Community Based Arts & Culture Workers in Malaysia

Languages spoken: 

Bahasa Melayu, English

Based in Community:

Yes

Target age groups: 

Children: all ages

Families and general audience

Ethnic Group:

Mixed

Mission/Personal statement:

Seni komuniti sebagai medium sosial, antara budaya dalam memecahkan seni kelas atasan dan bawahan  (high art and low art). Seni milik semua dan dinikmati tanpa mengira batasan  golongan, bangsa dan budaya.

(To use) community art as a social medium between cultures and to break the class boundaries of high art and lot art. Art belongs to all and should be appreciated/experienced regardless of class, ethnicity or cultural barriers.

Community-based work interests: 

Address issues in the community

Provide exposure to community

Transform spaces

Types of community where work is conducted: 

Urban village

Kampung 

Type of activity: 

Organising events/programmes: festivals, showcase/performance/exhibition, collaborative work with other collectives

Public art: wall murals

Intervention into Community: cleaning up and redesigning public spaces, creative activities for improved livelihood, creation of shared spaces for creative/culture activity

Classes: visual art, music,

Workshops: visual art, music