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Launching 知音 sonicbridge
We are thrilled to share the launch of 知音 sonicbridge, a film series that follows the exchange over 6 months between Melbourne based musical duo The Merindas and Shii, an emerging electronic music artist based in Wuhan, China. The artists have generously and candidly shared their experiences and stories, developing a dialogue around their creative lives.
知音 sonicbridge re-imagines cultural diplomacy, people to people links and industry development through the exchange of Australian and Chinese experimental and cutting edge music cultures and practices in a digital era.
We hope these videos will provide an insight into the music cultures and industries in both Australia and China and deepen connections between artists in both countries. More episodes will be released over the next week, stay tuned! Visit https://sonicbridge.net to find out more.
We want to thank all the incredible creatives and organisations from both Australia and China – Kristel Kickett and Candice Lorrae of The Merindas, Shiyi Xiang of Shii, August MGMT, Merrie Records, Fred Leone, Nevin Domer, Mat Spisbah, PRIDE Productions, Subtropical Asia, and the Australian Embassy in Beijing.
知音 sonicbridge was initiated by Monash University and Asialink Arts with support from the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grant Program.
Apply for the 40 Under 40: Most Influential Asian-Australian Awards
The 40 Under 40: Most Influential Asian-Australians Awards are now open for applications. An initiative of Asialink at the University of Melbourne, the Australian National University, Johnson Partners and PwC Australia, the Awards form part of the Asian-Australian Leadership Summit (AALS) 2021. Now in its third year, this initiative seeks to reshape the debate and confront Australia’s “bamboo ceiling” – the underrepresentation of Asian-Australians in leadership positions.
Applicants across the following fields are encouraged to apply:
- Arts, Culture
- Community & Advocacy / Not for Profit
- Corporate
- Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Legal & Professions
- Public Sector / Government
- Science & Medicine
- Sport
- Under 25 Rising Star (Under 25s)
Applications close midnight (AEST) on 27 June 2021.
The Rise of Video Art in East Asia curated by Kim Machan
Genevieve Trail considers the contribution of East Asian video art in global contemporary discourse around cultural specificity in response to an exhibition Refocusing on the Medium curated by Asialink Arts Alum Kim Machan at OCAT Shanghai.
TheySwarm: New Artist Residency for Diverse and Disabled Artists
TheySwarm is an artist residency for queer and trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour with priority to disabled artists hosted by TextaQueen. Before TheySwarm opens in October
2021, $30,000 is needed for renovations to complete wheelchair accessibility of the studio and bathroom of the shopfront studio in Collingwood, on the Wurundjeri land.
The campaign is live now via Australian Cultural Fund (ACF).
Asialink Indigenous Development Plan (AIDP) 2020-2022
Asialink Reconciliation Working Group marked the National Reconciliation Week 2021 by leading the digital launch of its first three-year Asialink Indigenous Development Plan. This is our commitment to creating positive social changes and engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, building on the University of Melbourne’s third Reconciliation Action Plan.
Asialink Arts elevates the agency and capability of the Australian arts sector to engage with Asia, through insight, connections, and enhanced capability. Stay connected for all our upcoming initiatives and be part of our creative journey unfolding across the region.
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Asialink Arts acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the Land and recognises their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and emerging on whose lands we work across Australia.
Header image 1: The Merindas (left) by Jake Steele, and, Shii (right) by Xinyi.
Header image 2: Darwin-based Barrister Lyma Nguyen (left), the overall winner of the 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australian Awards for 2020, and the Arts & Culture sector winner Pearl Tan (right).
Image 3: Takahiko Iimura, This is A Camera Which Shoots This, 1980. Courtesy of OCAT Shanghai.
Image 4: TextaQueen's framed artworks resting on studio floor with markers strewn on floor. Courtesy of TextaQueen.
Image 5: Maicie Lalara and Asialink Arts Alum Aly de Groot with Maicie Lalara's 'Monster Fish' made from ghost net and marine debris, 2019. Photo by Ben Ward.