Friday, August 26, 2011

In-Fest Melaka 2011





In-Fest is a collaborative effort. It is the Artists IN Melaka FESTival
In-Fest is intended as an on-going celebration of collective creativity.
When the festival goes public on September 30th and October 1st, visitors will be welcomed as participants in several ways, such as the performances and works on display will be interactive, there is a great chill-out space for dancing & enjoying the music, of course discussions with the... artists themselves, and simple drawing materials will also be available for everyone to be inspired!
In-Fest therefore would have no meaning without it’s setting amongst the robust and friendly community of Our Town. We really are an “Artists in Melaka” festival!.

PURPOSE:
The Purpose of In-Fest is:
1. To promote the image of Melaka as a thriving center for artistic production to the Malaysian public and to tourists,
2. To promote to the public recent work by artists and musicians resident in Melaka and its environs,
3. To stimulate more active financial support from individuals and businesses in Melaka (and beyond) for the Melaka artist community as a whole.

FESTIVAL FEATURES:
“IN-FEST” event activities will include:
1. Exhibition of visual arts works by 5 selected artists from Melaka & worldwide,
2. Performances by 16 individuals and/or groups of regional musicians, many of whom have composed music for this occasion (musical performances to be concluded by 10:30pm)
3. Shaded outdoor conversation lounges and dancing areas
4. Showing of short art video productions from Melaka and worldwide artists
5. Extensive areas for visitors to create their own art
6. Flea market selling locally created & made art & jewellery
7. Light snacks and beverages available

Exhibition of visual arts works:
Artists will display their interactive drawings, paintings, montage, mobiles to effect you and make you feel new emotions.

Short art video productions:
Specialised director /artists will run their short video stories on large screens to entertain, confuse and inspire you.

Band performances:
Indie band music at its best from Malaysia most cutting bands!

Acoustic music performances:
Hear and feel the intimate live tunes of indie artists who interact with you, move you, challenge you......

Experimental music performances:
Chill out to live tunes from some of Malaysia’s best experimental Indie/DJ-musicians:


The dates and times for In-Fest are:

Friday, 30 September, 2011; 5:00pm – 10:30pm
Saturday, 01 October, 2011; 10:00am – 10:30pm

The venue for In-Fest is:
Shadow of Colours Art Gallery
144 Jalan Tengkera, 75200, Melaka

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