Office of International Affairs, FAA, Chulalongkorn U.

Bangkok- May 15, 2026

Congratulations to the Ballet Programme, Department of Dance, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, on the remarkable success of SOLO & PAS DE DEUX 2025.

Professor Dr. Kumkom Pornprasit, Dean of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, graciously presided over the opening ceremony and extended words of encouragement to the students, faculty members, and audiences in attendance. The Dean also expressed appreciation for the dedication and perseverance of the Ballet Programme in fostering artistic excellence and professional development through intensive performance-based learning.

The performance reflected outstanding artistic growth, technical excellence, discipline, and expressive maturity demonstrated by the graduating students. From Le Corsaire to the freestyle solo and duo presentations, the programme showcased the strength of ballet training and the dedication of both students and instructors throughout their academic journey.

The Faculty proudly celebrates this achievement as one of the most memorable and accomplished ballet productions in FAA history. Bravo to all performers, faculty members, production teams, and everyone behind this inspiring evening of dance and artistry. ✨

Special thanks are also extended to all families for their continuous encouragement and support throughout the students’ artistic journey, as well as to the distinguished judges and guest experts whose valuable insights, professionalism, and mentorship contributed greatly to this important academic and artistic milestone.

Special thanks for photo and video credit: Sirithorn Srichalakom Ballerinas de Chula

CUFAA–Sydney Conservatorium of Music Collaborative Audio-Visual Creative Research Project Inspired by Nang Yai Wat Khanon, Ratchaburi

The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, is delighted to welcome Dr. Ivan Zavada from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music for an ongoing collaborative audio-visual creative research project inspired by the cultural heritage of Nang Yai Wat Khanon.

On May 12–13, 2026, the project team co-produced a professional sound bank recording of a Thai piphat ensemble at the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts in collaboration with Associate Professor Dr Pattara Komkum, Head of the Department of Music, together with 12 students from the Thai Music Department.

The project explores the relationship between Thai traditional music, moving image, performance, and contemporary audio-visual creative practices while drawing inspiration from the living cultural traditions surrounding Nang Yai. Through collaborative artistic research, the initiative aims to support the preservation, reinterpretation, and international dissemination of Thai cultural heritage through contemporary media and sound production.

In addition to the creative research outcomes, the project also provides students with valuable experiential learning opportunities in ensemble performance, recording techniques, intercultural collaboration, and professional creative production within an international academic environment.

The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts sincerely thanks all faculty members, students from CU FAA Thai Music Student, artists, and collaborators for their contributions to this meaningful international collaboration.

Special Thanks: FAAMAI Faamai Digital Arts Hub and Patrick Molony - Digital Music Composition major student & Dr. Ivan’s assistant for sound recording and editing

🖼️ 𝐅𝐀𝐀 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐋 + 𝐘 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐂

Bangkok, May 12, 2026
The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, visited the opening of 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐂𝐑𝐓𝐋 + 𝐘 at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) to celebrate and support faculty members from the Department of Visual Arts participating in the exhibition and public talk programme.

The exhibition features works by Anurak Chandam, Assistant Professor Dr. Chanya Hetayothin, Associate Professor Dr. I-na Phuyuthanon, Medhas Maglumtong, Supapong Laodheerasiri, and Wanlop Hansunthai, curated by Voraprat Kharanant.

As part of the public programme, Assistant Professor Dr. Chanya Hetayothing and Assistant Professor Dr. Kitisirin Kitisakol from Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University also contributed to contemporary discussions through their talks, engaging audiences in conversations surrounding urban narratives, visual culture, artistic practice, and contemporary interpretation.

The Faculty warmly congratulates both faculty members on their participation and proudly supports their continued contributions to contemporary art, research, and public discourse at both national and international levels. ✨

📍 Studio Room, 4th Floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
🗓 Exhibition on view: 12–17 May 2026
Photo Credit: Tree P Chowvanayotin Ros Phoasavadi
Speical Thanks to the College of Metropolitan Development, Navamintrathirat Open University.

𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, is proud to support interdisciplinary artistic collaboration through the participation of nine third- and fourth-year students from the Department of Visual Arts in the collaborative exhibition project “Saen Saep: Lines of Water” (เส้นสายลายน้ำ : แสนที่จะแสบ). Supervised by Dr. Pornrak Chowvanayotin, the project reflects the Faculty’s commitment to creative network-building, ecological awareness, experiential learning, and the development of socially engaged artistic practices in alignment with contemporary educational and cultural contexts.

The collaborative exhibition project “Saen Saep: Lines of Water” (เส้นสายลายน้ำ : แสนที่จะแสบ), is presented through a partnership among four leading Thai universities and institutes:
1. Srinakharinwirot University – Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Visual Arts
2. Chulalongkorn University – Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Department of Visual Arts
3. Rangsit University – College of Design, Department of Photographic and Media Arts
4. King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang – Faculty of Architecture, Art and Design, Department of Fine Arts

Rooted in the landscape of Khlong Saen Saep, the exhibition reflects on the canal as a living geography that has shaped urban life, collective memory, social relationships, and the surrounding communities connected to each institution.

