KONNECT ASEAN Embrace Unity In Diversity

KONNECT ASEAN celebrates Southeast Asian and Korean artists using different platforms (exhibitions, education and conferences, public programmes, residencies, and publications and archives) to explore and discuss social, political, economic, and environmental issues in the region. Artists’ works and programme activities engage and strengthen the public’s understanding of ASEAN’s role in facilitating cultural diplomacy.

Furthermore, the programme intends to connect with the three major stakeholder groups of governments, the private sector, and civil society to achieve the vision of an ASEAN Community.

KONNECT ASEAN addresses the Strategic Plan for Culture and Arts 2016-2025 of the Senior Officials Meeting on Culture and Arts (SOMCA) by encouraging a multi-stakeholder approach in promoting an ASEAN mind-set and identity to increase the appreciation for ASEAN’s histories, arts, traditions and values. Concurrently, KONNECT ASEAN addresses the work plan of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Plan of Action, 2016-2020 by promoting cooperation in the area of culture and the arts.

Project outcomes provide permanent resources recording why ASEAN matters and its ongoing contribution to the region’s growth, prosperity, and stability.