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Get in-depth perspectives through commissioned articles, interviews and reports on current topics for Asia-Europe cultural relations.


By Vojtěch Pulda

09 Sep 2024

Culture and arts as a bridge between Central Europe, Southeast and East Asia

Culture and arts as a bridge between Central Europe, Southeast and East Asia

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Vojtěch Pulda explores how culture and the arts can bridge (and in some cases have already bridged) Central Europe and Southeast and East Asia, areas that seem so far apart.

By culture360

05 Aug 2024

How Do We Navigate Cultural Diplomacy? | New Report Launched!

How Do We Navigate Cultural Diplomacy? | New Report Launched!

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Discover key takeaways from ASEF LinkUp 2024 as 18 participants explore Asia-Europe cultural cooperation, tackle challenges in building stronger cultural relations, and present approaches to advancing cultural diplomacy.

By culture360

18 Jul 2024

ASEF LinkUp 2024 | Spotlight in Prague

ASEF LinkUp 2024 | Spotlight in Prague

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A month after officially ending the second edition of ASEF LinkUp | Asia-Europe Cultural Diplomacy Lab, what were the main highlights of the Lab?

By culture360

30 May 2024

ASEF LinkUp 2024 | Government Sector Participants Announced!

ASEF LinkUp 2024 | Government Sector Participants Announced!

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Taking place from 10 to 13 June in Prague, Czech Republic, ASEF LinkUp will serve as a meeting point for up to 20 selected participants from the cultural and government …

By culture360

16 May 2024

ASEF LinkUp2024 | Arts Sector Participants Announced!

ASEF LinkUp | Asia-Europe Cultural Diplomacy Lab 2024: Arts Sector Participants Announced!

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Taking place from 10 to 13 June in Prague, Czech Republic, ASEF LinkUp will serve as a meeting point for 20 selected participants from the cultural and government sectors to …

Arts Journalism Matters Fellowship Podcast | In Conversation With Esther Yeon and Carla Castle

Arts Journalism Matters Fellowship Podcast | In Conversation With Esther Yeon and Carla Castle

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The 2nd edition of the Arts Journalism Matters Fellowship was jointly launched by ASEF Culture through its arts and culture website culture360.ASEF.org, with the European network on cultural management and …

By Carla Castle

25 Jan 2024

Cultural Diplomacy: What's in it for the artists?

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This article is written as part of the Arts Journalism Matters Fellowship 2023, organised by the Asia-Europe Foundation, in collaboration with European network on cultural management and policy (ENCATC), in …

By Esther Yeon

16 Jan 2024

Culture, Diplomacy, and Cultural Diplomacy

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Written as part of the Arts Journalism Matters Fellowship, this article is an attempt to understand cultural diplomacy from a layman’s point of view, by deconstructing the terms and putting …

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26 Oct 2022

Stop. Look Back. Look Ahead. Proceed. | Artists' projects revealed

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After 8 weeks of collaborative work 5 artists from Spain, Indonesia, India, and China revealed their projects.

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11 Aug 2022

Recalibrating the Compass: Sustainable and Ethical Practices in the Cultural Sector – Roundtable #3 - Report

In 2022, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and following the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, ASEF has launched a series of online …

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28 Jul 2022

Recalibrating the Compass: Culture’s Role in Addressing the Climate Crisis – Roundtable #2 - Report

In 2022, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and following the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, ASEF has launched a series of online …

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08 Jun 2022

Recalibrating the Compass: Empowering the Creative Ecosystem – Roundtable #1 - Report

In 2022, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and following the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, ASEF has launched a series of online …

By Carina Merin

08 Feb 2021

NEW INSIGHTS, NEW FORESIGHTS: Musings on the Performance Curators Initiatives' Virtual International Symposium 2020

Last October, the Performance Curators Initiatives (PCI), a global network of performance curators based in the Philippines, held its second international symposium entitled "Conversations on Curation and Performance in the …

By Valentina Riccardi

01 Dec 2020

culture360 - Podcast series #3 | In conversation with Performance Curators Initiatives (PCI)

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culture360 is delighted to talk to the founders of Curators Performance Initiatives or PCI, an independent network of curators, scholars and practitioners in performance curation

By Valentina Riccardi

14 Jan 2018

A look back at the Asian Intercultural Conference 2017 | Interview with T. Sasitharan

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As part of the media partnership with Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI), culture360 has interviewed its director and co-founder T. Sasitharan on the results of the the Asian Intercultural Conference organised …