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Creative hub: An artist’s impression of the Penang Arts District.
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project will have a built-up area of 9,290sq m.
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GEORGE TOWN: If all goes well, Penang will have an art district mainly
made with cargo containers.
Planning has started for the RM30mil Penang Arts District (PAD) with the
planning permission application submitted last month.
PAD director Tony Pua, also Petaling Jaya Utara MP, called on
stakeholders of the art community to provide input to the detailed building
plans in dialogue sessions with the project’s lead designer, BYG Architects Sdn
Bhd.
PAD is slated to be a contemporary arts hub on 3.7ha near the corner of
Gat Lebuh Macallum and Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu.
Pua said PAD would not only be a tourist destination but also a place
for the local art community to promote their work.
“The dialogue sessions are important to get participation from everyone
and make the place a success,” he told reporters yesterday.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the planning permission was submitted
two years after the project was announced in 2015, and the delay was
unavoidable due to the proposed Komtar-Bayan Lepas Light Rail Transit
alignment, which is nearby.
The dialogue sessions will be held next Wednesday (3pm), next Thursday
(10.30am) and Nov 10 (2pm) at Penang House of Music, Level Four, Komtar.
A session will also be held in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 2 at Next Academy,
AG-7, Glomac Damansara, at 2.30pm.
To register, login to www.penangartsdistrict.com,
e-mail stephanie@pceb.my or call 04-261 6161.
-thestar online.
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