This is the 3rd & final cycle of Mobility First! – ASEF Cultural Mobility Initiative, the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)’s travel grant for artists and cultural professionals. Overall, we have received 825 applications for all 3 cycles from 482 individual applications and 343 arts practitioners nominated through 110 organisation applications. In total, we have supported 84 artists and cultural professionals in 2018.
These are the selected artists, cultural professionals, and arts organisations for the final cycle:
Selected individuals include:
Name |
Nationality |
Activity |
Mobility Route |
Neeraj Bhasin |
India |
Beyond Festival |
India to Germany |
Takeshi Matsumoto |
Japan |
Contemporary dance workshop and filmmaking with refugee children in Thailand |
UK to Thailand |
Elisabeth Sri Unggul Ida Mulyani |
Belgium |
Artistic research and production on exile migration in Indonesia |
Belgium to Indonesia |
Naomi Ota |
Japan |
Developing new artistic methodology for a site specific installation and performance |
Australia to Republic of Korea |
Andreas Ceska |
Austria |
Art for Change 2018 – New Delhi |
Austria to India |
Johanna Sims |
Sweden |
International exhibition: Contamination |
Sweden to Republic of Korea |
Anna Koshcheeva |
Russian Federation |
Archival research in Vientiane |
Singapore to Lao PDR |
Pablo Chavanel |
France |
Crossing Borders Training Programme |
Cambodia to Germany |
Sazkia Noor Anggraini |
Indonesia |
DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival |
Indonesia to Korea |
Lenka Moravkova |
Czech Republic |
Artists’ Residency: House of Natural Fibres |
Czech Republic to Indonesia |
Edwin Quinsayas |
Philippines |
Asiatopia International Performance Art Festival 2018 |
Philippines to Thailand |
Luise Rist |
Germany |
Writers’ Residency: Developing Manouche |
Germany to India |
Selected organisations include:
Event / Organisation |
Country where event is held |
Artists/Cultural Professionals |
Young Cultural Innovators Forum organised by Salzburg Global Seminar |
Austria |
Arundhati Ghosh (India); Hiroko Kikuchi (Japan); Mihong Kim (Korea); Ho Yiu Luk (China); Julia Nebrija (Philippines) |
Asia Pacific Screen Laboratory organised by Griffith Film School |
Australia |
Teng Mangansakan (Philippines); Nilotpal Majumdar (India); Daniel Rudi Haryanto (Indonesia); Anthony Chen (Singapore); Pavel Jech (Czech Republic) |
VIVA EXCON CAPIZ 2018 organised by Green Papaya Art Projects |
Philippines |
Lizza May David (Germany); Phuong Linh Nguyen (Viet Nam); Lani Maestro (Philippines – based in France); Enzo Camacho (Philippines – based in Germany); Jeebesh Bagchi (Philippines – based in India) |
Blind With Camera (Workshop) organised by Beyond Sight Foundation |
Greece |
Partha Bhowmick (India); Rashmi Bhowmick (India) |
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 the Selection Committee – Mobility First! 3rd Cycle