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EDITION 5.0
27th January - 3rd February, 2026
OPEN CALL JAIPUR ART WEEK 5.0
Building on the legacy of previous iterations, Jaipur Art Week Edition 5.0 launches an Open Call, inviting artists and creatives to share innovative proposals for new work that will encourage meaningful and open dialogue and collaboration.
Encouraging artists to make the work they want to, and not to try to fit it into a pre-set curatorial boundary, there are no set submission criteria or geographical boundaries to participation, ensuring the artist's voice is always front and centre.
Maintaining a co-curated approach to the development of each Edition, we will work with a Jury of esteemed international arts professionals and Artist Mentors who will each support the development of selected artists' work.
The year’s jury of international arts professionals includes Anita Dube (Contemporary Visual Artist and Art Critic), Renu Modi (Founder, Gallery Espace), Wood and Harrison (Collaborative Artist Duo), and Aindrea Emelife (Curator, Nigeria Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024 and Art Historian).
Developing on our commitment to support early career artists and creatives, selected artists will each be assigned an Artist Mentor to support the development and selection of the work that will showcase during Jaipur Art Week. This year’s mentors include visual artists Thukral & Tagra, Vibha Galhotra and Gigi Scaria.
Selected artists will be given the opportunity to showcase their work in a group exhibition or as solo interventions across our partner venues throughout Jaipur. Your proposal can respond to one of the venues listed below, otherwise our team will support you through the curatorial process to find the right fit for your work.
A Public Arts Trust of India initiative
Jaipur Art Week Edition 4.0, Avato Bairo Baje brings together 20+ emerging and mid-career contemporary artists with tangible and symbolic connections to Rajasthan, alongside the works of 10+ acclaimed artists from across the globe.
Taking a co-created approach, we are committed to ensure every artist has limitless opportunities, regardless of their background, to share their work and flourish with our support, putting the artists voice first. Through an Open Call format receiving 250+ applications, artists were selected by a jury of international arts professionals, comprising Darius Sanai, Judith Greer, Rana Begum and Jai Danani. Selected artists also received mentorship from Nandan Ghiya and Manisha Gera Baswani.
This year’s highlights include: Highlights include: Manisha Gera Baswani’s exhibition A New Skin, in partnership with Gallery Espace, inaugurating the Public Arts Trust of India’s Jaipur HQ; Nandan Ghiya’s Manthan, a co-commission with Liverpool Biennial at Jal Mahal; Lorenzo Vitturi in partnership with Jaipur Rugs at Hawa Mahal; design workshops led by Kumkum Fernando in the Walled City; Social Design Collaborative’s take over of the historic Albert Hall Museum frontage; Villa Swagatam Artist-in-Residence Gaspard Combes interactive week-long sculpture workshop at Jawahar Kala Kendra with Institut Français; and the screening of selected Moving Image works from the British Council Collection, in partnership with British Council India.
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