Organised in the framework of Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe, EQUILIBRIUM is an international cultural initiative that aims at building creative contexts in villages and towns in India. Currently located in Partapur, the main aim of this project is to provide a platform for artists from Asia and Europe to engage in a dialogue with local communities through women's groups in and around Partapur.

Artists are invited to submit proposals for a 5-week residency that will involve activities with local women and lead toward creative capacity-building at a local school. The proposals should generate new works and processes resulting from dialogue and participation among local women's groups, as well as build stronger ties between art practices and everyday life.

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The residencies will take place in two phases. 5 artists will be shortlisted for each phase.

• Phase 1: 1 September to 6 October 2014


• Phase 2: 15 October to 19 November 2014

This call is open to artists who are nationals of one of the following ASEM member countries: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Viet Nam.

Contact information:
sandharbhart@gmail.com

EQUILIBRIUM is supported by Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe, a programme by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and Arts Network Asia (ANA) in collaboration with Trans Europe Halles (TEH)

EQUILIBRIUM is a project of Beneshwer Lok Vikas Sansthan, Sandarbh and Walpodenakademie.

For more details of the programme, please go to http://theprojectequilibrium.wordpress.com/