2019 marks the third year of Mobility First! – ASEF Cultural Mobility Initaitve. For this first open call, we have received a total of 251 applications, comprised of 154 individual applications and 32 organisation applications on behalf of 97 arts practitioners.
From this pool, we have selected to support a total of 24 artists and cultural professionals whose applications more closely fulfil Mobility First!’s focus areas of knowledge exchange/skills transfer, local development, innovation (including the intersection of art with other sectors), and the role of art in society.
These are the selected artists, cultural professionals and arts organisations:
Selected applications from individuals
NAME |
NATIONALITY |
ACTIVITY |
MOBILITY ROUTE |
Agung Gunawan |
Indonesia |
Arts residency, workshop, and performance |
Yogyakarta, Indonesia to Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, Germany |
Ikbal Lubys |
Indonesia |
Dao Xuan Chin International Arts Festival |
Yogyakarta, Indonesia to Gamtroi Valley, Hoa Binh, Viet Nam |
Adam Sutherland |
United Kingdom |
Practice-led research: Kutsuwai arts residency and exchange programme |
Manchester, UK to Kikugawa, Japan |
Francesca Ulivi |
Italy |
Practice-led research: Kutsuwai arts residency and exchange programme |
Paris, France to Kikugawa, Japan |
Loo Zihan |
Singapore |
Queering Memory – ALMS Conference |
Singapore to Berlin, Germany |
Adrian Milang |
Malaysia |
Practice-led research trip: Takna’ Belawan Project |
Kuching, Malaysia to Padua, Mendalam; Kapaus Hulu; Putu Ssibau, Indonesia |
Nicoletta Favari |
Italy |
Nakanojo arts residency and biennale |
Milan, Italy to Nakanojo, Japan |
Gregory Giannis |
Australia |
Made of Walking (V) Walking arts residency and conference |
Melbourne, Australia to Prespes, Greece |
Kent Chan |
Singapore |
Jan Van Eyck Academie arts residency |
Singapore to Maastricht, Netherlands |
Chloe Chotrani |
Singapore |
Luna Musikalawaig Festival |
Singapore to Cagayan de Oro, Philippines |
Yvan Karlsson |
Sweden/Australia |
Tape, Tape World Community Workshop Series |
Perth, Australia to Singapore |
Nontawat Numbenchapol |
Thailand |
Visions du Reel International Film Festival |
Bangkok, Thailand to Nyon, Switzerland |
Jay Koh |
Germany |
Workshop and partnership meeting |
Seri Kembangan, Malaysia to Dalat, Viet Nam |
Selected applications from organisations
NAME OF ORGANISATION |
ACTIVITY |
COUNTRY WHERE ACTIVITY IS HELD |
SUPPORTED CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS |
Biennale Jogja Foundation |
Arisan Tenggara Workshop |
Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
Henry Tan (Thailand); Alyana Cabral (Philippines); Accacio Pinto (Australia); Penwadee Manont (Thailand) |
Rai.D Collective |
Altered-in-Between Exhibition at the Ulaanbaatar International Media Art Festival |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
Pius Sigit Kuncoro (Indonesia); Pathompon Tesprateep (Thailand) |
Indonesian Visual Art Archive (IVAA) |
Redefinition from the Bottom: Archiving and Decolonising |
Yangon, Myanmar |
Lisistrata Lusandiana (Indonesia); Irfanuddin Ghozali (Indonesia); Hardiwan Prayoga (Indonesia); Krisnawan Wisnu Adi (Indonesia) |
iMPACT DOC |
Exhibition, talk and workshop |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Protick Sarker (Bangladesh) |
To know more about the selected artists, cultural professionals, and arts organisations, we have published the remarks from the Selection Committee here:
Overall Remarks from Selection Committee – Mobility First! 1st Open Call