May 2, 2008
A PRIVATE company plans to set up the biggest art gallery in Penang at the historical Wisma Yeap Chor Ee on China Street Ghaut, state Tourism, Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman Danny Law Heng Kiang said.
He said the gallery, to be established soon, would be able to exhibit some 200 paintings compared to the 80 paintings which the state art gallery in Dewan Sri Pinang could display.
“It will complement the state’s effort in promoting arts. In Penang, we do not have an art gallery which is big enough for a large-scale exhibition.
“We really welcome the private company’s move to set up a big art gallery on the island,” he said after launching the prelude exhibition of the 4th New Expres-sion of Asian Art Exhibition at the Simon Tan Art Gallery on Armenian Street yesterday.
Law also said the state government planned to play the liaison role in bringing all local artists and collectors together.
“There are many talented artists as well as enthusiastic art lovers in the state and the state would like to gather them together promote art in the state,” he said.
The prelude exhibition, which ends on May 15, showcases the artworks by 31 local artists who will represent Malaysia in the New Expression of Asian Art and The Academic Forum of Asian Art in Henan, China, in mid-May.
In her speech, exhibition organising committee chairman Becky Choong urged the state government to give more support to local artists.
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