International Workshops

The KHOJ International workshops are annual art laboratories. Based on the Triangle model, the workshop generates an informal and spontaneous learning atmosphere through an exchange of ideas and practices. The workshop is a cooperative venture organized by artists for artists. Artists from diverse cultural back grounds exchange ideas, encounter varied methods and approaches of art practice and strike out in new and experimental directions.

10-12 Indian artists from all over India work along side a similar number of International artists. We endeavor to maintain a balanced group of painters, sculptors, video, digital and mixed media artists keeping in mind a balance of genders. The workshop model is not intended to be didactic. Sharing, interaction and learning is unstructured and takes place in an informal spontaneous atmosphere. Planned as a hands on workshop, everybody is requested/expected to chip in and share in the organization, distribution of material, studio space, exhibition and other activities.

The KHOJ workshops were an annual event in Delhi from 1997- 2001. The workshops have since moved to other cities. Each workshop has been owned by a local group of artists who have either been part of an earlier KHOJ workshop or believe that establishing such a forum is important to their local context.

The International artists' workshop has been organised by artists in Mysore (2002), Bangalore ( 2003), Mumbai ( 2005) and Kolkata( 2006).

A call for applications is put out by the respective working group when a workshop is being planned.

View a list of past International Workshops

Open Day
An Open Studio Day is organized at the end of the workshop which is open to all. This helps to channelize the educational and socially interactive possibilities of this workshop. Local artists, students &the general public can meet the artists and discuss their work with them.

Outreach
There are discussions and slide presentations in the evenings as the artists are requested to bring slides/other presentation materials of their work and those of their colleagues, to share with the other participants in an interactive spirit. The participating artists may choose to engage in any form of outreach in the community where the workshop is situated as well as give lectures and presentations in art schools and colleges.

Documentation
We provide documentation for educational and international outreach programmes by producing a quality catalogue, video documentation and other useful material.