The Penang Government will consider refurbishing and enlarging the state art gallery in Dewan Sri Pinang here, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said.
He said he would ask gallery board chairman Wong Hon Wai to liaise with state secretary Datuk Farizan Darus to look into the matter. Lim said it was difficult to have a permanent building to house the gallery as it involved a lot of money.
He said this at the launching of the Artist’s Favourite II directory at Cititel Hotel on Friday night. Gallery committee chairman Tang Hon Yin had earlier voiced the grouses of artists and art lovers who were unhappy that the gallery was tucked away in an inconspicuous small corner of Dewan Sri Pinang.
“We hope that the state government can have a new purpose-built art gallery,” he told the 200-odd people who attended the launching of the directory which features selected artworks of 173 artists who were born in or actively produced their work in Penang.
Lim, accompanied by Tang and Wong, launched the 200-page magazine which is priced at RM40 each. The crowd was earlier entertained by a 16-member musical group called Kumpulan Dendang Anak.
-thestar online.
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