Pior Perak Art Trail Malaysia

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From September 2 to 5, five visual artists from the Philippines will be joining the Pior Perak Art Trail in Malaysia. These are Celso Pepito,  Roy Espinosa, Franklin Caña Valencia, and Manuel Sinquenco.   They will be joined by other artists from Indonesia,  Brunei, India, Singapore,  Vietnam and Mauritius.   In this event,  there will be workshops, plein air exhibitions, art exhibitions, community mural painting, art dialogue, getting- to- know the artist and sharing of culture, food and places of interests.
 
 





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