Ch'ng Huck Theng: Crafting a Future for the Arts
By Rachel Yeoh
December 2022 FOR ART'S SAKE
ALTHOUGH THE ART market in Malaysia can be considered relatively young, Penang was a popular destination for artists to visit and sell their works, between the late 1940s to 1960s. It was then that the Penang Art Society was established – and is still active to this day - making it the oldest art organisation in the country. Penang Monthly speaks to Dato’ Ch’ng Huck Theng, its current chairman, on his journey as an artist and his strategy to make...
Rachel Yeoh
is a former journalist who traded her on-the-go job for a life behind the desk. For the sake of work-life balance, she participates in Penang's performing arts scene after hours.
