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Vidyashilp University Center for Art,
Design and Innovation

VUCADI Introduction

VUCADI is an interdisciplinary platform dedicated to advancing creativity, innovation, social engagement, and regenerative thinking across the university and beyond. The Center serves as a catalyst for connecting knowledge, practice, and community through creative and socially relevant initiatives.

A distinctive role of VUCADI is to create meaningful interaction and collaboration among all schools of Vidyashilp University. By bringing together students, faculty, researchers, and practitioners from diverse disciplines, VUCADI fosters a culture of interdisciplinary exchange where business, technology, law, design, humanities, environmental studies, and other fields can collectively address complex contemporary challenges. The center functions as a common creative platform where different forms of knowledge intersect, generating innovative approaches that would not emerge within disciplinary boundaries alone.

Our Schools

Our Approach

Creativity is a
Fundamental Human
Capacity

VUCADI views creativity as a fundamental human capacity that extends far beyond artistic practice. The center develops programs that combine creative thinking, social innovation, artistic research, leadership development, ecological awareness, and community engagement.

Through workshops, residencies, public interventions, research projects, and collaborative initiatives, VUCADI explores how individuals and institutions can contribute to positive social and environmental transformation.

Our Approach

Vision

VUCADI envisions creativity as a transformative force capable of strengthening both individuals and communities. By connecting all schools of Vidyashilp University and building bridges between academia, civil society, culture, and the environment, the center seeks to cultivate a vibrant ecosystem where innovation, responsibility, and imagination contribute to a more inclusive, regenerative, and socially engaged future.

Programs and
Initiatives

The initiatives developed under VUCADI reflect the centre’s commitment to interdisciplinary creativity, social engagement, and regenerative thinking. These programs and initiatives bring together diverse perspectives to address contemporary cultural, ecological, and societal questions.

Slow North

A Publishing &
Research Initiative

Slow North documents, reflects upon, and critically engages with the ongoing transformation of North Bengaluru. While the region is often described through statistics of growth and urban expansion, Slow North focuses on the stories, relationships, landscapes, communities, traditions, and emerging cultural practices that shape its identity. Through publications, interviews, essays, visual documentation, mapping projects, and public conversations, Slow North aims to create a deeper understanding of a territory undergoing profound change.

Mr. Vakhtang Wato Tsereteli

People
Behind
VUCADI

Mr. Vakhtang
Wato Tsereteli

Director, VUCADI
Founder of the Center of
Contemporary Art Tbilisi, Georgia

M.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Art
Art/Photography

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Mr. Narendra
Raghunath

Dean, School of Design
Former Head of Program,
Contemporary Art Srishti School of
Art, Design & Technology

MA (Art, Design & Communications),
Gold Medalist, CEPT University,
Ahmedabad

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Mr. Narendra Raghunath
Ms. Kavya K T

Ms. Kavya K T

Executive Assistant
Office of the Director – VUCADI

At VUCADI, Kavya supports the
day-to-day functioning of the Office of
the Director through effective
coordination, administrative
management, and operational
planning.

Collaborate with VUCADI

VUCADI encourages individuals and institutions to contribute diverse perspectives and creative approaches that respond to contemporary cultural, ecological, and social realities. The centre values collaboration as a space for dialogue, experimentation, learning, and collective transformation.

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