ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


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


By Kerrine Goh

07 Dec 2016

7th World Summit on Arts and Culture: Not Cultural Leaders but Leaders!

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A journey of 4500 miles from Mongolia brought me to Malta for the 7th World Summit on Arts and Culture. There 380 delegates from 90 countries began five days of …

By David Fernández

25 Aug 2016

Bangkok Creative District I Interview with David Robinson

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As part of the By people/In Cities series, ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernández takes a closer look Bangrak-Klongsan Creative District in Bangkok, Thailand. In this second article, he interviews David …

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

29 Jun 2016

Alternative spaces on display | narratives from Manila and Brisbane

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ASEF culture360 contributor Lai del ROSARIO explores the art scenes in Manila and Brisbane by tracing the development of their alternative spaces.

By smangano

15 Jun 2016

ASEF launches publication: Cities: Living Labs for Culture? | 2nd edition

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ASEF presents the 2nd edition of a mapping on Creative Cities in Asia and Europe.

By Vanini Belarmino

18 May 2016

The Face of the Invisible | Art and Displacement

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ASEF culture360 contributor Vanini Belarmino converse with 2 artists living across the 2different continents ofAsia and Europe on their efforts to awaken spirits and offer a face to the invisible …

By David Fernández

30 Apr 2016

Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive | A conversation with Nathalie Johnston

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ASEF culture360 contributor David FERNÁNDEZ interviews Yangon-based art historian and curator Nathalie Johnston, Founder of Myanmar/Art & Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).

The Valletta Design Cluster | Interview with Caldon Mercieca

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ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio met with Caldon Mercieca,Project Leader of Valletta Design Cluster. In this interview, they touch on the different aspects of this new initiative and its …

Community: the connecting keyword for cultural development in Malta

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The notion of community has been widely discussed and analysed at different moments and in several contexts and fields. This month ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio focuses on community-based …

Cultural Mapping: An Emerging Interdisciplinary Field Between Research and Practice

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On 22 23 October 2015, Malta’s capital Valletta, hosted the international conference Cultural Mapping: Debating Spaces & Places.

By Valentina Riccardi

12 Nov 2015

German Season in Indonesia | Interview with Heinrich Blömeke, Director Goethe Institut

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ASEF culture360 interviews Heinrich Blömeke, Director of the Goethe Institute in Jakarta, to know more about this important and event and the collaborations that it has initiated between artists in …

By Magali An Berthon

09 Jul 2015

Sok Sabai | Good news from Cambodia

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In 2015, culture360 invites you to get an insight on issues that are highly discussed in the cultural sector across Asia and Europe. Through a number of in-depth articles and …

SEAAA Mobility Platform in Athens | Report

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On 30-31 March 2015, the city of Athens hosted the first meeting of the SEAAA Mobility Platform. This international meeting aim was to discuss the creation of a common fund …

Malta | A Silent Pathway Towards a Cultural Boom?

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Rich in history, tradition, and archaeology, renowned as an intercultural passage of different populations in the heart of the Mediterranean, the small island of Malta is truly astonishing for its …

By Magali An Berthon

08 Jul 2014

Phare Ponleu Selpak : light of the arts | Cambodia

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Magali An shares the story of an inspiring non-profit organization based in Cambodia which provides educational support and artistic activities to socially vulnerable children and young adults.

Cultural Mobility Series II | Interview with Marta Gracia | Art Motile

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In this second article, Herman interviews Marta Gracia, Director of Art Motile, to discuss about resources available for Spanish artist in residency programmes.

By Kerrine Goh

13 Mar 2014

Interview with Christa Meindersma: Saving Heritage helps a community to survive

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[caption id="attachment_40106" align="alignleft" width="240"] Christa Meindersma, Director, Prince Claus Fund[/caption]                   Contributed by Ulla-Alexandra Mattl   Christa Meindersma has been director of …

Interview with: Makiko Yamaguchi, Director of the Tokyo Culture Creation Project

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culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio interviews Makiko Yamaguchi from the Tokyo Culture Creation Project to find out more about her perspective on "internationalisation" through arts, culture and creativity.

By Anupama Sekhar

19 Feb 2014

6th World Summit on Arts & Culture | Critical times, creative spaces

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What does it mean to be human in the 21st century? This was the powerful - albeit invisible - question that many speakers were responding to at the recently concluded …