Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology

Read what our alumni has to say about the life and learning experience at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology (insta tag only). Learning at Srishti is a multi-dimensional experience where students not only become distinguished in their practice, but also learn to be empathetic, responsible citizens who contribute to the larger good.

Being Hyper Human - The idea was born in a conversation between our faculty members and chair of photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, Brian Emery in March 2024. The idea developed into a year long artistic collaboration, conversation between cohorts of students, alumni and faculty of both the institutions - the result was a deeply meaningful body of photogaphic - image based work. It was shown at in 2025 in New York. The show opened at newly renovated, beautiful, Venkatappa Gallery in Bengaluru last evening (7th Feb) and will run till 20th Feb. Please visit, we would love to know your thoughts on the show. The project was co mentored by Brian Emery and .paris
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The exhibition title, "drafting disorientations," came from two sites of semester III, namely, the ten-week-long studio on “Making Space for Art” led by Sandip Kuriakose in the context of @1.shanthiroad Studio Gallery and the five-week-long “Text and Textuality” research writing seminar facilitated by Kush Patel () and Anjali Sakleshpur (.sakleshpur) at The Just Futures Co-lab.

Our sincere thanks to Suresh Jayaram for being an active collaborator and host throughout this past semester—and to all the people who visited the exhibition and engaged with the works generously.

The MA Contemporary Art Practice is open for Admissions 2026! To learn more about the course, please visit:
https://srishtimanipalinstitute.in/academics-overview/programs-courses/2-year-pg-arts-program/contemporary-art-practice-ma/

Students of MA CAP work across a range of practices in the fields of fine art (including public art); performance; moving image art; and digital humanities towards nurturing their own artistic-humanistic sensibilities and skills whilst being in dialogue with discourses in art history; media and cultural studies; translation and literary studies; critical technology studies; and gender and sexuality studies.

Lisha Thimmaiah (.thimmaiah) (student of IAIDP – MDes) and Dr Keya Chakraborty, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, have published a book titled " Play for Peace: Leveraging Place-Based Educational Game Design to Mitigate Human-Animal Conflict" from Ishara Press, United Kingdom.

Grounded in Lisha’s master’s thesis, the objective of this book is to develop an effective place-based educational game design intervention that contributes to resolving the human-animal conflict issue worldwide, based on more-than-human design thinking.

This book aims to demonstrate how role-play and collaborative board games can serve as a game-changer in establishing human-nature partnerships through indigenous knowledge systems and co-creation with stakeholders.

Thrilled to share that Rajalakshmi L. N., a 4th-year B.Des student from Srishti Manipal Institute, has secured Second Position at the One Innovation Competition! 🎉👏

Her winning proposal — “AZADI: Lockless Orthotic Leg Callipers for Individuals with Limited Mobility” — was recognised at the national level for its meaningful social impact.

The project was developed as part of our Designing Dignity studio, and it’s inspiring to see student work evolve into real-world innovation! ✨

Proud moment for the team Designing Dignity, and a step forward for accessible & dignified design. 🙌

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and technology cordially invites you to ‘Prologue: Make New Worlds’ , a public showcase of 7th semester projects by our final year students of the Undergraduate Professional Program.

Come join us on the 20th and 21st, 10 a.m to 8 p.m and meet the students, hear their voices, see how they are expressing themselves and get acquainted with the discourse of today. Our event programming offers a range of screenings, dialogues, workshops and performances that will not just move you, but hopefully leave you a little optimistic about the future as well.

“Prologue : Make New Worlds” celebrates how art and design helps us see the world and ourselves in new ways. The showcase manifests contexts like language, data, urban systems, ecology, health, technology, and community narratives as short films, animations, products, publications, digital platforms, live events, systems design projects and physical artefacts.

Venkatappa Art Gallery on December 20 & 21, 2025
10 a.m – 8 p.m

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‘Prologue: Make New Worlds’ is an exhibition of works by emerging designers and artists that sow the seeds for New worlds across healthcare, education, sustainability, urban development and many other diverse creative contexts. 

Bangalore, 20-21 December 2025, Saturday - Sunday, 10 a.m to 8 p.m

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology (SMI) invites you to its winter exhibition at the Venkatappa Art Gallery on December 20&21, 2025. We Welcome you to a public showcase of the visions and dreams of our final year students from all 11 courses at the Undergraduate Professional Program in SMI. With short films, animations, products, publications, digital platforms and systems, ‘Prologue – Make New Worlds’ also marks three decades of Srishti’s practice as a cultural institution. It is one of the leading art & design educational institutions in the country and is a major cultural proponent in Bangalore - a city that many call the design education capital of India. Decade upon decade, our alumni aren’t just global cultural practitioners but have also enriched the creative ecosystem of India significantly. With this event, we invite the city to come and celebrate with us.

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Our director Dr.Arindam Das was part of the panel discussion, The Next Revolution in Design Education : Human Centred, Tech-Enabled, and Future -Ready at the 25th Global Design Summit & Exposition 2025 at Hotel Leela Bhartiya City, Bengaluru.