ADAlogy… Susurmasa: An Art Talk with Awang Damit Ahmad in conjunction with his book launch and exhibition
(13 May 2023, 3pm, Galeri Prima, Balai Berita Bangsar, KL)
Organised by Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers and PantauIraga Art Space
Moderator: Sarah Abu Bakar
Speakers: Awang Damit Ahmad, Prof. Dr. Muliyadi Mahamood, Ooi Kok Chuen
Guided Curatorial Tour with Sarah Abu Bakar and Mudzafar Sanusi in conjunction with Time Together: Exploring Art through Khazanah’s Collection exhibition
(3 & 4 September 2022, 3pm, Slate at The Row, KL)
In Conversation with Shen Fei and Wesley Wong: The Making of Gallery Khazanah in conjunction with Time Together: Exploring Art through Khazanah’s Collection exhibition
(2 September 2022, 3pm, Slate at The Row, KL)
Moderator: Sarah Abu Bakar
Speakers: Ar. Lam Shen Fei (Virtual Layout Architect), Wesley Wong Soo Ming (Digital Artwork Photographer)
Link to Galeri Khazanah
Art Discovery Series with Prof Jalaini Abu Hassan: Telling the Malaysian Story through Art in conjunction with Time Together: Exploring Art through Khazanah’s Collection exhibition
(30 August 2022, 3pm, Slate at The Row, KL)
Moderator: Sarah Abu Bakar
Speaker: Jalaini Abu Hassan (Artist and Academician)
Link to Galeri Khazanah
Art Discovery Series with Chang Yoong Chia and Sabri Idrus: Telling the Malaysian Story through Art in conjunction with Time Together: Exploring Art through Khazanah’s Collection exhibition
(25 August 2022, 3pm, Slate at The Row, KL)
Moderator: Sarah Abu Bakar
Speakers: Chang Yoong Chia (Artist), Sabri Idrus (Artist)
Link to Galeri Khazanah
Bertemu with Marina, Anum and Lillian: A Talk Easy Afternoon with the Collectors in conjunction with The Carrier Bag: Gathering as Collecting exhibition
(5 December 2021, 3pm, Temu House, PJ)
Webinar: Our Forefathers: The Malaysian Economy through Works of Artin conjunction with Bank Negara Museum and Art Gallery’s Keringat – Tales of Our Forefathers virtual exhibition
(29 June 2021, 11.30am, virtual)
Moderator: Sarah Abu Bakar
Speakers: Eric Peris (Fine Art Photographer), Azmir Zain (Director, Galeri Z), Chang Yoong Chia (Artist)
Link to Keringat – Tales of Our Forefathers
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Estate Planning courtesy of Ambank Wealth Management
(13 June 2015, 4pm Curate SENI Mont Kiara)
Speaker: Chris Foong (Rockwills Advisory Services Sdn. Bhd)
Art Appreciation by Art Collectors
(13 June 2015, 3pm Curate SENI Mont Kiara)
Moderator: Sarah Abu Bakar
Speakers: Too Hing Yeap, Billy (Lawyer), Dr. Krishna Gopal Rampal (Professor and Dean at the Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine), Chua Tin Chew, Jimmy (Art Advisor and former Singaporean Diplomat)
Link to Programme
The Pleasures of Collecting Nyonyaware
(20 September 2014, 2pm Curate SENI Mont Kiara)
Speaker: Lilian Tong (Museum Director, Pinang Peranakan Mansion & Vice President, Penang Baba Nyonya Association)
Picturing Nanyang: A Romantic Perspective of the Southern Seas?
(16 August 2014, 2pm Curate SENI Mont Kiara)
Speakers: Dr. Emelia Ong Ian Li (Art Historian and Educator)
Kelvin Chuah (Artist and Writer)
Link to Programme
Family Fun Art Workshop
(22 June 2014, 2pm Curate SENI Mont Kiara)
Facilitator: Felicia Loh (The Art Mind)
Popo Iskandar and Modernism in Indonesian Visual Art
(31 May 2014, 4pm Curate SENI Mont Kiara)
Speakers: Harry Nugraha (Director of Griya Seni Popo Iskandar (GSPI) Bandung, Indonesia & Son of Popo Iskandar)
Anton Susanto, (Curator of GSPI & Grandson of Popo Iskandar)
Hawe Setiawan (Educator, Writer, Cultural Observer and Author of
Rupakata: Art and Thoughts of Popo Iskandar)
Soni Farid Maulana (Poet, Journalist and Author of Rupakata: Art and
Thoughts of Popo Iskandar)
Link to Programme
Collecting Art in Europe: An Overview Of Western Art History Through the Collection of Calouste Gulbenkian
(17 May 2014, 3pm Curate SENI Mont Kiara)
Moderator: John Krich (Writer & Columnist for Wall Street Journal)
Speaker: Sandra Peixoto Krich (Art Historian & Curator)
Link to Programme
Relooking the Malaysian Art Structure of the Past Four Decades: Uncovering an Identity In a Pluralistic Landscape. Has A Common Voice Been Heard?
(14 September 2013, 2pm Black Box, MAP Publika)
Moderator: Datin Shalini Ganendra (Director, SGFA Gallery)
Speakers: Dr. Sulaiman Esa (Artist and Art Educator)
Zainol Abidin Shariff (Zabas) (Art Historian)
Dr. Lai Chee Kien (Architect and Assistant Professor at National
University of Singapore)
Syed Muhammad Hafiz (Curator, National Gallery Singapore, now PhD candidate)
Link to Programme
Art Awareness, Appreciation & Investment
(23 March 2013, 3pm Sabah Art Gallery, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
Speakers: Jennifer P. Linggi (Manager and Curator of Sabah Art Gallery),
Dato’ Dr. Tan Chee Khuan (Founder and Executive Director of The Art
Gallery, Penang),
Bingley Sim (Art collector),
Joshua Lim (Art collector and founder of A+ Works of Art)