Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) celebrates its 25th year of service to women and children. Among the events lined up to commemorate this important milestone is an
art fundraiser:
H a l f o f M a l a y s i a
Besides WAO being half the age of Malaysia the title of the fundraiser also recognises that women constitute half the population of this country. Jointly organised by WAO and Five Arts Centre, and hosted by Rimbun Dahan, Half of Malaysia will feature works by:
Ahmad Fuad Osman Bayu Utomo Radjikin Bernice Chauly Chin Kon Yit Choh Kok Kheong Farish Noor Gan Siong King Jacqueline Ann Surin Jasmine Raj Nazim Esa Negotiated Settlements Nirmala Dutt Shanmughalingam Ramli Ibrahim Reena Clare Sharaad Kuttan Simon Ong Seong Huah Siow Yin Yoong Sivarajah Natarajan Tan Kien Eng Tara Sosrowardoyo Wong Hoy Cheong Yati Kaprawi Yee I-Lann Zuriah Aljeffri
Prices of artwork range between RM200 and RM12,000.
Proceeds from the sale of artworks will go towards WAO’s Refuge and Child Care Centre.
Half of Malaysia will be held
at
Rimbun Dahan
Km. 27 Jalan Kuang
Kuang
Selangor 48050
Malaysia
27 to 30 July 2007
(For directions to Rimbun Dahan, go to http://www.rimbundahan.org/about/directions.htm )
To view more of the artworks, go to www.rimbundahan.org
The opening will be held at Rimbun Dahan at 7:30pm on 28 July 2007. For an invitation to the opening, please send an e-mail to gabrielle.low@gmail.com
The artworks will be on display at the Rimbun Dahan Gallery until 30 July 2007. Gallery opening hours will be between 10am to 6pm on Sunday, 29 July 2007 and Monday, 30 July 2007.
Angela Hijjas will conduct a tour of Rimbun Dahan on Sunday 29th July, including the garden, Rumah Uda Manap, the herb garden Taman Sari, the gallery and artists studios. Meet at the front gate of Rimbun Dahan at 9am.
For participants of the tour, a donation of RM20 per person, children RM10, will go to support the work of WAO. Refreshments will be provided at the end of the visit that should take about three hours. Please wear long sleeves and trousers, and bring along mosquito repellent
For further inquiries, please contact Gabrielle Low at 012-2182771 or Adrian Kisai at 012-9429959.
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