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SUMMARY:Open Call for Applications: Art and cultural practitioners who are facilitators or organizers of art and cultural events/projects (from Southeast Asia)
DESCRIPTION:The Professional Exchange Program is to support practitioners who are facilitators or organizers of art and cultural events/projects (including artists) from Southeast Asia to have the chance for a multi-week visit and exchange in Taiwan\, hosted by an individual or an organization who has the related experiences and skills to help them develop the visiting practitioner’ personal and professional goals. The visiting practitioner also contributes to the host and art community of Taiwan by giving reflective observations and suggestions. \nTaiwan Art Space Alliance\, Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation\, Hyper Wave and Mekong Cultural Hub also facilitates coordination and logistics of the exchange as needed. \nEligibility and criteria:  \nThis Program is designed for Art and cultural practitioner who are: \n\nfacilitators or organizers of art and cultural events/projects (including artists)\nfrom Southeast Asia ( Cambodia\, Laos\, Myanmar\, Thailand\, Vietnam\, Philippines\, and Singapore\, Malaysia)\n\n\nhave been working at least for two years in arts and culture\ninterested in exploring and observing art and culture ecosystem in Taiwan\ncomfortable to publicly share their reflection or experience in art or culture through writing\nhaving publicly published articles related to arts and culture.\n\nHow does the program work? \nOrganizers will provide the visiting practitioner : \n– Provide Accommodation (Studio/shared creative space) during the Program. \n– Local transportation fee (up to the given limit based on actual expenses and with a given maximum NT2000 for 15 days). \n– A round-trip economy class ticket. \n– NT$ 6\,000 for Living per month. (about USD$180) \n– NT$ 16\,000 for written creation (about USD$480) \n– Visiting trip\, connecting practitioner to cultural sites. \nThe visiting practitioner is required to: \n– Give presentations in separate sessions of the 2024 Res Artist Conference and 2024 TASA Annual Meeting with Southeast Asia Professional Exchange Platform\, which topic is regarding “Arts Residencies in Taiwan Today” and assess the current landscape of Art Residency in Taiwan and explore future opportunities. \n– Meeting consultation on cultural policies organized by TAEF and attend Yushan Forum as Invited Guest. \n– Produce 1 article ( 1.5 pages in English) about the observation of Taiwan Art-in-Residence now. The article will be presented in the publication platform about the AiR\, and on the official website of TASA. \n– Produce 1 article ( 2 pages in English) is to respond to The New Southbound Policy by Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (e.g.cultural exchange or policy comparison.)\, the article will be presented in the publication of Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation \n– Participate one workshop \nHow can you apply for this program: \nWe only accept online applications. Please click on the following link: \nhttps://forms.gle/weG7PvQmtv3Vz1K79 \nfill out the application before the deadline (listed above). Applicants are required to upload personal information\, a resident plan\, and the contact information of your referee. \nShould you have any questions about the 2024 TASA Open Call for Applications or submitting your proposal\, or need assistance with access requirements\, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email: tasatw@gmail.com \nThis program responds to needs and requests from practitioners in the result of the review\, which will be launched on the Facebook page and official website of TASA on June 25th 2024. \nOur Organizers: \nTaiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation founded in 2018\, the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF) is the first policy-oriented think tank in Taiwan focusing on Southeast Asian and South Asian affairs and facilitating Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy (NSP). In the spirit of the NSP\, the TAEF aims to promote comprehensive ties between Taiwan and the ASEAN countries\, South Asian countries\, as well as Australia and New Zealand through facilitating cooperation and exchanges in five major fields – think tanks\, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society’s connectivity\, young leaders initiatives\, regional resilience\, and cultural affairs – to consolidate a sense of regional community in Asia and establish long-term multifaceted partnerships. \nTaiwan Art Space Alliance \, (hereinafter “TASA”) entitled TASA was established in 2016. It integrates dozens of art villages and art spaces across Taiwan and holds regular meetings every year across Taiwan to discuss the position and role of artists in residence (AiR) in contemporary art through an annual series of meetings and lectures. TASA was to serve as a platform for the exchange and integration of resources among artists in residence (AiR) and art spaces throughout Taiwan. In addition\, by connecting organizations and planning events\, TASA endeavors to improve and strengthen the overall environment for art and culture in Taiwan\, while attracting new energy in promoting international cooperation and expanding the global network among art institutions. \nOur Partner: \nMekong Cultural Hub (MCH)\, MCH’ s mission is to empower diverse cultural practitioners to bring their visions for