OPEN CALL 2026
About Public Arts Trust of India:
In India, where philanthropy, patronage and state support for the arts is limited, Sana Rezwan founded the Public Arts Trust of India (PATI) In 2022 to democratise arts and culture for all.
Based in the Indian state of Rajasthan (between Jaipur and Jodhpur), PATI’s initiatives foster a more holistic growth of arts and culture through artist residencies, commissioning, curating, education and professional development programmes and community exchange, reinforcing creativity as an important part of everyday life regardless of a person’s association or generation.
All PATI’s programmes provide free access foregrounding the notion that art belongs to everyone, while maintaining a multi-layered approach to give the same gravitas to the work of emerging and outsider artists as it does to those of an international standing.
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 be showcased during Jaipur Art Week. This year’s mentors include visual artists 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.
PARTNER VENUES
Nagar Nigam Jaipur Heritage:
Jal Mahal
Tal Katora Lake
Jai Niwas Garden
Jaleb Chowk
Parshuram Stepwell
Modikhana Chowk
Nagar Nigam Chowk
Badi Chaupad
Choti Chaupad
Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK)
Archaeological Survey Of India:
Albert Hall Museum
Museum of Legacies
Hawa Mahal
Gandhi Vatika
Amrapali Museum
Golcha Cinema
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MIDNIGHT, 5th May 2025
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MIDNIGHT, 5th May 2025 •
Application Process
We strongly recommend that all artists wishing to apply attend at least one of our proposal writing workshops and approach our team to discuss their ideas ahead of submission. Dates are included in the timeline below:
Open Call Launch - 25th February 2025
Proposal Writing Workshop 1 - 25th March
Proposal Writing Workshop 2 - 5th April
Proposal Writing Workshop 3 - 19th April
Proposal Writing Workshop 4 - 28th April
Deadline For Proposals - 5th May
Selected Artist Notified - 30th June
Selected Artists Announced - 1st August
For any large scale works or specific interventions, please contact us to discuss your proposal prior to applying. If you are submitting a performative work, please provide additional contextual information as you feel required.
How to Apply
Applications for this Edition will be taken through our online portal. You will need to include:
A short artist statement of no more than 250 words describing your work
A 2 page CV detailing your professional experience and education (please note: this doesn’t necessarily have to be arts related)
10 images of your previous work
Two References
A proposal of the work you’d exhibit at Jaipur Art Week including:
A short interpretation text for the work being proposed
Images of any pre-existing work / drawings of new works
An approximate production budget for the work
Any technical requirements / specifications
Need Help to Apply?
If you have any issues using our online application portal, or have any access needs that require you to make your application in an alternative format (e.g video and audio), please email inquiries@publicartstrustofindia.org or use our contact form.
Selected Artists
All exhibiting artists will receive a grant to support their participation in Jaipur Art Week 5.0, ranging from 15,000/- to 1.5 Lakhs depending on your project and if you are selected for the group show or a solo intervention. The breakdown of costs is as follows -
Rs 15,000 - Group Show
Rs 75,000 to 1 Lakh - Solo Show
1.5 Lakh - Large scale Installation
All selected artists will be paired with an Artist Mentor who will provide between 1-3 virtual studio visits to support the development of your work for Jaipur Art Week 5.0. Additionally, you’ll receive curatorial support and guidance from PATI’s team.
During Jaipur Art Week, exhibiting artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work to an international audience with PATI’s team supporting introductions to international museum and gallery professionals, collectors and more.
What happens if you don’t get selected?
Whilst we can only fund a small number of artist projects for Jaipur Art Week 4.0, our aim is to listen to artists and seek out places and partnerships to showcase existing work or provide new opportunities. So even if you don’t get selected, you’ll be on our radar.
Based on feedback received from exhibiting artists and Programme Ambassadors during the last edition, we are developing a new creative professional development programme which will be exclusively available to anyone who has applied for our jobs or opportunities. Please indicate if you are also happy for us to add you to our professional development mailing list.
All applicants will receive feedback on their submission.
To assist you with the application process, we have provided a template of the questions you need to answer. Please review and prepare your responses in advance before submitting them.