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ReFest 2023: Engage and Empower
AHA is a project by 3R Media, and supported by ArtFAS, Malaysia's largest grant for arts and culture initiatives under Yayasan Hasanah, to honour the tekat embroidery heritage in the country, while reimagining its place in today’s contemporary art scene.
What is AHA?
Rooted in the honouring of matrilineal knowledge and tradition, AHA centres and elevates tekat embroidery by spotlighting the master tekat artisans of Perak and the heritage they carry.
And through skills transfer from traditional tekat masters to contemporary artists, the programme encourages cross-fertilisation of ideas — blending time-honoured techniques with modern artistic expressions.
AHA invests in sustaining traditional tekat practices through mentorship, entrepreneurship, and public showcases, while opening space for new interpretations, ensuring tekat remains a valued, visible, and evolving art form.
Honouring matrilineal knowledge.
Sustaining traditional craft.
Reimagining tekat for today.
Day 1 | Itinerary
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Arrival of participants
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Panel discussion with
Anabelle Co-Martinent,
Emily Chin & Grace Tan.
Moderated by Alleena Abdullah.
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tea, networking and headshot photography session
Day 2 | Itinerary
9:00am - 9:30am
Arrival of participants
9:30am - 12:00pm
Mini workshops with
Jade Lim, Kuti Biazid
and Shan Szetho.
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch, networking, headshot photography session and video
profile recording
the venue | temu house
A private event space created to house art on the walls whilst enabling various community activities to happen in and around the space. Set in a Bungalow house in Petaling Jaya spanning over 11,000sq feet, temu house has hosted numerous events from private dinners, educational workshops, book and product launches, film screenings and even Yoga classes and dog adoption events.
Let's 'bertemu'