Arts Network Activities

In Remembrance of Ajarn Tong Kraisak Choonhavan

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By Bangkok Art and Culture Centre

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Bangkok Art and Culture Centre invites you to a gathering filled with conversation, music performances, and poetry readings in honour of Ajarn “Tong” Kraisak Choonhavan, on the occasion of his birth anniversary (8 October 1947 – 11 June 2020).

The event will take place on Tuesday 8 October 2024, 16.00 hrs. onwards at Multi-Function Room, 1st Floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.

In Remembrance of Ajarn “Tong” Kraisak Choonhavan

Though it has been four years since his passing, Ajarn Tong’s contributions continue to resonate across many sectors, including society, environment, human rights, and the arts. He played a pivotal role in advocating for the creation of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, which has become one of Thailand’s key spaces for contemporary art and cultural learning.

Join us to remember and strengthen the bonds among friends, fostering conversations and continuing the values that Ajarn Tong dedicated his life to championing.

Tuesday 8 October 2024 at Multi-function Room, 1st Floor
16.00 hrs. Welcome address /Reflections on Ajarn Tong by close relatives

17.00 hrs. Panel discussion: “Ajarn Tong in the People & Movement :Stories from Comrades”
• Vasan Sitthiket, Artist
• Banjong Nasae, Advisor to the Thai Sea Watch Association
• Dr. Buntoon Srethasirote, Executive Director, Good Governance
  for Social Development and the Environment Institute (GSEI)
• Moderated by Yutthaphan Meechai, Secretary to
  Ajarn Kraisak Choonhavan

18.00 hrs. Dinner reception / live music and poetry readings
by fellow artists Led by Surachai Juntimatorn, with performances by: Chai Blues / Chookiat Chataisong /Jamikorn Saengsiri / Vasan Sitthiket / Chiranan Pitpreecha, and more

* Exhibition: “The Journey to Becoming Bangkok Art and Culture Centre”
  will be held in the Hall, 1st Floor, from 8 – 13 October 2024