The 6th ANCER Conference is co-organised by the MA in Cultural Management Programme, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK, and the MA Arts & Cultural Leadership Programme, Faculty of Fine Arts Media and Creative Industries, LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore.

Taking place in Hong Kong SAR for the first time, the conference and will have a special focus on East Asian perspectives in cultural management and the creative economy. How is cultural policy in Asia responding to current trends and cultural practices, and what can we learn from each other? How do digital culture and technological innovation impact arts management practice and creative pedagogy? How can sustainability and civil-society led practices of self-organisation, solidarity and communing contribute to the shaping of policy and the urban environment? What new relationships define the arts and cultural sectors and how do cultural practitioners work across borders?

Join us for two days of keynote speakers, curated panels on the themes of cultural relations, technologies and the commons, workshops, and sessions for emerging scholars. A cultural tour for international participants is offered on day 3 (spaces are limited and on a first come first served basis).