Open Call for Pakistani cinema enthusiasts and film buffs: LBF Virtual Museum

The Lahore Biennale Foundation and Sarmad Sultan Khoosat are calling all film buffs, cinephiles, fans and lovers of Pakistani cinema to share their favourite frames from Pakistani films and what those scenes mean to them. Pakistani cinema has been through multiple evolutions and has millions of fans that have journeyed ... More

Open Call for Filmmakers: LBF Virtual Museum

The Lahore Biennale Foundation and Sarmad Sultan Khoosat are seeking young Pakistani filmmakers to research and reinterpret the soundscapes and imagery of Pakistani Cinema, as part of the cinema component of the Foundation’s Virtual Museum Project. This component will investigate the evolution of Pakistani cinema: the development of its aesthetics ... More

Open Call for Artists : LBF Virtual Museum

The Lahore Biennale Foundation and Dr. Razia Iram Sadik are seeking young, local artists to feature in their project investigating ‘Post Modern and Contemporary Movements in Visual Arts and Other Creative Forms’. This project will explore how art is not only made in the city but also with the city, ... More

Open Call for Research Collaborators (Photo Essays) : LBF Virtual Museum

The Lahore Biennale Foundation is seeking young, local researchers/artists/historians to collect research based photo essays for the component ‘Legacy of Storytelling and Contemporary Literature in Pakistan and the Diaspora’ of the LBF Virtual Museum. The LBF Virtual Museum will have multiple components. This particular segment will reflect on the legacy ... More

LBF Research Fellowship – 2015

The LBF Research Fellowship - 2015 was awarded to the UAE-based writer and researcher Saira Ansari to document the archives of the pioneering modernist artist, Zubeida Agha (1922-1997). The Fellowship was developed in collaboration with Asia Art Archive based in Hong Kong, and the archive is available on the AAA ... More

LBF Research Grant – 2018

Announced in Summer 2018, the LBF Research Grant was intended for an individual or collective whose research focuses on movements and shifts in modern and contemporary art practice in Pakistan or its diaspora.

LBF Research Fellowship – 2018

Announced in Summer 2018, the Lahore Biennale Foundation Research Fellowship was open to any individual or collective interested in researching any aspect of modern or contemporary art and visual culture of Pakistan. Award selection was based on the clear identification of the research methodology and archives used, and the relevance of ... More

LBF – AAN Research Grant – 2018

Announced in Summer 2018, the LBF – Research Grant was intended for an individual or collective whose research focuses on movements and shifts in modern and contemporary art practice in Pakistan or its diaspora. Therefore, this call invited research proposals that address arts that arise from or are significant to Pakistan.