ARTREACH INDIA’S TEACHING FELLOWSHIP

Artreach India invites applications from artists to lead its fifth Teaching Fellowship. Since 2015 through a fixed grant Artreach India has supported one artist annually to work with a group of young people with an engaging and meaningful programme of planned workshops and field trips culminating in an exhibition and publication at the end of the period. The partner NGO is TARA and the participants will be selected from their two homes in Malviya Nagar and Greater Kailash. Working with a group of about 20 students between the ages 13 to 18, (all of whom have some artistic inclination, some of whom wish to pursue art-related careers) the artist will introduce them to a variety of mediums and techniques, and to a selection of artists and styles through AV presentations and field trips. There will be six months of regular workshops, which should be dynamic, conversational, and open to adapt to the interests of the students as well as the site of engagement. Following this, a five-day intensive is built around a clear theme or outcome. The Teaching Fellowship will end in an exhibition of artworks by participants at KNMA with an accompanying catalog. The focus, though, should remain on the process of artistic exploration and learning and not the product i.e. the exhibition. The exhibition is to be seen as part of the process of exploration of the artistic endeavor and one of the many elements of artistic practice. As with previous fellowships, the selected artist will be advised by a panel of artist educators and curators. Outreach works closely with them and our partner NGOs towards developing curriculum, monitoring the programme to understand its impact on the children, as well as to create a template of best practice methods for future programmes. The structure of the programme is in place but we look to the Teaching Fellow to further the learnings of previous fellowships, bringing fresh ideas, skills, and experience.​​​​​​​ ITEM DESCRIPTION Name ARTREACH INDIA’S TEACHING FELLOWSHIP Provided by Artreach India