Residencies Programme
The Public Arts Trust of India’s Artist Residency Programme work with global partners to activate artists collaborations with the communities and artisans of Jodhpur and to provide opportunities for Indian artists to expand their global networks and experience.
Artist in Residence
Rembrandt Residency
The Rembrandt Residency is an Indo Dutch artist residency programme conceived in 2025 by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in collaboration with the Public Arts Trust of India (PATI). The initiative aims to support cultural exchange between the Netherlands and India by enabling artists to undertake research and develop new work through engagement with local contexts, crafts and communities.
For its inaugural edition, Dutch artist Aucke Paulusma joins as the first artist in residence under the programme, undertaking a residency with the Public Arts Trust of India in Jodhpur and developing new work through dialogue with the region’s cultural and material landscape.
Villa Swagatam
Villa Swagatam is an Indo-French residency programme initiated in 2023 by the French Institute in India and the French Embassy in India to support artistic and cultural exchange between France and South Asia. The programme places artists, designers, writers and researchers within partner institutions across the region, encouraging new work through engagement with local contexts, materials and communities.
For the 2025–2026 cycle, French artist Alice Amoroso joined the programme and is undertaking her residency with the Public Arts Trust of India (PATI) in Jodhpur, where she is developing new work in dialogue with the city’s cultural and material landscape.
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur
A strategic partnership between the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IITJ) and PATI will develop a new programme focusing on the mutual benefits for the institution, its students, and engaged artists.
Working directly with the Center of Excellence on Art and Digital Immersion (ADI) at the School of Liberal Arts (SoLA) the partnership will break up disciplinary silos, equipping students for the future, fostering global citizenship, innovative research, and societal contributions. Its mission also underscores the importance of quality liberal arts education to address contemporary challenges, focusing on experiential learning, transdisciplinary collaboration, and impactful research in under explored areas of Indian humanities and social sciences.