About CAC - ศูนย์ศิลปวัฒนธรรม มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น

Cultural mission of Khon Kaen University Operated as an activity within the university for a long time from the Isan Art and Cultural Conservation Center Project in Faculty of Education Until arriving at the Office of the Promotion of Arts and Culture of Khon Kaen University. Then established as “Bureau of Culture” and changed to “Cultural Center” in the present, which can be processed in the following order.

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2516 B.E.

Dr. Saisuree Chutikul, Dean of Faculty of Education, initiated ``Isan Art and Culture Conservation Center`` built internally Procurement of artifacts And published a cultural book called ``Isan Cloth``, courtesy of the Ford Foundation.

2521 B.E.

When the university established the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the President of Khon Kaen University established an agency that performs duties in accordance with the burden of art and culture preservation activities called ``Isan Cultural Center``

2522 B.E.

Appointed by the Ministry of Education to It is the cultural promotion and development center of Khon Kaen Province. Later, it was changed to ``Khon Kaen Cultural Center`` thus Khon Kaen University operates a culture at both the provincial level and the university level at the same time. The Isaan Cultural Center serves the provincial cultural center along with the order of the Ministry of Education and receive subsidies from the Office of National Culture. After the Cultural Center of Khon Kaen was transferred to the Kanlayanawat School directly to the Ministry of Education, The Cultural Center of Khon Kaen University has operated independently.

2525 B.E.

The university was approved to include the Isan Cultural Center in the 5th edition of the National Economic and Social Development Plan, however, was unable to form an organization. Because it has not been approved by the State Government Reform Committee.

2538 B.E.

Name was changed from ``Isan Cultural Center`` to ``Office of the Promotion of Arts and Culture``

2539 B.E.

The government of Mr. Chuan Leekpai, as Prime Minister, approved the budget to construct the Art and Culture Hall at Khon Kaen University, at Si Than Lake on the west side, is a rice house-style building for exhibitions, arts and culture activities and other events and an outdoor stage building for performing arts and cultural performances

2541 B.E.

Opened the Si Than Lake Art and Culture Center building. Set up an agency “Art and Culture Center” is a supervisory agency for the Promotion of Arts and Culture, renamed “Bureau of Cultural Promotion” to “Office of Cultural Arts”.

2561 B.E.

Change name from “Office of Culture” is “Art and Culture Center” divided into 3 mission groups: 1. Administrative Mission 2. Art and Culture Promotion 3. Academic and Research Mission . To be the strategic plan of Khon Kaen University being the center of Northeastern arts and culture and the Mekong sub-region.