SYNTH

Art is Life 2024 · Museum of Art & Photography

What does it take to make a cultural institution feel part of the life of a city?

Art is Life festival artwork

Festival strategy
Curation & programming
Brand & communication

The work brought programme development, communication, artists, communities and audiences together in a two-day cultural programme at MAP.

2 Panel discussions
2 Talks
8 Workshops
5 Performances

4 Film screenings
8 Walkthroughs
3 Special experiences

Intent

Art is Life

Bring MAP into the life of Bengaluru through its collection, artists, communities and audiences.

Collection

Show the diversity of the collection through exhibitions and programming.

Engagement

Create opportunities for audiences to participate.

Awareness

Build awareness of the museum and the festival.

Relationships

Strengthen the museum’s connection with the community.

Art is Life 2024 festival posterArt is Life now open poster
Festival participants gathered in a gallery

What we did

From programme to public experience

Programme

Developed the two-day mix of talks, workshops, performances, films, walkthroughs and special experiences.

Curation

Connected artists, exhibitions and the museum collection through a programme for different audiences.

Communication

Shaped the festival story and public-facing communication across the campaign.

Audience

Designed opportunities for participation, access and discovery throughout the museum.

“Having a space like MAP in a big city like Bangalore is a great pleasure. Creative people can just come together to share ideas and explore so much of each other.”A first-time visitor to MAP

The programme brought together talks, panels, workshops, performances, films, exhibition walkthroughs and special experiences.

Art is Life 2024 was sponsored by United Breweries and formed part of BLR Hubba.

Singer performing at Art is Life
2Days
26Artists
3.5kVisitors

Indian Sign Language interpretation for all performances

Ensemble performing together on stage at Art is Life
Back to Work

Contact

mail@synthcreative.works

For projects, enquiries and collaborations.