Meeting Point 2025
The next Meeting Point on Art & Social Action in Asia is taking place in Vientiane, Laos,
from October 16th-18th, 2025.
Building Bridges
Our theme for the 2025 Meeting Point on Art & Social Action is Building Bridges. Together with our local hosts in Vientiane, we want this Meeting Point to open up new pathways for connecting the local Laos arts scene and practitioners, organisers and policymakers from elsewhere in Asia.
More broadly we want to challenge ourselves to consider what bridges we in the arts, culture and society space need to be building with other sectors. What relationships do we need to work on so that we can see arts on the agenda for development, the economy and sustainability across the region? What do we need to learn and to change, so that we can build new partnerships? Of course, the Meeting Point continues to offer space for practitioners to build your own bridges with each other, and to find time and space for connecting with new friends.
Important dates!
September 26th – October 5th:
Local Gatherings in various locations across Asia
October 10th – 11th:
Online Meeting Point
October 16th – 18th:
In-person Meeting Point in Vientiane
In-person Meeting Point in Vientiane
The full duration of the in-person 2025 Meeting Point on Art & Social Action in Asia will be 3 days, from October 16th – 18th, 2025, at the campus of our venue partner, French Institute Laos. There will be a welcome reception from the Laos’ hosts on October 15th, and a cultural tour program integrated into day 2 of the program, where you will have the chance to visit local artists and arts spaces, including the exhibitions within the Lao Art Week program, and to understand the context of Laos’ arts sector more deeply.
Local Hosts
Steering Committee
Registration is open now!
If you would like to attend the in-person Meeting Point in Vientiane, please click HERE for full details of the program and to purchase tickets:
Please note that tickets cost $150 USD, payable at the time of booking. Your ticket entitles you to participate in the Meeting Point program from the opening reception on October 15th until the closing on October 18th. Coffee breaks and lunches will be provided during this time, but breakfast and dinner are not included. You are responsible for your own travel logistics and expenses, including accommodation and meals. Once you have registered, MCH will get in touch with you to check on your arrangements. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact meetingpoint@mekongculturalhub.org
Thanks to a collaboration with SDC Laos, we have scholarships available to Lao artists. Please contact meetingpoint@mekongculturalhub.org for more information.
EXPLORE MEETING POINT 2025
Please click HERE for the full Meeting Point program, which includes talks, workshops and cultural activities across the 3 days. You can also browse the links below.
Partners & Supporters
Meeting Point 2025 is organised in collaboration with:
Local Host
Producer
Venue Partner
Supporters
Implementation Partners
Mekong Cultural Hub is organising Meeting Point as a program of Living Arts International (LAI). LAI is deeply grateful to its individual and institutional supporters, including:
