Catalyst Grant
Dnyanesh Moghe
Rajaram Naik
Rini Joseph
Ritika Singh
Soham Bhende
Engage Grant
ThinkArts
Congratulations
to our Grantees!
Goa Open Arts is pleased to announce the recipients of the Catalyst and Engage Grants for 2025–26. Each year, these grants reflect our ongoing effort to nurture artists whose practices keep Goa’s art scene alive with thoughtful ideas.
The Catalyst Grant awards INR 50,000 each to five artists selected for their compelling proposals in visual arts, film, performance, and interdisciplinary practices.
What do we hold onto as time moves forward?
What stays behind when people leave, when objects grow old, or when habits slowly shift?
What Remains is a travelling exhibition of lens-based works presented by Goa Open Arts and Museo Camera. This open call invites Goa-based photographers and image makers to explore memory, impermanence, and the traces that linger when people, objects, and places change. Selected works will debut at the Goa Open Arts Festival 2026.
In collaboration with
TERMS FOR ARTISTS' APPLICATION
ELIGIBILITY
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This first exhibition is only open to Goa-based practitioners. Individual artists or collaboratives/ collectives may apply.
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Photographers and lens-based artists working with images are welcome to apply. Please note that this is a print show only.
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Artists may apply with an existing or new body of work. However the proposal must demonstrate the final completed work which the artist wishes to display.
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Emerging and established voices are both encouraged.
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Selected artists will have to submit print-ready digital files of their selected works. Museo Camera will make pigment prints for the touring exhibition.
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At the end of the tour the prints will be destroyed. Proof of destruction will be sent to the artists.
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Sales are permitted from the Goa Open Arts festival and will be managed by the organizers. Goa Open Arts will retain a 50% commission on works sold, towards the support of future programs.
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A dedicated curatorial and editorial team will work closely with shortlisted artists through the development and presentation of the work.
SELECTION
Goa Open Arts and Museo Camera will together jury the exhibition. The selection of the artists and artistic works is at the discretion of the jury and their selection is final and binding.
TIMELINE
18-20 AUG: Open Call for Applications
15 NOV: Application Deadline
15 DEC: Artists informed of selection
25 JAN - 7 FEB: Announcement of selected artists
13 - 19 FEB: Installation
20 - 25 FEB: Goa Open Arts Festival
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please complete the Online Application Form below.
You will need to upload the following documents as part of your online application. All sections are mandatory for your application to be considered eligible.
1) PROJECT / ARTWORK PROPOSAL (1-5 pages, and should include dimensions and all details of the artwork or project you wish to display)
2) PORTFOLIO (You may include a link or images of your other way that you see as relevant to the project)
3) ARTIST STATEMENT / BIO (A short description about your artistic practice, your inspiration and mediums, and your practice over the years. Please also provide context of the work that you are proposing)
About the Collaborators
Goa Open Arts is an independent artist-led platform committed to celebrating contemporary practice, critical inquiry, and creative community in Goa. Through its grants, exhibitions, and public programming, GOA supports the artistic ecosystem with an emphasis on dialogue and experimentation.
Museo Camera is India’s only photography museum, home to a rich archive of over 8,000 cameras and photographic equipment from around the world. As a dynamic public institution, it fosters critical engagement with lens-based practices, history, and contemporary visual culture.