Events
Track the latest arts and cultural events in and between Asia and Europe.
Viewing by date posted in order of most recent to earliest
International Literature Festival Berlin 2011
The focus of the 11th international literature festival berlin is the Asian-Pacific region. The goal is to make the literature and culture of the region accessible for an interested audience, to promote mutual understanding and to inspire contact and a lively exchange among authors, artists and mediators. Read More
Kuala Lumpur Design Week 2011
The 2011 Kuala Lumpur Design Week will gather students, professional, and the general public around a series of events such as educational symposia and numerous exhibitions across the city. Read More
Hokusai Retrospective | Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum
Woodcuts, drawings, illustrated books, and paintings by Hokusai are for the first time exhibited as part of a major retrospective of the Japanese artist in Germany. Read More
Worldwide Festival 2011 Singapore
British DJ Gilles Peterson returns to Singapore this September to bring some of the world’s most cutting edge music to Asia during three days of festivities. Read More
Manga Realities | Ayala Museum
The exhibition is an experiential, three-dimensional presentation of the worlds depicted by the manga art form. It features nine manga artists and their works dating from the beginning of 2000. Read More
Out of Asia season | Sadler’s Wells London
This autumn, Sadler’s Wells in London presents a collection of dance works from across Asia. The Out of Asia season brings together artists from China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Japan and Taiwan. Read More
UTOPIA | itinerant Asia Pacific visual arts project | forum + exhibition
Utopia is an itinerant, visual arts project held every two years in different Asia Pacific cities. It focuses upon principles of collaboration, diversity and capacity building, forging links between art, life and communities. Read More
Beijing International Design Triennale 2011 | Beijing Design Week
Beijing’s first International Design Triennale opens on September 28 at the National Museum of China comprising five halls and covering 6000 square meters of space. Read More
Philippines | Impact of Music in Shaping Southeast Asian Societies conference
The conference reflects on the fundamental question of how various idioms of Southeast Asian musical expressions have played important roles in shaping Southeast Asian societies through time. Read More
European Heritage Days
Every year in September 50 European countries participate in a joint action of the Council of Europe and the European Commission, putting new cultural assets on view and opening up historical buildings normally closed to the public. Read More
PAMS Performing Arts Market in Seoul 2011
PAMS 2011 registration is open for a programme including showcases of best Korean theatre, dance and music, as well as international performances from Australia and Japan; booth exhibition; Info Sessions and Networking programmes. Read More
International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation Asia | bursaries available
The International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation (IWRM) Asia aiming to build the fundraising capacity of non-profit organisations takes place in Bangkok, Thailand from 25-28 October 2011. Bursaries are available for 10 NGO representatives from Asia. Read More
Festival of the Year 2011
A great initiative from the Spoffin Festival in Amersfoort, Netherlands which invited street theatre artists to vote on their best festival in Europe this year. Watch this space for the announcement of the winners! Read More
Amsterdam | Picnic Festival
Under the heading ‘What are you bringing’, the Picnic Festival in Amsterdam promises three days of information, inspiration, collaboration, co-creation and entertainment, September 14-16. Read More
Pan Pan Theatre | from Ireland to China
Fight the Landlord – a production by Ireland’s Pan Pan Theatre – (Dou Di Zhu) is a performance with a Chinese cast of Generation Y actors. It tours to Beijing and Chengdu in September 2011. Read More
(1)Paris | Indonesian contemporary art exhibition
“Trans-Figurations” exhibition presents 11 Yogyakarta-based contemporary artists at the Espace culturel Louis Vuitton in Paris until October 23. Read More
(1)Contesting British Chinese Culture | conference
Contesting British Chinese Culture – a conference at the University of Reading, UK on 24-25 September Read More
Berlin | Asia-Pacific Weeks
Future-oriented issues of “water,” “food,” and “health” are the focus of the 8th Asia-Pacific Weeks, in Berlin 6 – 17 September, themed “Asia-Pacific: Partner for a Common Future.” Read More
Cultural Leaders Wanted!
Applications for the British Council’s programme Cultural Leadership International 2011 are now open. Cultural leaders from the UK, France, Germany, Italy & Russia (as well as other non-ASEM countries listed below) may apply. Read More
Moscow | International Portfolio Review for Russian photographers
Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow hosts the International Portfolio Review for Russian photographers from August 29 to September 2, 2011 in Moscow, an opportunity to show work to 45 international photography experts from Europe, Asia and beyond. Read More
Poland | European Culture Congress
Four days of non-stop culture. Exhibitions, concerts, films, theatre performances, and panels. Over 300 artists and renowned intellectuals from all over the world gather in one city for the European Culture Conference. Read More
China | SH Contemporary 2011
SH Contemporary 2011 – the Asia- Pacific Contemporary Art Fair – runs September 8 – 10, in downtown Shanghai, at the extraordinary Shanghai Exhibition Center, and with a 4-day programme of openings, studio visits and events, in cooperation with the city’s leading galleries and cultural initiatives. Read More
REAL New Zealand Festival
The REAL New Zealand Festival is a nationwide celebration of all the things New Zealanders most love about the country, with cultural events and experiences across NZ to complement the Rugby World Cup 2011. Read More
Gwangju Design Biennale 2011
‘What is Design’ – in search of a new paradigm of design in a rapidly changing world – Gwangju Design Biennale takes place from September 2 – October 23. Read More
Kyoorius Designyatra | conference
Designyatra was first launched in 2006 to celebrate design and bring insight on the future of visual communication in India and beyond. Read More
Hong Kong | Multilingual Typography Symposium
The 2011 Multilingual Typography Symposium on contemporary typography usage in transcultural design Same/difference takes place at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Design on August 18-19. Read More
Korean Design exhibition at Finland’s Craft Museum
KOREAN DESIGN brings traditional Korean arts and crafts and modern design to the Craft Museum of Finland in Jyväskylä with an exhibition running June – December 2011. Read More
Asia meets Europe in Edinburgh
The Edinburgh International Festival 2011 celebrates the vibrant and diverse cultures of Asia with the finest artists from countries and regions including China, India, Japan, Korea and Vietnam joining others from around the world. Read More
Yokohama Triennale 2011
The 2011 Yokohama Triennale marks the 10th anniversary of the event’s founding, and brings new reflections on the mysteries of the world and the everyday life through its theme “Our Magic Hour”. Read More
Causeway EXchange Festival | Kuala Lumpur
The Causeway EXchange Festival (CEX) aims at building a bridge between Singapore and Malaysia through artistic and cultural activities that are based on “humour, wit, and irony”. Read More
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