Aug 9, 2017 | Circus, Comedy, Community, Exhibitions, Festivals, Food and Beverage, Markets, Music, Workshops
The Butterworth Fringe Festival is an annual event that first occurred in 2015 during that year’s George Town festival. It is a public and free street event celebrating art, heritage and culture, aiming to promote the development of both local and international art...
Aug 1, 2017 | Exhibitions, Festivals
In its third year contributing to the George Town Festival, Penang gallery base2 is exploring the fragility of beauty inspired by conflict in the region. Fractured presents a mix of paintings and sculptures to exhibit the conflicting fragments of lives, people,...
Jul 28, 2017 | Community, Exhibitions, Festivals, Music, Theatre, World Music
In its first week, the George Town Festival starts with a bang. Part of the line-up includes Macam-Macam Asean, an arts and crafts market packed with entertainment. What better way to celebrate South-East Asia’s amalgam of culture and heritage than with a locally...
Jul 1, 2017 | Exhibitions
Aspects of Life and Nature, Paintings & Sculptures by Heng Eow Lin is a new exhibition of the joyful and sensual works by this veteran Malaysian artist. Active since he graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore, he has exhibited widely in...
Jun 25, 2017 | Community, Exhibitions, Festivals, Heritage Walks, Theatre
Ever since George Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 7th July 2008,George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) has organised an annual celebration to commemorate this special date and draw attention to a particular aspect of George...
Apr 19, 2017 | Exhibitions
Penang Photographer Albert Foo loves Chinese opera. His passion for an art form he fears is dying in Penang is gloriously obvious in this exhibition of his photographs at Keeni Kessler Gallery. The photographs were all taken against the magical light...