{"id":25641,"date":"2026-11-08T00:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=25641"},"modified":"2026-11-08T00:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:47:46","slug":"hyundai-motor-india-foundation-announces-grants-worth-inr-60-lakh-under-its-flagship-art-for-hope-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=25641","title":{"rendered":"Hyundai Motor India Foundation Announces Grants Worth INR 60 Lakh under its flagship \u2018Art for Hope\u2019 Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pune (Voice news service):- Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), today announced the launch of <strong>Season 6 of its flagship Art for Hope initiative<\/strong>, offering <strong>grants worth INR 60 lakh<\/strong> to support creative projects across India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Season 6, themed \u2018<strong>India in Motion<\/strong>\u2019, invites artists, artisans, collectives and creative practitioners to explore how a rapidly evolving India is shaping new ideas, identities and possibilities through art. Selected grantees will receive financial support, mentorship, national visibility and an opportunity to showcase their work at the <strong>Art for Hope Festival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commenting on the launch of <em>Art for Hope &#8211; Season 6<\/em><strong>, Mr. Tarun Garg, MD &amp; CEO &#8211; HMIL, said,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>&#8220;At Hyundai, our global vision of \u2018Progress for Humanity\u2019 goes beyond mobility to create opportunities that empower people and communities. Through \u2018<strong>Art for Hope<\/strong>\u2019, we have awarded over <strong>INR 2.20 crore in grants<\/strong>, supported <strong>200+ artists across India<\/strong> and helped preserve more than <strong>75 traditional and folk-art forms<\/strong>. With Season 6 providing grants worth a total of <strong>INR 60 lakh<\/strong>, we look forward to enabling creative voices that reflect the <strong>aspirations, diversity and dynamism of a rapidly evolving Bharat<\/strong>. Guided by the virtues of <strong>Trust. Pride. Progress.<\/strong> we remain committed to fostering cultural inclusion, creativity and community development through art.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its inception, <em>Art for Hope<\/em> has expanded its footprint across <strong>22 States and Union Territories<\/strong>, building a platform that connects artists, artisans and creative communities with wider audiences. Its annual festivals have welcomed <strong>35,000+ visitors<\/strong>, including <strong>61% first-time exhibition visitors<\/strong>, while supporting <strong>100+ artisan and NGO stalls<\/strong>, generating livelihood opportunities and enhancing visibility for grassroots creative talent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>What are the categories and opportunities in <em>Art for Hope<\/em> &#8211; Season 6?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications are invited across six categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual Art<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Art<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performing Art<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional Art &amp; Craft<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Functional Art<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multidisciplinary Projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How to participate in <em>Art for Hope<\/em> &#8211; Season 6?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications for <em>Art for Hope &#8211; Season 6<\/em> are <strong>open until November 15, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants can apply online through the official website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hyundaiartforhope.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.hyundaiartforhope.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794159862392000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1qNDVe_-ER0i0PDANr4Uod\"><strong>hyundaiartforHope.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>What Does the Season 6 Theme &#8211; \u2018India in Motion\u2019 Signify?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018India in Motion\u2019 reflects the spirit of a nation on the move, where people, ideas, communities and cultures are continuously shaping new possibilities<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The theme encourages artists to explore how progress, aspiration, innovation and inclusion influence lives across urban and rural India<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Season 6 will continue the initiative\u2019s \u2018Art without Barriers\u2019 approach, encouraging participation from underserved and marginalized communities including persons with disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through <em>Art for Hope<\/em>, HMIF continues to create meaningful opportunities for emerging and underserved creative voices, <strong>including women, rural artisans, traditional and folk artists, underserved communities and persons with disabilities<\/strong>. Beyond <strong>financial grants, the initiative provides mentorship, national visibility and platforms for showcasing creative work<\/strong>, while advancing cultural preservation, inclusion and community development through art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pune (Voice news service):- Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), today announced the launch of Season 6 of its flagship Art for Hope initiative, offering grants worth INR 60 lakh to support creative projects across India. Season 6, themed \u2018India in Motion\u2019, invites artists, artisans, collectives and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146,111,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","category-industrial","category-pune"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25641"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25643,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25641\/revisions\/25643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}