Odisha Craft Odyssey (OCO) is a multi-year research, residency, fellowship, exhibition, and publication initiative documenting Odisha’s living craft traditions — through field research, oral histories, visual archives, and collaborations with artisan communities.
Program Structure
OCO is structured as a long-term interdisciplinary initiative combining research, field immersion, exhibitions, publications, and archival practices. Each annual cycle brings together researchers, artists, designers, curators, and artisan communities to study Odisha’s craft traditions through direct engagement, documentation, and collaborative knowledge-building.
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A glance into last year - Kansa
An immersive journey into the living traditions of Kansa craft across Odisha. Through field research, documentation, artisan interactions, and material study, the Fellowship Programme 2024–25 explored the histories, processes, communities, and evolving realities surrounding one of Odisha’s most significant metal craft traditions.
Blogs
Field Updates
Dhokra Recce Begins in Dhenkanal
Laying the foundation for a new craft residency rooted in tradition and collaboration.