Program Details

MAIN EVENTS

1.0          ART AND CULTURE FORUM

Venue                                     :           Chancellor Hall

Date                                       :           9 November 2012 (Friday) 

Time                                       :           8.00 p.m – 11.00 p.m

Description  :

1.    An Art and Culture forum entitled “Polite society leading harmonious nation”. This forum will discuss how the practice of culture, heritage and tradition are able to play important roles in nation security, development and change the mind set of Malaysian. This forum will be discussed by three panellists, Ust. Kazim Elias – a well-known independent speaker in Perak, a cultural anthropologist and a crime analyst, Kamal Affendi Hashim.

Objectives    :

·   To inculcate the awareness upon politeness in UTP students and community nearby.

·        To shift the paradigm of some people by related culture to entertainment only.

·        To nurture the culture of politeness in UTP students’ lives.

2.0          MALAM PRIHATIN SANGGAR MUSTIKA

Venue                                      :           Main Hall

Date                                        :           28 November 2012 (Wednesday)

Time                                        :           8.00 p.m.  – 11.00 p.m.

Targeted Participants              :           UTP international

and local students, primary school students and community nearby .

Description  :

                

·        This program is a cultural performance from 3 main races in Malaysia which is Malay, Chinese and Indian. Besides that, the event will highlight cultures of the minority groups in Malaysia and also the cultures from the African and Arabian contingent. There also will be a show lifestyle shows such as ber‘pukong’.

Objectives    :

·    To exhibit our beautiful cultural performance heritage to local and foreign UTP students.

·        To remind some heritages that almost exiled.

·        To nurture integration among local students through culture.

                                                                                               

3.0          HERITAGE AND CULTURE CARNIVAL

Venue                                    :           Oval Park, Tasik UTP

Date                                      :           24 - 25 November 2012

Time                                      :           8.00 a.m - 6.00 p.m

Targeted Participants             :           UTP students, profit and non-profit

organizations and community nearby.

Description  :

·        This program is a carnival which includes a heritage and culture from different cultures both local and international. It will involve exhibitions and demonstrations of tradition and arts.

·        The carnival will also hold a display of contemporary artwork by local artists. Here, the artist can truly express their individualism and exhibit their works in the liberty of heart and mind.

·        Another aspect of the carnival is the display of traditional games of both local and international origin. There will be certain games which will hold competitions for the visitors.

·        The agencies that are invited are:

Ø  Tourism Malaysia

Ø  Ministry of Tourism Malaysia

Ø  Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Perak

Ø  Balai Seni Lukis Negara

Ø  Kementerian Perpaduan, Kebudayaan dan Kesenian (KPKK)

Ø  Yayasan Kesenian Perak

Ø  Traditional food and handicraft entrepreneurs around Perak

Ø  Yayasan Restu

Objectives    :

·        To give beneficial information for the students about the uniqueness of Malaysian heritage and arts

·      To provide a platform where students can ask directly to the experts regarding their conscious to certain issues about heritage and arts.

·   To give new experience to foreign students and some local students about traditional games in Malaysia.

·        To promote integration through competition conducted.

·        To exhibit some heritage that almost exiled.

·     To promote government campaign on improving awareness upon arts, cultures and heritages among students.

·       To provide a platform to companies in introducing the products of art and culture that is available in market today.

·        To create interactions between the citizens around UTP with our event.

·        To expose students’ creativity and pry up their hidden talent.

·        To strengthen the relationship between students, staffs and the outsiders as well.

 

SUB EVENT

 

1.0       LONGEST BATIK PRINTING ATTEMPT

Venue                         :           Undercroft

Date                            :           9^th November 2012 – 28^th November 2012

Target Participants     :           UTP students, UTP staffs, and

local communities

Description  :

                

·        This is an attempt at a Malaysian Book of Records. The batik design and the outline will be pre-determined and prepared on a long white stretch of white cloth. Those who are interested can then follow the outline and color the batik using the colors prepared. The current record is 250m set in 2012 during the Millions of Youth Gathering in Putrajaya.

Objectives    :

·        To exhibit our beautiful cultural performance heritage to local and foreign UTP students.

·        To engage students in being involve in traditional crafts.

·        To nurture integration among local students through culture.