Hi, everyone. It's the start of 2005, I'm out of art school, yet busy as a bee. Which is good. For those interested, I'm returning to Malaysia after March, so I hope to catch up with some of you and even meet some correspondents for the first time.

I have reshuffled the General Articles section to be divided into three categories:
General articles - essays on the state of the Malaysian art scene, personal writing by artists, etc.
Art history - links to other websites that outline the history of Malaysian and Singaporean art.
Exhibition writeups, reviews & press releases.

The following links have been added to the Database:

Young At Art
by Debra Chong & Joanna Van
An interview with three budding Malaysian artists: Sharon Chin, Tey Beng Tze & Mohammad Yazid Kamal Baharin.
< under G E N E R A L   A R T I C L E S >

FARIZA AZLINA ISAHAK
Reka Art Space's Artist-Of-The-Month profile, January 2005 (pics included)
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Doghouse73 Pictures
is an independent filmmaking outfit in Malaysia. The aim is to produce small budget films.
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Oh, and do catch the current Manit Sriwanichpoom exhibition at Valentine Willie. I have heard only good things about this artist.
That's it from me for now,
 

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MESSAGE FROM REKA ART SPACE:

Selayang Hospital Palliative Care Unit is running a one day workshop on art therapy on Saturday, 29th January 2005, from 10am to 3pm.

If you're interested in attending, please let Sek Thim know latest by Tuesday, 25th Jan.
Below is the brief and programme for the day.
Those who had initially expressed an interest in working with cancer patients at the same hospital might find this workshop useful as a means of getting some background understanding of what this is all about.

Thanks.

Chee Sek Thim
Reka Art Space
GL29 Block C, Kelana Square
17 Jalan SS7/26
Kelana Jaya
47301 Petaling Jaya

tel: 03.7880.5982
url: http://www.reka-art.com

Objectives

To share experiences and to further knowledge and skills of practitioners in the field of Day Care therapy for patients with advanced cancer.

To expose doctors, nurses and volunteers to the field of play & expressive arts as a treatment modality in palliative care.

To provide the opportunity for health care professionals and volunteers to explore the use of art and play therapy in the management of patients with advanced cancer who have difficulty in verbal or emotional expression.

Speaker: Mr Andrew Ng MCS, Play and Expressive Arts Therapist, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
PALLIATIVE CARE WORK SHOP
PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT
HOSPITAL SELAYANG

INSERVICE TRAINING COURSE
FOR DOCTORS, NURSES AND VOLUNTEERS

PROGRAM

0945 – 1000 Registration
1000 - 1100 Art therapy and its therapeutic elements
1100 – 1200 Projective drawings with art making and discussion
1200 – 1300 Lunch break
1300 - 1400 Sand-tray therapy and its therapeutic elements
1400 – 1500 Videotape viewing, role play and discussion