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


By Claire Wilson

21 Feb 2012

Between art and environment: a Malaysian case study

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In Tasik Chini, an NGO is building capacity to empower local communities to document their traditional knowledge and actively participate in the management and restoration planning process of their immediate …

By Claire Wilson

08 Feb 2012

Between art and environment: an Indian case study

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Soak: Mumbai in an Estuary is a mediation on urban terrain design by artist designers Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha who investigate Mumbai's relationship with water.

By Florentina Bratfanof

01 Feb 2012

Maribor 2012 | The Urban Furrows programme

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The culture360.org contributor Florentina Bratfanof speaks with Marta Gregorcic, the coordinator of the Urban Furrows, another important programme of Maribor Capital of Culture 2012.

By Sasiwimon Wongjarin

19 Jan 2012

Health on Stage: A life-changing experience

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Health on Stage aimed to enhance cultural competencies and creative thinking of young volunteers in fostering dialogue on public health, focusing on water-related health issues.

By Florentina Bratfanof

16 Jan 2012

Maribor 2012 | "Townkeys" for a young city and a new image

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[caption id="attachment_18464" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="The "Townkeys" team"][/caption] The programme of the Europe Capital of Culture Maribor 2012 may be seen through an horizontal-vertical structure. Horizontally, lie strands of individual artistic …

By Kerrine Goh

10 Jan 2012

Between art and environment: a Mongolian case study

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As part of the Connect2Culture programme ASEF commissioned the art and environment research "Linking the Arts to Environment and Sustainable Development Issues". This first case study outlines the Land Art …

Cultural Transitions: George Town

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Since George Town received the World Heritage title from UNESCO, jointly with Melaka as historic cities of the Straits of Malacca in 2008, it has experienced growing attention and underwent …

By Kerrine Goh

14 Dec 2011

Between art and environment: a Thailand Case Study

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In Doi Saket, an artists’ residency programme brings together local communities and artists to reflect on diverse facets of everyday life to gain a more open perspective about their positions …

By Kerrine Goh

12 Dec 2011

Asia-Europe perspectives on art and climate change

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Ulla-Alexandra Mattl talks to Alison Tickell (Julie's Bycicle) and Pooja Sood (Khoj Collective) during the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture, last October in Melbourne Australia.

By Llobet & Pons

17 Oct 2011

Exchanging artistic ideals and values | residency programmes in Japan

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Artists Jasmina Llobet and Luis Fernández Pons visited a number of artist-in-residency programmes in Japan and offer their impressions and advice to artists considering applying.

By Kerrine Goh

20 Sep 2011

Unleashing the creative power of science

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Genetic scientist Dr Theodore Anagnostopoulos is no stranger to using creative and artistic approaches to communicate messages of sustainable solutions in response to global environmental challenges.

By Kerrine Goh

30 Aug 2011

Creative Change | arts and culture in achieving sustainable change

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The arts have an important role to play in helping communities deal with the issues arising from environmental change and globalisation. That is the opinion of three passionate advocates for …

Art as a tool for development: searching for new social solutions

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In 2003, The Bagasbas Beach International Eco Arts Festival (BBIEAF) was created to answer the need for active participation to alleviate poverty and spur sustainable development with care for the …

By Deepak Srinivasan

04 Jul 2011

Urbanity and new governances in Eurasian regions

Culture and Economics: a counterintuitive pairing? culture360.org contributor Deepak Srinivasan, explores how culture has become more important than ever in addressing questions of sustainability and crises of the social and …

By Deepak Srinivasan

29 Jun 2011

Perceiving cultural rights | Politics of development and food production (Part 2)

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In the part II of the "perceiving cultural rights" series, culture36.org contributor, Deepak Srinivasan investigates cultural rights in relation to the politics of development and food production, with 2 case …