The Cheongju International Craft Biennale aims to open a new prospect of craft for the future through the Craft Competition. The biennale expects innovative interpretations, challenging spirits, blending among… Read More
The Wellcome Collection in London presents more than 300 works for the first major display of Japanese Outsider Art in the UK. The 46 artists represented in the Souzou… Read More
In 2013, Awagami Factory in Japan will celebrate its 25th anniversary. It was established to preserve and broaden the awareness for the beauty, strength and sensitivity of washi, Japanese… Read More
For its 6th edition, the Made In Asia Festival in Toulouse, France investigates the planet Japan, a great country of culture. From 7-23 February, a series of French-Japanese creative… Read More
The importance of passing down the richness of Brunei’s traditional arts and crafts to future generations was highlighted by Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Hamid bin Hj Mohd Jaafar, Permanent… Read More
International call for a ceramic artist for a 4-week residency at the Artists House Stadttöpferei in the historic city of Neumünster in Northern Germany. Residency programme mainly supports emerging… Read More
The Annual Chiang Mai Design Awards (CDA) by Chiang Mai Creative City (CMCC) is an initiative that aims to promote innovation and creativity across a range of design categories…. Read More
The Spring Exhibition 2013 takes place at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, one of the largest and most beautiful spaces for contemporary art in Europe, 1 March – 12 May… Read More
A major travelling exhibition – “The Essence of Finnish Design and Culture” – is currently touring Japan. You can see it in Nagasaki till 24 December and then in… Read More
As Hong Kong is about to open the 2012 edition of its Business of Design Week (BODW), culture360.org takes a closer look at the local design scene, including its… Read More
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford presents the first exhibition devoted to the art of Meiji textiles ever held outside Japan. Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji… Read More
Asian Design: Histories, Collecting, Curating is an evening of talks and panel discussions resulting from a workshop organised by M+. The discussion brings together leading international scholars and curators to explore the shifting parameters, and their conceptual and methodological implications, of historicising, collecting and curating Asian Design. Read More
The second interview for By People / In Cities: Phnom Penh invites Mirana Randriananja to share her views on Cambodian art and culture. and reflect on the current transformations taking place… Read More
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. Read More
North Lands Creative Glass in Lybster, a small fishing village on the North East Coast in the Highlands of Scotland, is a place for glass artists but also painters,… Read More
The UNESCO Award of Excellence for Handicrafts has been granted to 80 craft products from a total 189 entries in the South and South-East Asian subregions. The high standard… Read More
Artists, researchers and culture professionals coming from countries other than France and wanting to apply for a residency period within a Cultural Centre – Historic Monument in 2013 can… Read More
Design It Yourself is a design festival-conference featuring various events—talk shows, film screenings, exhibitions, and workshops—focusing on design as problem-solving strategies and tactics, ranging from the big grand design to the practice of everyday life. Read More
The 9th Ubud Writers & Readers Festival programme is here bringing Indonesian and international writers, readers, thinkers and artists together in the unique setting of Ubud to engage in conversations and exchange ideas. Read More
Daiwa Foundation grants of £3,000-£7,000 are available to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries, including… Read More
Creativities Unfold, Bangkok 2012 theme: “Design is Opportunities: Innovation, Strategy and Business” introduces new opportunities to where design can be used and applied. Read More
The first interview for By People / In Cities: Phnom Penh invites Maria Fernandez Sabau to share her views on Cambodian art and culture. She is a culture expert… Read More
The World Crafts Council is organising a major World Craft Summit ‘Kaivalam’ alongside the 17th General Assembly of the World Crafts Council to be held in Chennai from 7th… Read More
Each year the Asialink Arts Residency Program sends approximately 30 Australian writers, performers, artists and arts managers to undertake residencies in Asia. Applications are open for the 2013 programme,… Read More
A special 2012 artist-in-residence programme in traditional visual arts disciplines in a rural area of the Philippines, aiming to increase community awareness towards art. International call. The Balay Kalamragan… Read More
The Seductions of the Palate presents Chinese culinary traditions through a hundred objects mainly from the National Museum of China’s permanent collection, and complemented by a selection of works from the musée des Arts asiatiques Guimet. Read More
By people / In cities is a series of articles and interviews that aims to enhance the understanding of art and culture in Southeast Asia through individual stories and perspectives including… Read More
The Korean Culture Centre in London is holding a 100-day Korean culture summer festival, All Eyes on Korea, a festival of literature, food, fashion, craft, music and film at venues across London in celebration of 2012. Read More
Design Research Society (DRS): Bangkok 2012 is open to a variety of global perspectives on the theory, education and practice of design. This year’s informal theme is Re:Search: uncertainty, contradiction and value. It was chosen to encourage a distinctly contemporary exploration of issues facing international design and craft communities. Read More
The Chiyoda Arts Festival is an open submission art event which uses Tokyo-based 3331 Arts Chiyoda as its stage since 2010. It is currently calling for submissions in three categories: the “3331 Independents” exhibition, the “Whole Arts Market” selling a range of artist-made items, and “Odorinoba” a stage programme for performing arts. Read More