Asia SOCIETY

Our Asia SOCIETY Programs span across visual art and performance, literature, media, technology, education, and community sectors. These unique partner events examine cultural traditions and expressions, celebrate diversity and multiculturalism, and explore a changing Australian society. Run as both public and member only events, this programming stream offers an exciting way to engage with the work of Asia Society Australia.

Asia Society Culture Club

The Asia Society Culture Club is your weekly dose of distraction. Bringing you the best recommendations of new and classic literature, films, tv, podcasts and more, from and on Asia.

Drawing from a different country each week, the club is an opportunity to step outside your usual newsfeed and discover new stories from across the region. Each week features a guest programmer , selected from our network of members, experts, staff and stakeholders.

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Past Events

Online

Meet the Author

Survival Society: Made in Japan

Monday 22 Feb 2021
8 - 9 p.m.
Sydney Time

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Join Matt Alt, author of Pure Invention: How Japan’s Pop Culture Conquered the World, to hear his unique perspectives of Japanese pop culture and how it has influenced our pandemic lives. Streaming live from Tokyo.
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Briefing

Asia SOCIETY | China and Cultural Diplomacy through Art

Friday 12 Feb 2021
10 - 11 a.m.
Melbourne Time

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Join us for a multidisciplinary conversation on the value and agency of art and culture in both navigating or inflaming diplomatic tensions.
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Panel Discussion

[WEBCAST] Yeo (Women) Power | The Road Towards Women’s Empowerment in Korea

Tuesday 1 Sep 2020
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Melbourne Time

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What could be the economic benefits of addressing gender inequality issues in South Korea? What are some of the systemic hurdles, cultural challenges and society pressures preventing women from excelling in the workplace?
Panel Discussion

Asia Society x VisAsia Council| Japan Supernatural: Cultural Diplomacy Re-imagined (Sydney)

Friday 6 Mar 2020
8 - 9:30 a.m.

How do Japan’s beliefs, folklore and tradition influence and aid its actions on the global stage?
Panel Discussion

Asia Society at NGV | Womenomics in Japan (Melbourne)

Monday 2 Mar 2020
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Discussing Abe's Womenomics policy and the historical treatment of women in Japan.

Upcoming Events

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Asia Society @ NGV | Enduring Good: In Conversation With Charles Rockefeller

Craig Connelly, Misha Agzarian, Charles Rockefeller, Christine Davies, and Tara Kenny discuss how giving has evolved since the establishment of institutions like MoMa and Asia Society.
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Video | Talking Diversity in Politics

Watch our special panel discussion with 2016 Australian of the Year, David Morrison and NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian on the need for more diversity in all levels of Australian politics and public life.
Event Recap | Arts, Culture and Innovation Israel-Asia-Australia

Australia's innovation future will be inspired by Israel and Asia, but it will have to find its own policy pathways