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India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is an independent, nationwide, not-for-profit organisation that makes grants and implements projects across research, practice and education in the arts and culture in India, since 1995. We have supported over 800 projects disbursing over Rs 36.51 crore (USD 4.44 million) across the country. The outcomes of these projects—as books, films, performances, exhibitions, games, websites, and archival materials—have been circulating in the public domain through showcases, presentations, seminars, screenings, lecture demonstrations, and festivals, helping widen access and encouraging broader participation in the arts.
We believe that the arts and culture are essential to our individual and community lives, and for a more equitable and just world. It gives meaning to our existence and enables us to enquire into our past, critique our present and imagine collective futures. It connects us through shared experiences—to question, resist, and build. The arts makes us human, makes us more.
We support critical work that challenges dominant narratives and speaks truth to power. We focus on journeys that seek unheard voices and untold stories, which are often ignored or erased. As a facilitator, catalyst and provocateur in the field, we enable investigations, explorations and experiments that push boundaries of knowledge and practice.
We support projects under five key programmes—Arts Research, Arts Practice, Arts Education, Archives and Museums, and Project 560, especially encouraging work in Indian languages other than English.
You can visit The IFA Archive to explore more about the many arts and culture projects supported by IFA over the last 29 years. The IFA Archive is a space, with a website and physical site in Bangalore that houses the diverse outcomes of our work. Learn more at http://www.theifaarchive.org/
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Are you a gamer, artist educator, practitioner researcher, Indian, or someone who enjoys locating themselves at the intersection of research practice? Applications for the Indian Foundation for the Arts are being accepted at this time. To apply and find out more about the opportunity, click here.
Date Posted: 26 Aug, 2025