The Asia Pacific Artistic Research Network (APARN) was initiated from the Centre of Visual Art, University of Melbourne and the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta. It has now become a Special Interest Group of the Society for Artistic Research.
The purposes of the network are to:
- Map artistic research initiatives and activities in the Asia Pacific region
- Provide a regional framework for practical collaboration between individuals and institutions
- Develop an understanding of local cultural dynamics influencing artistic research activities in the Asia Pacific region
Our inaugural meeting was held in October 2019 in association with the International Conference on Asia Pacific Arts Studies in Yogyakarta. The convenors have each undertaken to host a meeting in the region from their own resources and also function as convenors of the Special Interest Group for SAR. It is a volunteer academic and artistic network with no budget or independent administrative capacity.
To join the network and connect with other members, please subscribe to our Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/ap-arn
Convenors:
Kurniawan Adi Saputro
Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
kurniawan.as@isi.ac.id
Danny Butt
Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
butt@unimelb.edu.au
Pornrat Damrhung
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Pornrat.D@chula.ac.th
Gunalan Nadarajan
Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, University of Michigan
guna@umich.edu
Roopesh Sitharan
Multimedia University – MMU Cyberjaya
rs@mmu.edu.my