Currents of Concern: Field reports from Local Gatherings

Before the Meeting Point conference, 9 artists have organised their own workshops and small conferences in their own countries - these are known as 'Local Gatherings'. At the Meeting Point, with support from the Local Gathering Curator, Jeffrey Tan from Singapore, the group will present the highlights of the small events they have each organised. From community action to revive and develop rare music forms and instruments in Cambodia and Indonesia, to networking events designed to strengthen arts communties and enhance collaboration for better impact within Laos, the Philippines and China, a travelling exhibition from Myanmar, a workshop with youth in Japan, and critical art-writing in Thailand - the event topics are themselves a mapping of the issues affecting the grassroots arts sector in Asia.