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"Malaysia Hot News"

• Malaysia's Art industry mourned the loss of well-known Penang artist Tan Chor Whye (1958-2025) on 26 November 2025
• This week is all about the KL Book Fair 2025. The event has better support this year despite the heavy rain that hit Malaysia. It was a great way to end November
• Malaysian infamous film director Sunjay Perumal said 'Blue' will be his last Tamil theatrical film. He has clarified why it is so in a recorded video posted on Instagram
• ​‘The Kampung Boy’ of Datuk Lat comes to Life on Stage​
• A Malaysian student, Mohammad Faris Bin Mohd Fairusham, won the ‘Air’ section of the World of Wearable Art (WOW) competition in New Zealand this year. The proudest moment for all Malaysians. The creation is equally stunning. A must-be-praised creation
• ​'Blues', Sunjay Perumal's last theatrical Tamil Film, is coming to theatres on 04 December 2025​
• The exhibition of Residensi Kijang (RisiK) artists, Amir Mansor and Noor Zahran, will be up at Muzium dan Galeri Seni from 09 November - 14 December 2025.
• A solo exhibition by artist Winnie, 'Lost in the Wonderland', is now over. The Exhibition was on display at Hin Depot until 30 November 2025
• It's great that JB has more art exposure right now. The number of markets is picking up. Many markets were being arranged this year. An upcoming JB Collectors Market at KOMTAR JBCC, from 27th to 30 November 2025, opens from 10AM–10PM daily
• ​Festival Kongsi.Seni, connecting photography, performance​, and cross-cultural dialogue, featuring works by artists from Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. This time, they are exploring themes: Kepunyaan (Belonging), Malaysiana, and Projek Arkib Kongsi Budaya. Visit them at Art Depot, Balai Seni Negara from 01 November to 17 November 2025
• Never miss a chance to visit the ceramic works of ten Malaysian artists by the residency program “Spatial Creative" at Balai Seni Nagara from 28 November to 30 April 2026

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"Singapore & Southeast Asia Hot News"

• SGD 150,000 of the SAM ART SG Fund will return for ART SG 2026, to acquire works by leading and emerging artists. Don't miss this chance
• Brown History covered the Making of Tamil Space in Colonial Singapore. It was a good read
• ​Woon Tai Ho's new book '(Re)Defining Singapore' was launched by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the National Gallery
• Enjoy the ART SG 2026 while also being the Gallery Sitter​
• ​The long-running Yogyakarta festival JAFF Opens With Indonesian Cultural Leaders Framing the National Film Ecosystem and International Visibility. while Indonesia-Malaysia Co-Productions Surge With Four New Film Projects ​

"Global Hot News"

• The world is shaken by 'Stranger Things'. Everyone is talking about it. Even Instagram added and new font named 'Stranger Things'. The first show premiered 9 years ago. This is how the cast looks now​
• While picture books are only picking up in Malaysia, AI-featured children's books are flooding the market. How confident are we on this?
• Renoir's painting, made before 1910, 'The Child and His Toys', was auctioned for $2 million after being hidden from the public for 100 years​

Open | Hiring Calls & Opportunities

1. Singapore-based F&B is looking for a Graphic Designer / Social Media Content Creator
2. A Logo Designer for a clothing brand ​
3. Suka Seni Malaysia is hiring a Public Relations & Marketing Executive​
4. GMBB is hiring a Brand Communications Executive Intern ​
5. TheAOI is looking for a full-time, permanent contract Membership Advisor​
6. Ektara India's open call application for Writer and Illustrator - deadline 30 November 2025
7. ​Submissions for Klaus Flugge Prize 2026 - deadline 14 January 2026
8. ​V&A Illustration Awards 2026 is open now - deadline 05 January 2026
9. Interested in being a Gallery Sitter at Singapore Art Week 2026?
10. Open call for Performance Artists at BAB 2026 - deadline 14 December 2025
11. Open call 36th World Festival of Animated Film - deadline 01 February 2026
12. 1StopBorneo Wildlife hiring Website Editor, remote/work from home
13. CPB International Photography Open Call, powered by SIGMA, with an open theme - deadline 31 December 2025
14. ​5th Screenplay Contest TIFF 2026 submissions are now open - deadline 21 May 2026
15. ​Malaysia's International Film Festival (MIFfest) is accepting feature films - deadline 06 February 2026
16. ​KL Illustration Fair 2026 Open call - deadline 31 December 2025
17. ​Artist Open Call - Children's Season 2026 - 04 December 2025

"Awesome Art Bits"

• It's fun to read the news where a Pakistani cafe Sattarbuksh, won against coffee giant Starbucks over a logo trademark
• ​A gold toilet, just sold for $12.1 million. The art is from the infamous artist behind the viral $6.2 million duct-taped banana
• ​Japanese anime singer forced off stage in Shanghai because of diplomatic tension between Tokyo and Beijing, like what???