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SUMMARY:Photo Art Exhibition “Youth Power & Symbols: The Myanmar Spring Lives On”
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Description \nOrganized and curated by SEA Junction in collaboration with BACC Pop-Up\, the Photo Art Exhibition “Youth Power & Symbols: The Myanmar Spring Lives On” is to be displayed from 21 December 2024 to 2 February 2025 at BACC pop•up\, Gallery 1\, Mun Mun Art Destination (MMAD)\, 3rd floor\, Seacon Square\, Srinakarin. The exhibition consists of two series of artworks by two Myanmar photographers\, documentary photographer Ta Mwe (pseudonym) and photography artist Lily (pseudonym). The two series portray the resilience\, hope and struggle of protesters in Myanmar’s Spring Revolution and its aftermaths with similar\, yet specific\, approaches. \nWithin a matter of days of the February 1\, 2021 military coup d’état\, youths and older people from all walks of life began to pour onto the streets in outrage and protest against the military. Since then\, for almost four years now\, the population has been demanding the restoration of democracy and the release of the imprisoned leaders and all other political prisoners in spite of the military’s use of lethal force. As of October 2024\, 5\,909 people have been confirmed killed by the junta and a total of 27\,612 people have been arrested\, with 21\,062 currently detained and 169 people have been sentenced to death. 573 children have been arrested and 655 children killed (AAPP). The number of displaced people in the country and across borders is over 3 million and growing. Amidst the failure of the international community to respond and take action\, people are not giving up\, continuing their support for the opposition National Unity Government (NUG) in exile. Many young people have taken up arms and joined the armed struggle as a last recourse against dictatorship\, with many counting on the armed resistance by the People Defence Force and the Ethnic Armies gaining ground to eventually win the revolution. \nThe revolutionists’ defiant resistance is celebrated by the two artists’ series featured in the exhibition. In particular\, Lily’s ‘Forever Young’ twin series of photo-collage portraits of Gen Z protesters commend their struggle to save their country from dictatorship. Awash in red\, the portraits are remarkably absent. The real faces and identities of the protesters are hidden in a discomfiting chaos\, in some instances obscured by delicate spring flowers\, in others by guns and bullets. In parallel\, Ta Mwe\, in his photo documentary series “Symbols of Presence” (originally titled as “Flowers of Spring”)\, highlights how protesters manifest their commitment to freedom and democracy through body art amidst a backdrop of the military crackdown on protests and suppression of free speech. Their tattoos of political symbols express their commitment to freedom and democracy\, despite the risks of being imprisoned by the military and/or having the tattoos burned. For their safety\, the photographer concealed the protesters’ identities using flowers and bouquets\, which also serve as a metaphor for these youths being akin to the blossoms of spring\, symbolizing growth\, resilience\, and hope. Together\, the two artists’ series stress that Myanmar’s Spring Revolution lives on in the face of continued atrocities by the military regime. \nArtists Bios: \nTa Mwe is a Burmese photojournalist and documentary photographer with experience covering a wide range of political and social stories and events throughout Myanmar. After many years working for national and international publications and organizations as a photographer\, videographer\, and video editor\, Ta Mwe’s recent work has focused on analog stills photography\, covering first the COVID-19 crisis and then the country’s anti-coup protests on medium-format black and white film stock. The series exhibited at BACC pop was first exhibited together with textile artwork of Myanmar’s artist Sai in SEA Junction’s exhibition “Trails of Absence & Symbols of Presence: Loss and Protest in Myanmar’s Spring Revolution” in April 2024 at the Curved Wall\, 4th floor\, BACC and was later on solo display at the Event\, Compassion Without Borders: A World Refugee Day at Chulalongkorn University in June. For more information about Ta Mwe see his website at https://tamwe.link/about/ \nLily is a Burmese photographer. She was part of the protest against the Junta’s coup that overthrew their democratic government in the Spring of 2021. she developed ‘Forever Young’ over the course of the Spring Revolution\, documenting the festering intergenerational rage that had found a new outlet in the linguistic\, cultural and stylistic idiosyncrasies of the nation’s Gen Z. Shwe’s poetically inclined repertoire often includes intimate\, contemplative images shot within private\, enclosed spaces. Since Lily moved to Chiang Mai in November 2022\, she has become interested to experiment with printing these scanner-generated self-portrait