Old Goa Institue of Management

Known by various names at various points in its long history – the Royal Portuguese Hospital, the Hospital of All Saints, and Our Lady of Mercy – it is perhaps the oldest hospital in Asia, established in 1681, from where doctors and modern European ideas of health and hygiene spread across the Indian Ocean, from Mozambique to Macau. In 1993, the complex became home to the Goa Institute of Management (which has, meanwhile, moved to Panaji). While the complex includes many structures of a later date, the main building and its adjoining retain roughly the original schema. This beautiful venue, which fronts the river – vistas of which are afforded by the generous bay windows on its upper floor – is one of the main hub of Serendipity Arts Festival 2018, housing a host of exciting exhibitions, sound installations, performance art and speaker series.

Events at Old Goa Institue of Management

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siren eun young jung – ‘Anomalous Fantasy_India Version’ / performance

siren eun young jung’s Anomalous Fantasy questions official history by putting into conversation the experiences of a young actress as she discovers the all-female musical theatre tradition in Korea known as Yeoseong Gukgeuk. This genre, which had its heyday in ..Read More ›

Priyanthi Anusha – ‘Black Bindi’ and ‘Mothers Painting’ / performance

Priyanthi Anusha’s work navigates the subjectivity of maternity. In Mother's Painting, Anusha creates paintings with a mixture of breast milk and charcoal in an action that comments on the gestural work of male artists such as Jackson Pollock and Yves ..Read More ›

Maya Krishna Rao – ‘Loose Woman’ / performance

Loose Woman is the travels of a woman through and across media. What makes her loose is as much to do with the world around her, to the stuff that flows within her and, as mediated by, conjured, coaxed and ..Read More ›

Talking Culture | Line of Flight / workshop

Conceptualised by Serendipity Arts Foundation, LINE OF FLIGHT is a three-part project initiated at the Serendipity Arts Festival, 2018. It borrows its name from the concept of nomadic creativity developed by Gilles Deleuze and was conceived to address mobility as ..Read More ›

Talking Culture | My Colour on Your Plate / workshop

A conversation around My Colour on Your Plate Paul McCarthy is widely considered to be one of the most influential and groundbreaking contemporary American artists. Born in 1945, and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, he first established a multi-faceted ..Read More ›

Talking Culture | Young Subcontinent: Sightlines / workshop

On the first two days, the artists who are part of this edition on the Young Subcontinent will present their works to their peers and the public. The third day will consist of an open discussion between the artists and ..Read More ›

Talking Culture | Young Subcontinent: Sightlines / Exhibition

On the first two days, the artists who are part of this edition on the Young Subcontinent will present their works to their peers and the public. The third day will consist of an open discussion between the artists and ..Read More ›

Talking Culture | Site, Context & Time: Evolving Practices in the Performing Arts? / workshop

Responding to the social milieu of the time, all art forms evolve with their surroundings, assimilating and adapting cultural practices. The same applies to the performing arts – namely, music, dance and theatre – that have absorbed societal conditions, often ..Read More ›

Talking Culture | Art Accessibility: Ideal or Reality? / workshop

The conclave will focus on various aspects of art accessibility in contemporary times. The first panel will address new ways of engaging with art, exploring the shift towards performance, sound and interactive art experiences. The second session explores art education ..Read More ›