Home Awards Pictures Art Gallery Membership Guest Book Email Us     Introduction Preface Forward Message History Society Who's Who   Activities Exhibitions Publications Courses Exchanges Competitions Tusau Padan   Craft Kain Songket Weaving Musical Beads Pottery Wood Carving ATELIER AS A SOCIETY SOCIETY ATELIER SARAWAK IS A REGISTERED VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION FOUNDED IN 1986 WITH THREE MAIN OBJECTIVES: TTO APPRECIATE AND PROMOTE, SHARE AND ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF SARAWAK ARTS AND CRAFTS. TTO PROMOTE CULTURAL EXCHANGES OF ARTS AND CRAFTS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES. TTO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND STUDY INTO THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE CULTURE, ARTS AND CRAFTS OF SARAWAK. MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL PERSONS WHO SUBSCRIBE TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY. THE TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP ARE AS FOLLOWS: OORDINARY MEMBERS ALL PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN SARAWAK OR WORKING IN SARAWAK MAY APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP AS ORDINARY MEMBERS. [ENTRANCE FEE IS RM 20/- AND ANNUAL FEE IS RM 20/-] L LIFE MEMBERS ORDINARY MEMBERS MAY APPLY FOR LIFE MEMBERSHIP UPON PAYMENT OF A COMPOUND SUBSCRIPTION OF RM 200/- SSTUDENT MEMBERS ALL STUDENTS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE RESIDENT IN SARAWAK MAY APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP AS STUDENT MEMBERS. [ENTRANCE FEE RM5/- AND ANNUAL FEE IS RM 5/-] ACTIVITIES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY INCLUDE PERIODIC DISCUSSIONS; TALKS BY LOCAL AND VISITING ARTISTS AND EXPERTS; EXHIBITIONS; ART AND CRAFT WORKSHOPS; ART AND CRAFT CLASSES; DEMONSTRATION OF ARTS AND CRAFTS TECHNIQUES; AND PUBLICATION ON SUBJECTS FALLING WITHIN ITS SPHERE OF INTEREST. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE AFFAIRS OF THE SOCIETY AND CONSISTS THE FOLLOWING OFFICE-BEARERS: PPRESIDENT VVICE-PRESIDENT HHON. GENERAL SECRETARY HHON. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FFOUR OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY CO-OPT A MAXIMUM OF FIVE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS, WHO SHALL HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS. PATRON AND HON. VICE-PRESIDENT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY INVITE ONE OR MORE DISTINGUISHED PERSONS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE MADE A MATERIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFFAIRS OR INTERESTS OF THE SOCIETY TO BE THE PATRON OR HON. VICE-PRESIDENT. PREMISES SINCE JANUARY, 1990, SOCIETY ATELIER HAS BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ALLOWED TO OCCUPY THE CHARMING BUNGALOW `RUMAH MASRA' AT TAMAN BUDAYA. THIS HAS BEEN THE SCENE OF MANY GET-TOGETHERS, WORSHOPS, TALKS AND EXHIBITIONS.