Dungun born artist Chen Wei Ming spent his formative years living in around the small towns of Terengganu, and weaves these childhood experiences of the monsoon season into his paintings in his latest series, Silent Monsoon. 

He joins us to discuss the series as well as the emotions he tries to evoke in his paintings.

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In conjunction with their 15th anniversary, HANDS Percussion, one of Malaysia's best known percussion groups, is putting together a musical performance entitled Souls In Love. 

Bernard Goh, co-creator and artistic director of HANDS Percussion, and Susan Sarah John, musical director of Souls In Love, sit down with us to explain what they have planned for the performance.

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Reshad Strik is an Australian actor of Bosnian descent, and has starred in films such as The Hills Have Eyes 2 and music videos such as Jessica Simpson's Public Affair.

Also a practicing Muslim, he joins us to share his unique experiences in Hollywood, while also discussing filmmaking, acting and the industry in general.

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Kembara Jiwa - The Traveling Soul is an independent project which aims to take Malaysian art and artists to the international front.

Mohammad Nazli Abdul Aziz, Managing Director of Galeri Chandan, joins us to discuss his plans and aspirations for this project, which is also co-led by visual artist, Bayu Utomo.

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US-based Malaysian animator/ artist/ author Cheeming Boey drops in to discuss his first book, "When I Was a Kid: Childhood Stories" which is a compilation of stories growing up in Malaysia and Singapore, which he has uniquely told through stick figure drawings accompanied by endearing text.

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10 world renowned dancers will be in Malaysia to perform a showcase of classical, neo-classical and contemporary style-ballet, including excerpts from The Nutcracker, Spartacus, The Sleeping Beauty and many more.

We catch up with Japanese dancers Ena Hirose and Hironao Takahashi about what's in store.

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Dr. Takahisa Ota, the Conductor & Music Director of the klpac String Ensemble & klpac Orchestra, together with Mio Yachita, the Head of the Cultural Affairs Department at the Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur (JFKL) and Malik Taufiq, the Brand Strategist and Marketing Manager of both klpac and The Actors Studio, discuss the concert "klpac Orchestra Look East! Celebrating 30 Years" and the multidisciplinary performance "Taikuh Jikang", which are both being held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 'Look East Policy'.

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Ivan Lam, one of Malaysia’s leading contemporary artists, joins us to discuss his latest trilogy of monumental works, which each measure 9ft x 7ft.

The works are said to present the veneer of a harmonious existence, which is sometimes overshadowed by underlying issues lurking beneath the surface.

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Comedians Rizal van Geyzel and Kavin Jay drop by to plug the One Mic Stand series, which is a weekly session of raw comedy that the duo co-host.

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The Art For Nature series - organised by Rimbun Dahan in aid of the WWF Malaysia - returns for its 15th installment, this time with the theme "Snapshots".

Angela Hijjas, Chairperson of the Art For Nature Committee and Shahnaz Said, the new Arts Manager at Rimbun Dahan, discuss this year's offerings and the need to get creative in the fight for environmental conservation.

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