International
art and music festivals don’t happen by magic but the Kuching International
Festival of Music and Arts is taking place between 18 November and 18 December,
2016. This would not have happened but for the vision and energy of Dr
Geraldine Law Lee and her sister Grace as well as members of this International
Music House in Kuching who are the driving force behind this first
International Music and Arts Festival in Kuching; they’ve put a fantastic
effort together to make it happen in such an enchanted place.
The
opening night of the festival was upon us now and the Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg who is also the Minister of Housing and Urbanization, Minister
of Tourism, Arts and Culture Sarawak opened the festival.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk
Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg
Opening
speech reflected a very impressive attitude towards music, arts and culture
The Old Kuching Museum
A
As
part of the Festival, the Wild Swans
exhibition was set up in the old British Court House by the river, an
interesting experience for this really was uncharted territory for Western
Australian Artists and their artworks.
Professor Diana Davis
from the Australian National University talking with audience members
One
has travelled the world somewhat and Kuching, Sarawak as one viewed it whilst
walking around and looking out the hotel window towards Indonesia, appears to
be an unspoilt aesthetic jewel with a harmonious blending of cultures ancient
and exotic, with architecture to match; it’s an outstanding place for any
artist to visit or anybody else for that matter. One can only hope that this
wonderful city continues to show its fantastic passion and aesthetic vision to
the world and then, when the new museum is built, one believes it will be
another jewel in the crown of the State of Sarawak, Malaysia.
