Space118 invites artists from all over India to apply for a production grant in the range of INR 15,000 to 1,00,000 towards the realization of an ongoing or new project. The grant includes two online mentorship sessions with an artist and an online review session with the jury. Aside from the grant bursary and mentorship sessions, the grantees are given the opportunity to show their works through an ‘Instalive Open Studio day,’ which will be available across Space118’s social media platforms.
The following are the events that take place under the Fine Arts Grant Initiative:
Icebreaker Sessions
Our Grant artists are asked to demonstrate their work and artistic practice during the Icebreaker Session. This session strives to bring these artists together with their contemporaries in order to explore new artistic possibilities and establish a support system and critical feedback network.
Mentorship Sessions
We have devised Online Mentorship Sessions to deepen the artist’s enrichment, where we invite renowned artists, curators, and art historians from the art community to serve as mentors. The goal of these Mentorship sessions is to provide one-on-one dialogue and critical feedback to the grantees. These discussions provide a platform for our Mentors to share their valuable insights, experiences, and knowledge with the grantees.
Social Media Outreach Platforms
Our Facebook and Instagram profiles as well as our newsletters provide updates on our grantees, their practices, and other ongoing events. We also have each grant artist take over our social media platforms for a week to give our audiences an insight into their creative process. Through these platforms, we are able to create awareness about our initiatives and engage with a global audience.
Online Jury Review Meet
We will conduct a Jury Review Meet for Grant Winners 2025-26, where the artists will present their works made during the grant period before the jury. The jury provides invaluable information and guidance to the artists during the meeting, which is beneficial for them.
InstaLive Open Studio Day via Instagram Live and Facebook
InstaLive Open Studio Day
Space118 holds an InstaLive Open Studio Day via Instagram and Facebook, where the Grant Winners are able to share and present their ideas and research created during their grant term to friends, family, collectors, gallerists, and the general public. By going online, we break all physical, geographical and other barriers in viewing art.
We have closed the appliactions for the year 2025-26