Art South Asia Project / Asia Art Archive in India

Hauser & Wirth Institute has awarded $58,000 to Art South Asia Project (ASAP) and Asia Art Archive in India (AAAI). The two organizations are partnering to host Assembling Art Archives: Workshops for South Asia, a 10-month online program on archiving that will offer specialized training for archivists and arts professionals working with modern and contemporary South Asian art archives. The first of its kind in the region, this program aims to promote learning and exchange of methodologies and frameworks for the building of art archives, with sessions facilitated by archivists working in diverse institutional contexts across the Global South and beyond.

Scheduled to commence in August 2025, Assembling Art Archives will cater to selected participants working within arts organizations, artist estates and studios, and independent arts spaces from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The online workshops will be accompanied by an in-person gathering in Nepal in November 2025. 

Visit ASAP’s website and AAAI’s website for more information.