Aug 17, 2019 | Art, art installation, Exhibitions, Photography, Sculpture
Not just home to a profusion of cakes, ChinaHouse is currently also home to a profusion of antiques. Nestled above the café is an Aladdin’s cave of relics crammed into the small corridors of the traditional townhouse. Here there are 1000+ antiques, to be exact. This...
Aug 14, 2019 | art installation, Exhibitions, Festivals, Photography
The Obscura Photography Festival is an independent project based in Penang. This month sees its seventh instalment since it was established by Vignes Balasingam in 2013. The festival holds a variety of events, including photography exhibitions held at Hin Bus Depot...
Jul 21, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions, Festivals, Photography
For its seventh year joining with George Town Festival, the Obscura Festival of Photography is exploring the topic of ‘subcultures’. This theme is not only the focus of talks and workshops but also the free exhibition, titled ‘Subculture: An Exploration into the Human...
Feb 22, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions, Photography
Adventure is Out There is the title of the new exhibition of photography by Eric Ooi at the G Art Gallery. Ooi is a charming and enthusiastic young man who works professionally as a wedding and portrait photographer out of Kuala Lumpur. He has travelled...
Oct 19, 2018 | Exhibitions, Music, Photography, Recital
It is a rare and welcome opportunity to be able to listen to all three Brahms Sonatas for Piano and Violin. Brahms was a German Romantic composer, often grouped with Beethoven and Bach as one of the “”Three Bs” of music. Brahms composed music...
Aug 18, 2018 | Exhibitions, Festivals, Photography, Talk, Workshops
The OBSCURA Festival of Photography returns to George Town for its sixth year this August. It is one of the leading photography festivals in South East Asia, and keeps getting bigger every year, incorporating more exhibitions, talks and workshops. Although the overall...
