– The Goa Open Arts CATALYST + ENGAGE Grants offer production, mentoring and exhibition support for Goa-based artists, to realise a new or ongoing body of work.

– Each grant of INR 50,000 will be made to artists / collectives working in any eligible medium.

– The realised work must be first exhibited at the next Goa Open Arts exhibition in April – May 2025.

– The outcome of the Engage Grant may be site-specific and located anywhere in Goa. The grantee must be able to show documentation or reference to the project as part of the Goa Open Arts exhibition in April – May 2025.

– All Grantees will be expected to be in Goa for the duration of the exhibition, and oversee the installation and de-installation of their work.

– All Grantees will be invited to conduct a workshop or public program during the course of the exhibition period.

– Applicants may apply for both the CATALYST and ENGAGE Grants. They will need to upload two separate applications.

Eligibility 

– Any arts practitioner based in Goa is eligible to apply.

– There are no age restrictions on application.

– Arts include drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, graphic arts, performance, video art, sound art, online art, new-media practice, interdisciplinary or research-based practice, socially-engaged or public art projects and book and publishing practices.

– Individual or artist collectives may apply, if all the members are Goa-based.

– The grantee must be able to realise their project for display at the end of the grant period.

​Selection

Projects will be assessed on the basis of the artists’ demonstrable commitment to her/his practice as well as of the strength of the proposal.

For further information visit https://www.goaopenarts.com/
Applications can be submitted after filling out the Google form