Meeting Points
The next Meeting Point is planned to take place in Vientiane, Laos, in September/October 2025.
Please check this page for updates. We expect to have our first call for participation launching in October 2024!
About Meeting Point
Every 18 months Mekong Cultural Hub (MCH) organises a regional gathering for people interested in art and social action in Asia. The events celebrate the work done through arts and culture to contribute to development within Asia, and in the process explore social and environmental issues in the region. The platform facilitates connection and collaboration between artists and cultural workers across Asia, which helps them to develop their skills and expand their perspectives.
The Meeting Point structure is designed so that:
- It gives an international platform to cultural practitioners who work at the intersection of art and society (‘Fellows’) from all over Asia, showcasing their successes and their challenges
- It builds long-term networks, by facilitating connections and exchanges between the participants at least 6-12 months in advance of the public events
- It builds capacity of individuals and grassroots organisations involved in the program, creating longer-term impacts after the events
- It creates a bridge between regional and international organisations focused on art, culture and society and grassroots practitioners in the sector
- It puts creativity at the centre of its approach
Each Meeting Point has a central theme. So far these include:
- Revealing Contexts (May and July 2021)
- From Connection to Collaboration (October 2022)
- Perspectives from the Grassroots (March 2024)