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Denmark | 1st ARoS Triennial – THE GARDEN

In 2017, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark presents the first triennial entitled THE GARDEN – End of Times; Beginning of Times. The exhibition extends over two entire galleries at the [...] More
TRANScuratorial Academy Mumbai

Open call for TRANScuratorial Academy (TCA) Mumbai, an initiative of KfW Stiftung in collaboration with Goethe-Institut. TCA takes place September 18-22 2017 in Mumbai and is open to up [...] More
Creative Producers International | call for applications

Creative Producers International is a new world-wide talent development programme led by Watershed in Bristol, UK which will provide fifteen Creative Producers from across the globe with the skills [...] More
Kinosaki Arts Center | residency programme call

Kinosaki International Arts Center is now taking applications for the Artist-In-Residence program 2018-2019. The application deadline for contemporary performing arts projects to be realised in Kinosaki, Japan is Thursday 15th [...] More
Auckland Festival of Photography 2017

2017 Auckland Festival of Photography takes place 1-24 June 2017. This year's festival explores the theme of Identity. The international calibre of AFP 2017 is evident in the Identity themed [...] More
Promoting intercultural dialogue in migratory and refugee crisis | new EU report

The new report from the European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture on how culture & the arts can promote intercultural dialogue in migratory & refugee crisis is now available! [...] More
Spedagi, Biking for Sustainability

Indonesian rural life is at the heart of Spedagi's project. More than a bike design label, this is a movement that focuses on villages' social and environmental empowerment. More
Bangkok’s first art biennale set for 2018

Bangkok’s first foray into the international biennale circuit will take place Nov 2018 - Feb 2019. Headed by Prof. Dr Apinan Poshyananda (former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, [...] More
Contemporary Music: Tuning into Bangladesh | New report launched!

ASEF culture360 is delighted to present a new report on the status of contemporary music in Bangladesh titled: Contemporary Music: Tuning into Bangladesh More
Call for Applications: Mobility First! – ASEF Cultural Mobility Initiative

Are you an artist or cultural professional seeking funding for international travel to attend a conference, residency or training? When thinking about mobility, people have come to “imagine that [...] More
Mobility Funding Guides | ASEAN Region Guides launched!

Initiated by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) through its online portal culture360.org, the 21 mobility funding guides are a concrete output of the mapping of funding opportunities for international [...] More

Srihatta-Samdani Art Centre takes shape in Bangladesh

As reported in The Art Newspaper, the first major contemporary art institution in Bangladesh is taking shape in a rural area of Sylhet, around 250 km from Dhaka. The Srihatta-Samdani Art Centre and Sculpture Park includes artist residency spaces and a gallery for international and regional art. A new art centre and sculpture park aims to draw […] More

Posted: May 30, 2017

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Netherlands | COOL JAPAN exhibition

Japan, Netherlands, Exhibitions

Date: April 14, 2017 - September 17, 2017

A major exhibition entitled COOL JAPAN: Worldwide Fascination in Focus is on at Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden, Netherlands until 17 September 2017. It highlights the popularity of contemporary Japanese visual culture, and places it in a historical context. Pokémon, Hello Kitty, robots and samurai – all international icons of Japanese visual culture. Japan is known for […] More

Posted: May 29, 2017

Denmark | 1st ARoS Triennial – THE GARDEN

Denmark, International, Exhibitions

Date: April 8, 2017 - September 10, 2017

Denmark | 1st ARoS Triennial - THE GARDEN

In 2017, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark presents the first triennial entitled THE GARDEN – End of Times; Beginning of Times. The exhibition extends over two entire galleries at the museum as well as carefully selected locations in the urban landscape, and a coastal stretch along the bay bordered by woodland just south of the city. […] More

POSTED: May 26, 2017

Auckland Festival of Photography 2017

Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, International, Italy, New Zealand, Festivals

Date: June 1, 2017 - June 24, 2017

2017 Auckland Festival of Photography takes place 1-24 June 2017. This year’s festival explores the theme of Identity. The international calibre of AFP 2017 is evident in the Identity themed exhibitions at the Silo 6 – curated by Bangladeshi artist, curator activist and photographer Shahidul Alam. Artists featured include Kim Hak (Cambodia) Dina Goldstein (Canada), Shahria […] More

POSTED: May 24, 2017

Venice | Biennale College – Cinema International

International, Italy, Open Calls

Deadline: July 1, 2017

Open call for the Biennale College –Cinema International, a workshop for advanced training, research and experimentation which will select up to 12 teams from around the world (upcoming film directors and producers) to develop and produce up to 3 micro-budget feature-length films. The Biennale College – Cinema, now in its 6th edition (2017-2018), enriches the Venice […] More

Posted: May 30, 2017

Climate Change Theatre Action 2017

International, Open Calls

Deadline: July 31, 2017

Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA) is a worldwide series of readings and performances of short climate change plays presented biennially in support of the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP meetings). Join the international movement by proposing to host a reading or performance of a short play that addresses an aspect of climate change. […] More

POSTED: May 29, 2017

TRANScuratorial Academy Mumbai

Germany, India, International, Open Calls

Deadline: June 14, 2017

Open call for TRANScuratorial Academy (TCA) Mumbai, an initiative of KfW Stiftung in collaboration with Goethe-Institut. TCA takes place September 18-22 2017 in Mumbai and is open to up and coming cultural practitioners and scholars with curating experience. Theme is “Hospitality”. The TRANScuratorial Academy (TCA) is an initiative of KfW Stiftung with the aim of […] More

POSTED: May 26, 2017

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Spedagi, Biking for Sustainability

Indonesia, Magazine, Profiles

Indonesian rural life is at the heart of Spedagi's project. More than a bike design label, this is a movement that focuses on villages' social and environmental empowerment. More

Posted: May 22, 2017

Cultural and natural environments in Indonesia | Interview with Edwin Jurriëns

Indonesia, Magazine, Profiles

Naima MORELLI interviews Dutch researcher and lecturer in Indonesian Studies at The University of Melbourne, Edwin Jurriëns about his book “Visual Media in Indonesia” More

POSTED: May 15, 2017

Contemporary Music: Tuning into Bangladesh | New report launched!

Bangladesh, Culture News, Magazine, Publications

ASEF culture360 is delighted to present a new report on the status of contemporary music in Bangladesh titled: Contemporary Music: Tuning into Bangladesh More

POSTED: May 12, 2017

Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Innovators III | report online

Austria, International, ASEF News, Culture News, Publications

The report from the third annual Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Innovators is now available online to read, download and share. The Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Innovators (YCI Forum), is an annual series that supports emerging young artists and cultural actors who are using innovative practices to catalyze urban transformation in their […] More

Posted: February 10, 2017