
Kriti Gallery Residency
The Artists in Residence program is an effort by the Kriti Gallery to provide a space for artists to interact with each other, Kriti Gallery and the city of Banaras. The residency has 5 apartments, each with its own studio, shared open air courtyard space and a common dinning space.
Kriti works actively with local educational institutions e.g. Banaras Hindu University and schools, e.g. for workshops, art talks and gallery/artist visit. Kriti collaborates with other artist projects in other Indian cities e.g. miniature painting workshops in Udaipur, photo shootings in Mumbai or Calcutta etc..
The studio is a two room appartment with private bathroom, all meals are inclusive, vegetarian only.
There is the common dining space in the kitchen, the garden and it’s sitting spaces and a washing machine.
The residency is located about 3km away from the river, 10 min by bicycle rickshaw, surrounded by a big garden for contemplation, reading, gatherings and work. Kriti is in a semi-modern residential area with shops, hospital and traffic around it.