PHOTOS BY CANON POWERSHOT SX 720 HS
ART IPOH 2019
Preserving Our Heritage and Recognising the Importance of
Arts & Culture.
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Duration 17 August to 30 September 2019.
At Tin Alley, Lorong Bijeh Timah Ipoh Perak.
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The official grand opening of ART IPOH 2019 was held at
Tin Alley on 17th August 2019, 7pm.
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ART IPOH 2019 organised by Tin Alley Curated Space, leaded
by artistic director cum curator the artist Phillip Wong. Sponsored by Bukit
Merah Wood Products, in collaboration with Artist-In-Residence Ipoh, The Happy
8-Pasir Putih, Sepetang & Ipoh, Perak and Yuk Choy High School Ipoh.
Supported by National Art Gallery Malaysia.
ART IPOH 2019 with the objective, Preserving Our Heritage
and Recognising the Importance of Arts & Culture, is be the first &
largest art exhibition in Ipoh majoring in installation art.
Featuring 18 Malaysian artists--- Aizat Amir, Azhar Kamaruddin,
Cheong Min Zhe, Francis Jofeel Goh, Iron Loi, Kamil Shafie, Lydia Chew, Marcus
Lim, Phillip Wong, Rorn Lew, Samuel Lim, Sharon Ong, Sivarajah Natarajan, Tan
Vooi Yam, Tan Char Lyne, Tasha Ong, Ng Sook Peng & Zoe Wu.
These artists who were invited hailed from Ipoh, Kuala Kangsar, Batu Gajah, Tambun, Taiping, Seremban,
Johor, Sarawak and Kuala Lumpur. Each specialised in different field of creative industry such
as architect, interior design, graphic design, fashion design, illustration,
performing art, plantation and fine art. They are renowned, prize-awarded senior
& young artists.
Art Ipoh 2019 worked in collaboration with Yuk Choy High School Ipoh to have
their students to be part of the ART IPOH platform to spark the
creative mind of the young generation. Art is for everyone and it is good for
our future generation in art education and in life.
ART IPOH 2019 is part of the artist-in-residence program.
Artists are working on their creation based on their own artistic theme by
inspiration after visited old town in Ipoh, installation space &
brainstorming. All materials are provided and artist will work from their own studio
and at Bukit Merah Wood factory.
All creation will be showing at 30 locations indoor &
outdoor along the area of Tin Alley (Lorong Bijeh Timah Ipoh). Sizes of
location from 50sqf to 1100sqf for each installation. In conjunction of ART
IPOH, Tin Alley will be setting up an art gallery as a platform of art for now
& future.
Visitors and Ipohans attended the official
grand opening on 17th August 2019. A series of program of the day included
performances, ceremony of appreciation, art tour with guest of honour and
distinguish guests. And the exhibition will be continued until 30 September
2019.
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact
Mr. Chok Yen hau-Chef Marketing Officer (016-6655080 or tinalley.my@gmail.com)
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