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Cultural Sustainability Heritage Education and Revitalisation of Heritage Resources through creative interaction with community. THE NEED TO REINFORCE AND STRENGHTHEN EXISTING CAPITAL. EXISTING CAPITAL. Local natural resources Local livelihood and enterprise Vernacular knowledge & skills
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Cultural SustainabilityHeritage Educationand Revitalisation of Heritage Resourcesthrough creative interaction with community
EXISTING CAPITAL Local natural resources Local livelihood and enterprise Vernacular knowledge & skills Cultural and social capital Micro structures
EXISTING CAPITALHuman Resources The community is the key to the provision of human resource, knowledge, skills and products and practices Which sustain living heritage, • Artisans / Craftsmen • Traders • Farmers • Shopkeepers • Associations • Residents
STRATEGIZING Cultural Capacity Building through YOUNG PEOPLE • Young Learner - Talks, Walks, Inquiry, Observation, Apprenticeship • Young Researcher - Data collection,documentation and mapping of local cultural assets/capital • Young Artist - Interpretation of cultural assets through artistic medium • Young Culture Worker - Promotion of cultural resources through Performance, publication, demonstration, exhibition
ARTS IN HERTAGE EDUCATIONANAK-ANAK KOTA( Children of the City ) Young people 10-18 explore their cultural and historical identitiesthroughcreative arts initiativesconducted in the community
Discovery Walkabouts “ Children of the City” Heritage Programs • Discovery Walkabout • Art • History • Language • Tourism • Geography • Creative Arts Workshops • Signage Design • Videography • Photography • Illustration • Music of Sounds • Dance & Movement • Training • Facilitator • Trainer Heritage Research Projects & Publication • Art Walkabout • History Walkabout • Geography Walkabout • Language Walkabout • Tourism Walkabout Living Heritage • Endangered Trades • Traditional Foods • Living Treasures • Built Heritage • Building Conservation • Kota Kita Newspaper Website: www.arts-ed-penang.org
Creative ArtsWorkshop Signage Design Wood Carving Restoration Stone Carving Videography Photography Illustration Music of Sound Dance/ Movement
Traditional Trades Research Observation Interviews Apprenticeship Documentation
Traditional Foods Research Observation, Interview, Apprenticeship, Demonstration, Documentation
Building Conservation • The children learned • to identify building styles & good practice restoration • to produce pamphlets & a directory on good practice
INDICATORS FOR HERITAGE EDUCATION AND CULTURAL REVITALISATION
Cultural Mapping A cultural map describes: • the social and material interactions that take place in and around a local area. • complex networks by which these interactions are connected (history, economic, environmental and social interactions) • how the community develop a unique culture through these interactions • As part of the process of cultural mapping, students: • Interact with the community to learn about their history, philosophy, practices • Study and document the community’s wide range of human, material, environmental and social capital
Interpretation Interpretation is the attempt: • to create a realistic impression of the community and its complex network of interaction • communicate this impression so that it can be viewed by local or visitors effectively • As part of the process of Interpretation, students produce: • Trails, Maps, Signboards, Brochures, Flyers, Postcards, T-shirts • - Exhibitions, Demonstrations, Performances
Tourist Brochures Publication on traditional foods and crafts 10,000 copies printed annually
Publication for the community Newspaper on the Penang Shophouse A quarterly publication on good restoration practice 10,000 copies in 3 languages Distributed free of charge to all innercity residents Cover Page of 1st Issue
Working with community – Issues Accessing the community Building relationships Accuracy of information Presenting the community to others Cultural sensitivity (releg. timing,language.) Ethical issues ( permission, giving back…)
Arts in Heritage Education Program Penang Malaysia