Every month, we feature artwork from Penang State Art Gallery’s permanent collection. By Kay Lynn Chua Askandar Unglehrt, You’re Not…
Year: 2020
Innovation & Creative Entrepreneurship Program
Program Brief This 2-months program is designed for would-be creative entrepreneurs such as visual artists, performing artists, artisans, music producers,…
Dr Kamal Sabran on being an artist, teacher, researcher, and finding his ikigai
From punk rock to space sounds to music therapy, Dr Kamal Sabran walks us through his transformative journey from a…
Beyond 2020 exhibition shows us that more is not always better
After months of lockdown, Penangites are greeted with a large group exhibition that could have benefited from a more focused…
An artist’s guide to making strong first contact with galleries
Ready for gallery representation but unsure where to start? From building a portfolio to formulating an exhibition proposal, this guide…
AOTM: Kedai Gunting Rambut / Barber Shop by Ismail Hashim
Every month, we feature an artwork from the Penang State Art Gallery’s permanent collection. By Eryn Cheng Ismail Hashim, Kedai…
Covid-19 Heroes
Dr. Teoh Wei Kium, a Penang artist, has come forward to donate 50 of her artworks as a tribute to…
Gains and losses of performing arts’ online migration
As Penang’s key performing arts festival goes online in a post-pandemic world, the difficulty of translating live arts events for…
The show goes on – USM Fine Art students launch exhibition online after lockdown
Forced to complete their final semester online because of the COVID-19 lockdown, 20 fine art students adapted quickly to put…