Avid Learning's video: Artist Residency across Borders and its Future

How e-residencies opened up a new world of collaborations between artists and cultural institutions that thrived in the face of limitations of distance and time zones Where is the place for culture in a crisis? In the months paralysed by the pandemic, we turned to art for cheer and books for inspiration. As households adapted to new ways of living, the world of cross-cultural residencies saw its own transformation. Previously marked by immersive interactions that defied borders, art and literary residencies began to explore formats that now also included interactive technologies and new storytelling techniques. Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, Mumbai, TARQ and Avid Learning present Residencies Across Borders, a live discussion. They will trace this shift from traditional to contemporary forms of curating. They examined how newer formats have inspired unconventional collaborations, and ask whether a virtual residency can persuade in the same way that sights and sounds of a new place do.