Promoting a Convergence Project of Art and Science for Asian Arts Education

K-Arts held the council meeting of the Asian League of Institutes of the Arts (ALIA) on September 21st in Seocho Campus, with the participation of 10 institutions from 8 Asian countries. During the meeting, they explored ways to implement sustainable arts education in Asia.

ALIA was founded in October 2012, led by K-Arts on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. Currently, ALIA consists of 14 art universities from 12 Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Turkey, Mongolia, and Taiwan. President Kim Daejin serves as the 5th President of ALIA, with his term running from 2022 to 2024.

ALIA, celebrating its 10th anniversary last year, has been actively conducting annual meetings and board meetings every year with the enthusiastic participation of member institutions. It has also been involved in joint projects such as international symposiums for arts educators, Art & Peace textbook, and exhibitions, fostering academic and artistic exchanges.

After a gap of five years due to the pandemic, the council meeting held in person on this day included the participation of President Kim Daejin of ALIA, the President of the Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA), the President of Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore, the President of the National University of Culture and Arts in Mongolia, the Acting President of the National Academy of Arts in Kazakhstan, and others. In total, 10 institutions from 8 countries, including 3 countries and 3 institutions participating online, transcended the boundaries of online and offline to engage in lively discussions.

ALIA President Kim Daejin stated, "Today's meeting is a very significant occasion where we discuss the future and direction of ALIA. Though our activities were interrupted due to the pandemic, we have gathered once again to examine the values and tasks that we will share for the next 10 years, as well as to find ways to make our past activities more relevant to the educational practices of our member institutions."

In particular, it was noted that "Several member institutions, including K-Arts and TNUA, have agreed to leverage the experience of K-Arts’ works by the K-arts Art Convergence Center, K-Arts x Ars Electronica Academy, to promote a collaborative creative education program in the convergence of art and new technology, involving professors and students from ALIA member institutions."