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George town festival opening weekend

Posted by Tiffany Choong on
Paintings by the sea
Paintings by the sea by Elena Merlino

It’s George town festival already?!?! Paintings from the sea. An art exhibition by Italian artist Elena Merlino at Studio Howard.

The artist’s love for travel and exploration is the inspiration behind the art collection. She paints on old nautical charts and found objects like driftwood and tree bark

The Exhibition opens tomorrow 29 July and runs until the end of George Town festival on the 3 Sept 2017

VENUE: Studio Howard, 13 Armenian Street, Penang, Malaysia 

OPENING HOURS: 10AM – 6PM (Closed on Sundays) 

Sudio howard
Studio Howard

Click here to learn more about George Town Festival and to download the full festival guide.

 

About George Town Festival

George Town Festival is an annual, month-long celebration of arts, culture, heritage and community. Celebrating its 8th year, the Festival aims to make arts accessible to the community by transforming the city into a global stage, showcasing world-class collaborations from international and local artists alike.

GTF2017
George Town Festival 2017

9 Comments Add yours

  1. equinoxio21 says:
    July 28, 2017 at 12:35 am

    Best of luck for the festival. Will you be participating as in other years?

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    1. TheCrazyBagLady says:
      August 7, 2017 at 12:15 pm

      I will be helping out with an event and blogging about the festival but I’m no participating this year.

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      1. equinoxio21 says:
        August 7, 2017 at 5:26 pm

        I’m so very glad for you that you’re not directly participating. I seem to remember that it had been a bit “taxing” in previous years.

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