Chula Art Park – Merging Art with History

Inspired by Chinese-Thai culture, Chula Art Park allows visitors to explore the past of Sam Yan and Suan Luang.

The Sam Yan and Suan Luang areas — charming districts in the heart of Bangkok — are filled with delicious Asian food and the Chinese-Thai way of life. Over the years, each identity and element of the cultures in this community have been passed on to the new generation.

Hence, the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University has turned these cultural areas into an international art and innovation district titled “Chula Art Park” to promote local business and tourism, including sustainable quality of life.

“Today, we have to accept the fact that the digital world disrupts our life and our university. We have seen NFTs and cryptocurrency make a splash in the art world. Therefore, we have to look to the future and how we can bring art to the local community and how we can create value in artwork,” said Bundhit Eua-arporn, president of Chulalongkorn University.

“Now is a good time to introduce digital art to the local community in Suan Luang Square and the Sam Yan area. This way, digital art is providing a way to boost the economy, generate income and allow people to do activities together. Besides the economy, I think it is important to help people in the community bond and appreciate artwork because art makes the heart tender. Their kindness will strengthen the Suan Luang and Sam Yan communities. And, this could be a good example for Bangkok.”

Chula Art Park features 15 creative art installations through which visitors can immerse in culture and the tales of the past of the Sam Yan and Suan Luang districts from dusk until dawn.

Moreover, solar power plants have been installed to generate clean energy for use in these installations at night. Bussakorn Binson, chair of the Council of Arts and design dean of Thailand, further explained that the firm Blue Solar provided a renewable energy storage installation service to save on electricity costs.

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