The LoreKeepers project is an initiative to establish a crowd-sourced digital archive of Kerala’s rapidly disappearing oral traditions, fostering intergenerational community engagement and appreciation of the region’s rich cultural heritage through modern technology.

The Nabha Phulkari Project revitalizes Phulkari embroidery by empowering women artisans with skills and resources to build self-sustaining cooperatives, preserving cultural heritage while enhancing livelihoods.

Craftpreneurs Accelerator is a transformative initiative that empowers women entrepreneurs in India’s craft sector by enhancing their skills and fostering economic growth, positively impacting over 1,000 traditional artisans.

The ABC ArtRoom is a community art-education initiative founded on the belief that art forms the foundation of all learning and is essential for fostering inclusive education and imparting invaluable values.

Art Murmur x Guftgu is an initiative by Art South Asia Project (ASAP) that explores the evolution of art publishing and artist book-making in South Asia over the past two decades. Through expert-led discussions and commissioned writings, the programme delves into transformative shifts in publishing, the artist book as a unique art form, and strategies for engaging global audiences.

The SAF x ASAP(Art South Asia Project) Curatorial Research Fellowship was a prestigious initiative supporting emerging UK-based South Asian diaspora curators, offering mentorship and exhibition opportunities to amplify diasporic narratives and foster cultural exchange.

In 2023, Art Murmur has partnered with Saskia Fernando Gallery to present the summer series of #SupportLocalArt, a talks initiative begun by the Sri Lankan based gallery in the summer of 2021 to promote the arts and culture of Sri Lanka. This is the second dedicated summer series of Art Murmur hosted by ASAP(Art South Asia Project) and the fourth edition of #SupportLocalArt by Saskia Fernando Gallery. With this talk series, both organizations came together to celebrate the Sri Lankan contemporary art ecosystem. The talks considered how Sri Lankan art and culture can be a bigger part of the South Asian art historical and contemporary art narratives and seek to introduce certain Sri Lankan art and artist practices to the ASAP audience.

KALĀ , is a program by Art South Asia Project (ASAP) that took place from January 28 to February 12, 2024, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, as an annual platform showcasing South Asian modern and contemporary art from local and diasporic communities. The initiative sought to sustainably develop Sri Lanka’s art ecosystem while fostering connections with the broader South Asian region through curated talks, workshops, and dialogues celebrating Sri Lankan art and encouraging regional collaboration.

The Faizal and Shabana Foundation initiated a culturally significant collaboration with renowned visual artist and documentary photographer Taha Ahmad. This project, undertaken under the Foundation’s QissaGoi initiative, aimed to produce a compelling body of work that explores themes of identity, language, and shared histories.

The commissioned project involved the creation of twenty original photographic artworks featuring calligraphed letters and poems by Sabika Abbas, printed on museum-grade archival paper, and enhanced with 24-carat gold leaf. The project also included a two-minute video art piece, detailed project texts and captions, and behind-the-scenes documentation. Eight of the artworks were acquired for the Foundation’s private collection, with the remaining twelve reserved for future exhibition and digital use.

“Padma”: An Interactive Art Installation at the Pyramids of Giza

In 2024, the Faizal & Shabana Foundation, in partnership with cultural initiative QissaGoi, proudly supported Shilo Shiv Suleman, a contemporary artist known for her work in magical realism and interactive technologies, in the creation of “Padma“ – a landmark installation for the Forever is Now.04 festival held at the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Pyramids of Giza.

Padma is a sensory art installation that uses biofeedback technology to visualise the heartbeats of participants through light. The installation invites viewers to connect more deeply with themselves and each other, turning invisible rhythms into visual poetry through light, form, and collective presence.

Shilo Suleman is the first Indian artist to exhibit her artwork at the 4500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Pyramids of Giza, as part of the highly anticipated Forever Is Now 2024 contemporary art exhibition. Art D’Égypte, the fourth edition of the annual festival was conducted from 24 October to 16 November 2024, drawing artists from around the globe to explore the intersection of ancient civilizations and contemporary artistic practices.