*“Saen Saep: Lines of Water”* is therefore not merely a title initiated two years ago, but an evolving structure of relationships linking places, people, communities, and educational institutions situated along the same waterway, its connected branches, or parallel social and ecological concerns.

This year, the exhibition expands toward new critical questions under the conceptual framework: AFTER EARTH : Eco–Habitus.

In this context, “the Earth” is no longer understood simply as the background of human life, but as an active force that profoundly shapes human habitus — the embodied ways people live, behave, perceive, and coexist.

Eco–Habitus approaches the environment as something deeply embedded within the body, consciousness, and behavioural patterns of contemporary life, particularly within rapidly transforming urban environments marked by ecological fragility.

The collaboration therefore moves beyond the geography of the canal itself and extends toward a broader “geography of networks” — connecting the four universities and institutes as an ecology of thought.

📍 Opening Reception
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
2nd Floor, FOFA Gallery
Faculty of Fine Arts, Srinakharinwirot University
14:00 – 16:00 hrs.

📅 Exhibition Dates
12 – 14 May 2026
09:00 – 17:00 hrs.

Photo Credit: Tree P Chowvanayotin

🖼️ CUFAA Visual Arts Faculty Featured in 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐋 + 𝐘 at BACC

The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, proudly shares the participation of faculty members from the Department of Visual Arts in the exhibition and public programme 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐋 + 𝐘 at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC).

🌈 Opening Reception
Tuesday, 12 May 2026 | 1:00 PM
📍 Studio Room, 4th Floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)

🗓 Exhibition Period: 12–17 May 2026

Participating Artists:
Anurak Chandam, Chanya Hetayothin, I-na Phuyuthanon, Medhas Maglumtong, Supapong Laodheerasiri, and Wanlop Hansunthai

Curated by Voraprat Kharanant

As part of the programme, Assistant Professor Dr. Chanya Hetayothin and Assistant Professor Dr. Kitisirin Kitisakol will also participate in the public talks on 12 May 2026, at 1-4 pm, contributing to contemporary discussions surrounding urban narratives, artistic practice, visual culture, and interpretation in contemporary society.

Assistant Professor Dr. Chanya Hetayothin is a Thai animation artist whose practice centres on moving image, exploring the relationship between humans and non-human entities, as well as ideas surrounding the post-Anthropocene. Her works raise questions about the role of humans in a rapidly changing world through imaginative visual narratives intertwined with scientific references. Her animations investigate connections between living organisms, ecosystems, and shifting environments, often opening spaces for interpretation rather than presenting fixed conclusions. Her works, including Mycelial Reverie (2025) and To the Mars and Back (2024), have been presented internationally, reflecting her engagement with global contemporary art discourse.

Alongside her artistic practice, Dr. Chanya has taught animation and moving image for over a decade, emphasising both technical skills and conceptual development while supporting students in shaping their own artistic approaches. She continues to contribute to the development of younger artists working in animation and contemporary visual culture through both teaching and creative practice.

Assistant Professor Dr. Kitisirin Kitisakol is an art historian and faculty member in the Department of Visual Arts at Chulalongkorn University. She specialises in European art history, with research interests in Dutch Golden Age painting, Baroque art, Caravaggism, Roman portraiture, and visual culture. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in Art History from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France.
Her publications focus on European visual symbolism, seventeenth-century Dutch painting, and the representation of the senses in art history. ✨

𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

🎭 The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, extends its appreciation and recognition to the graduating students of the Department of Thai Dance for their solo performance presentations held on 6 May 2026 as part of the Graduate Project in Thai Dance at Recital Hall, Office of Art and Culture Building.

Professor Dr. Kumkom Pornprasit, Dean of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, presided over the solo performance presentations and offered support to the graduating students as they presented the culmination of their artistic and academic development.

The performances reflected advanced artistic achievement developed through intensive studio-based practice and individual tutelage throughout the semester. The project demonstrated the students’ capacities to engage critically and creatively with Thai classical dance traditions while maintaining respect for the integrity, aesthetics, and disciplinary foundations of the art form.

Through these solo performances, the 14 graduating students exhibited not only technical proficiency and performance excellence, but also creative interpretation, artistic individuality, reflective learning, and professional readiness. The project further highlighted the programme’s commitment to balancing innovation with cultural continuity — encouraging students to develop contemporary artistic voices while safeguarding the essence of Thai traditional knowledge and performance practice.

The solo project showcases key learning outcomes in discipline-specific knowledge, practical competencies, critical and creative thinking, communication through performance, lifelong learning, and professional ethics in the preservation and advancement of Thai performing arts.

The Faculty would also like to express its sincere gratitude to the National Artists, distinguished guest lecturers, and master teachers whose coaching, mentorship, and individual tutelage played a vital role throughout the students’ professional artistic training. Their close supervision and transmission of artistic knowledge remain essential to the development of advanced performance practice, discipline-specific expertise, artistic maturity, and professional identity in Thai classical dance.

