Community Based Arts & Culture Workers in Malaysia

Languages spoken: 

English, Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese dialects 

Based in Community:

No

Target Age Groups: 

Youth aged 18 above and young adults

Older generation/retirees

General

Ethnic Groups: 

Predominantly Hakka Chinese community.

Mission/Personal statement:

Rakan Mantin is a group set up for the preservation of the traditional Hakka village of Mantin.

“(We are about ) art and community activism, to foster collaboration between the two sides and to do so in public and through various media to safeguard and promote historical and cultural landscape and community from needless destruction.”

Community-based work interests: 

Address issues in the community

Transforms spaces

Cultural documentation

Types of community where work is conducted: 

Urban village 

Kampung

Types of activity: 

Organising events: Street fair, Festival, Showcase/performance/exhibition, walks, talks

Public art and design:  Outdoor sculpture/installation, Street furniture

Community interventions: Cleaning up and redesigning public spaces, Creative activities for, improved livelihood, Creation of shared spaces for creative/culture activity 

Classes: Visual art

Workshops: Visual art, Film/photography, Writing/poetry, Research skills 

Research & Documentation: To research and document the historical and cultural landscape and community