
Xinhua reports that China and the 10 ASEAN member countries will see closer cultural cooperation, as the two sides made a decision to schedule regular cultural ministerial meetings. Read More

Announcing the nominees for the prestigious triennial Signature Art Prize 2011, open to visual artists from the Asia-Pacific region. Artists from 24 countries have been selected with finalists and awards to be decided. Read More

Open call to graphic artists from ASEAN countries to submit printmaking works for 2012 ASEAN Graphic Arts Competition and Exhibition in Hanoi, Vietnam. To honour the 45th anniversary of… Read More

The call for submissions for the 8th Angkor Festival is now open. The festival will take place from 1 and 8 December this year and will feature selected work from photographers all around the world in a series of exhibitions and slideshows. Read More


The 42nd edition of the Berlinale Forum includes twelve films from the Asian/ASEAN region competing for the Forum/NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award. Read More

Three classics produced just prior to Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime makes its way to the 62nd Berlinale/42 Berlinale Forum screens. Read More

The Asia House Festival of Asian Literature runs 15-30 May, 2012 in London with a rich programme in various venues of writing about Asia and Asians. Founded in 2006,… Read More

Coordinated by Goethe-Institut Hanoi, 6 curators and 17 artists from Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia and the Philippines are working on the subject of ecological and cultural change of major river landscapes in Southeast Asia, creating installations, photo series, video and sound installations. Riverscapes INFLUX Blog follows the artists’ working process and gives an insight on how the artworks evolve. Read More

culture360.org contributor Chum Chanveasna sat down with John Shapiro, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Khmer Arts and its importance in the Cambodian arts scene. Read More

While attending the festival, the culture360.org coordinator Valentina Riccardi, exchanged some views with its Asia coordinator Jessica Lim on past and future directions of the Festival. Read More


Sotheby’s the auctioneers is being sued for the return of a 10th century sandstone statue which prosecutors claim was looted from a temple in Cambodia. Read More