Funding the Arts in Times of Pandemic in Malaysia
How are the arts adapting to the #NewNormal"? Well over 11 months into the global pandemic, this series presents experiences and stories of #resilience, #adaptation, and success from the arts sector to the Covid-19 pandemic, with particular focus on arts & disabilities, artists residencies and arts funding.
In this article, Nicole Chang Shu Fun depicts the public funding for arts in Malaysia during the current pandemic. The article focuses on the funding initiatives tailored for the arts and cultural sectors by the government’s cultural agency, namely CENDANA (Cultural Economy Development Agency). The article describes CENDANA’s team endeavour in supporting the arts and cultural practitioners and the collectives towards building a resilient art and cultural ecosystem in Malaysia.