PESZTA is the collaborative festival put together by the entire neighbourhood, led by anchor venues Pentago, Sam Mansion, and Zhongshan building (TA). Since 2022, PESZTA has been an important factor in the revitalisation efforts of Kampung Attap. 

A vibrant celebration of Malaysian creativity, this annual art festival brings together workshops, performances, and exhibitions across Kampung Attap, realised through the strong support from YLYH and its key donors. More than just an event, it serves as a platform for artists, musicians, and cultural practitioners to expose their work with the wider community, in close collaboration with The Zhongshan Building, Pentago House, and HEART Residence.

About Edwin Gomes

Edwin Gomes is part of Yayasan Lim Yee Hoh, a foundation based in Kampung Attap and a key collaborator of PESZTA. 

The Riung Gunung Bandung Festival (f. 2025) was born as a stage to celebrate the diversity of cultures and traditions that have been passed down for centuries. The festival was held on February 22-23, 2025, at a truly iconic location: the Ir. H. Djuanda Grand Forest Park, a natural area that bears silent witness to how humans and nature can coexist in harmony.

About Rumah Pemajuan Kebudayaan (Cultural Advancement Center)

Rumah Pemajuan Kebudayaan was initiated in 2021 by Jendela Ide Indonesia Foundation. It acts as a platform for local communities to advance, protect and strength ecosystem of cultural practice and biodiversity in daily practices, especially through the advancement of Traditional Knowledge (Pengetahuan Tradisional) and Traditional Technologies (Teknologi Tradisional). 

First staged in 2024, the City North Fest began as a prompt to connect the community living and working in the northern region of the City of Melbourne, especially centred around Cardigan Street, Carlton. This annual festival led by RMIT University was most recently held on 3 October 2026. It has successfully brought together small businesses and incited collaborations across and beyond the City North precinct. 

About Chloe Ho

Chloe Ho (she/her) is a Southeast Asian curator, cultural producer, and art historian living and working on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation. She received her PhD in Art History from The University of Melbourne in 2024. Her research focuses on twentieth to twenty-first century art and aims to produce knowledge on lesser-known art cultures and to correct the historical record where it has been found to be lacking.

The Adan Rice Festival is an important cultural celebration of the Lun Bawang people, reflecting their close relationship with rice, ancestral traditions, community life, and cultural identity.

This talk will explore how the Lun Bawang people preserve and sustain the Adan Rice Festival as a living cultural heritage. It will consider the role of traditional knowledge, cultural practices, community participation, and the passing down of customs and values from one generation to the next.

Drawing on perspectives from visual culture and cultural heritage, the discussion will also reflect on the importance of preserving Indigenous traditions in a changing world, and how festivals such as the Adan Rice Festival help strengthen cultural identity, foster community connections, and ensure that the heritage of the Lun Bawang people continues to be valued by future generations.

About Zulaikha

Zulaikha is the Head of the Art Department at IMAS School and is currently pursuing a part-time PhD in Visual Art at Universiti Malaysia. She holds a Master’s degree in Visual Culture Studies, with an academic background that informs her interest in art, culture, heritage, and visual expression.

Her work in art education and academic research provides a perspective on the ways cultural traditions, identities, and knowledge are expressed, sustained, and transmitted across generations. Through her contribution to the Adan Rice Festival, she hopes to highlight the cultural significance of the festival and the efforts of the Lun Bawang people to preserve their traditions and heritage for future generations.

The annual North Borneo Rainforest Festival is organised by Pertubuhan Kolektif Seni Budaya Sabah. It is Sabah’s premier celebration of multicultural heritage and Indigenous arts.

NBRF2025 featured many groups of artists from Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia and received over 15,000 visitors. This year’s edition curated by Dr. Jarrod Jansz Sim is subtitled Misoloot Sopisupi and will be held October 31 – November 1, 2026 at Koisaan Cultural Village, Sabah.

About Dr. Jarrod Jansz Sim

Jarrod Jansz Sim is of Chinese, Eurasian, and Iban descent. Working between Indigenous Taiwan and Borneo, his research maintains an ongoing interest in Austronesian sonic worlds, bridging together applied ethnomusicology, sensory ethnography, and environmental humanities.