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George Town Literary Festival, Nov 21-24 2019

Nov 9, 2019 | Book Launch, Festivals, Food and Beverage, Jazz, Talk, Workshops

The award-winning George Town Literary Festival returns for its 9th year with the jam-packed schedule of book launches, workshops and conversations with writers over one weekend that we have come to expect. This year’s festival theme,...

George Town Heritage Celebrations July 6th-8th 2019

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...

Open Studios Penang, Workshops, June 14th-16th 2019

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...

George Town Literary Festival, Nov 22-25 2018

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...

OBSCURA Festival of Photography, August 25th-31st

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...

WHIST, Virtual Reality Art, August 10th-12th & 16th-19th 2018

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...
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