Khoj is a not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation based in New Delhi, India that is committed to supporting emerging, experimental and transdisciplinary creative practices and pedagogies. Khoj will host a mid-career WA artist for six weeks, responding to the theme of the residency and with a preferred interest in community-responsive modalities. PICA’s partnership with Khoj enables artists to develop their work in new cultural contexts, build global networks and share their projects with new audiences.
The residency includes an artist fee, daily stipend, return flights, accommodation, and visa fees.
Applications close at 5pm on 10 November 2024, with interviews in mid-November and applicants notified by late November.
City and Country
New Delhi, India
About Khoj
Khoj is a not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation based in New Delhi. Through international, on-site, off-site and often hyper-local programs and residencies, Khoj supports and incubates experimental and transdisciplinary creative practices that look at art and its various intersections with other disciplines such as gender, urbanisms, ecology and technology.
The residency at Khoj provides time and space for artists to engage, respond and present their work in a historical socio-economic context, encouraging inclusivity, participation and artistic intervention in small but palpable ways. The residency acts as a platform for dialogue, supporting the development of personal artistic practices while building a network of interdisciplinary artists.
Website
https://khojstudios.org/
Instagram
@khojstudios
Residency Dates
Six weeks between August-September 2025
Residency Theme
Building on Khoj’s long-standing engagement with the intersections of art and urbanism, the 2025 residency program will explore responses to the complexities of high-density built and natural environments. We invite applications from artists whose practices critically engage with the nuances of urban density—whether in terms of spatial occupation, the architectural fabric of cities, urban planning, or the layered ecosystems of communities and public spaces.
We are particularly interested in works that probe the tensions and synergies between human-made structures and natural landscapes, and that reflect on the lived realities of urban environments, from overcrowded megacities to rapidly expanding peripheries. Artists are encouraged to think through how cityscapes evolve, the politics of space, and the ways in which urban living impacts identity, ecology, accessibility and social relations.
This residency aims to foster dialogue on how dense environments shape our understanding of place, community, and belonging, offering a platform for experimental, interdisciplinary approaches that push the boundaries of urban thinking through art.
Artists are encouraged to interpret and engage with the residency’s themes in their own unique ways, reflecting critically on the transformations of contemporary urban life and questioning how architecture, spatial dynamics, and social interactions are influenced by dense urban environments.
Type of Studio
Own studio along with the use of a space for film screenings and/or events.
Accommodation
Shared living space with 3 bedrooms, a kitchenette, a lounge and a courtyard surrounded on all sides by independent studio facilities available to residents.
Facilities
Wi-Fi, basic tools available to be shared with other residents, artist library, media lab with photography equipment, sound recording, mixing desks and video editing software.
Resources
Logistical support from staff, facilitated connections with local arts professionals, programming towards the residency, bringing in knowledge partners and interlocutors as required, promotion of open studio.
Opportunities to Present Work
Open studio event
Expectation of Artists
Artist talk/open studio event
Nearest International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Supported by PICA’s Art Ambassadors.
