Would you like to take part in one of India’s most innovative cross-arts festivals and play a key role in a working group challenged with a theme-based project?

 

We’re looking for UK-based creative practitioners to participate in the UnBox 2013 Fellowships in Delhi, India over a five week period from Jan – Feb 2013. If you'd like to apply you can download the application form here.

 

The selected participants will take part in a 3-4 week fellowship residency prior to the Festival, working on a theme-based team challenge at one of five host organisations (one fellow per host - see fellowship options below). The teams will then present their fellowship outcomes and ideas at the UnBox Conference which takes place as part of the Festival (6-10 February 2013).

 

The UnBox festival aims to further the practice of innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration through keynotes, discussions and workshops anchored by leading and emerging practitioners. It celebrates interdisciplinary processes and experiences that shape contemporary thought and action across a range of domains - Development, Design, Business, Identity, Reform, Culture & Technology -through immersive and multi-sensorial formats. Several exciting events, including performances, exhibitions and installations, will be organized alongside the UnBox Conference.

 

Fellowship options

The fellowships combine all that UnBox is anchored around: interdisciplinary practice, honest and intimate experiences, and the chance to try something 'hands on'. We’re looking to bring a fresh set of interdisciplinary innovations to the Festival with the help of five carefully selected teams - each working on one fellowship scenario.

**All successful applicants must be present for the placement and the festival.**

 

Gaming for Social Innovation (unPLAY)

Scope: Educational Game Development, Controller Free Gaming

Host organisation - Quicksand

Who?- Technical expertise in programming (particularly Javascript and C#) is welcome. Graphic Designers familiar with 3D games workflow, Coders, UIX Designers, 3D Texturing Artists, Illustrators, and Animators. Also, Fine Artists with installation experience are welcome to apply!

Location – New Delhi

 

Augmenting Agriculture with New Technologies (unTILL)

Scope: Videography, Community Engagement

Host organisation – Digital Green

Who? - Filmmakers, Editors, Documenters / Writers, Prototype managers, Process auditors, Space designers, Installation artists, Coders, Programmers and those interested in exploring the potential of social networking and rural communities.

Location - Andhra Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh, and New Delhi

 

Film and Digital Media for Open-governance (unVEIL)

Scope: Governance, Law, Animation, Film

Host organisation – PRS Legislative

Who? - Animators, Storytellers, Filmmakers, Coders, Graphic Designers; individuals interested in creating compelling narratives around parliamentary information.

Location - New Delhi (may involve travel to other areas for research)

 

Sustainable Lifestyles (unBUILD)

Scope: Heritage, Conservation, Environmental Engineering, Social Innovation

Host organisation – People Tree

Who? - Industrial Designers to help design/curate the physical space, Graphic Designers, Environmental Science students/ engineers, Coders, Visual artists, Food/space designers.

Location - Goa and New Delhi

 

Culture and Heritage Preservation (unMAP)

Scope: Heritage and Mobile App Development

Host organisation - Cultural Resource Conservation Initiative (CRCI)

Who? - Applicants can come from any field provided they are passionate about the preservation of culture and heritage. Anyone with interest in programming, art, history, ethnography, music, or event management would find this interesting.

Digital designers, App Developers, Coders, Visual artists, Painters/Illustrators, Writers, Musicians/ Performers.

Location - Punjab and New Delhi

 

Teams

Each team will consist of three core members. The UK creative practitioner, selected by the British Council, will be joined by one AHRC appointed UK researcher and one creative practitioner selected by the host organisations. The teams will also be supported by one person from each host organisation.

 

In addition to taking part in the fellowship programme, successful applicants will attend the Festival itself and be able to present their outcomes and learning through workshops, discussions, exhibitions, installations and performances – using interactive media, participatory design and collaborative research methods.

 

On the final day of the Festival, teams will have the opportunity to bid for research focussed ‘booster funding’.  As part of a larger public symposium, teams will present their pitches to a panel of reviewers in front of a live audience, followed by a written submission to AHRC and other potentially interested partners.

 

Successful teams will be provided with details of eligibility for these additional funds before the fellowship begins, but it is expected that all applicants will be interested in this possibility of engaging in longer term collaboration with their team, remotely or otherwise.

 

Apply

If you are interested in this opportunity please download an application form here. The deadline for all applications is 23rd November 2012. Please email your completed application to cce@britishcouncil.org with 'UnBox Fellowship 2013' in the title.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place between 28th-30th November. For more information on research applications at UnBox please visit the AHRC website here.