Exhibitions to see, workshops to join, and open calls and residencies to apply to, from the galleries, museums, art schools and foundations The Raconteur follows. Updated every day.

Exhibition

Satish Gujral 100: The Modernist Returns

The Gujral Foundation and JSW, at NGMA Mumbai · Mumbai

9 Oct – 20 Nov 2026

The centenary retrospective of Satish Gujral arrives in Mumbai: seven decades of painting, sculpture, murals and design by one of India’s most versatile modernists, with talks alongside.

Where
National Gallery of Modern Art, Fort
Who
Open to all
Details →via @ngma.mumbai
Workshop

Repetition/Variation: a maths-and-geometry art workshop

Kiran Nadar Museum of Art · New Delhi

9–10 Oct 2026

Two hands-on days with artist Arvind Sundar, turning the Fibonacci sequence, the golden ratio, fractals and modular origami into drawings and constructions. It is part of KNMA’s In-Rhythm programme.

Where
KNMA
Who
Open registration
Fee
Paid; book through KNMA’s page
Details →via @knmaindia
Workshop

Cyanotype printing workshop

Museo Camera Centre for the Photographic Arts · Gurugram

10–17 Oct 2026

A one-day session (10 or 17 October) in the 19th-century cyanotype process: ten prints on paper and one on fabric, plus a walk through the museum’s camera collection. Good for printmaking and photography students.

Where
Museo Camera, DLF Phase IV
Who
Ages 15 and up; no experience needed
Fee
₹4,000 with materials; 10% off with a college ID
Details →via @museo_camera
Workshop

Photography in Medias-Res: memoir and memory

Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) · Bengaluru

10 Oct 2026

A three-hour session with Dilpreet Bhullar of TAKE on Art on how photographs hold memory and history, through close looking, discussion and writing. Bring a photograph or object of your own.

Where
MAP Research Centre
Who
Ages 18 to 25
Fee
Free, with registration
Details →via @mapbangalore
Residency or grant

Inlaks Residency at Skowhegan, Maine (summer 2027)

Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation with Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture · Maine, USA

5 Jun – 7 Aug 2027 · Apply by 16 Oct 2026

Nine weeks in a US residency with a private studio, housing, meals and faculty visits. Inlaks adds up to $1,200 for airfare and a $1,000 materials stipend. Apply to Skowhegan by 16 October (US time).

Where
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture
Who
Indian citizens living in India, 35 or under
Fee
Application fee waived for eligible Indian applicants
Details and how to apply →via @inlaksfoundation
Exhibition

Parag Tandel: Salted Caviar

TARQ · Mumbai

10 Sep – 17 Oct 2026

Sculpture, cyanotype, textile and archival research, including the Koli Dictionary Project, tracing Koli knowledge of the sea. A strong example of research-led practice.

Where
TARQ, Fort
Who
Open to all
Details →via @tarqmumbai
Workshop

Film and analog photography workshop

Museo Camera Centre for the Photographic Arts · Gurugram

24–25 Oct 2026

Two days through the whole analog process with Aditya Arya: shoot black-and-white film, develop it in the darkroom, and make contact sheets and silver gelatin prints. Batches of four.

Where
Museo Camera, DLF Phase IV
Who
Ages 15 and up; no experience needed
Fee
₹8,260 with camera, film and chemicals; 10% student discount
Details →via @museo_camera
Workshop

The Memory of a Photograph: Gelli plate printing

Museo Camera Centre for the Photographic Arts · Gurugram

1 Nov 2026

A two-hour beginners’ session reworking a photograph you love with colour, texture and layering on a Gelli plate: an easy, low-cost way into mixed-media printmaking.

Where
Museo Camera, DLF Phase IV
Who
Beginners; limited seats
Fee
₹1,550
Details →via @museo_camera
Exhibition

Bhasha Chakrabarti: Khwab

Experimenter · Kolkata

5 Nov 2026 – 28 Feb 2027

A solo show by Bhasha Chakrabarti inside Kolkata’s restored Alipore Museum. It runs through the winter, so there is time to plan a college visit.

Where
Experimenter Outpost at Alipore Museum
Who
Open to all
Details →via @experimenterkol
Fair, festival or talk

Serendipity Arts Festival 2026

Serendipity Arts Foundation · Panjim, Goa

13–20 Dec 2026

Eight days of curated exhibitions, installations, talks and workshops across Panjim. One of the best weeks of the year for a visual art student to see a lot of new work in one place.

Where
Venues across Panjim
Who
Open to all
Details →via @serendipityartsfestival
Fair, festival or talk

India Art Fair 2027

India Art Fair · New Delhi

4–7 Feb 2027

South Asia’s biggest art fair: galleries, institutions, talks and programmes. Four days to see where Indian art is now and to meet galleries and curators.

Where
NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla
Who
Ticketed visitors
Fee
Ticketed; 2027 prices not out yet
Details →via @indiaartfair

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