About The Institutions:
ruangrupa: ruangrupa is a Jakarta-based collective established in 2000. It is a non-profit organization that strives to support the idea of art within urban and cultural context by involving artists and other disciplines such as social sciences, politics, technol- ogy, media, etc, to give critical observation and views towards Indonesian urban contemporary issues. ruangrupa also produce collaborative works in the form of art projects such as exhibition, festival, art lab, workshop, research, as well as book, magazine and online-journal publication.
As an artists’ collective, ruangrupa has been involved in many collaborative and exchange projects, including participating in big exhibitions such as Gwangju Biennale (2002 & 2018), Istanbul Biennial (2005), Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (Brisbane, 2012), Singapore Biennale (2011), São Paulo Biennial (2014), Aichi Triennale (Nagoya, 2016) and Cosmopolis at Centre Pompidou (Paris, 2017). In 2016, ruangrupa curated TRANSaction: Sonsbeek 2016 in Arnhem, NL.
From 2015-18, ruangrupa co-developed a cultural platform Gudang Sarinah Ekosistem together with several artists’ collectives in Jakarta, located at Gudang Sarinah warehouse, Pancoran, South Jakarta. It is a cross-disciplinary space that aims to maintain, cultivate and establish an integrated support system for creative talents, diverse communities, and various institutions. It also aspires to be able to make connections and collaborate, to share knowledge and ideas, as well as to encourage critical thinking, creativity, and innovations. The results of these joint collaborations are open for public access—and presented with various exhibitions, festivals, workshops, discussions, film screenings, music concerts, and publications of journals.
In 2018, learning from their experience establishing Gudang Sarinah Ekosistem and together with Serrum and Grafis Huru Hara, ruangrupa co-initiated GUDSKUL: contemporary art collective and ecosystem studies (or Gudskul, in short, pronounced similarly like “good school” in English). It is a public learning space established to practice an expanded understanding of collective values, such as equality, sharing, solidarity, friendship and togetherness.
Live Art Development Agency (LADA): We are a London-based charitable organisation, dedicated to the development of Live Art research, practice and infrastructure.
Founded in 1999, the Live Art Development Agency (LADA) operates from East London and works locally, nationally and internationally. We are the home of the Study Room research collection, Live Art Bookshop, and co-ordinators of Live Art UK.
In 2024, Mary Osborn was appointed Director. Mary brings a fresh vision for LADA and for live artists and thinkers.
Performance Art Bergen: Performance Art Bergen (PAB) is a Norway-based organisation committed to strengthening and making performance art visible locally, nationally and internationally. The organisation has for the last 14 years arranged 10 to 20 events per year with academic forums, workshops, open sessions, festivals and international exchanges with artists who work with
performance art. PAB was founded in 2011 by performance artists Kurt Johannessen,
Agnes Nedregård, Karen Kipphoff, Rita Marhaug, Benedicte Leinan Clementsen and Robert
Alda, and producer Marianne Rønning.
https://www.performanceartbergen.no
@performanceartbergen
Pathshala South Asian Media Institute (Bangladesh): The name Pathshala comes from the ancient education system that prevailed in South Asia. It brings to mind classes held underneath a lofty tree, conjuring up learning spaces without walls, open skies and unending horizons. Pathshala not only allows students to explore the world of visual storytelling but gives them the knowledge and opportunity to question beyond the confines of discipline, and the scope to think outside the box. The conceptual absence of a classroom enables students not only to attend the same classes, but also to work together on collaborative projects together with the visiting faculty. This enhances and complements each student's learning experience on both theoretical and practical levels.
