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ComPeung site, February 2008

ComPeung is the first non-governmental artist-in-residence program in Thailand. Founded in 2005 by art professionals who strongly believe places that defy the mainstream art's obsession with commerce rather than content are needed. Alternative places that experiment with and questioning the role of art, artists' positions, and the interdependence of art and society. ComPeung aspires to be one of these places, open to all who share the seriousness and the compassion for creativity.

ComPeung, combining the two words com (a remark) and peung (appropriate), derives from Northern Thai Lanna language. Our vision and mission are to create those appropriate remarks, suitable to the situations, environments, and communities we deal with. Since July 2005 when the idea of ComPeung started to become a lived reality, with the help of the artists in residence, the creative community and our friends, we, the ComPeung team, aspire to live up to the truest sense of the meaning of ComPeung.

ComPeung site, November 2006

ComPeung is located in Doi Saket, Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand. Despite just being 20 km northeast of the city of Chiang Mai, Doi Saket so far has escaped the tourism trap. Due to its position Doi Saket is also the gateway to Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle. With diverse local and ethnic communities traditional northern everyday culture is still very much alive in Doi Saket.

The actual ComPeung site, comprising of a total of 112 ares (2.8 acres), is situated in the outskirts of Doi Saket town and surrounded by hills, forests and natural lakes. Such tranquil surroundings together with a lively and diverse microcosm provide the unique setting for ComPeung. Vast opportunities await visiting and local artists to exchange ideas and share experiences through the process of creating artworks, developing conceptual projects as well as participating in workshops and other ComPeung activities.

Through the process of respectfully working and living together in basic sustainable conditions, we hope to encourage both visiting residents and locals to acutely reflect upon and learn from diverse facets of everyday life in this context. And perhaps as a consequence to gain more open and inclusive perspectives about seemingly contrasting positions in contemporary culture. ComPeung provides artists with a rural, peaceful retreat for work and play in an environment closely connected to nature through sustainable frameworks such as adobe dwellings. ComPeung holds the potential for art inspired by local culture through its collaboration with singular local resources.

ComPeung, a nonprofit organization, invites interested artists and content providers to submit their proposals for a residency @ ComPeung. We also welcome collaborative ideas, suggestions and proposals for future collaborations as well as constructive feedback and comments. To keep in touch of what is happening at ComPeung, please check out our regularly updated website.

ComPeung site, March 2006

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