Written by Dipanita Nath |Published: November 10, 2019 3:48:41 am
The need for India to build a workforce in the arts sector is crucial: Trishla Talera
With commerce and industry chambers recently setting up an arts and cultural task force, the need for India to build a workforce in the sector is crucial. The arts and cultural management sectors in India do not offer any degree programmes yet," says Trishla Talera.
When Trishla Talera was setting up TIFA Working Studios, a Pune-based arts organisation that supports experimental works, one of her first hurdles was to build a competent team. “Most of the applications we received did not have the experience and skill sets we were looking for,” she says. In India, arts is considered a vocation driven by the ‘Muses’ rather than a profession that requires the same skill sets as any other industry, such as people management and planning. TIFA Working Studios now has a robust internship programme to mentor young professionals to make them industry-ready. The latest endeavour is titled ‘003: License to Skill’ and will focus on analytical skills, time management and communications. It is scheduled for November 10, from noon to 7 pm, at TIFA Working Studios. Talera, director of TIFA Working Studios, talks to Dipanita Nath about skills in the arts industry. Excerpts:
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