arts Festival & Foundation.
Sukanya's artistic practice encompasses painting, photography, animation and moving images, as her narrative explores questions of belonging, identity and place. For her residency project, Sukanya uses everyday household and shopping lists from her grandmother's notebooks as a starting point to deliberate on a broader exploration of "traveling, moving, and being somewhere else while figuring out the things that ground individuals". Sukanya's concern about "to-do lists" is not new, as almost a decade ago she did a project that addressed the idea of lists and making connections through them. Interestingly, her grandmother's notebooks have annotations dating back to 1973 and offer insight into the socioeconomic minutiae of a developing nation. The residency began in April and Sukanya is exploring various creative lenses to create a conversation between these doodles and images. photographs. She visits second-hand bookstores and flea markets in London and uses found and archival material from there; She captures images of monuments and travel sites to start conversations through the written word and image to find a meeting point that focuses on the question of longing and belonging. Currently, she is in the exploratory process of identifying processes and materials that will eventually culminate in a project before the residency ends on July 8.
"It's an incredible experience. I love it here. It's fantastic to be at a university again and to be in an environment that provides access to extensive facilities across three campuses, including the various workshops and the library which provides extensive support for creatives. explorations. The CAP (Contemporary Art Practice) studio where I am integrated for two months offers a space where I am surrounded by students with varied artistic practices, methods and materials. This interdisciplinary approach creates an interesting synergy that generates ideas, connections and directions. says Sukanya Ghosh.
This residency also aims to bridge the artistic landscapes between India and the UK, creating an environment that encourages growth, collaboration and a deeper understanding of contemporary art from both cultures. The culmination of the residency will manifest in an exhibition or talk in London, followed by a showcase of Sukanya's work at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2024 in Goa from December 15 to 22. About Serendipity Arts
Serendipity Arts is an arts and cultural development foundation created to foster and support the arts as an important contributor to civil society. It aims to promote new creative strategies, artistic interventions and cultural partnerships that are responsive and seek to address the social, cultural and environmental environment of South Asia. Committed to innovation, SA aims to promote and create platforms for creativity, providing the general public with a unique source of contemporary art and culture. SAF programs are designed and initiated through collaborations with partners in a multitude of fields and each intervention uses the arts to impact education, create social initiatives, foster community development and explore multidisciplinary forays into the arts, with a special focus in South Asia.
About Serendipity Arts FestivalSerendipity Arts Festival, the flagship initiative and largest project of the Foundation, is a multidisciplinary arts event held annually every December in Goa. Curated by a panel of eminent artists and institutional figures, the Festival is a long-term cultural project that hopes to instigate positive change in the Indian arts on a large scale. Spanning the visual, performing and culinary arts, the festival's programming includes music, dance, visual arts, crafts, photography, film and theatre. The Festival addresses pressing social issues such as arts education and pedagogy, cultural patronage, interdisciplinary discourse, and access to the arts. The Serendipity Arts Festival's intensive program of exhibitions and performances is fueled by spaces for social and educational engagement. It will be the ninth edition of the festival, of which two were held digitally in 2020 and 2021, respectively. The 2024 edition will be held in Panjim, Goa from December 15 to 22.
