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By Kerrine Goh

14 Oct 2024

Celebrating Cultures: The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival’s Closing Curtain in Singapore

Celebrating Cultures: The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival’s Closing Curtain in Singapore

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The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival travelled back to Singapore for its Closing Curtain events in September 2024. Explore the blend of artforms and the creative collaborations between Asia and Europe.

By David Fernández

13 Aug 2024

Jaipur Literature Festival in Spain: the first in a non-English-speaking country

Jaipur Literature Festival in Spain: the first in a non-English-speaking country

Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF)’s second edition took place in the city of Valladolid, in Castile and León (Spain). Standing true to the essence of JLF’s identity, this festival acts as …

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 Faiq Airudin

11 Apr 2024

Reflection on the curated conference theme, “Life Cycles of Grassroots Arts Organisations in Asia”

Reflection on the curated conference theme, “Life Cycles of Grassroots Arts Organisations in Asia”

The article is a reflection by the author after attending Meeting Point 2024, organised by the Mekong Cultural Hub in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Despite the author being overwhelmed by the …

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 Ian Thomas & Nikki Locke

19 Sep 2023

Taking a People Centred Approach to Cultural Heritage

Over the past five years, the British Council (United Kingdom) has been developing, through an action research programme, a people centred approach to its work around cultural heritage and inclusive …

By Liu Xiaoyi

29 Aug 2023

On the Potential, Shortcomings, and Other Aspects of Writing with Artificial Intelligence

What are the boundaries of human and computer intelligence? What are the limits of artificial intelligence (AI) models? What are the limits of human thought? What even defines human thought? …

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 Sakshi Jain

03 Aug 2023

Green lens from the perspective of Indian museums: A case study of CSMVS

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What are some of the green practices in Indian museums? Taking Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) as a case study, a comprehensive approach regarding the implementation of green initiatives …

By Khan Mohammad Faisal

27 Jul 2023

On creating Bangladesh’s music ecosystem

This article explores the challenges faced by Bangladesh's music industry and outlines essential steps to create a vibrant music ecosystem. From infrastructure development to adapting to the digital landscape, nurturing …

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

13 Jul 2023

Artists Who Flee, Powers That Be | Insights on Artistic Freedom from the 9th World Summit on arts and culture

The 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture took place from 2-5 May 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden and focused on the theme of safeguarding artistic freedom. What can we learn …

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 Bikash K. Bhattacharya

25 Apr 2023

Poets as Keepers of Buddhist Tradition: The Zare Culture of Myanmar, Thailand and Yunnan

Zare Sai Jom Hlaing Han reciting lik long poetry in a Shan funeral, with the family members of the deceased and elderly villagers listening to the recitation and paying homage to the altar of the Buddha in Namkham, Northern Shan State, Myanmar. Photo: Bikash K. Bhattacharya

In Theravada Shan communities of upper Myanmar, northern Thailand, and the Yunnan province of China, a unique poetic tradition is the primary means of transmission of the teachings of Buddhism …