Building Sustainability in Arts with Borak Arts Series by My Performing Arts Agency

My Performing Arts Agency (MYPAA) in collaboration with the National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN) are pleased to announce two upcoming arts initiatives with opportunities and platforms to inspire, educate and energise both the arts community and the Malaysian public.

With Malaysia’s arts scene at its infancy stage, how do arts organisations and their leaders sustain themselves? Is there an arts eco-system to support the performing arts industry, the public and the private sectors?

Borak Arts Series hoping to break boundaries, will feature key leaders in the arts and business including artists, curators, critics and other thinkers of national and international standing, coming together to explore these questions. Borak Arts Series is intended to provide an opportunity to have powerful personal meetings and discussions to allow for quality relationships, and to meet and network with corporate and government officials who share similar interests. 

Taking place from 15th to 16th June 2013 at Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, with the theme of Building Sustainability in Arts, the Borak Arts Series also provides a platform for attendees to learn about new and upcoming projects, local and international from the creators and producers themselves; presenting the gateway for the establishment, relationships and collaborations between the practitioners, the public and the private sectors. On the other hand, industry players will share their insights and experiences on past projects and learning; to share with the participants their secret recipe of what works and what doesn't in the business of the performing arts.

With various local and international speakers such as the  Director General of National Department for Culture and Arts (Ybhg Dato’ Norliza Rofli), President of Korea Arts Management Services (Mr Jung Jae-wal), Director of Market Development of Australia Arts Council (Ms Collette Brennan), MyCreative Ventures Chief Executive Officer (Johan Ishak),Creative Director of Strange Fruit Australia (Mr Phillip Gleeson), and Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre's Ybhg Dato’ Faridah Merican just to name a few, this ticketed event will focus on critical thinking, creative management and ways to create sustainability for creative practitioners to elevate the industry to the next level, while educating the participants on the existing state of affairs.

President of Korea Arts Management Services, Mr. Jung Jae-wal 

Borak Arts Series is one of the efforts initiated by MYPAA in collaboration with JKKN in its commitment to create a conducive eco-system for creative practitioners in Malaysia. Apart from the plenary sessions, highlights of the conference will include a Tea Networking Session to discuss specific issues of importance and a Networking Reception. 

For more information about the Borak Arts Series, the event itinerary, and tickets log on to http://mypaa.com.my/borak-arts/index.html