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www.culture360.organd
Asia Europe Foundation
Slovenia 15-16 May 2008 Presentation
by Katelijn Verstraete
Asia Europe Foundation
• Set up in 1997 • Under framework of ASEM –Asia Europe Meeting- process• Funded by Min of Foreign Affairs of ASEM countries (EU +
ASEAN + India,Mongolia,Pakistan,China,Japan & Korea)• Mission: Connecting civil societies in Asia and Europe
– Promoting mutual understanding– Deeper cooperation – Continuing collaboration Via intellectual, cultural and people-to-people exchanges
Fields of action
– Art development, artistic practises and cultural policy – Education and academic cooperation – Health, environment and sustainable development– Human rights and governance– Intercultural dialogue– International relations– Media and Society– YouthVia Conferences, lectures, workshops, seminars and web-
based platforms
Cultural Exchange• Young Artists Exchange
– > music,dance,photography,film,comics,new media– > process based exchange for +/- 20-24 artists
• Artists Networks and Platforms – > independent cultural centers/spaces exchange– > www.asemus.org : museum exchange– > www.culturE-ASEF – > http://sea-images.asef.org– > www.culture360.org – > Connect2Culture
• Cultural Policy
=> ASEF CE own programmes
How to engage with ASEF CE?
• Propose ideas for projects fitting ASEF CE programmes
• Multi-laterality• Co-funding• Co-conceiving• Co-organizing • Sharing ideas on web-platforms • Calls for application: participate-forward-disseminate• Proposing input as facilitator, writer, researcher…
How Culture360 came to existence
CHALLENGES
imbalance
language barrier
focus
access
different levels of cooperation
definitions
reliable information
different needs – one solution for all?
How Culture360 came to existence RESULT
Unique Selling Points of Asia Europe Portal:
Multi-disciplinary
Clear Asia-Europe Focus
Top Down- Bottom Up
Virtual Meeting Space with Real Encounters : Mobility
Small pilot portal
Incremental development phases
Target group
www.culture360.org
is the only multidisciplinary arts and cultural online tool
focused specifically on Asia and Europe
to inform and interact amongst communities across Asia and Europe.
Fuelled by and for artists, cultural practitioners and
policy makersit is the culmination of efforts
from the governments and civil societies.
What does Culture360 want to achieve?
Better understanding of the arts & cultural contexts Asia- Europe
Content reflecting need and adding value
Community of users who meet virtually and face-to-face
Synergies with existing online cultural initiatives
Increased dialogue between governments and civil society
Strengthened digitalisation of cultural information
Strengthened cultural cooperation and artistic exchanges
Translating results into actions
EUROPE : Partnership building
rich and well edited information
duplication & incompatible databases
ASIA : Asian Mapping Exercise
clear picture of resources and opportunities
participation, coordination, relevance& quality information, language
DEVELOPMENT : Pilot portal
good partnership with Nanyang Technological University
technical challenges
What Culture360 needs from you
Register : blog and forum participation
Stay informed: Subscribe to newsletter
Become contributor: submit news, events, open calls...
Set up wiki space
Provide inspiring Project information
Become a contributor for feature story or spotlight
Update or provide info for Slovenia cultural resource mapping
Thank you!
The Asia-Europe Foundation would like to thank the Ministries of Culture of the
ASEM partner countries as well as the many organisations and individuals for
their involvement and support towards the continuous development of
Culture360.
ASEAN Secretariat, Asia Art Archive, Center for Intercultural and Social Development, Culture Center of the Philippines, ELIA, Ericarts, European
Commission, Five Arts Center, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, IETM , IFACCA, Institute of Policy Studies Singapore, International Intelligence on Culture,
Japan Foundation Asia Centre, Karma Multimedia, Dr Kusuma Venzky-Stalling, LabforCulture, Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Malaysia,
Ministry of Culture France, Ministry of Culture and Information of Vietnam, MICA Singapore, NAC Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, NUS
Singapore, Tan and Tan Partnership,The Necessary Stage, The Substation, UNESCO Commission in Korea, Universes in Universe, Visiting Arts, Yong
Siew Toh Conversatory of Music.