March 2011
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French Window | Mori Art Museum Tokyo
The Mori Art Museum in Tokyo presents a major exhibition of contemporary art from France ‘French Window’. Read More
Supporting the Arts in Spinning Times
A new publication from the Boekman Foundation, the first issue of Cultural Policy Update scrutinises support models for culture from Europe, Asia and Australia. Read More
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Helsinki | World Design Capital 2012
Announcing the World Design Capital 2012 – the vibrant city of Helsinki, capital of Finland. A place where design is embedded into the open city design and concept. Look forward to a great programme. Read More
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Himalayas Art Museum | logo design competition
The Himalayas Art Museum in Shanghai launches a global call for their logo design competition. Read More
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ARCUS artist-in-residence project 2011 IBARAKI
Applications are invited from individual emerging visual artists for a residency in Japan at ARCUS Project in Ibaraki. Residencies run September – December 2011. Read More
Asian Arts Theatre | call for projects
The Asian Arts Theatre at the Asian Culture Complex in Gwanju, Korea presents a call for international collaborative theatre projects from applicants in Asia or on Asian themes. Read More
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Leading art museums discuss Asian contemporary art
In February the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan held a symposium, “How is the World Engaging with Contemporary Asian Art ?” Read More
Dancing Cities | Asia focus
The latest issue of Dancing Cities network’s magazine has a focus on Asia, with articles covering dance in urban spaces in Indonesia, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan. Read More
SonarSound Tokyo | Sonar 2011 Barcelona
The 4th SonarSound Tokyo is maintaining its schedule and hopes both to contribute to the recovery of normal life in the Japanese capital, and to pay tribute to the victims of the recent catastrophe. Read More
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New Directions in Art from Pakistan
The Rising Tide: New Directions in Art from Pakistan 1990-2010 is a large-scale exhibition in Karachi’s Mohatta Palace Museum, showcasing contemporary visual artists from Pakistan. Read More
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Kochi-Muziris | India’s first contemporary art Biennale
Announcing India’s first international contemporary visual arts Biennale – the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012. Read More
Edinburgh International Festival | focus on Asia
Edinburgh International Festival announces the programme for 2011: an exploration and celebration of the vibrant and diverse cultures of Asia and the long standing influences on the cultural landscape of the west. Read More
WOMEX | call to world music artists for showcase proposals
WOMEX 11 World Music Expo – held in Copenhagen 26-30 October 2011 – call for showcase proposals from world music artists and DJs. Call for film and conference proposals also open. Read More
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Philippine digital heritage archive project
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will undertake an historic digitization of its audio-visual collections. Read More
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Support for international arts activity | new IFACCA report
The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) announces its latest research report: D’Art Report No. 40, Supporting international arts activity – issues for national arts funding agencies. Read More
The source of Monsoon
Choreographer Arco Renz, the creator of the Monsoon platform, talks to Katelijn Verstraete, Asia-Europe Foundation’s (ASEF) Assistant Director for Cultural Exchange, about the latest edition of his project. Read More
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Bridging Asia and Europe contemporary performing arts
At a recent gathering in Yokohama, Japan, over 50 independent creative producers from Asia and Europe got the opportunity to inspire and learn from each other about creating leading-edge arts events. Read More
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Performing Arts in Contemporary Asia | Tradition and Travel
Call for papers for the 16th International CHIME Conference – Performing Arts in Contemporary Asia: Tradition and Travel, to be held in London July 6-9 2011. Read More
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Subordinated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the Danish Foreign Service is a globally operating organisation. It works for Denmark’s interests and values in relation to the surrounding world in a manner that furthers the freedom, security and welfare of Danes in a more peaceful and just world, with development and economic growth for all. Read More
Vietnam Cultural Profile
The Viet Nam Cultural Profile represents the first major attempt to map the cultural infrastructure of this fascinating yet hitherto poorly-documented country. It offers a detailed sector-by-sector guide to Archives, Competitions and Awards, Ethnic Culture, Festivals, Film, Funding, Government Cultural Policy and Infrastructure, Heritage, International Exchange, Libraries, Literature, Mass… Read More
UK | Tagore Festival
A week long festival at Dartington, Devon celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of the visionary poet Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian to receive the Nobel Prize, in 1913, for his book of poems Gitanjali. Read More
Cityscapes Blog | tales from 12 Asian and European cities
The Goethe-Institut has launched a great Cityscapes Blog tracing people and lives in Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila, Hanoi, Saigon, Auckland, Bangkok, Berlin, Istanbul & Prague. Read More
Babel Med Music | 7th World Music Forum
The 7th World Music Forum – Babel Med Music – opens at Les Docks des Suds, Marseille, France with a programme of 30 concerts, debates, panels and meetings. Read More
Engine Room Europe | support for independent culture
Trans Europe Halles (TEH) is happy and proud to announce that its new network project Engine Room Europe has been awarded a €960.000 grant from the European Commission’s Culture Programme. Read More
Performing arts and cultural dialogue
The Asia-Europe Cultural Partnership Initiative: Performing Arts encouraged new strategic partnerships between Asian and European organisations to create and sustain a dialogue through the practise and production of performing arts programmes. Read More
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English PEN campaigns on UK artists’ visas
English PEN issues a briefing on the situation of UK visas for writers and artists, to inform a parliamentary debate on the points-based visa system. Read More
Capturing art in motion
Watch behind-the-scenes happenings at the last Asia-Europe Dance Forum, Pointe-to-Point, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal, and learn what goes on in a performing arts residency. Read More
MONSOON – A whirlwind of global culture
Belgian dramaturge Bart van den Eynde describes his experiences at ‘Monsoon’, a transcultural and multi-disciplinary research and performance platform for Asian and European artists. Read More
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Singapore | Collective Creativity
Singapore promotes its talent base, creative innovation capital and attractiveness to business in a web platform that also explores cultural policy, creativity and creative cities. Read More
European Festival Research Project | Call
The European Festivals Research Project (EFRP) and Festival Borštnikovo srečanje (Maribor Theatre Festival) invite proposals for presentations at the EFRP research workshop “Artistic festivals and continuously operating cultural organizations” to be held in Maribor, Slovenia between 21-23 October 2011. Read More
