IMAGINARIUM 6.0
Awards | Exhibition | Residency
Emami Art’s Annual All-India Open Call for Young and Emerging Artists
Emami Art is committed to nurturing and supporting the practices of emerging and mid-career visual artists across India. Launched in 2020 as an urgent response to the pandemic’s disruption of artistic livelihoods, the annual IMAGINARIUM Awards and Exhibition has since evolved into a vital ecosystem of support, offering cash awards, exhibition, mentorship, and sustained discursive engagement for young visual artists. Over the past five years, IMAGINARIUM Open Call has grown into one of the most anticipated open calls in India’s contemporary art calendar.
This year's winners are:
Bhagyashri Dange - First Award
Sonu Pujar - Second Award
Subhash Deka - Third Award
Srijita Raha
Tithi Das
Annanya Dhanda
Ayushi Shukla
Dibbya Mudi
Shibayan Halder
Siya Raju
An invited panel of jurors -- contemporary artist Ibrahim Mahama, curator and writer May Makki, curator and writer Shounak Mahbubani, entrepreneur and patron of the arts Siddharth Somaiya, and Ushmita Sahu – Director and Head Curator, Emami Art selected the 10 artists based on their portfolios for the IMAGINARIUM 6.0 exhibition and awards at Emami Art. Out of the ten artists, three have been selected for the awards.
INR 2.0 Lakh - First Award
INR 1.5 Lakh - Second Award
INR 1.0 Lakh - Third Award
Awards are supported by the Emami Foundation and Kolkata Centre for Creativity.
Additionally, Kolkata Centre for Creativity is pleased to announce the KCC Visual Arts Residency, a one-month residency for emerging visual artists based in eastern and north-eastern India. Curated by Emami Art, the programme selected five artists through the IMAGINARIUM 6.0 Open Call. Selected residents will receive dedicated studio space, a production fund, curatorial mentorship, and access to a vibrant ecosystem for artistic exchange within KCC. The residency will culminate in a two-day open studio exhibition.
This year's winners are:
Arpan Sadhukhan
Baptu Debnath
David Malaker
Soumyabrata Kundu
Ankana Saha
