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The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to the
performing arts and fine arts industries. “Pre-Covid, we would physically meet as a team at least once a month with Singapore as the epicentre. But Covid altered our plans,” Avik Bandyopadhyay explains, in a chat with
YourStory.
“Although physical meets need to be restarted, virtual sessions do not impede productivity or passion,” he adds. All team members are available on instant messaging, and they are always in touch.
“One of the learnings from Covid was that for the first time, we realised that we all need to be sympathetic towards each of the team members,” Avik explains.
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Humera Ali, who co-owns popular Parkdale cafe and bakery The Tempered Room, knew she wasn t the only one who was having a tough year, so she reached out to neighbours on Facebook to see if anyone was interested in pooling skills and resources to raise some spirits, and maybe a couple of bottom lines. Spring into Parkdale has been cancelled, she wrote, referring to the annual Parkdale BIA fest, can we perhaps try and bring it back in an altered/creative manner? Parkdale people, do you have any ideas/wishes?
The artworks are priced from a few hundred dollars up to around $3,000.
Avik joins us in this three-part
interview on the vision, journey, achievements, and plans ahead for his art platform and community.
THE FLOWER GARDEN by Adha Widhayansyah
YourStory [YS]: What was the vision behind founding MayinArt, and how is it being fulfilled?
Avik Bandyopadhyay [AB]: It all started in the interiors of Indonesia. There we found that talented artists from the rural areas were creating beautiful art. We relished the richness and creativity of their art and culture but realised that they had limited resources to
market their work or communicate globally as their native language, Bahasa Indonesia, was the only language they could speak.