15th RIMBUN DAHAN RESIDENCY EXHIBITION

artists   MONIKA BEHRENS, ROCHELLE HALEY & SAMSUDIN WAHAB

dates   28^th February – 14^th March 2010

venue  RIMBUN DAHAN, Kuang, Selangor

KUANG: Rimbun Dahan will be hosting its annual exhibition at the end of February, 2010. A much anticipated event on Klang Valley’s arts calendar, the 15^th Rimbun Dahan Residency Exhibition will showcase artworks by Monika Behrens (Australia), Rochelle Haley (Australia) and Samsudin Wahab (Malaysia). All three artists are residents of Rimbun Dahan, the family compound of architect Hijjas Kasturi and Angela Hijjas in Kuang, outside Kuala Lumpur.

Rimbun Dahan Residency Programme

Rimbun Dahan Residency Programme started in 1994 and has provided residencies for Australian and Malaysian visual artists. Each artist is provided with accommodation, working space and monthly stipend for the year as well as an exhibition. No commissions are taken on the sale of artworks, but Rimbun Dahan selects two pieces from each artist for its permanent collection. The residency programme is fully funded by architectural firm Hijjas Kasturi Associates Sdn in appreciation for the opportunities that the Hijjas family has enjoyed in Malaysia and Australia besides supporting the arts in encouraging artistic and cultural ties between the two countries.

The programme has expanded since its inception by also providing short-tem (6-week to 3-month) residency for Southeast Asian artists, writers, poets and choreographers. The Rimbun Dahan Dance Residency programme is run by Bilqis Hijjas.

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The 15^th Rimbun Dahan Residency Exhibition at Rimbun Dahan Gallery, showing works by Monika Behrens, Rochelle Haley and Samsudin Wahab, is open to the public from 28^th February – 14^th March, 2010. The underground gallery is set within a 14-acre ground with an organic herb & spice garden, orchard, forested & wetland areas, century old restored kampung house from Perak and an Anglo-Indian bungalow from Penang.

Rimbun Dahan opening hours during the exhibition are Saturdays & Sundays 10 am–6 pm, on weekdays by appointment. Admission is free.

There will be an Artist Talk at 3 pm, Saturday, 6^th March, 2010 in the gallery and a guided Tour of Rimbun Dahan at 9 am, Sunday, 14^th March, 2010.

More details of the programs & a map to the venue can be downloaded from www.rimbundahan.org

Venue

Rimbun Dahan

Kilometer 27, Jalan Kuang

Kuang 48050 Selangor

Malaysia

Tel/Fax

+603 6038 3690

E-mail

rimbundahan@gmail.com