Public Arts Trust of India X India Institute of Technology, Jodhpur
Collaborative Residency Programme Open Call 2025
Pluriform Polynomials (2024), By Kiran Kumar (Resident Artist, PATI X IIT)
The Public Arts Trust of India (PATI) and the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IITJ) are pleased to announce an Open Call for artists whose work intersects the disciplines of art, design, technology, science, and digital innovation.
Applications will be reviewed by our selection jury of international arts professionals, including artists Jasmine Nilani, Munem Wasif, Lubna Mobied, and Shuddhabrata Sengupta - Artist - Raqs Media Collective.
Part of strategic partnership with IITJ’s Center of Excellence on Art and Digital Immersion (ADI) at the School of Liberal Arts (SoLA), the residency is designed as an extracurricular initiative, aligned with SoLA's vision for a transdisciplinary, inclusive, and forward-thinking liberal humanist approach while breaking down disciplinary silos.
As an artist-in-residence, you will engage with life on IITJ’s campus, with full access to the university’s lecture programme, resources, and expertise through the extensive faculty cohort. The residency offers ample opportunity to expand and enrich your creative practice through collaborations with the student body, faculty at IITJ, and the wider community across Jodhpur.
This unique programme provides an opportunity to share your work and ideas with a new audience, equipping IITJ’s students for the future by fostering global citizenship, innovative research, and societal contributions. It emphasises experiential learning, transdisciplinary collaboration, and impactful research in under-explored areas of Indian humanities and social sciences.
The resident will be expected to produce new work in collaboration with IITJ’s students and the wider communities of Jodhpur. This work will be showcased during Jodhpur Arts Week Edition 1.0 from 1st to 7th October, 2025 at one of our venues in the heart of the city.
Commitment
Contribute to IITJ’s curriculum and PATI’s programmes during the residency.
Deliver public presentation(s) of your work in a range of possible formats, including a lecture, site-specific installation, event, or something else you propose.
Teach an undergraduate art course, designed in collaboration with IITJ’s faculty to engage BTech (non-artistic background) students in research, writing, and/or hands-on practice.
Participate in life on campus at IIT Jodhpur, including attending lectures and social gatherings and/or organising workshops in collaboration with the student body.
Produce a work that will form part of Jodhpur Arts Week Edition 1.0 launching on the 17th of September 2025 in the Walled City.
Create a residency catalogue—this could take the form of a research report with images or another tangible format—for preservation in the IITJ and PATI archives.
A percentage of the work produced during the residency will be donated to IITJ and PATI’s institutional collections for public display.
Funding and Resources
The resident will have access to a production budget of 1 Lakh Rupees to produce their work
The resident will receive an honorarium of 30,000 rupees for the residency duration and to cover their transport.
Accommodation (room and 3 meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the IITJ guesthouse) will be provided by IIT Jodhpur for the initial 6 weeks of the residency.
RESIDENCY DATES:
August/September 2025, with exact dates to be finalized in mutual agreement with all partners.
Minimum duration: 6 weeks.
Deadline for Applications: Midnight, 30th March 2025
Late submissions will not be considered