Creative Chiang Mai Ecosystem Directory
This is the fourth edition of this publication, which we have renamed the Chiang Mai Creative Directory (previously Chiang Mai Creative Mapping)—a report on the creative diversity of Chiang Mai. For this fourth edition, we have updated key contact information and added or revised more than 20 entries across all categories. The information is also available online, in PDF format and as a searchable database.
- Category: Cross-sector
Creative Chiang Mai (CCM) is a network, vision and initiative to promote creativity and innovation in Chiang Mai. The initiative is largely voluntary based. The mission is to develop Chiang Mai, focusing on sustainability, livability, economic development, and jobs and opportunity creation.
The Department of Packaging Technology at the Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University (CMU), first started offering its 4-year program for undergraduate students when it was established in 2012. It aims to produce entrepreneurs who will go on to be leaders in packaging design research and development.
- Category: Design Architect, Software, Urban Related
Established as the Faculty of Architecture at Maejo University in 2006, the faculty teaches curriculums based on design and environmental conservation, including programmes in Landscape Technology, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, and Design and Environmental Planning. The current dean of the faculty, and a lecturer in the department of Landscape Technology
- Category: Architecture, Crafts-Culture
The Faculty of Architecture’s origins in Chiang Mai University began in 1995, when architecture began to be taught as a subject by the Faculty of Fine Arts. Believing that an understanding of architecture derives from studying various fields of knowledge and processes that harmonize to form the interdisciplinary subject of architecture, the Faculty of Architecture was officially instituted on March 3, 2000 with the aim of becoming northern Thailand’s primary institution for the study of architecture.
- Category: Design Architect, Design Packaging, Design Product, Urban Related
The Faculty of Arts and Architecture is one of four faculties that make up the Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna (RMUTL), an educational institution created for Northern Thailand that aims to produce active graduates who are experts in their vocation by integrating learning and teaching with real work experience.
- Category: cross-sectoral
Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University is one of the main pillars of Chiang Mai’s art and creative community. Established in 1982, the faculty aims to provide art and cultural education to an international standard
- Category: Urban Related
The Farmer’s Market Chiang Mai offers a wide variety of organic farm products such as fresh vegetables, homemade bread, coffee, ready-cooked food and seasonal fruits. The market is a communal outlet for small farmers to come and sell their own products. It is where visitors can find pesticide-free products that pass the food safety standards stipulated by the Food and Health Authority of Thailand.
- Category: Architecture, Crafts-Culture
FeunBaan Yaan Wiang is a local umbrella organization dedicated to helping to preserve and maintain the local Chiang Mai and Lanna culture and heritage, and is made up of several smaller groups and parties interested in Chiang Mai
- Category: Music
It was initially established as department in the Faculty of Humanities atIt was initially established as department in the Faculty of Humanities at Payap University in 1974 and offered only one course in Christendom music, but in 2005 modernized
- Category: Co-working Space
Popular amongst local school children and university students, C.A.M.P is a ‘library cafe’ workspace that anyone can use at anytime 24 hours a day. Situated on the top floor of MAYA shopping center, C.A.M.P has a modern and relaxed atmosphere with a sleek interior design and some amazing views over Chiang Mai.
- Category: Crafts-Indie-Art, Graphic, Performing Arts
C.A.P studio (Chiang Mai Art on Paper) is a fine art printmaking styudio and center for creativity in Chiang Mai, and produces limited edition hand-made prints in collaboration with Thai and international artists.
- Category: Crafts-Culture, Crafts-Indie-Art, Design
CAC is an online resource for the visual arts run by a group of artists in Chiang Mai. It aims to collect information about artists, art practitioners, art spaces, events and related subjects from Chiang Mai and surrounding area.
CAC intends to be the online resource for current art scenen in Chiang Mai, encoraging local art practitioners and communities to communicate, interact and stay connected.
- Category: Crafts, Crafts-Culture, Design Product, Urban Development
Chiang Mai City of Crafts and Folk Art is a project that aims to help prepare and drive the city of Chiang Mai to become a creative city of Crafts and Folk Art as defined under UNESCO. It is a partner ship between the Thai Art Department of the faculty of Fine Arts. Chiang Mai University, the Chiang Mai Provincial Administration and the Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Center.
- Category: Performing Arts
The Chiang Mai College of Dramatic Arts (part of the Bunditpatanasilpa Institute, Fine Arts Department) is a performing arts and music college that offers art and cultural educational programs for the whole of the northern Thailand region. Opened in 1971, the college was the first to teach performing arts in the northern region of Thailand. Currently, the college offers a professional curriculum at two basic levels, namely a vocational program for school-age children and an undergraduate program for older students.
- Category: Performing Arts
The Chiang Mai College of Dramatic Arts is a performing arts and musical college and an institution, which offers art and cultural educational programs for the whole of the Northern Thailand region. The college first opened in 1971, and was the first school to teach performing arts in the northern region of Thailand
- Category: Co-working Space
The Chiang Mai Maker Club is an open community that has established a partnership among students, instructors, entrepreneurs and professionals who are interested in fusing engineering, art, design and technology in order to create innovative products and media. Long-time IT entrepreneur Panutat Tejasen (Dr. Jimmy) is one of the key supporters.
- Category: Crafts-Culture, cross-sectoral
The Chiang Mai Office of Culture is an official government agency and part of the Ministry of Culture.
- Category: Film and Photography, Graphic
The Chiang Mai Photo Club (CMPC) is one of many groups and clubs related to film and photography in the city.
- Category: Urban Related
Founded in 1996 by Police Lieutenant Colonel Anu Noenhat, the Chiangmai Sunday Bicycle Club promotes a cycling campaign around the moat every Sunday. It urges the public to use their bicycles when short distances around town to help ease traffic during rush hours and in congested areas of the city.
- Category: Crafts-Culture, Cross-sector, Design, Urban Related
Chiang Mai University Art CFenter is a public gallery and contemporary art and culture institution funded and established bny the Thai government in 1998 and administered by the Faculty of Fine Art at Chiang Mai University. Situated in extensive grounds in-between Chiang Mai University and the fashionable Nimmanhaemin area, the Art Center hosts exhibits,performances, meetings and seminars on contemporary art and culture and provides academic arts services for the community.
- Category: Design Packaging, Design Product, Design Website, Digital Content, Graphic, Software
The College of Arts, Media and Technology (CAMT) at Chiang Mai University is an organization under the direction of the university similar to that of a faculty, but with more independence. The college provides education in the field of creative technology and innovation, and offers Undergraduate programmes in Software Engineering (International Programme), Animation, and Modern Management and Information Technology. The college also offers two Masters Degree programmes in Knowledge Management and Software Engineering, and a PhD programme in Knowledge Management.