OFF THE RADAR, We Rise

The contemporary art exhibition and workshop programme, OFF THE RADAR, We Rise

Addressing issues of security and precarity within the field of contemporary art. The project aims to establish an alternative space that supports and sustains the position of contemporary artists working across diverse disciplines who find themselves in a state of uncertainty, and who may be gradually drifting out of view while navigating survival amid global economic volatility.
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The Exhibition Department of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre proudly presents OFF THE RADAR, We Rise, a contemporary art exhibition and workshop programme addressing issues of security and precarity within the field of contemporary art. The project focuses particularly on artists and creative practitioners who continue to struggle for survival within the art industry, yet have never received institutional recognition, have been excluded by existing systems, or have not been selected by any organisation. This includes artists who have withdrawn from the art world due to necessity, but who continue to practise consistently, as well as those able to reflect critically and candidly on their own artistic trajectories. Participants must be Thai nationals aged forty and above, who regard artistic practice as a right and a necessity rather than a privilege.
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Ultimately, OFF THE RADAR, We Rise extends beyond the production of an exhibition or symbolic gestures. It seeks to cultivate a gradual process of learning and structural change. The project aspires to enable participating artists and practitioners to reclaim confidence in their own value, and to affirm artistic practice as both a profession and a way of life, rather than a temporary status awaiting institutional approval. It also opens space for the honest exchange of experiences, failures, and struggles that are frequently silenced within dominant art discourses.
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Artists in the Art Exhibition Project : Praichayon Punda, Anurak Khotchomphu, and Akkarawin Krairiksh
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Artists in the Mini-Festival Project : Natnaran Bualoy, Kachain Bodinittidej, Mariya Chetam, Wittaya Chaimongkol, and Sunsanee Rungrueangsakorn
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Advisory Curator : Penwadee Nophaket Manont
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OFF THE RADAR, We Rise, viewing period 12th March - 31st May 2026 at Main Exhibition Gallery, 7th floor

Opening Ceremony on Thursday 12th March 2026, 15:00 hrs. at Main Exhibition Gallery, 7th Floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre