Friday, September 1, 2017

MIKI CHOONG, WELLKNOWN ENTREPRENEUR AND PATRON OF THE ARTS, OPENED 'NEGARAKU ARTISERI ART EXHIBITION' AT SERI PACIFIC HOTEL NEXT TO UMNO PWTC. PRICES ARE VERY AFFORDABLE FROM RM 450 TO RM 5,000 SO ART IS TRULY FOR EVERYONE THESE DAYS!

KEE@FSWMAG.COM

FIRST, IT'S ALL VERY CONFUSING---THERE IS ARTISERI AND THEN THERE IS ARTESPREE. BOTH DEAL WITH ART BUT THERE THE DIFFERENCE ENDS!

Artiseri is an art exhibition now on at Seri Pacific hotel and ends on 7 September 2017  while Artespree is an online, virtual art platform set up by Miki Choong which will be launched soon!

So yes, Miki Choong of ArteSpree has opened ArtiSeri at Seri Pacific hotel! Lucky for all, I have not barged in with my blog called ArtIsFree! Mati lah if like this!

 MIKI CHOONG IS WELLKNOWN PATRON AND SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS, BOTH CANVAS AND PERFORMING 
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Mi-Ki Choong    
Profile
Mi-Ki Choong is an award winning entrepreneur in the field of property development, tv content creation & information technology start-ups.  She is also an occasional presenter, producer, regional speaker & models for international brands as a celebrity model.  She is one of Top 10 Asia's top female entrepreneur for Malaysia.  Also, she is a Global Ambassador Malaysia for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) in United Nations, New York.

Mi-Ki is the granddaughter of the late Choong Ah Choy, the 'Lorry King' who founded Choong Keow Lorries in the 1920s, a renowned pioneering lorry transportation company in Malaysia.
(Source : New Straits Times 2006)

Mi-Ki is currently the Group Strategist of Centurise Group.  The company is involved in property development, investments, media and IT.  She has also diversified into the timber industry. Besides being a property developer & technopreneur, she is also a TV personality on TV show, LifeInStyle amongst others. 

As part of her CSR work, Mi-Ki is involved in teaching and mentoring university students from Enactus Malaysia to apply business concept to develop community outreach projects. 

She has also been appointed as a Board of Advisor for Enactus Malaysia Foundation in 2013 where their royal patron is the Raja Muda of Negeri Sembilan. 

She also gives her time to charity works which included events in aid of The Star Tsunami Relief Fund and The Star South Asian Quake Fund.

She has been recognized in some of the following categories :-
- Global Ambassador Malaysia for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) held in United Nations, New York
- Malaysia Top Female Entrepreneur award by Top 10 Aisa
- Women of Excellence Award
- Appreciating Leadership Excellence - Passion and Commitment
- Golden Phoenix Entrepreneur Award
- Nokia and Prestige’s Top 40 under 40
- Malaysia’s Beautiful Women by Procter and Gamble
- Her World’s Best Dressed List
- Malaysia Tatler's 'The List: The top people you need to know'

2017 will mark the launch of Mi-Ki's new corporate social responsibility (CSR) IT project called ArteSpree, an art platform from Malaysia focusing on bringing together the art community, may it be artists, art galleries, art collectors & art enthusiasts everywhere.  

Its mantra is to democratize art through building access & awareness to greater audiences locally & then to the world.

For further details, kindly check 
www.centurise.com


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 MIKI CHOONG IN HER USUAL DESIGNER LABEL
 MIKI CHOONG
 DATIN HI CHOY MENG, MIKI CHOONG AND PHILIP WONG
 DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS A WORK OF LIVING  ART, DATIN HO CHOY MENG, MIKI CHOONG AND PHILIP WONG
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INDAHNYA NEGARAKU
BY GANGSTA WATAKALA
ARTISERI GALLERY @ SERI PACIFIC HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR
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Negaraku by definition means my country; and in the month of August, Malaysians celebrate their Independence or National Day, which is also known as Hari Merdeka.

In conjunction with this special occasion, Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur and National Art Gallery is organizing an exhibition called Indahnya Negaraku.

Indahnya Negaraku is an exhibition conjoint by a group of artists known as Gangsta Watakala.

According to the founder of Gangsta Watakala, Abey Zoul, the group name was chosen not only based on the Malaysian dialect but to also emphasize on the medium of watercolour itself.

“Watercolour has been around for so many years, even back in Tanah Melayu era. It was introduced by many legend artists such as Abdullah Arif and Ab Ibrahim.”

