Art education anchors the Tata Trusts' approach to supporting education in the arts (and not necessarily using the arts to educate) through innovative courses, exhibition-making as legitimate pedagogy, archives as resources for research, and platforms (both national and local) for community representation.
Alongside strengthening research, publications and knowledge dissemination, the Trusts are also attempting to integrate disability and gender as cross-cutting considerations across arts programmes.
The Trusts support the Kochi Biennale Foundation's flagship programme, the Students' Biennale, a national platform that showcases the work of student artists from art institutions across India. The students are mentored and supported by curators and art educators during production and exhibition setup.
The Archives and Museums Programme and the Arts Practice Productions Programme, in partnership with India Foundation for the Arts, support creative and research opportunities for artists and cultural practitioners.