images on Saa Paper. In ‘Forever Young’\, which comprises a twin series of photo-collage portraits of Gen Z protesters\, her attention is focused outdoors\, on the public. \n \nFor more information\, please email: info@seajunction.org or phone/wa: +66970024140 \nNB: The exhibition is free\, but donations are welcome to support SEA Junction activities. \nOrganizers \nSEA Junction \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 \nBACC Pop-Up is a collaboration of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)\, the main art meeting place of the City of Bangkok\, with Seacon Square Srinakarin as part of their Mun Mun Art Destination (MMAD) project. Located on Zone MUNx2\, on the 3rd floor of Seacon Square Srinakarin\, BACC pop•up aims to promote art to become part of people’s everyday life\, in this case specifically for those living on the eastern side of Bangkok. For more information see BACC pop•up is located at Zone MUNx2\, Seacon Square Srinakarin\, and it is part of the Seacon Square MMAD project. For more information see https://www.bacc.or.th/en/events/61746 \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/exhibition-power-of-youth-symbols-of-presence-myanmars-spring-revolution-lives-on/
LOCATION:BACC\, Gallery 1\, Mun Mun Art Destination (MMAD)\, 3rd floor\, Seacon Square\, Srinakarin
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SUMMARY:SMU Global Summer Programme (10th Edition)
DESCRIPTION:Session 1: 23 June – 18 July 2025\nSession 2: 7 July – 1 August 2025 \nApplication Period: 6 January – 15 April 2025 23.59 (GMT +8) \nGain new insights and perspectives on Asia\, Digital Intelligence and Sustainability from SMU faculty! \nWhat to expect from SMU GSP: \n\nSpend four weeks with SMU professors and international students\nRead courses focusing on Asia\, Digital Intelligence and Sustainability\, and earn credits towards your studies\nExperience 36 contact hours per course\, spread over three interactive seminar style classes per week\n\nSign up if you are an undergraduate\, a postgraduate\, or a recent graduate!\nSession 1: 23 June – 18 July 2025\nSession 2: 7 July – 1 August 2025 \nApplication Period: 6 January – 15 April 2025 23.59 (GMT +8) \nAPPLY NOW! \nEarly Bird Special*: Complete your application and make all necessary payments before 28 February 2025\, 2359 hours (GMT +8) to reserve a spot in our popular day trip to Johor Bahru\, Malaysia! Click here for the poster and more details. \nMain SMU GSP Website: https://geo.smu.edu.sg/study-in-smu/global-summer-programme \nWHY SMU? \nEstablished in 2000\, the Singapore Management University (SMU) is internationally recognised for its teaching excellence and world-class research that addresses Asian issues of global relevance. Our distinctive pedagogy of small class sizes and seminar-style teaching in our lush city campus\, set within the heart of Singapore’s cosmopolitan cityscape\, offer a transformative education to help you discover your fullest potential. \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/smu-global-summer-programme-10th-edition/
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SUMMARY:Call for Scholarship Application - CUHK-MACUM Belt and Road Scholarship
DESCRIPTION:Program: Master of Arts in Cultural Management\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong \nAbout the Scholarship \nThe CUHK-MACUM Belt and Road Scholarship provides an opportunity for citizens from Belt and Road countries\, who are leaders or trailblazers in the fields of arts and cultural management\, to pursue a taught postgraduate Master’s degree in Cultural Management. For more information on the scholarship\, please visit https://www2.crs.cuhk.edu.hk/macum/scholarships \nEligibility \n\nApplicants must be citizens of countries within the Belt & Road Initiative. For the full list of eligible countries\, visit: Belt and Road Initiative Countries.\nPreference will be given to applicants whose race\, ethnicity\, gender\, religion\, or nationality is underrepresented within the student body.\n\nScholarship Amount \n\nThe scholarship covers full tuition\, amounting to HK$155\,000 for the academic year 2025-26.\n\nApplication and Review Process \n\nApplicants must submit their admission application materials by 15 January 2025. Please check https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/admissions/how-to-apply for the application process.\nA cover letter indicating interest in this scholarship must also be included.\nApplications will be evaluated based on academic qualifications\, CGPA\, work experience\, and potential contributions to the field.\nShortlisted candidates will be invited for a panel interview.\n\nAnnouncement of Selection Results \n\nScholarship recipients will be notified by March 2025.