ILHAM CONTEMPORARY FORUM (MALAYSIA 2009 – 2017) 21 May 2017 - 8 October 2017 Level 5 / Tingkat 5 Curatorial Tour / Lawatan Bersama Kurator: 21 May, 11am -- ILHAM Contemporary Forum is a project exhibition which aims to explore what is currently happening in Malaysian arts and culture. Collaborative by nature, ILHAM has invited seven project curators — a range of professionals from various fields and positions, all under 39 — to select visual artworks and cultural projects, produced within the last eight years. This selection of over 35 artworks and cultural projects will be included in the Contemporary Forum exhibition. The exhibition will serve as a prompt (rather than a survey exhibition) to discuss and debate what has been happening over the last few years in the local arts and cultural scene. The seven guest project curators are Kat Rahmat, Mark Teh, Ridhwan Saidi, Ong Jo-Lene, Tan Hui Koon, chi too and Azzad Diah Ahmad Zabidi. The exhibition is facilitated by Gallery Director, Rahel Joseph, and guest facilitator, Lee Weng Choy. This exhibition is a pilot project which may become a regular platform for ILHAM. The Contemporary Forum aims to be an experiment and to ask questions. It is a series of enquiries from the ground level — lateral conversation between different voices. This exhibition will be a starting point for other activities, from public forums to workshops, which will further explore what is contemporary art and culture in Malaysia today. After the public forums and workshops, ILHAM will produce a publication documenting the processes and the activities of The Contemporary Forum. CURATORIAL TOUR Gallery tour highlighting key works from the exhibition ILHAM CONTEMPORARY FORUM. 21 May, 11am -- PAMERAN THE ILHAM CONTEMPORARY PROJECT MALAYSIA 2009 – 2017 The ILHAM Contemporary Forum, adalah sebuah projek terbaru dari Galeri ILHAM dengan pendekatan eksperimen meneroka dunia seni dan kebudayaan Malaysia, hasil gabungan professional jemputan dari pelbagai bidang dan jawatan, kesemuanya berumur di bawah 39 tahun, menghasilkan sebuah pameran seni. ILHAM telah memilih tujuh kurator projek iaitu Kat Rahmat, Mark Teh, Ridhwan Saidi, Ong Jo-Lene, Tan Hui Koon, chi too dan Azzad Diah Ahmad Zabidi yang ditugaskan untuk mengenal pasti lima karya seni atau projek budaya yang telah dihasilkan di dalam lingkungan lapan tahun kebelakangan ini (“projek budaya” termasuk filem, fesyen, persembahan, komik, rekaan dan sebagainya). Pameran ini akan dikelolakan oleh Pengarah Galeri, Rahel Joseph, dan pengelola jemputan, Lee Weng Choy. Pameran ini tidak bermaksud menjadi sebuah tinjauan aliran kontemporari, namun bertujuan untuk membuka ruangan debat dan perbincangan terhadap perkara-perkara yang berlaku di dalam dunia kesenian dan kebudayaan tempatan. Selain itu juga, ILHAM Contemporary Forum menggunakan pameran sebagai batu loncatan untuk mengembangkan lagi aktiviti-aktiviti seterusnya, dari forum umum sehingga bengkel, yang diharapkan dapat menjana lebih banyak lagi persoalan dan kajian terhadap dunia seni dan budaya Malaysia. Sebagai kesimpulan kepada pameran, forum dan bengkel yang diadakan, ILHAM akan menerbitkan sebuah buku yang mendokumentasikan segala proses dan aktiviti keseluruhan projek ini. LAWATAN BERSAMA KURATOR Lawatan yang dikendalikan kurator yang bertujuan memberi penerangan tentang pameran dan karya-karya penting di dalam pameran ILHAM CONTEMPORARY FORUM. 21 Mei, 11am

The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM), Kuala Lumpur, is pleased to present our upcoming photography exhibition entitled "A Spiritual Journey: Islamic Culture and Heritage in Southeast Asia” which will be on display from 14th July until 14th October 2017. This exhibition showcases photographs selected from the many that were submitted to the IAMM's inaugural photography competition. This initiative seeks to inspire creativity among photographers as well as to document the visual appeal of Islam in Southeast Asia.  More than 120 photographers have submitted their work. This diverse pool of talent is not only from Malaysia but also from Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, France, Germany and United Kingdom. At a special ceremony on the opening day, the winners of three Grand Prizes totalling MYR 10,000 will be announced.

Sediakah anda untuk Malam Wayang? Bersempena Hari Belia Sedunia 2017, sebuah persembahan wayang kulit yang teramat istimewa akan berlangsung di bandar Kuala Lumpur! Saksikan wayang kulit kontemporari dan tradisional secara percuma di 2 Hang Kasturi pada 12 Ogos ini. Malam Wayang akan bermula dengan sentuhan anak-anak muda Tree Theatre Group dan akhir dengan persembahan khas dari Kumpulan Wayang Kulit Seri Warisan Pusaka. Malam Wayang diaturkan oleh  dan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur dengan anjuran Citi Foundation dan kerjasama  dan. MALAM WAYANG 8:00pm - 12:00am | Sabtu, 12 Ogos 2017 Dataran Medan Pasar, Leboh Pasar Besar, 50050 Kuala Lumpur --- Are you ready for the return of Malam Wayang? Come to 2 Hang Kasturi on 12 August 2017 for a shadow puppetry performance in conjunction with International Youth Day! Experience shadow puppetry in its contemporary and traditional forms as Tree Theatre Group and Kumpulan Wayang Kulit Seri Warisan Pusaka takes to the stage back-to-back for a truly memorable evening. It's free admission for everybody! Malam Wayang is organised by ThinkCity and DBKL in partnership with , Red Archer and  with support from Citi Foundation. MALAM WAYANG 8:00pm - 12:00am | Saturday, 12 August 2017 Dataran Medan Pasar, Leboh Pasar Besar, 50050 Kuala Lumpur