“Furthermore, watercolour can be classified as a magical art, where by the flow of that art seems as if it brings to life,” he said.

Approximately, more than 30 paintings comprises of more than 20 artists from Gangsta Watakala share what Indahnya Negaraku means to them.

Their artworks portray a truly unique Malaysian ambience such as traditional hometown (kampong) structure, hustle and bustle in the city, iconic skyscrapers, culture and heritage.

Artists participating in this Indahnya Negaraku exhibition are Abey Zoul, Jamal Tommy, Hisham Salmin, Azmannor, Rizalman Misran, Mazuki Muhammad, Padi Razak, Wan Borhanuddin, Razlan Mat, Ismail Alias, Aziezan Ahmad, Rudi Hakimi, Tembakau, Sidi AR, Ridzuan Nuruddin, Mohd Fahmi, Bahari Bachok, Sany Misnan and Muhamad Khairul Mohd Zain.

The purpose of exhibiting Indahnya Negaraku is to not only promote visual art amongst the corporate and private companies but also to broaden the network of our local art scene.

The exhibition commenced on the 22nd of August 2017 and will end on 7th of September 2017 at Artiseri Gallery, Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

The exhibition was launched and officiated by Group Strategist of Centurise Group & ArteSpree, Mi-ki Choong; also present were Director General of NVAG, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohamed Najib Ahmad Dawa and Hotel’s Director of Sales and Marketing, Zakariya Musa.

Artiseri Gallery is a permanent addition to Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur and since its inception in 2014, the gallery has since featured more than a dozen of exhibitions and art-related events.  

Having received much positive response from the community, it hopes to continue working with talented artists in providing them a channel to promote their art and connect with their audience.

Artiseri Gallery is open to the public and being able to offer free admission plus a 24-hour opening time, the gallery is making a name for itself as being conducive.

Purchases of paintings can be made directly at the Gallery and Front Office or for further enquiries, please contact the Marketing Communications Department at 03-4049 4427 / 4515.

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ABOUT SERI PACIFIC HOTEL KUAL A LUMPUR

Located in a prominent business district and connected to Kuala Lumpur’s iconic landmark, the Putra World Trade Centre, Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur is a 5-star hotel that embraces the intricate balance between warm Malaysian hospitality and the luxurious comforts of modern accommodation. 

The hotel is easily accessible by public transport and is within walking distance to the Star Light Rail Transit (LRT) station and the PWTC Commuter Station.
For enquiries, call 03 - 4042 5555 or visit http://www.seripacifichotel.com.
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 LIVING WORK OF ART DATO KEE HUA CHEE, DATIN HO CHOY MENG, MIKI CHOONG AND PHILIP WONG
 EMCEE

 JAMAL TOMY
 AMERUDDIN AHMAD

 MIKI CHOONG
 MIKI CHOONG
 MIKI CHOONG FAILED TO MENTION MY ILLUSTRIOUS NAME DURING HER SPEECH SO SHE DID NOT. ACKNOWLEDGE MY EXISTENCE AND I MIGHT AS WELL BE INVISIBLE. HOW BIZARRE AS AMERUDDIN BIN AHMAD THE CURATOR OF NATIONAL VISUAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD THANKED ME FOR MY PRESENCE!
 SINCE I AM SO SWEET AND BEYOND HUMAN FRAILTIES, I AM INCLUDING MIKI CHOONG'S SPEECH DESPITE IGNORING MY EXISTENCE AND THEN EXPECTING ME TO BLOG! SEE HOW FORGIVING AND DIVINE I AM...
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OFFICIATOR’S SPEECH
MI-KI CHOONG
GROUP STRATEGIST OF CENTURISE GROUP & ARTESPREE
AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF
INDAHNYA NEGARAKU EXHIBITION
29 AUGUST 2017 (TUESDAY) 3 PM


YBhg Prof. Dato’ Dr. Mohamed Najib Ahmad Dawa
Director General of the National Visual Arts Development Board

YBrs. Mr. Amerrudin Ahmad, Director of Collection and Conservation Division

YBrs. En Zakariya Musa
Director of Sales and Marketing Seri Pacific Kuala Lumpur

Artists’ of Indahnya Negaraku from Group Gangsta Watakala

Members of the Media

"Ladies and gentleman


It is with great pleasure to join you all today at the opening ceremony of Indahnya Negaraku Exhibition at the Creative Space, Artiseri Gallery. 

I am here today to speak to all of you not just as a CEO of Centurise Group, involved in the property development, media content and timber industry. 

