GEORGE TOWN, Oct 24 The art industry was among those hit hardest by the 18 months of the Covid-19 pandemic and needed urgent support for survival, according to Penang Art Society president Ch’ng Huck Theng. He said art has not only been seen as non-essential during the pandemic, it was also.
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 19 ― The Art Gallery in Penang reopened its doors on October 15 with a group art exhibition titled “Back to Nature” featuring 10 local artists. Gallery owner Tan Ee Lene said they chose the theme in appreciation of Nature as over the last one and a half years, many took to.
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:16 PM MYT
BY OPALYN MOK
The late artist Nasir with his realistic colour pencil work of a snake titled ‘Ulaq Ijau’ during the Open Studios Penang 2019 exhibition. Picture courtesy of Nizom Nadzir
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GEORGE TOWN, May 19 An art exhibition held in remembrance of wildlife artist Nasir Nadzir, who died in January of complications from Covid-19, has proven to be a huge success.
Almost all of the artworks in the exhibition were sold within a week.
Exhibition curator Ivan Gabriel said most of the artworks were sold over the opening weekend of May 8 and 9 before the exhibition had to be turned into a virtual one due to the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) on May 10.