Jun 15, 2019 | Children, Choral, Community, Dance, Festivals, Heritage Walks, Music, Workshops
July 7th 2019 marks eleven years since George Town, together with Melaka, was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status, and this year the annual celebrations of the event are as elaborate as ever. The UNESCO listing encompassed the intangible heritage of the site as much...
Jun 2, 2019 | Art, Festivals, Workshops
Following on from yesterday’s post, this article covers the workshops that are taking place during Open Studios Penang, which is a weekend packed full of exhibitions, talks, workshops, and of course artists opening their studios to the public, from June...
Nov 8, 2018 | Art, Book Launch, Exhibitions, Festivals, Talk, Workshops
The George Town Literary Festival, founded only in 2011, has already become a cornerstone of Penang’s annual creative calendar. So well-organised that at this year’s London Book Awards it won “The International Excellence Award for a Literary...
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...
Aug 4, 2018 | Art, Dance, Festivals, Music, Sculpture, Workshops
WHIST is described as an hour long ‘experience’ that combines Virtual Reality (VR), physical theatre, sculpture and music used to explore multiple perspectives of one family’s story. It has received glowing reviews from The Guardian (UK), Vice and Creative review. All...
Jul 26, 2018 | Festivals, Music, Workshops
Ensemble Q is an impressive collective of musicians who’s self proclaimed purpose is to showcase and develop talent within the Australian classical music scene. The group seems to be characterised by the members passion for chamber music and their desire to ensure it...
