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Thai pop singer 'Bird' named as national artist
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/08/2023
» Singer Thongchai "Bird" McIntyre has been awarded national artist status alongside 11 other renowned Thai artists.
Bid on to get Thai cloth Unesco billing
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/12/2022
» Pha khao ma, a traditional Thai chequered cloth, could be making its way onto Unesco's representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Her Majesty oversees birthday gala for Queen Mother’s 90th
Post Reporters, Published on 23/08/2022
» Her Majesty the Queen on Tuesday presided over a concert marking Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother’s 90th birthday at the Thailand Cultural Centre.
Culture Ministry lauds dozen performers and creators as national artists
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/04/2022
» Twelve people have been named national artists by the Ministry of Culture for the year 2021.
Digital art festival showcases local talent
Life, Bangkok Post, Published on 01/04/2022
» Recognising the country's art scene and digital economy, Siam Piwat and Iconsiam have joined forces with Baandam Museum, Kasikorn X and Plan B Media to host the first Thailand Digital Arts Festival 2022 (TDAF2022) to provide a platform for Thai artists to showcase their creativity and create new visual art experiences.
Pad Thai flick eyes film fest
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/03/2022
» A movie about pad Thai, one of the country's best-known dishes, will be screened at an international film festival as the government works to sharpen the country's soft power and increase its competitive edge.
Gift for Hollywood actor Crowe's PR
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/10/2021
» Culture Minister Itthiphol Kunplome met Russell Crowe on Sunday to express the government's appreciation for the goodwill the Hollywood actor has shown during his visit to the kingdom.
Baff contest invites filmmakers to submit work
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/07/2021
» The Asean Short Film Competition and Southeast Asian Project Pitch are open to submissions until July 31.
Tsunami memorial to open in December
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/06/2021
» Ban Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial Museum in Takua Pa, Phangnga province, will open to the public in December, according to the Minister of Culture Itthiphol Kunplome.
Contemporary mediocrities
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 03/05/2021
» At the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture's (OCAC) Art Collection in the spacious art hall on Ratchadamnoen Avenue, a group of ageing male artists covered in sanitary masks surrounded the director of OCAC, Vimolluck Chuchart, who gave a self-congratulatory speech. She proudly announced that the public will be able to view for the first time the national collection of the Ministry of Culture's contemporary Thai art. Beside these elderlies stood a white giant fibreglass sculpture by Sutee Kunavichyanont in Thai military uniform wearing a helmet with a rifle erect. Sutee's Equality; Thai Soldier (2016) is inspired by the cultural mandates between 1939 and 1942 during the premiere of Phibul Songkhram that aimed to uplift the national spirit and moral code of the nation and instil progressive tendencies and newness into Thai life.