Support the Next Generation of Artists in Residence in India
Eirini Meze
Organizer
Eirini Meze
Organizer
Description
Help emerging artists in India find the space and support to explore their creativity. Your contribution can help nurture fresh perspectives and bring new artistic voices to life.
I’m Eirini Meze, founder and chair of FAACII INC.
In summer 2026, FAACII launched its first Artist Residency in India. For five weeks, London-based painter Mary Pye and Indian artist Parnika Mittal lived and worked across Mumbai and Jaipur. They made new work on locally sourced khadi paper and with local earth pigments, shaped by architectural walks, craft workshops and studio visits across both cities.
Each artist was mentored by a committee drawn from Central Saint Martins, the Columbia University MFA programme and Victoria Miro. The committee gave one-to-one sessions and an end-of-residency review. The residency closed with open studios, a public showcase and a panel conversation in Mumbai, and the work went on to be exhibited.
We ran the first edition on a modest budget, with much of the programme made possible by partners such as Abode Boutique Hotels, who hosted the artists in Mumbai and Jaipur.
This campaign is for what comes next: a larger second cohort of three to four artists, deeper mentorship, and a larger materials budget, so artists can be more ambitious in scale and experiment more freely.
$700 covers a week of accommodation for one artist. $2,000 brings one artist to India. $2,000 provides materials for one artist for the full residency. $7,500 supports one artist’s complete residency: travel, five weeks of accommodation and materials.
Our goal of $35,000 supports a cohort of four artists ($30,000). The remaining $5,000 funds travel within India and the public programme: open studios, an exhibition presentation of the work, and the documentation and outreach that bring it to wider audiences.
FAACII (For Art and Culture in India Inc.) is a New York-based 501(c)(3) dedicated to developing contemporary art in India and building dialogue between Indian and international artists. All gifts are tax-deductible.
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