ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


Get in-depth perspectives through commissioned articles, interviews and reports on current topics for Asia-Europe cultural relations.


By Valentina Riccardi

01 Dec 2020

culture360 - Podcast series #3 | In conversation with Performance Curators Initiatives (PCI)

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culture360 is delighted to talk to the founders of Curators Performance Initiatives or PCI, an independent network of curators, scholars and practitioners in performance curation

Virtual360 Konnect | Artists in Panic! - Chasing a better normal

An article by Sarah Koo from Korea and Mac Andre Arboleda from the Philippines, participants of the Virtual360 Konnect - Emerging Arts Leaders Virtual Residency Series, on their joint residency.

By Andrea Abellon

18 Oct 2020

Virtual360 Konnect | Mid-residency: What's happening so far

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The 20 residents of Virtual360 Konnect - Emerging Arts Leaders Virtual Residency Series are on full speed working together on their joint projects.

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

19 Sep 2019

#peripheries: Beyond the capital | The quest for inclusion in the Philippines

Beyond the capital | The quest for inclusion in the Philippines

culture360.ASEF.org is featuring a new series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital cities and …

By David Fernández

11 Apr 2019

In conversation with Co-Directors of 98B COLLABoratory | Manila, Philippines

98B COLLABoratory

This month, culture360 interviews Kathrine Nuñez, Gabrielle Gatchalian, Juno Vizcarra and Gabriel Villegas, Co-Directors of 98B COLLABoratory, an artist-run, multidisciplinary site and convergence zone for creative sharing, discussion, and collaboration …

By David Fernández

03 Apr 2019

In conversation with Mark Salvatus I Co-Founder of Load na Dito, Manila, Philippines

Load na Dito

This month, culture360 interviews Mark Salvatus, Co-Founder of Load na Dito, an independent non-commercial art research initiative.

By David Fernández

27 Mar 2019

By people / In cities: Manila, Philippines | city profile

Manila City Profile

This month, culture360 discovers the local arts and cultural panorama of the Filipino capital city, Manila, highlighting some alternative initiatives that are arousing a diverse and buzzing creative environment.

By Kerrine Goh

24 Jul 2017

Art & Disabilities in Southeast Asia | Art Beyond Words | Nolet Soliven

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This July, ASEF culture360 continues its collaboration with ArtsEquator.com on the topic of Art & Disabilities in Southeast Asia. Contributer Mark Louie Lugue meets with Nolet Soliven and his wife …

By Magali An Berthon

28 Nov 2016

Carmen Hijosa, pineapple pioneer

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Piñatex™ is going to revolution the world of materials: this plant-based luxury textile is the brainchild of Carmen Hijosa, former leather expert and sustainable pioneer. Discover her journey on Culture …

By Valentina Riccardi

09 Nov 2016

Needs and challenges of small creative spaces | An exchange in Valencia, Spain

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From 24 to 26 October 2016, in Valencia, Spain, 5 cultural managers from India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan, participated in the second phase of Eurasian Creaspace Networking (ECN), …

By Valentina Riccardi

19 Oct 2016

Asiatopia Performance Conference 2016 | An open space for sharing

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From 13 to 19 October 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand, Asiatopia Performance Conference 2016 gathered over 120 among artists, curators, writers, historians and theorists to discuss and document the development of …

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

19 Aug 2016

The art of archiving lost things | From Monet to Tracey Emin

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What do Tracey Emin and Claude Monet have in common? Both created works that vanished into thin air and consequently are now part of galleries archiving lost art. Lai DEL …

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

29 Jun 2016

Alternative spaces on display | narratives from Manila and Brisbane

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ASEF culture360 contributor Lai del ROSARIO explores the art scenes in Manila and Brisbane by tracing the development of their alternative spaces.

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

20 May 2016

A shared vision from studio to stage | Opera as collaboration

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Last February 2016, Gabriel Barredo’s “Opera,” Choreographed by Redha, ran for three nights at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Manila. It was an impressive show fusing dance …

By Vanini Belarmino

18 May 2016

The Face of the Invisible | Art and Displacement

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ASEF culture360 contributor Vanini Belarmino converse with 2 artists living across the 2different continents ofAsia and Europe on their efforts to awaken spirits and offer a face to the invisible …