Prameya Art Foundation is an initiative to support experimental practices as well as encourage trans-disciplinary collaborations. Prameya, meaning knowledge in Sanskrit is indicative of the Foundation’s approach to the arts as a discursive space, and dialogue as its future. Conceived as a not-for-profit platform, the foundation is driven by the idea that for a sustainable arts context, it is important to invest in artistic research, curatorial projects, public art initiatives, social practice, collaborations and residencies. It aims to build a strong base for contemporary art practice and develop national and international strategic partnerships for supporting artists and their work.
The objectives of the foundation include building new audiences through art education programs and innovative exhibitions. The foundation is designed to imagine new directions through commitments to local contexts without emphasis on production or the ultimate commodity. PRAF will be a link between the arts and the social space. Prameya Art Foundation is founded by Anahita Taneja and Shefali Somani who have been committed to contemporary art in South Asia.
Founder & Chairperson
Founder & Vice-Chairperson
Curator
Cultural Theorist and Curator
Artist, Photographer, Environmental Campaigner, Writer, Curator
Dean, Contemporary Art and Curatorial Practice, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Art Historian and Curator