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


By Klaudia Chzhu

25 May 2021

Towards a Gender Equity in the Arts

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This article is the result of the research conducted by Klaudia Chzhu during the e-residency Virtual Crossovers, organised in April 2021 by ASEF and ENCATC, the European network for cultural …

By Yasen Vasilev

25 Mar 2021

Reimagining Residencies Post-Pandemic

In this article, Yasen Vasilev rethinks how the artists residencies ecosystem could be in the future, following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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 …

By Nicole Chang Shu Fun

24 Feb 2021

Funding the Arts in Times of Pandemic in Malaysia

How are the arts adapting to the #NewNormal"? Well over 11 months into the global pandemic, this series presents experiences and stories of #resilience, #adaptation, and success from the arts …

By Eva Pedersen

04 Jan 2021

Investing in Lasting Values

Last December, culture360 launched a series articles on how the arts are adapting to the "New Normal. Well over 10 months into the global pandemic, this series will present experiences …

By Valentina Riccardi

04 Dec 2020

FAAMAI Digital Arts Hub | Interview with Janat Thiengsurin

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As part of the Media Partnership with Chulalongkorn University, culture360 has interviewed Janat Thiengsurin, FAAMAI Director, to learn more about this new project connecting art and technology developed by the …

By Valentina Riccardi

17 Sep 2020

culture360 - Podcast series #2 | How are arts organisations collaborating internationally in the New Normal?

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culture360.ASEF.org is pleased to launch its second podcast, as part of its media partnership with Cross Festival 2020.

By Valentina Riccardi

31 Aug 2020

culture360 - Podcast series #1 | In conversation with Cross - Contemporary Dance Festival 2020

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culture360.ASEF.org is excited to launch its first podcast, as part of its media partnership with Cross Festival 2020.  In this podcast, we will be speaking with the organisers of Cross, a …

By Nominbileg P.

06 Aug 2020

Losing and finding our reality | A review of Ulaanbaatar International Media Art Festival

Ulaanbaatar International Media Art Festival (UBIMAF) was held virtually from 18 June to 8 July 2020. Nominbileg.P, a freelance writer and journalist reviewed the festival performances and talks.

By Valentina Riccardi

09 Jul 2020

UBIMAF 2020 | Interview with Odgerel Odonchimed, Director Arts Council Mongolia

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As media partner of the Ulaanbaatar International Media Arts Festival (UBIMAF) 2020, we have interviewed Odgerel Odonchimed, Director Arts Council Mongolia, the organiser of the festival, to know more about …

Golden Ger International Film Festival | Interview with Ikhbayar Urchuud

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As part of the media partnership between culture360.ASEF.org and Golden Ger International Film Festival, we interviewed the festival founder and director Ikhbayar Urchuud, to know more about experimental film in …

By Roli Mahajan

18 May 2020

#art&technology: Indian Digital Heritage | Digital Hampi Project

#art&technology: Indian Digital Heritage | Digital Hampi Project

In culture360.ASEF.org’s series of articles on #art&technology, Roli Mahajan features the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi and how experts have chosen the 3D path to recreate damaged sculptures, in …

By Parul Wadhwa

07 May 2020

#art&technology: Outside the Boundaries | Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.)

#art&technology: Outside the Boundaries | Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.)

In culture360.ASEF.org’s series of articles on #art&technology, Parul Wadhwa features Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T), a non-profit organisation established by Finnish multinational telecommunications , Nokia corporation, to develop collaborations …

By Angela Youngman

22 Apr 2020

#art&technology: Visiting Popular Exhibitions and Museums

#art&technology: Visiting popular exhibitions and museums

In culture360.ASEF.org’s series of articles on #art&technology, Angela Youngman highlights the sustainability and overtourism problem linked to museums and how museums are experimenting with virtual reality to alleviate this problem.

By Judith Staines

15 Apr 2020

#StayHome #iorestoacasa #Quedateacasa - virtual tours of museums, online performances, webcams and more

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Many of us are confined at home #StayHome during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across Europe and Asia, masses of arts events have sadly been cancelled – festivals, conferences, performances, exhibitions, biennales …