\n\nThe programme may choose not to award the scholarship if no suitable candidates are found. \n \nAbout the Program \nMaster of Arts in Cultural Management is the leading postgraduate programme in cultural management in Hong Kong. Through an open\, flexible\, theoretically grounded curriculum including practical fieldwork experience\, students are taught to meet the challenging demands of our ever-changing cultural and creative industries. A core value of the MACM Programme is its recognition of cultural management as more than just technical studies in management. It is an act of cultural mediation that touches on issues such as professional ethics\, cultural rights\, cultural identity\, and the social dynamics within cultural representation. Students learn to interpret\, define\, communicate\, and advocate for the dignity\, values and cultural rights of all members of society. Graduates from the Programme become cultural mediators who bridge the art world and the public life of our local communities. For information on admission\, please visit https://www2.crs.cuhk.edu.hk/macum/admission-information \nQualification Criteria \n\nGraduated from a recognized university and obtained a bachelor’s degree (major subjects are not restricted)\, normally with honours not lower than Second Class or achieving an average grade of not lower than “B”; or \n\n\nCompleted a course of study in a tertiary education institution and obtained professional or similar qualifications equivalent to a bachelor’s degree; and\nFulfill the “English Language Proficiency Requirement” as stipulated by the Graduate School before being considered for admission.\n\nProcedures and Preparation \nApplicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since admission is competitive\, and applications are processed on a rolling basis. Therefore\, early applications are strongly encouraged. \nApplicants should upload supporting documents (in pdf format) via the Online System for Postgraduate Applicants at https://www.gradsch.cuhk.edu.hk/OnlineApp/login_email.aspx by selecting either one category for Division’s consideration. And applicants are required to mail  the following supporting documents to the Division after submitting in the on line applications. \nThe required supporting documents include: \n\nSubmit Online Application Form (https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/admissions/how-to-apply);\nCopies of official transcripts (with a complete record of courses attended and examination results) and grading schemes of all tertiary level studies should be submitted#\nProof of English language proficiency#\nCopies of degree certificates;\nCopies of identity card or passport; \nPersonal CV in English; and \nOnline Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate issued by the CHESICC**\nConfidential recommendations/referee’s report (applicants can input information of the two referees through the Online Application System for Postgraduate Programmes.  The University will send invitations for confidential recommendations to the referees. \n\n**Applicants who obtained degrees from universities in Mainland China are required to provide an Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate (教育部學歷證書電子註冊備案表) and an Online Verification Report of Higher Education Degree Certificate (中國高等教育學位在線驗證報告) ​issued by the CHESICC (學信網) together with other supporting documents. Please refer to the official website of the CHESICC on the sample of the Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate at https://www.chsi.com.cn/xlcx/bgys.jsp. \n**Applicants need to arrange the official documents to be sent by the University/test organization to our Office direct.  \nPlease mail the supporting documents to \n  MA in Cultural Management \n  Department of Cultural and Religious Studies\,  \n  Room 301\, Leung Kau Kui Building\,  \n  The Chinese University of Hong Kong\,  \n  Shatin\, N.T.\, Hong Kong. \n  (Please remark your name and application number on the envelope.)  \nDue to the high volume of applications\, we will only contact students who have been shortlisted. Please refrain from sending emails regarding your application status\, as we are unable to respond. \nPlease note that once documents are submitted\, they will not be returned and will be disposed after the admission exercise of if the application is unsuccessful. \nWe value authenticity. An honest and sincere personal statement written by applicant’s own will be beneficial. Applicants do not need to submit applications via any education agents. \nTuition Fee \n1 year full-time: HKD$155\,000 per annum (subject to University’s Approval)\n2 years part-time: HKD$77\,500 per annum (subject to University’s Approval) \nAdditional tuition fee will be charged for each course taken after the normative study period.  \nThe normative study period for this programme is 1 year for full-time and 2 years for part-time. \nApplication Deadline (2025-26) \n28 February 2025 \nApplication Result \nResults will be announced on the Graduate School’s online system from January to June every year. Successful applicants will receive the offer letter by June of that admission year. Applicants may consider their applications unsuccessful if they do not hear from us thereafter. \n
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