The launching of Asia Pacific Applied Arts Forum
Website for Brunei Darussalam and the Cultural Show
2 Rabiulawal 1423 / 14 May 2002
The launching of APAAF Website officiated by Awang
Haji Jaafar bin Bangkol, Acting Permanent Secretary of Ministry of
Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei Darussalam. The project was held
from 2 April to 14 of May and it was jointly organized by Brunei
Museums Department, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei
Darussalam and Canadian High Commission, Brunei Darussalam in cooperation
with Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada.
The objective of the forum is to inform participants
and interpret traditional and current applied arts in Brunei Darussalam.
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Donald Cleland and
Zahra Henderson-Peal students
from Emily
Carr Institute of Canada with full Malay
Wedding
costume with Brunei Museums Staffs. |
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Among the programmes namely Cultural shows -
Powdering and Wedding Ceremony and exhibition of the 30 chosen Applied
Arts representing Brunei Darussalam.
The Website will be online on early June, 2002.
The Asia Pacific Applied Arts Forum links APEC
economies with images and information on applied arts (craft and
design). Students, faculty, professional craftspeople and designers,
as well as representative from government and private organisations
concerned with applied arts assist in the process of examples are
selected. Many of those chosen have received local, national and
international acknowledgement. Selected applied arts must be
produced within three the past three years. The selected items range
from traditional handmade craft to mass produced industrial designs.
The Asia Pacific Applied Arts Forum was begun, soon after the APEC
conference in Vancouver, 1998. The APAAF is a non profit educational
project organized by Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design students and
faculty. To provide greater communication among Asia and Pacific
craftspeople, designers, students and others concerned with traditional,
new technology, sustainability, education and global well being.
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