This online interactive program is designed to help emerging artists in Southeast Asia channeling their artivism to respond to (regional) issues relevant to them and their community

Language of instruction: English
Hours of commitment: 8-10 hours across 6 Weeks

Accessibility: we will be in touch regarding the accessibility needs directly to selected participants only. During application, we will not ask for your accessibility needs.

Program theme: Grieve & Human Rights

As our rights are violated, we experience loss. Sometimes we do not realize we lose something essential to our sense of beingness. Hence, we just move as life goes on without really giving ourselves a proper space to grieve. Some people grieve in silence, some grieve in support circles, and some grieve and find madenning energy that is very driving and find themselves in the circle of activism. A mother lost her child to an enforced disappearance in Indonesia and grieved and now organizes to seek justice for such human rights violations. An indigenous community lost their right to a culture and lands, they grieved, they did their cultural rites, and now organize advocacy movements for their rights. A survivor lost their sanity and sense of safety after experiencing sexual harassment(s), they grieve, and found light to help other survivors go through healing process. We lose, we grieve, and we organize. Do you ever experience loss? How has it affected your life? What messages do you wish to share?

Who are eligible ? any young artists who

1. are between 18-35 years old
2. are a national of / living in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam and other territories in Southeast Asia
3. believe in the values of human rights, justice, democracy, and freedoms
4. has prior experience in art-making (beginner or less than 3 years of experience in artmaking)
5. open to collaborate with other artists; open to ways of collaboration across art mediums, style, and art-making processes & open to cultural differences and experiences of other artists.
6. must be available during the said timeline to attend the circle sessions
7. has some raw reflections or visions of their artwork that relates to program theme (Grieve & Human Rights)

Young artitsts who belong to marginalized communities (persons with disability, LGBTIQ+ individuals young women, stateless persons, persons living in conflict areas, persons living with HIV/AIDS, persons living in poverty) are encouraged to apply.

Young artists who have submitted and get their artwork published through YUWANA Zine are encouraged to apply.