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For Art's Sake [1]
Philanthropy comes in many forms, focusing on a wide array of worthy causes, one of which is art. In fact, one of the largest bequests ever given in the history of Philanthropy was to art -- $424 million to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by the managers of the Reader’s Digest fortune. (Read more [1])
[1]Asian Heroes of Art Philanthropy
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The 2009 Forbes List of Heroes of Philanthropy featured several individuals heading organizations that practiced art philanthropy. They are: Ronnie Chan and Yu Pang Lin of Hong Kong, Kazuo Inamori and Kagemasa Kozuki of Japan, The Kwee family and Wee Cho Yaw of Singapore, Park Young-ju of South Korea, Chen Tei Fu of Taiwan, and Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi of Thailand. (Read more [1])
Promoting Culture and Art in China and Australia [1]
Without a doubt, there are many other individuals and organizations in the region who practice art philanthropy that were not included in the 2009 Forbes List such as the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation in Hong Kong. Founded in 2005, one of its missions is to promote Chinese arts and culture. (Read more [1])
For the love of Philippine ballet
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The country’s well-acclaimed ballet directors Tony Fabella, Eddie Elejar and Luther Perez have since 1994, successfully trained street children living in urban poor communities to be young dance professionals. (Read more [1])
APPC Board Member Darwin Chen on Art and Philanthropy
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We feature the views of APPC Board Member Darwin Chen on philanthropy and the Arts in Asia. Apart from being the Honorary Chair of Habitat for Humanity China, Darwin is very active in the arts scene in Hong Kong as the chair of the HK Government’s Committee on Performing Arts. (Read more [1])
September 2009 [1]
1. Alliance magazine September 2009: Focus on … Discontinuous thinking for a crisis
2. Sikh Diaspora Philanthropy in Punjab
3. China's evolving philanthropic landscape
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