arts-ED is a non-profit organization (NPO) based in Penang, Malaysia which specializes in innovative community-based arts and culture education for young people and adult communities. Our work is focused on empowering communities to develop awareness of their cultural assets through mapping, documentation, promotion and celebration of culture. Our vision is to help sustain local culture and diversity through creative hands-on approaches to education that emphasize the relationship between arts, culture and life. arts-ED projects are run in community settings and are organized around the theme of ‘arts, culture and heritage’. The theme helps participants connect with their own environment, cultural assets and community and encourages learning around real issues, values and meaning. We work in collaboration with institutions, arts educators, artists, and community activists to promote culture education at a local and regional level. Our innovative approach has been emulated by other non-profit organizations within Malaysia as well as in Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.

1. Members:
• arts educators
• artists/craftsmen
• conservation experts
• cultural activists
• people managers
Goal:
Cultural Vitality & Sustainability
Arts & Culture Education
Non-profit Organisation since 2007

2. Making Culture:
We facilitate on-going interaction and reciprocity
between community and their environment which
gives rise to cultural knowledge, skills, identity and
place-making.
Making Art:
We facilitate the process of making meaning of real,
perceived or imagined experiences or issues, and
communicating meaning through the creation of art.
Bringing Life and Art Together

3. PROGRAMS FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE
PROGRAMS
WITH ADULTS
Capacity
Building
&
Curriculum
Development
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Exhibitions/Performance/ Festival
Products/Publications /Reports/Web
Art and
Culture
Workshops,
Trails
&
Festivals
Culture
Research
Projects
Focus Areas and Projects
Community
Consultation,
Public
Education
&
Research
Projects

4. 1. Historical inner city
of George Town
2. Agricultural district
of Balik Pulau
3. Suburban
environments
Children of the City
Current Programs in the Communities

5. Target Group 1:
Children & Youth
who live in and around the
community
We facilitate exploration of
cultural and historical
identity through arts
projects

6. Cultural Walks/Talks/Tours

7. Inter-generational
Apprenticeship

8. Arts Workshops:
Building Arts Vocabulary & Skills

9. 2
2
3
Cultural Research & Documentation

10. 4
Community Outreach: Performances & Exhibitions
:;

11. Festivals to Promote Culture

12. Target Group 2:
Adults who live/work in
the community
We facilitate dialogue,
consultation, mapping
and planning initiatives.

13. Traditional Meeting Places
Chinese Food Outlets
Muslim Food Outlets
Festival Sites
Market Site
Cultural Mapping Projects

14. Community
Consultation

15. Capacity Building:
for Artists, Facilitators, Cultural Guides, Teachers

16. Public Awareness & Education

17. International Networking & Exchange:
Conference Presentations & Curriculum Writing

18. Contact Us
Website : www.arts-ed-penang.org
E-mail : arts_ed_penang@yahoo.com
Phone & Fax No : +604-2633471
Or visit us at 19, Cannon St, 10200 George Town, Penang
槟城文化及艺术教育组织
Community-based
Arts & Culture Education Programs
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