Art Economy Conference 2015

Art & Economy Conference 2015

24–25March2015

Kuala Lumpur
Using Arts and Culture to Stimulate State Economic Development

About

24 - 25 March 2015

Vallette Gallery, Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia (ITBM), The National Visual Arts Gallery and Razak School of Government are proud to announce that the first-ever Art Economy Conference in Malaysia was a great success.

All participants & partners are warmly thanked for their enthusiasm during these two days of meetings & debates. Special thank you to Y.A.B. Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin, for his support & attendance. More information to come on the next edition of the Art Economy Conference. Stay tuned!

Art Economy Conference is a significant partnership framework bringing a dynamic fusion of the Arts, from the East and the West. Its main objective is to highlight the richness of different cultures, exchange knowledge and systems, and promote art in our society.

SPEAKERS

Tan Sri Muhyiddin bin Yassin

Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Education of Malaysia
Jack Lang

Former French Minister of Education

Former French Minister of Culture & Communication

President of the Institute of the Arabic World (Institut du Monde Arabe)
Claude Mollard

Cultural expert and writer

Author of L’Ingénierie culturelle
Ybhg Dato’ Mahadzir Lokman

Chairman of the National Art Gallery
Ybhg Professor Emeritus Dr. Ismawi Hj. Zen

Professor at Department of Landscape Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
U-Wei Haji Saari

Award-winning film director,producer and screenwriter
Art collector
Dr. Hamidin Abd Hamid

Chief Executive Officer of Razak School of Government
Julia De Bierre

Founder and Director of Galerie Huit Arles (France and Malaysia)
Art gallerist, writer and curator
Encik Mohd Khair Ngadiron

Chief Executive Officer of Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia (ITBM)
Professor Luo Qi

Professor at China Central Academy of Fine Arts
Curator and Artist
Patrice Vallette

Entrepreneur, Founder and Director of Vallette Gallery
Martin BRADLEY

Curator

Founder of Northern Writers.

Founding Director of Dusun, an Asian Arts and Culture e-magazine.
Farid EL ALAOUI

Managing director of ICART, Paris
First Art Business School in France
Professor RAHMAN MOHAMED

PUSAT PENGAJIAN SENI
School of the Arts
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Lok How Yuan

Artist

First Day

National Strategy for the Development of the Arts (The Role of Government and Communities)

Proposed topics for discussion are:

The Social Value of Art.
Cultural Engineering.
Building Identity through the Arts.
Sustainable Cultural Tourism.
Employment and the Arts.

The Public Sector (The Role of Educators, Museums and Public Galleries)

Proposed topics for discussion are:

Safe-keeping Cultural Heritage.
Training and Professionalism in the Arts.
Fundraising for the Arts and Financing Cultural Institutions.
Developing Effective Exhibitions and Programs.
International Linkages and the Role of Networking.

09:00

Registration / Morning Coffee

10:30

Welcoming Remarks by MC

10:45

Keynote Address by Mr Jack Lang

12:00

Speech by Patrice Vallette
Co-organiser of AEC 2015

Speech by Dato’ Mahadzir Lokman
Co-organiser of AEC 2015

Opening Speech by Y.A.B. Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Education

Launch of Mr Claude Mollard’s Rekayasa Kebudayaan,L’ingénierie Culturelle, by Y.A.B. Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Education

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Round-table Discussion 1 :
The Role of Government & Communities in the National Strategy for the development of the Arts

15:30

Afternoon Coffee Break

16:00

Round-table Discussion 2:
The Role of Educators, Museums & Public Galleries in the Public Sector

17:30

End of Conference Day 1

17:45

Book Signing Session by Claude Mollard

20:00

Art Exhibition & Special Cocktail Evening at Vallette Gallery

Speech by His Excellency Mr Christophe Penot, Ambassador of France in Malaysia

Second Day

The Commercial Sector (The Role of Galleries, Auction Houses, Insurers, Collectors)

Proposed topics for discussion are:

Auctions and the Art Market.
Determining Value in Contemporary Art.
Wealth Management in the Art Market.
International Fine Art Logistics.
Public Relations for the Arts.
Corporate Responsibility and the Arts.
Art and the New Media.

The Future of the Art World

Proposed topics for discussion are:

Viewpoints and creative platform for cooperation
Developing cultural enterprises zone and communities

09:00

Registration

09:30

Morning Coffee & Tea

09:45

Welcoming Remarks by MC

10:00

Keynote Address by Mr Claude Mollard

11:00

Round-table Discussion 3 :
The Role of Galleries, Auction Houses, Insurers & Collectors in the Commercial Sector

12:30

Lunch

13:30

Round-table Discussion 4:
The Future of the Art World – Viewpoints & Creative Platform for Cooperations

15:00

Afternoon Coffee Break

15:30

Round table discussion V: AEC 2015 – The Way Forward

16:15

End of 2nd Conference Day

18:00

Art exhibition & Special Cocktail Evening at The National Visual Arts Gallery

18:30

Closing Ceremony at The National Visual Arts Gallery

Speech by Ybhg. Dato’ Mahadzir Lokman, Co-organizer of AEC 2015

Speech by His Excellency Mr Christophe Penot, Ambassador of France in Malaysia

Book signing session by Mr Claude Mollard

Workshops

Tuesday March. 24

National Strategy for the
Development of the Arts
(The Role of Government
and Communities)

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday March. 24

The Public Sector
(The Role of Educators,
Museums and Public Galleries)

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday March. 25

The Commercial Sector
(The Role of Galleries, Auction
Houses, Insurers, Collectors)

11:00 - 12:30 PM
Wednesday March. 25

The Future of the Art World:
Viewpoints and Creative
Platform for Cooperation

1:30PM - 3:00 PM