Tanjung Piai

The ramsar site has gotten the attention of the Prime Minister. The erosion of mangrove is discussed in an article titled "New Efforts to Save Tanjung Piai" in the NST, Friday January 12, 2007.

Funding models

We still have yet to identify a funding model. Will Arts for the Environment be a loose coalition, or will it be a not-for-profit organization? For the time being, we were thinking of asking the artists donate a few works of art in kind, in exchange for exhibition space, and also transporation to and from environmental sites.

I was doing a search for funding models and found a couple of interesting leads. One is the RSA Arts and Ecology program in the UK. This program appears to be tied to the government. There has also been a thinktank in Vancouver on Arts and Ecology and Sustainability.

In general, most of the programs seem to have some kind of governmental funding source.

Furthermore, some thoughts from my reading - there needs to be a greater collaboration from scientists and artists.
Idea: I don't think its just a matter of bringing artists to the sites, but also getting people to mix together more often. Perhaps this is one of the goals we should have when we have an opening at P Hati.

Found some interesting links:
www.greenmuseum.org
www.artsandecology.org
RSA website on arts and ecology

Exhibition space

We talked to Pelita Hati during their Rumah Melayu exhibit, and they are interested in helping us out in getting the word out to other artists, as well as help us with exhibiting the works. Will talk to Annuar and Elina on the 19th, at their opening.