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Tuesday 30/01/2018

Malaysian Watercolour Society (MWS) together with Malaysian Watercolour Space (MWSpace) is pleased to invite the media, public and art friends to attend the talk “2018 and Beyond:" the first of its kind, with a focus on the value of investing in paintings and Malaysian Art as an investing asset class.

Our eminent speakers, in particular Mr. Lim Chee Sing with extensive experience and insights of Malaysian market, will share what the economic outlook would be in the coming years, what are the emerging trends that will impact and benefit us in Malaysia. Mr. Loh Kong Yaw, an internationally known curator in contemporary Watercolour art with extensive exposure in Europe and North Asia, will enlighten the audience on the potential of Malaysia’ art industry, in comparison to the regional market and the prospect of Malaysian artists going global.

Supporting this mission, we are pleased to have Mr. Mikhail Raj, the former Bernama Business Editor as our panel member to provide us guidance and insights on what to focus on, in order to make Malaysia a rising star in the social media and e-commerce economy.

Dato’ Dr. Lee Chee Kuon, organizing chairman of this investment talk series hosted by MWS and MWSpace, is working on achieving our objective of providing public education and market understanding of Art and Watercolour Painting, in which many of the multimedia and creativity are derived from. This is to prepare Malaysians for the new era of e-commence and social media that the global market is now embracing.

Details of our event:

Investing in Art / Investment Talk Series

Day/Date : Thursday 1 February 2018

Time : 2.00 PM - 3.30 PM

Venue: Malaysian Watercolour Space,
21 Jalan SS3/39, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Topic of Forum:
2018 and Beyond: From Investing to Painting

Panel Members:
Dato’ Dr. Lee Chee Kuon, Chair (Founder / Former CEO - Alpha Asset Management Sdn Bhd)

Mr. Lim Chee Sing, (Former Chairman of RHB Research Institute)

Mr. Mikhail Raj, (Former BERNAMA Business Editor)

Mr. Loh Kong Yaw, (Founder / Curator, Re-Interpretation of International Contemporary Watercolour)

Interesting topics covered at the panel discussion:

- Malaysia Outlook in 2018 and beyond
- Regionalization and Diversification
- Technology
- New Trends
- Valuations

Invitees:
- Friends and Associates of MWS / MWSpace
- Media / News / Journalists



You are cordially invited to send your reporter and photographer/cameraman to cover the event.

SOURCE : Malaysian Watercolour Society (MWS)

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Ms Miko Ng
Director, Malaysian Watercolour Space
Tel : 0186602833
Website : malaysianwatercolourspace.com

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