Penang comes alive with art


Feast your senses: Digital artist Benjamin Lam explaining his creations to a visitor, while Sada Borneo entertains guests during the opening ceremony of the George Town Festival at Hin Bus Depot. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Penang is reverberating with the George Town Festival (GTF) which offers over 80 programmes, with most of them open for free to the public.

Visitors will be treated to an exhilarating mix of visual arts, theatre, music, dance, film and photography events at various venues until July 24.

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