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Photo and Drawing Contest Winners 2012 | UNESCO Bangkok
UNESCO Bangkok, Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC), Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE) and UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) as… Read More
Museum of Contemporary Art to open in Bangkok
Bangkok will soon boast a new private art museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) on Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road. The museum will house an important collection of Thai contemporary art… Read More
(2)Opportunities in Thailand
2012 ASEAN Graphic Arts competition and exhibition | open call
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
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Design for Flood | TCDC Bangkok | call for submissions
The Design for Flood project is a creative collaboration amongst designers. Using “design thinking” as a framework, the project seeks to develop a human-centered design strategy and solution for coping with floods. Read More
Call for Entries : 10th World Film Festival of Bangkok 2012
The 10th Annual World Film Festival of Bangkok is scheduled to take place from November 16-25, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. The festival is now accepting entries for short and… Read More
BEFF6 Raiding the Archives
BEFF6 ‘Raiding the Archives’ (24 January – 5 February) is presenting in Thailand for the first time a poetic documentary made in the country in the early 1950s for UNESCO. Read More
Events in Thailand
Bastards of Misrepresentation | Contemporary art from Manila | H Gallery Bangkok
H Gallery Bangkok is pleased to announce the first major exhibition of contemporary art from the Philippines in Thailand. Curated by the renowned artist Manuel Ocampo, Bastards of Misrepresentation is a showcase of the diverse practices currently being explored by the Filippino avant-garde. Read More
RiverScapes | Cultural River Landscapes in Southeast Asia
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
Magazine Thailand
Between art and environment: a Thailand Case Study
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 in the contemporary landscape. Read More
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Festivals and Communities in Thailand | The case of Chet Samien
Despite the lack of government support towards performing arts in Thailand, various artists and organizers are striving to create arts festivals for and with their respective communities. Read More
Thai Floods: Experts report on World Heritage site
A team of 8 Japanese experts has reported on their recent technical mission to the Ayutthaya World Heritage site in Thailand. UNESCO stated that it “is concerned about the recovery of Ayutthaya”. Read More
UNESCO to assess flooded Thai World Heritage site
UNESCO Bangkok has been requested by the Thai government to undertake a mission to the Ancient City of Ayutthaya in Thailand to assess the impact to the World Heritage property from heavy flooding. Read More
