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...
Aug 11, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions
Currently there is a stunning ensemble of animal related art from Ryan Ng adorning the walls of the G Hotel Art Gallery until 31st October 2019. Ryan Ng, though only 19 years of age and just starting university, has already developed his skill level to extraordinary...
Aug 10, 2019 | Community, Festivals, opera, Theatre
You will want to watch out this month in Penang. The gates of hell have been opened — according to Chinese Buddhist and Taoist beliefs — and ghosts are roaming freely. These long-necked spirits are hungry, both for food and entertainment. And it is the role of the...
Aug 1, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions
Enter the Daiichi Art Space and you’ll find yourself stared at by a plethora of small faces. FACES, the new exhibition of paintings by Khoo Sui Hoe, is, well, what the title might lead you to believe: a lot of paintings of a lot of faces. But there is...
Jul 26, 2019 | Circus, Dance, Festivals
The finale of the George Town Festival 2019 will be a huge celebration — fittingly titled The Extravaganza — on the evening of the 28th July, from 5pm – 11pm along Beach Street (Lebuh Pantai). This will involve some 120 artists, both local and...
