ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


By David Fernández

16 Jul 2024

Discovering sā: Asia's Highest Contemporary Land Art Exhibition

In the Pink. Doyel Joshi and Neil Goshe Balser © sā Ladakh

This month, David Fernandez travels to the city of Leh, in Ladakh (India) for sā, an initiative for cultural exchange and community engagement, focusing on ecological practices and conservation efforts.

By Claire Rosslyn Wilson

01 Feb 2024

Key highlights of Asia-Europe creative encounters in 2023

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What happened in the culture field between Asia and Europe in 2023? What were some of the opportunities that helped to connect artists and arts managers? As a platform that …

By Bridget Tracy Tan

14 Nov 2023

The seer and the seen: challenges faced by artmakers in the age of AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been one of the many buzzwords in recent years and is increasingly prevalent in every facet of our society, including the cultural and creative sector. While …

By Bridget Tracy Tan

07 Nov 2023

Digital Art and AI: the speed of light and everything else

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been one of the many buzzwords in recent years and is increasingly prevalent in every facet of our society, including the cultural and creative sector. While …

By Jenny Siung

14 Aug 2023

The role of cultural heritage within cities

Chester Beatty-Faiths in Focus

In 2017, the American Alliance of Museums looked into the future and projected how museums will operate in 2040 and predicted some will move from a static collection-based organisation to …

By Cléo Verstrepen

08 Jun 2023

Revitalising Rural Communities through the Arts | Kamiyama Art Residency Shikoku, Japan

Kamiya's Food Hub project, 2016

Kamiya Art Residence (KAIR) was implemented in Shikoku in 1999 by a group of volunteer inhabitants concerned by the dramatic decline of their town. Using art as a catalyst, they …

By Sarah Zia

19 Dec 2022

Taking Cultural Diplomacy to the Masses in Times of Covid

Sarah Zia explores how online campaigns were used innovatively to bridge and create cultural diplomacy digitally in South Asia.

By Hugh Davies

15 Feb 2022

Videogames in the Museum, The Museum in Videogames

Videogames are important cultural artifacts. Not only are they expressive instances of contemporary culture, they also represent the latest chapter in humanity’s ancient obsession with games and play.

By Hugh Davies

08 Feb 2022

Digital Access to the New Museum

As flagship institutions in the global museum sector, the respective approaches of M+ Museum of Visual Culture in Hong Kong and Powerhouse Museum in Sydney give insights into best practice …

By Nicole Chang Shu Fun

31 Jan 2022

Re-interpreting the role of Muzium & Galeri Tuanku Fauziah | Malaysia

In addition to playing its role in preserving and showcasing cultural or natural heritage, museums play a crucial role in facilitating public education and cultural participation among visitors.

By Masuma Halai Khwaja

09 Nov 2021

The Seminal Art of Aisha Khalid

Formally trained in the Indo-Persian miniature traditions from the National College of Arts Lahore and having completed her post-graduation from the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, Aisha Khalid is one of Pakistan’s …

By Claire Rosslyn Wilson

24 Mar 2021

Learning from experience: Supporting diverse voices in the Australian arts sector

How are the arts adapting to the #NewNormal"? One year into the global pandemic, this series presents experiences and stories of #resilience, #adaptation, and success from the arts sector to …

Virtual Workings | PERTIWI : Resilience in the arts

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Participants of the online residency Virtual Workings Kamiliah Bahdar from Singapore and Savitri Sastrawan from Indonesia worked together on “Pertiwi” under the mentorship of Luckana Kunavichayanont. The two curators talk …

By Kathy Rowland

05 Mar 2021

Mapping Asian Arts Media: Key Findings in Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore

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ASEF culture360 and ArtsEquator are pleased to present the key findings of the Arts Media Ecosystem Research, a mapping of the state of the arts media in Cambodia, Malaysia and …

By SJ Armstrong

28 Jan 2021

Invisible Borders: How transnational artist residences are adapting to travel bans

Art transcends borders. Physical borders, mental boundaries, transnational highways that bind us in place. Travel has been savaged by the ‘new normal’.