PROGRAMMES / JULY-NOV 2019

SYMPOSIUM

Outliers, Rogues, Fugitives and Artists: Mythologies And Futures

ORGANISED BY CENDANA AND VISUAL ART PROGRAMME, CULTURAL CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA

3 AUG 2019, 11:00AM – 4:00PM

A public symposium featuring cultural practitioners and tutors from the US, Hong Kong and Singapore, entitled A Country of Outliers is a one-day session for arts and cultural practitioners to explore imaginative storytelling as approaches for research.

Speakers include:

• Jo Kukathas, Malaysia’s pre-eminent writer, director and actress
• Dr Atreyee Gupta, Assistant Professor of Global Modern Art, South and Southeast Asian Art in the History of Art Department at the University of California, Berkeley
• Dr Sugata Ray, Associate Professor of South and Southeast Asian art in the History of Art Department at the University of California, Berkeley.
• Cosmin Costinas, Executive Director and curator of Para Site, Hong Kong
• Inti Guerrero, an art critic and curator based in Hong Kong
• Michelle Kuek, Manager of Education and Outreach in NUS Museum
• Kate Pocklington, a conservator at Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
• Grace Samboh, a curator and researcher based in Jakarta.

Admission is free. For details and registration, please visit https://acfosymposium.peatix.com