FOCUS Festival Mumbai, a celebration of the art of photography, is Mumbai’s first festival dedicated exclusively to the work of young and established photographers from India and abroad. This… Read More
On the theme of Close, Closer, the 2013 Lisbon Architecture Triennale invites architects, thinkers, designers, students, artists, strategists – and everyone in between – to join in a new,… Read More
March is definitely Literature Festival season in China. The Script Road- Macau Literary Festival – takes a different pathway, being a grand meeting between writers and artists from China… Read More
The third biennial Dance Massive festival returns to Melbourne’s most dynamic theatre houses on March 12-24. It promises two weeks of Australia’s most exciting and diverse contemporary dancers. The… Read More
IMPAKT (foundation for critical media culture) in Utrecht (NL) invites interested parties to submit curatorial proposals for the 2013 Impakt Festival, which will take place from 30 October –… Read More
Dimanche Rouge is currently considering proposals for experimental performances for its festival in Tallinn, Estonia from October 17 – 20 2013. Deadline: May 1st Dimanche Rouge has rapidly grown… Read More
Bookworm International Literary Festival is a unique celebration of literature and ideas in China, an independently funded festival programming 200 events across China, connecting over 90 Chinese and international writers and thinkers. It takes place in March at The Bookworm bookshop event spaces in Beijing, Chengdu and Suzhou with a NYT BLF Caravan tour to other cities. Read More
It’s Bonjour India as the Festival of France travels to sixteen cities across the sub-continent till April 2013. The first Year of India in France in 1985 saw elephants… Read More
Adelaide Festival runs 1-17 March with a full programme of theatre, music, dance and visual arts and a writer’s week. The programme features Australian premieres of theatre and dance… Read More
In China, two international literary festivals run 1-17 March, organised by the M restaurant group: Shanghai International Literary Festival and in Beijing the Capital Literary Festival. Read More
The 16th Japan Media Arts Festival runs in Tokyo till 24th February with an exhibition of Award-winning Works in different media arts categories, selected from over 3,500 international entries…. Read More
TINA B. is a showcase of quality contemporary art by artists from all over the world. Each year the event turns Prague into a mecca of contemporary art. TINA… Read More
culture360.org Editor Judith Staines visits the southern Japanese city of Beppu and discovers a lively contemporary arts scene alongside the traditional hot springs culture. One of the world’s greatest… Read More
Here is the annual round up of some of the best visual, literary and other arts events in Asia and Europe in 2013 from culture360.org’s Editor Judith Staines. Read More
The first literary festival will be held in Lahore from 23-24 February and presents book readings, panel discussions, exhibitions of Urdu and English language literature from Pakistan, India and… Read More
Busan International Film Festival receives Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal from the Czech Republic The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic has awarded Busan International Film Festival in Korea… Read More
The Berliner Festspiele Theatertreffen international forum and festival calls for applications from cultural bloggers to join the online team, covering the performances, meetings and social debates in Berlin 3-19… Read More
India’s first Biennale debuted on 12/12/12 in Fort Kochi after months of build up in the form of announcements, artists’ visits, talks, support and controversies. Read More
Kobe Biennale 2013 will hold the 4th edition of the Art in a Container International Competition.Artists are invited to submit proposals for works to be presented in a standard… Read More
The International Laboratory Festival of Performance Préavis de Désordre Urbain will take place in Marseille from 9 – 21 September 2013. Call to artists for project proposals. RedPlexus, network… Read More
Brisbane Powerhouse presents the World Theatre Festival 2013, a journey into contemporary, engaging and sometimes challenging theatre from around the world. It runs 13-24 February in Brisbane, Australia. Changing… Read More
Call to artists for the international Festival Wunder der Prärie (Wonders of the Prairie) in Mannheim, Germany – seeking rampant, anarchic, absurd, questionable and wishful artistic projects of all… Read More
In the pursuit of a richer, connected way of life, UnBox 2013 will create ways to engage meaningfully with ourselves and the world around us. Workshops, FoodLab, Open Labs,… 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 International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) invites design-driven cities to bid for the World Design Capital (WDC) 2016 designation. Applications are currently being accepted until 30… Read More
Our Roots Right Now Research Forum & Festival of Thai/ASEAN Contemporary Theatre will be held 19 – 28 January 2013 at Sodsai Pantoomkomol Centre for Dramatic Arts, Chulalongkorn University,… Read More
For its 24th biennial, Europalia International will bring India to the heart of Europe in the europalia.india festival in Brussels and the environs. A preliminary outline of the programme… Read More
New Year 2013 brings two new European Capitals of Culture. Marseille-Provence in France and Košice in Slovakia. The opening celebrations take place in each city in mid-January when the… Read More
It’s summer festival time in Australia. Sydney Festival (5-27 January) offers a rich programme of around 80 events involving upwards of 1.000 artists from Australia and abroad covering dance,… Read More
Since its inception in 2000, Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography has aimed at exploring the semiotics of present-day photographic practice in a broad international context, to bring about an understanding of the medium both within the industry and amongst the public at large. Read More