The lively musical, Ipoh: Street, Sleek & Funky, successfully recaptured the essence of Ipoh's good ol' days, where children played in the street with their friends until sun down, and their parents did not have to worry about them. “Ipoh: Street, Sleek & Funky” tells of a time when families lived above their quaint colonial shop ... continue reading »

The Perak Society of Performing Arts (PSPA) and Jabatan Kebudayaan Kesenian Negara Perak (JKKN) will jointly present a special musical titled, Ipoh: Street, Sleek & Funky. This is a story about friendships formed in the small town of Ipoh, once known as the "City That Tin Built". "Ipoh: Street, Sleek & Funky" tells of a time ... continue reading »

In an effort to revive the culture, tradition and popular food of old Pasir Pinji, a gigantic wall mural has been painted on the side wall of Tham Tuck dental clinic, and beside Hup Soon dried meat shop, off Jalan Sultan. Led by local art teacher Eric Lai, together with three of his students, the wall ... continue reading »

What began as a simple idea to enliven the dirty walls of shop houses along the back lanes of Old Town in Ipoh, inspired by Ernest Zacharevic's work in Penang, has now evolved to be a new destination for city tourists to Ipoh. Eric Lai's "art lane" stretching the whole of Lorong Panglima, which he and ... continue reading »

Street art has taken Ipoh by storm, once again, with the recent launch of Oldtown White Coffee's "Art of Oldtown Project" by Ernest Zacharevic. Today, I am sharing an image intensified post with you with scant information on where in Ipoh these wall art pieces are found. The clue is that most of them are near to ... continue reading »

Inspired by the popular wall art in Penang by Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic, Ipoh art teacher Eric Lai embarked on a similar project to bring life to the dirty back lanes of Ipoh. Planned for six pieces of art on the back lane walls of shop houses between Jalan Sultan Iskandar (Hugh Low Street) and ... continue reading »