an inclusive\, sustainable Mekong Region to life. Since 2018\, we have connected more than 150 practitioners from the region for professional exchange\, co-creation and collaboration. \nMCH works with people whose own work is at the intersection of arts and society. We initiate projects and work on collaborations all around Asia. Our priority focus countries are Cambodia\, Laos\, Myanmar\, Taiwan\, Thailand and Vietnam. \nIts aim is to develop and connect resources and experience from across the region\, building bridges and creating spaces for reflection and innovation so emerging artists and arts leaders can collectively create\, influence\, and transform the contexts in which they are living and working. \nHost for the Program: \nHyper Wave (Yilan 宜蘭)\, which is Located in the center of Luodong City\, Wave Space is the first contemporary art exhibition and residency space in Yilan. They hope to inject more art and cultural energy\, open up Yilan’s international connections\, and bring in outstanding artists from home and abroad so that more people will recognize Yilan’s Luodong’s unique humanistic flavor. The art group ‘Hyper Wave’ began with artists selected by the Ministry of Culture’s 2020 ‘MIT’ project. The name originates from the mutation and uncertainty of contemporary art\, positioning themselves as artistic ronin. They place the characteristics of contemporary art creation within environments to engage in artistic dialogues. \nSupported by: \nMinistry of Culture \nMinistry of Foreign Affairs \nNational Culture and Arts Foundation \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/open-call-for-applications-art-and-cultural-practitioners-who-are-facilitators-or-organizers-of-art-and-cultural-events-projects-from-southeast-asia/
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion & Book Signing: Tai Herbalism With Author Susan Conway
DESCRIPTION:On 19 September 2024 from 5.30 pm – 7.00\, SEA Junction has the opportunity to welcome cultural expert Susan Conway\, to discuss her recently published book “Tai Herbalism”. The book\, published by Silkworm Books\, is based on a translation of an early nineteenth-century manuscript written in an old Shan script in danger of extinction. At most\, only a handful of older adults in Burma can read it. The author achieved a translation with the help of monks and lay people living in remote villages and monasteries. It reads like a detective novel. \nHighlighting and publishing a translation of an endangered script is not the only reason this book is of value. It provides a fascinating insight into how diseases of the mind and body were treated in early nineteenth-century Burma. Shan herbal remedies were part of the treatment. Chants\, spells\, and rituals\, part of a Shan magic-religious belief system\, were administered at the same time. Before treatment\, patients were assessed according to astrological and cosmological philosophy. \nThe book reveals the flora and fauna present in nineteenth-century Shan forests. It was a rich and diverse environment. A medicinal index is provided\, listing plants and animal parts used to make medicines. Since the time the manuscript was written\, forests have been destroyed\, and animals and plants are now extinct or in danger of extinction. The book provides a record of what was living in the woods nearly two hundred years ago in the hope that conservationists may one day be able to restore it to its former beauty. \nAt the event\, moderated by our director Rosalia Sciortino\, the author will present the key points of the book before answering questions from the public. A limited number of copies will also be available for those interested and the author will sign on request. \nSpeaker/Author \nSusan Conway is currently a Research Associate at the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University\, UK and Visiting Professor\, Shan State Buddhist University\, Shan State. She was previously teaching Shan studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies\, London and Southeast Asian Studies at The New School\, New York. Her books and papers cover the culture\, arts and crafts\, and especially textiles\, of South-east Asia\, specialising on Thailand and the Shan States of Burma (Myanmar). Susan studied fine art as an undergraduate\, and her Ph.D. was a study of the history and culture of Lanna (northern Thailand). More recently\, she became fascinated with healing practices and the magic-religious power of chants\, spells\, and rituals. She is an artist whose work is based on Thailand’s landscapes and murals paintings. \n \nFor more information/reservation\, please contact us at info@seajunction.org or message us in any social media channel. Events are free\, but donations are very welcome! \n  \nOrganizer \nSEA Junction\, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA)\, aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions- from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 407-8 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK\, BTS National Stadium)\, SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students\, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org\, join the Facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on twitter and Instagram @seajunction \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/book-discussion-book-signing-tai-herbalism-with-author-susan-conway/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, 4th floor\, BACC
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