Mission
Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation's mission is to preserve and promote the artistic legacy of Benode Behari Mukherjee, Leela Mukherjee and Mrinalini Mukherjee, and share the artistic and philosophical principles with which they lived. This will be fulfilled through the setting up of archives, platforms for resource sharing and by developing exhibitions and scholarship that trace their prolific contributions to the fields of art, education and contemporary thought. The Foundation is also committed to producing comprehensive publications on the three artists in the effort to make public the depth and diversity in their practices.
Furthermore, the Foundation will partake in charitable activities aimed at identifying, affirming and encouraging artistic achievements by contemporary practitioners and allied undertakings, including research, experimentation, and exhibition-making, which will help sustain the quality and diversity of artistic contributions to our society. The intent is towards nurturing new generations of creative minds which will be made possible through scholarships for students and support towards educators engaged in art education.
Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation will endeavor to grow as an institution that seeks excellence, supports unique artistic voices, and helps build a sustainable future for the arts in India.
Support
Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation’s support programs are aimed at art practitioners, researchers and writers, students, educators/teachers, and art institutions such as galleries, museums and non profit organisations working directly with various arts communities.
The Foundation's disbursements of funds for the arts happen through different methods - open applications, nominations, as well as through collaborations with other organisations on grant programs. Each of our support programs are specially designed to help with various stages and processes of practice that go into sustaining a healthy art ecosystem.
Our scholarships aimed at art students allows for talented but underprivileged students to continue their course and studio practice. Our fellowships recognise exceptional talent among students and provides an impetus for them to stand out among their peers.
TRUSTEES
Aruna Advani - Managing Trustee
Nilima Sheikh, Artist
Raman Sivakumar, Art Historian and Curator
Sheila Makhijani, Artist
Shikha Trivedy, Writer and Journalist
Tanya Advani, Director at Ador Group
Vidya Shivadas, Curator and Director of FICA
TEAM
Bhooma Padmanabhan, Manager - Projects and Grants
Pervin Jamula, Administration and Operations Controller
Vishnu Prasad, Archivist
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Mrinalini Mukherjee Creative Arts Grant 2022 - 2023
Announcing Grantees for the 2022-23 Grant Mrinalini Mukherjee Creative Arts Grant, visual art grant, artists grant Read more -
Emerging Artists Award / EAA+
applications closed EAA+ is a collective forum that will support 10 art practitioners through a financial grant, a mentorship programme and an exhibitory component. FICA’s Emerging Artist Award, which has previously focused on identifying and supporting an individual artist from India, is now re-envisioned as a collective forum to mentor and engage... Read more -
MMF - PARI Fellowship 2022-23
The MMF-PARI Fellowships are an annual program supporting practitioners who are researching, documenting, writing and telling stories about art and craft from rural India. This is the first year of this fellowship program and it received an overwhelming 268 applications from across India. From these, 12 were shortlisted for... Read more -
MMF-PARI FELLOWSHIPS 2023-24
ANNOUNCING FELLOWS FOR 2023-24 The Full Fellowship The fellows who have received the full fellowship will undertake the research and publication of 8 stories for the PARI online platform over a period of 12 months. The full fellowship has been awarded to - Rajdeep Bhowmik, Suhash Bhattacharjee & Deep Roy | Tripura Their... Read more
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MFA Grant 2021
A total of 86 students from Baroda and 50 students from Santiniketan doing their final year received a one-time stipend of Rs. 10,000 each, which went towards purchasing material and other work related expenses to continue their practice. Testimonials from some grantees I am so happy to share about... Read more -
Art Education Resources with FIAE Goa
The videos include - A two-part process video on Papermaking by the artist Ravikumar Kashi A 15-part talk on Art Appreciation by the artist Ravikumar Kashi, titled Engaging with Visuals Animated Films based on books written and illustrated by eminent artists exploring various styles: Five videos with voice-over in English... Read more -
Students' Biennale 2021 - Online Edition
States of Disarray: Practice as Restitution Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation was delighted to support the 2020-2021 edition of the Students' Biennale, developed by the Kochi Biennale Foundation and the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art. The 4th edition of the Students' Biennale was led by a team of five artists and art educators – Adip Dutta, Archana Hande,... Read more -
The Maps of Disquiet Publication - by Chennai Photo Biennale
This is a 2-part, bi-lingual publication represents all the artists, projects, special programs from the biennale that happened from December 2021- February 2022. It also includes excerpts from the biennale journals, and the education programs. The publication was conceived as part of its expanded curation, accompanying the Maps of Disquiet... Read more
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Emerging Artist Award Extended Support Platform
with the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (FICA) Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation collaborated with the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (FICA) in 2020 to develop the Extended Support Platform with the intention of encouraging and supporting a larger base of young Indian artists through a financial support grant. Developed as part of FICA's flagship program, the Emerging Artist Award,... Read more -
Library Grant 2021 - 2022
Painting Department Library, MSU The Painting Department Library has over 1600 books and was set up through the generous donation of books by students, staff, and philanthropists. The posthumous donation of Bhupen Khakkar’s personal collection in accordance with his will augmented the collection in the recent past. It serves as an important reference library... Read more -
Mrinalini Mukherjee Creative Arts Grant 2023-24
Announcing Recepient 'kalchi kodi – a fish-curry and rice story' ''kalchi kodi' means yesterday’s fish curry in Konkani, this is a delicacy eaten in Goan homes as the spices in the curry marinate, pickle, and it becomes thick and creates a depth in flavour'. The project aims to investigate the impacts... Read more -
Announcing the Jury | Mrinalini Mukherjee Creative Arts Grant 2023-24
Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation is delighted to have Belinder Dhanoa, Suresh BV & Sanchayan Ghosh on the jury for the second Mrinalini Mukherjee Creative Arts Grant. Belinder Dhanoa , novelist, non-fiction writer, and founding faculty member of the M.A. Literary Art/Creative Writing practice programme at Ambedkar University Delhi, is a published... Read more
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Leela Mukherjee Artist-Educator Grant 2024
Announcing grantee Leela Mukherjee Artist-Educator Grant for art educators in India Read more -
Announcing the Jury - Leela Mukherjee Artist-Educator Grant 2024
announcing the jury Dr Kristine Michael is a ceramic artist, arts educator, curator, researcher, writer on traditional and contemporary Indian ceramics based in New Delhi. She is also the co-editor of the new MRIN magazine on Indian ceramics published by Indian Ceramic Art Foundation, an artist run initiative. She is curriculum leader of... Read more -
MMF-PARI Fellowship 2024 -2025
Call for proposals 21 Oct - 10 Dec 2024 We are losing worlds and voices within rural India of which future generations will know little or nothing. P. Sainath Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation (MMF) in collaboration with People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI), invites applications for the MMF-PARI Fellowship 2024-25. In our efforts to create a systematic record of the... Read more -
Call for Proposals | Mrinalini Mukherjee Creative Arts Grant 2024-25
2 Dec 2024 - 31 Jan 2025 The Mrinalini Mukherjee Creative Arts Grant is an annual visual arts grant aimed at supporting the work of an Indian artist/collective who has shown consistent engagement with shifting contexts within contemporary art, and is looking to experiment and push their practice beyond the familiar. The grant will enable them to... Read more