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The UC Berkeley South Asia Artist Prize

Type: Awards, Grants, Fellowships [View all]
Posted by: University of California, Berkeley
Deadline: Wed, January 10th, 2024

The South Asia Art Initiative at UC Berkeley invites submissions from Master of Fine Arts (MFA) students for the annual UC Berkeley South Asia Artist Prize. The prize will be awarded for an outstanding body of work by an artist of the South Asian diaspora or by those whose work addresses the politics and cultures of South Asia. The prize comes with a $1,500 award. 

Applicants must have graduated or will graduate with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree between Spring 2023 and Spring 2024 at an accredited school in North America or Europe. The submission package must include the following, and with each file size a maximum of 15MB:

A pdf Artist Statement (< 1000 words) A pdf curriculum vitae (please include your contact information) 20 images in a single pdf file and/or Links (and password) to Vimeo for up to 15 minutes of time-based work A confidential letter of support from a faculty member

DEADLINE: The submission package must be in English and submitted via email to Puneeta Kala <pkala@berkeley.edu> by January 10, 2024. Late submissions will not be accepted. The result for the 2023 prize recipient will be announced on the South Asia Art Initiative website on March 14, 2024 The winner will give an artist talk in conjunction with an expenses-paid award conferral ceremony at UC Berkeley on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

The 2023 Prize Committee: Asma Kazmi (Chair, University of California, Berkeley), Al-An deSouza (University of California, Berkeley), Nidhi Gandhi (San José Museum of Art), and Padma Maitland (Asian Art Museum).

All inquiries regarding the UC Berkeley South Asia Artist Prize should be directed to Puneeta Kala <pkala@berkeley.edu>  at the Institute for South Asia Studies, University of California, Berkeley

https://southasia.berkeley.edu/art-awards

Posted on Fri, December 1st, 2023
Expires on Wed, January 10th, 2024

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