(6 Mar) From Exhibition to Economy: Exploring Cultural Economics in Action

Join us for an interactive workshop that focuses on cultural valuation, where we will explore the vital intersections of culture and economics to explore the multifaceted importance of the arts beyond monetary measures. As we navigate today's interconnected challenges that are threatening both human and planetary wellbeing, there have been calls for a more sustainable future by rethinking ideas of growth and value. Through an exhibition visit and dialogical workshop, participants will uncover varying perspectives and definitions of what cultural assets like exhibitions mean to them and others.  By engaging in these conversations and reflections, participants will experience first-hand how the arts and cultural economics can expand our understanding of value that can be foundational to a more inclusive and resilient future.

Whether you are interested in the arts, policy or cultural economics, this workshop aims to foster a deeper appreciation of the intrinsic and instrumental value of the arts and culture in society.

Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your perspectives, challenge assumptions and deepen your understanding of cultural economics!

This workshop includes an exhibition tour to "Kapuas Mahakam: A Chronicle of Two Rivers in the Anthropocene" at Objectifs, a non-profit visual arts space in Singapore dedicated to film and photography. This upcoming exhibition featuring documentary photographer Michael Eko and curated by Goh Chun Aik explores the Kapuas and Mahakam rivers, Borneo’s vital freshwater lifelines now threatened by deforestation and industrial exploitation. It also follows indigenous communities adapting to environmental and cultural change.

Speakers

Goh Chun Aik 

Chun Aik is an artist and curator who explores the intersection of individual and shared realities. Attuned to often-overlooked moments and different ways of seeing, he materialises individual realities into shared experiences through images, text, collaborations and exhibition-making.

Michael Eko

Michael Eko is an Indonesian documentary photographer whose work addresses environmental, sociocultural, human rights issues. He collaborates with media outlets, civil society groups and local communities to foster meaningful societal change through image and visual storytelling.

Dr Hoe Su Fern

Su Fern is Principal Research Fellow directing the Cultural Policy and Evidence Lab at NAFA, UAS. She specialises in the analysis of cultural policy with three strands (i) culture-led place transformation, (ii) cultural governance and policy-making, (iii) cultural value and impact evaluation.