ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


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

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 Grey Yeoh

10 Apr 2023

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival Podcast Series: #2 Vignesh Melwani

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The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival is a public arts festival organised by ASEF since 2018 to celebrate the artistic diversity of Asia and Europe and to promote dialogue and exchange amongst …

By Sharbendu De

10 Jan 2023

Visual Storytelling for Climate Change

Sharbendu De explores the initiatives taken by South-Asian photographers to deal with climate change through their artistic responses.

By Florent Petit

10 Feb 2016

How can the culture sector better embed sustainability in its activities?

ASEF culture360 contributor Florent Petit reports on the ArtCOP21 Professional Workshop, organised last December in Paris to discuss how the cultural sector can help turn society towards more durable ways …

By Claire Wilson

01 Dec 2015

Can artists make a difference in the climate change debate?

In the lead-up to United Nations conference on climate change (COP21) in Paris, ASEF culture360 took the opportunity to talk to 3 organisations working in the intersection between art and …

By Kerrine Goh

11 Dec 2014

Green + Arts + Culture + Mobility: Towards an international equation?

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Contributed by Marie Le Sourd In one year, the 21st UN International Conference on Climate Change will take place in Paris from 30 November to 10 December 2015. Despite some …

By Judith Staines

10 Jan 2014

Asia-Europe | arts and culture agenda 2014

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culture360.org focuses on arts and culture connections across Asia and Europe - from New Zealand to Ireland, Malta to Mongolia and Laos to Latvia, there are 49 ASEM member countries …

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

02 Jan 2013

World Biennial Forum No. 1 | Focus on case studies from ASEM countries | The future of biennials in Asia

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The history of Biennales and how they have developed in Asia is very young when compared to Biennales in other parts of the world. However, with this Shifting Gravity, there …

By Valentina Riccardi

05 Dec 2012

18th ASEF University | Beware of your consumption to be sustainable

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The AU18 Documentary from @kristianjeff on Vimeo. The 18th ASEF University (AU18) showed how young people can creatively promote sustainable consumption. 42 participants from 33 Asian and European countries joined …

By Valentina Riccardi

13 Nov 2012

Curating culture360.org #4 | Sunitha Janamohanan, George Town World Heritage Inc.

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This month Sunitha Janamohanan from the George Town World Heritage presents a new exciting curatorial journey of culture360.org, looking closely at the field of heritage management in Asia.

By Valentina Riccardi

01 Aug 2012

Curating culture360.org #3 | Marie Le Sourd and Elena Di Federico, On the Move

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This month the On the Move team, Marie Le Sourd and Elena di Federico, presents a new exciting curatorial journey of culture360.org.

By Judith Staines

23 Apr 2012

Curating culture360.org #1 | Llobet and Pons

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Europe Editor Judith Staines asked the Spanish visual artist collective Llobet & Pons to start the curatorial journey with Curating culture360.org #1

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 …