Community Based Arts & Culture Workers in Malaysia

Languages spoken: 

English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin

Based in community: 

Yes

Target age groups: 

Families

General 

Ethnic group

Mixed 

Mission/Personal statement:

Participated in general planning and administration work in various projects. Initiated and managing the Ipoh Bus Project.

Ipoh Bus Project focuses on “recording tangible and intangible community content from the target area (Ipoh); e.g. where in their area is their favourite food stall, any stories about the (neighbourhood), etc. The community of the Ipoh Bus Project is huge, with many people associating themselves with Ipoh even though it is out of the official city limits. Ipoh has a population of over 800,000 people so I only target areas within walking distance from the bus routes. Because of this, this project is more outward looking than the usually tighter community focus in target areas.”

Community-based work interests: 

Address issues in the community

Provide exposure to community

Cultural documentation 

Types of community where work is conducted: 

Residential: Urban, Urban village, Suburb

Non-residential: Association

Residential, type of housing area: Housing estate, Apartment blocks/Flats, Kampung

Types of activity:

Organising events: Street fair, Festival, Showcase/performance/exhibition, Artist-in-residence programme

Public Art: Wall murals, outdoor sculpture/installation, street furniture, public  garden/park/space (Ah Soh Place)

Community interventions: Creation of shared spaces for creative/culture activity, cleaning up and redesigning public spaces

Workshops: Film/photography, craft

Research & Documentation: Community mapping/ data collection for Ipoh Bus Project