NN Gallery - PROJECT MATA HATI : TEXTURES AND TACTILITY

PROJECT MATA HATI : TEXTURES AND TACTILITY

Group art exhibition by visually impaired students from Sekolah Menengah Pendidikan Khas Setapak. Project Mata Hati is the Corporate Social Responsibility programme initiated by Group Technical Services (GTS), a service unit in MISC Bhd. One of its aims in this 5 year CSR strategy plan is to improve and better the skills, education and amenities of the visually impaired students at Sekolah Menengah Pendidikan Khas (SMPK)Cacat Penglihatan in Setapak in key areas - namely music, sports, literature, creative art, IT. Textures and Tactility marks the programme's first art project and exhibition.

Textures and Tactility is a collaboration between The Fine Arts Faculty at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim (UPSI) and SMPK Setapak.

SMPK Setapak, today, houses more than 134 students, ranging from Form 1 to Form 5 for in-house learning, the school is the only Special Education Secondary School (apart from the integrated programs) that provides the academic platform, specially tailored for the visually impaired students in Malaysia.

Art lecturers at UPSI and the sight impaired students, together, embarked in simple techniques exploring clay and printmaking. The students were exposed to molding, shape making and pattern making to incorporate into their artwork. As a result the students produced plates, vases and wall hangings made out of clay and silkscreens on paper.

UPSI organised 6 sessions of art classes/workshops in 2011. As a result, a total of 55 artworks have been produced/created by the students. These works will be exhibited at NN Gallery from 11 - 28 Feb 2012. The works are for sale and proceeds from the sales will be donated to Sekolah Menengah Pendidikan Khas(Cacat Penglihatan) Setapak so that they can further and continue future art projects. Your assistance towards furthering their cause is much appreciated.