Community Based Arts & Culture Workers in Malaysia
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Individual Profile
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Aisyah Baharuddin
Artist, Artist-Facilitator, Community Representative/ Liaison Project Manager/ Coordinator/ Administrator
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

Klang, Selangor.

+6013-661 3243
Contact Details:
PROJECTS DATE SHORT DESCRIPTION
“The journal of healing journey”
2008-2010
Art therapy workshop for HIV and AIDS awareness, House 15, Batu Arang, Rawang
Mini Library
2008-2011
Laman Budaya, Taman Tasik, Shah Alam
PJSAF (Padang Jawa Street Art Festival)
Macrh 2013
Street Art Festival, Padang Jawa. Selangor
PSS (Pusat Sekitar Seni)
March 2013-2014
A community space for arts and creative activities, set up in the neighbourhood of Padang Jawa, Selangor, and catering to the children of this community
“Population In Or Out”
Nov 2013
Multimedia Workshop, in collaboration with Indonesian artists. Padang Jawa, Selangor.
Resources & Additional Links
Video Title : Sebuah lukisan sepotong cerita (A drawing, a story) Published Apr 7, 2013
Newspaper article on the work in Padang Jawa