Egn Going To Japan

So,

I was selected to join this awesome curatorial workshop.
we were given a task.
propose an art project related to curation, theme "future curation now".
three got selected to be given funding.
I was one of the three.
the funding includesd a  weeks study trip to Tokyo Japan.
So, I'll be packing my bags again very soon.

my hope with my art project: to bring Sabah Art Scene to a whole different level. hopefully.

here some clippings from the Japan foundation Website:

The Japan Foundation will be holding “Curators’ Workshops” from this year as part of the cultural-collaboration program for Southeast Asia. Workshops have already been held in February and March of this year in Jakarta and Manila, and one will be held again this June in Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.

The concept and role of “curators” depend entirely on the institutions, history and environments of the arts of each country. Therefore, what we aim to achieve in and from the workshops is to develop a shared understanding of the similar problematics, and, through extensive discussions, to explore each of the “curatorship” roles in the artistic fields in Japan and Southeast Asian countries. From this, we seek to establish the artistic field’s network of the next-generation.

After this workshop, we will invite a few young curators from four countries to Japan in August and September, and develop a shared awareness of the conditions and situations in Japan. With these processes, we plan to organize exhibitions and art projects in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand during the year 2014.

here's the link for further info, grants and future projects can be seen here...come see:

http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/culture/exhibit/exchange/1406/06-01.html