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐔𝐅𝐀𝐀: 𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Welcome to our month-long series of recitals and exhibitions at the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University.

This is the season of creativity, dedication, and celebration as our third- and fourth-year students present their performances, exhibitions, and artistic projects to the public.

Join us in supporting the next generation of artists, performers, designers, curators, and creative practitioners as they transform their years of learning, experimentation, and artistic growth into inspiring showcases.

It is showtime at CUFAA.

𝐂𝐔𝐅𝐀𝐀 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭

The Office of International Affairs, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, visited the exhibition Spacing the Inherent, presented by the 4th Cohort of the MA Curatorial Practice, Chulalongkorn University.

The exhibition explores the boundaries, structures, and systems that shape memories, identities, and senses of belonging through moving image and sound-based works by Southeast Asian artists. The exhibition reflects the dynamic interdisciplinary learning environment fostered within the international curatorial programme at CUFAA, where contemporary artistic practices engage critically with social, cultural, and spatial questions across the region.

The visit provided an opportunity to hear and engage with the students’ curatorial vision, exhibition-making processes, and collaborative practices, while also celebrating the continued growth of contemporary curatorial studies within the Faculty.

📍 Spacing the Inherent
🗓️ 6–29 May 2026 (Closed Mondays)
⏰ 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
📌 Art4C Art Centre

Congratulations to all students, artists, curators, and faculty members Haisang Javanalikhikara Joe Prapon Kumjim Kamol Phaosavasdi and our coordinator Kwann Pansucha involved in this thoughtful and compelling exhibition.

Thank you all for visiting us today. Siriya Disya

The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, is pleased to invite you to **“Spacing the Inherent”**, a group exhibition curated and produced by the 4th cohort of the MA Curatorial Practice Programme.

This exhibition explores the boundaries, structures, and systems that shape our memories, identities, and senses of belonging. Through compelling moving image and sound-based works, artists from across Southeast Asia engage audiences in a reflective dialogue on how personal and collective experiences are constructed and perceived.

📍 **Opening Reception**
🗓️ Wednesday, 6 May 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📌 Art4C Art Centre, Samyan, Bangkok

📍 **Exhibition Period**
🗓️ 6 – 29 May 2026 (closed on Mondays)
⏰ 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
📌 Art4C Art Centre

Featuring artists from Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar, the Philippines, and beyond, the exhibition highlights diverse artistic voices and contemporary curatorial practices within the region.

We warmly invite you to join us for the opening reception and to experience this thoughtful and immersive exhibition. Your presence would be a great honour to our students and contributing artists.

Stay connected and be part of the conversation.

𝐂𝐔𝐅𝐀𝐀–𝐎𝐈𝐀 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬

On 30 April 2026, the Office of International Affairs, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University (CUFAA–OIA), visited the Department of Visual Arts to observe the final presentations of fourth-year students in preparation for their senior exhibition.

The Faculty was transformed into a vibrant creative space, filled with diverse works ranging from sculpture and installation art to painting and mixed-media practices. These presentations mark a significant academic milestone, showcasing the culmination of the students’ artistic research, conceptual development, and technical refinement prior to graduation.

The visit reflects CUFAA’s student achievement and the faculty's fostering an environment where creative inquiry and professional practice intersect.

Stay tuned for the upcoming Senior Exhibition—coming soon.

Photo Credit: Tree P Chowvanayotin Ros Phoasavadi

The Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University warmly welcomes 25 exchange students from Singapore 🇸🇬

The Faculty is delighted to receive exchange students from two distinguished partner institutions—Republic Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic—who will be joining us for a five-month internship programme in Thailand.

On this special occasion, Professor Dr. Kumkom Pornprasit, Dean of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, and Dr. Gaew Dusadee Swangviboonpong extended a warm welcome to all students, expressing their support and encouragement as they embark on this international learning journey. The Dean emphasized the importance of intercultural exchange and hands-on experience as integral components of contemporary arts training and professional development.

Student Distribution:

🔹 Republic Polytechnic (RP) – 12 students

* 4 students undertaking internships at the Comprehensive Geriatric Clinic, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
* 8 students placed within the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts (CUFAA)

🔹 Temasek Polytechnic (TP) – 13 students

* 13 students participating in internship placements with CUFAA and the Nang Loeng community

✨ Total: 25 students

This international exchange reflects our continued commitment to fostering global academic collaboration and experiential learning. Through this programme, students will engage with Thailand’s rich cultural landscape while gaining hands-on professional experience in both institutional and community-based settings.

We sincerely hope that all students will gain meaningful insights, develop intercultural competencies, and create lasting memories during their time in Thailand over the next five months.

Welcome to CUFAA—we wish you a rewarding and inspiring journey ahead.

Special thanks to Dr Paphutsorn Koong Wongratanapitak for your support.