I am speaking today as an art lover and collector, and also as part of ArteSpree, a CSR project under Centurise Group, which had just recently signed an MoU with our host today, National Art Gallery of Malaysia, just 2 weeks ago.  

I am honored to be able to partner with the reputable brand name of NAG, and I wish to thank the NAG and its Leadership, for its foresighted view to believe in the opportunity of a Government-Corporate Sector partnership to achieve success for the common social interest goals in the development of Arts Industry and its ecosystem in Malaysia.

For decades, the artists’s community here has delivered a wide range of programmes, both traditional and contemporary, locally-produced and from abroad, to appreciative audiences.

As KL stamps its name as an international metropolis of creativity, I am sure that like me, art lovers here gladly welcome this exhibition that shown our unity and diversity of art and culture especially to tourist whose stays at Seri Pacific Hotel.

Indeed every visit to our galleries, whether governnment – supported or independent, provides an opportunity to widen one’s horizons.  Sound and image become windows to another world, conveying meaning and contributing to public conversation in ways only art can. 

I hope Malaysia’s art and culture landscape will continue to to flourish well into the future and sparks patriotism through artwork by the artists’.

The collaboration between National Art Gallery and ArteSpree that is comimg soon, in promoting artworks on ArteSpree art platform before, during and after the exhibition is also part of the monetizing culture which is one of the initiatives taken by National Art Gallery and ArteSpree, as we need to look at art as an Asset Rich component under the vision of the government of Malaysia to assist the art industry.  

While the collaboration with Seri Pacific Kuala Lumpur is to promote and show to tourist and art enthusiasts the beauty of our nation through artwork as one of Confucious’s quotes says “everything has a beauty but not everyone sees it”.  Therefore it depends on artists’s creativity to share and spread the beauty of our nation with everyone. 

ArteSpree, is an art platform from Malaysia, focuses on bringing together the art community.   While its operations will focus mainly in its homeland Malaysia, ArteSpree welcomes the participation of art lovers, artists, galleries and collectors from around the world.  

Its mantra is to democratize art through building awareness and access to greater audiences, starting from Malaysia and then to the world.  Art in all forms have a story to tell and ArteSpree hopes to tell it and share it with the world.
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If you are an artist, gallery, collector, an art lover/patron or wish to be a corporate or individual sponsor, you can visit artespree.com when it launches at the end of third quarter of 2017 ;  to be part of the social cause to promote the arts and the art industry.

Lastly, in the spirit of independence, I would like to wish everyone “Selamat Menyambut Hari Kemerdekaan ke-60 tahun Malaysia”.

With this, I declare this exhibition open.  Thank you very much.

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 MIKI CHOONG THE POSTER TO LAUNCH ARTISPREE ART EXHIBITION NOW ON TILL 7 SEPTEMBER 2017


 DONE, SEALED, DELIVERED! KER WEI LAIPING! 



 WITH ARTISTS


 MIKI CHOONG AND ZAKARIYA MUSA SERI PACIFIC DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING


 LOVE THIS
 ARTIST EXPLAINING HIS WORK TO MIKI CHOONG




 MIKI CHOONG AND PROFESSOR DATO DR MOHAMED NAJIB AHMAD DAWA THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF NATIONAL VISUAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF MALAYSIA
 VISIT WWW.ARTGALLERY.GOV.MY
 ZAKARIYA, JAMAL TOMMY, MIKI CHOONG, DATO PROF DR MOHD NAJIB DAWA, PHILIP WONG AND AMERUDDIN AHMAD


 ADMIRING THE ART 
 PORTRAIT OF MIKI CHOONG DRESSED AS IBAN VIRGIN  
 MIKI CHOONG CAN FALL ASLEEP WHILE STANDING, A RARE GIFT 



 "THIS HERE IS MIKI CHOONG"
 THIS MUST BE MIKI CHOONG
 MIKI CHOONG AS IBAN VIRGIN
 MIKI CHOONG AS IBAN 
 MIKI CHOONG AS KAMPONG GIRL
 MIKI CHOONG AS KAMPONG LASS
 MY FAVORITE PAINTING OF ALL!


 DATIN HO CHOY MENG HAS A BIG ART COLLECTION 








THIS ONE ONLY RM 750 

























 MIKI WITH ARTIST
 MY RING AND FROG

  

 PHILIP WONG, PROF DR DATO MOHAMED NAJIB AHMAD DAWA AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE (SERI KELANTAN) 
  

   



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