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Photo festival founder Vignes Balasingam on the urgent task of documentation
The photographer and festival director seeks to unearth Malaysia’s missing histories through the efforts of the OBSCURA Festival of Photography.…
How to write a standout proposal for festival open calls
Behind all the festival buzz are countless proposal submissions. What does it take to stand out among all the others…
Check out these 4 art festivals from across Malaysia
Tired of attending the same art festival year after year? Time to broaden your horizons with these 4 very different…
Keterbukaan dan jiwa rakyat pemangkin kejayaan Azmi Hussin
Bintang Azmi Hussin semakin terang bersinar, tetapi siapa sebenarnya beliau? Kami berhadapan dengan seorang artis Pulau Pinang yang kerap dibandingkan…
Tan Lay Heong uses trash to get people thinking
As she prepares for her George Town Festival exhibition, Tan Lay Heong speaks to us about the power of theatre…
6 works of art inspired by Penang
Ernest Zacharevic may have been the artist to kickstart George Town’s street art boom, but he isn’t the only one…
Shortcuts to a city’s art scene
You’ve just moved to a new city and you want a career in the arts but where do you start?…
Why cultural assimilation is important for Syrian sculptor Aboud Fares
Aboud Fares talks about his artistic journey in Penang and why immersing himself in local culture is important as a…