Promoting Sarawak songket
By Nur Ashikin Louis & Tania Lam KUCHING: The inaugural Sarawak Music Fashion Galore (Samfag) 2020 held at Riverside Majestic Hotel here last Saturday night (Dec 5) left many guests in awe. Themed ‘Enchanting Evening with Sarawak Songket’, the spectacular event showcased a collection of 31 songket designs from three fashion designers, namely Anna Sue, […]
Sarawak songket in music, fashion showcase
By Nur Ashikin Louis & Tania Lam KUCHING: Sarawak songket was showcased as the state’s evergreen motif at the first ever Sarawak Music & Fashion Galore (Samfag) 2020, which was held at Riverside Majestic Hotel here on Saturday night (Dec 5). The event was jointly organised by the Malaysian Association of Arts and Culture Activists […]
Ministry to study setting up of secretariat
KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac), in collaboration with the Malaysian Association of Arts and Culture Activists Kuching (Macpa), will study and evaluate the establishment of an Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) secretariat here. Motac Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the establishment of this new body is aimed at proposing artistic […]
Taking songket to the global market
KUCHING: The Sarawak government through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) will continue to support efforts of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in uplifting the quality of craft products in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg commended the Malaysian Association of Arts and Culture Activists Kuching (Macpa) in nominating Sarawak songket […]
