The Arts in Numbers
August 2016 STATISTICS
As the arts have been burgeoning in Malaysia and Penang, we take a glimpse at the number of arts-related societies and arts and humanities education in the country. Table 1 shows the number of various registered and active arts-related societies in Malaysia. There are more cultural arts societies compared to other types of arts-related societies – perhaps due to higher appeal amongst communities and lesser funding required to set up and operate, unlike photography societies that require the purchase of...
