New scheme to sponsor performances by young artists

It is good news for young practitioners of classical music, dance and theatre, who will not get a chance to stage live performances under a new scheme introduced by the Raza Foundation.
Keeping with the mission of its founder, the late modernist painter Syed Haider Raza, 'Aarambh' launched this month, seeks to support and nurture promising Indian artists struggling for recognition.
Under the scheme, the Foundation will invite two artistes from different genres every month to perform at two different venues here.
The Foundation which was established by Raza to promote the talent and creativity of younger generations, will sponsor the performances, and may also decide to offer a modest remuneration to the artiste.

"During his almost annual visits to India he would meet young artists to discuss their works. His home in Paris had a large collection of the promising works he had acquired.
"His unflinching support was in part due to his remembrances of the struggles that he and other colleagues such M F Husain, F N Souza, H A Gade, S K Bakre and Krishnaji Ara endured when they were young putting together the path- breaking Progressive Artists Group in Bombay," Ashok Vajpeyi, managing trustee of the foundation, said.

Interested artistes can contact the on razafoundation.Delhi@gmail.Com with their resumes and photographs and videos of their performances for possible inclusion in the series.

The Foundation will evaluate the all entries before making the selection.
The last date for submission of applications is August 31, 2017.