The Connections Through Culture grants programme is designed to nurture fresh cultural partnerships between East Asia and the UK. These grants are instrumental in supporting new ideas and collaborations from artists and cultural organisations at any stage of development.

The grants supported in this round of Connections Through Culture programme have focused on two distinct areas: diversity and inclusion and, addressing climate change. The collaborative efforts across borders and artistic disciplines will lead to new thoughts and ideas created to address global challenges.

The grants support new connections, exchanges and collaborations. These grants help build long-term relationships and collaborations between artists, cultural professionals, creative practitioners and art and cultural organisations, hubs, networks, and collectives.

Connections Through Culture grantees 2023

Sarah Archdeacon

Corali

Shakia Stewart

Digital Content Manager

Stanislaus Yangni

Freelance Writer

Stanislaus Yangni, often called as Sius, lives and works in Yogyakarta as a freelance writer. She studied Psychology at Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta, STF Driyarkara Jakarta, and Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta. Until now, she's been focusing on visual arts, aesthetics, and philosophy. Besides writing, she also does photography and graphic design. 

Study UK Alumni Awards 2024

Suryani Liauw

Suryani Liauw

Programme Coordinator , Good Pitch² Southeast Asia

 

Suryani Liauw has actively taken part in Indonesian film industry since 2003. Over the course of over 12 years, she gained experiences and network in various film activities, including managing film workshops, film festivals and film productions, for local and foreign companies/ filmmakers. She constantly looking for new ways to support the talents in Indonesian filmmaking circle, thus looking forward to managing the brand new program in In-Docs, Good Pitch² Southeast Asia.

The WoW Foundation

Tim Spooner

Tim Spooner

Tim Spooner is an artist working in painting and live shows. Since 2010 he has been making and demonstrating collections of puppets or performing sculptures, presenting them in vibrating compositions of living and inanimate matter, sound and electricity.

These shows aim to expand an understanding of the physical world by revealing something of its inner life. 

Triyo Handoko

Writer, Remotivi

Triyo is a writer based in Solo whom currently works at Remotivi. He's interested in the studies of media and culture. He atttended "Masterclass Jurnalisme Seni Rupa" held by DKJ and "Sekolah Penelitian dan Penulisan Seni Rupa" held by Galeri Lorong.

UK/Indonesia 2016-18 team

Zoo Co