ASEF Unplugged: Networks of Producing

With the growth and increasing professionalisation of arts ecosystems around the world in recent years, there has been a surge of attention paid to the role of the producer and the value of producing networks, with an accompanying rise in the number of performing arts markets, meetings, and network events, and producing platforms and organisations.

Whilst these network organisations play a vital role in advocacy, capability development, increasing artistic exchanges, opening touring opportunities, and bringing diverse practitioners together, there have also been questions raised about the role and power of the producer, and the extent to which such network organisations improve accessibility and distribution of opportunities for independent artists, or whether they reproduce the concentration of power and influence in the hands of a few.

In this ASEF Unplugged session, we look at different models of producer networks and producing organisations from the UK, Republic of Korea, and Singapore, and learn how they have responded to the conditions of art-making in their respective ecosystems.

How have models of producing and establishing networks for artists changed and evolved over the years, and how might they look in the future? What are the problems and pitfalls of having established networks and producing organisations, and what are the different ways they can work with artists sustainably and effectively?

Speakers:

JUDITH KNIGHT (United Kingdom)
Director, Arts Admin UK

JISUN PARK (Republic of Korea)
Executive Producer, Producer Group DOT

CUI YIN MOK (Singapore)
Organising Member, Producers SG

Moderator:

FATIMA AVILA
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

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ASEF Unplugged is an event series which aims to provide more spaces for open and authentic peer-to-peer conversations on arts, culture and heritage. Inspired by the tradition of ‘unplugged’ music concerts (which are performed with acoustic rather than electrically amplified instruments), ASEF Unplugged conversations create an informal atmosphere that allow for an open exchange of ideas among cultural professionals from Asia and Europe. In 2019, Centre 42 partnered with the Asia-Europe Foundation to present three ASEF Unplugged sessions focused on topics pertinent to the arts.

This session of ASEF Unplugged was presented by:
ASEF: http://asef.org
Producers SG: http://producers.sg/
Centre 42: http://centre42.sg


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|| Recorded on May 11, 2019, Centre 42 Black Box ||

Video recorded and edited by Daniel Teo