Launching of Maybank Tiger Art Exhibition in Conjunction with Global Tiger Day 2017

Maybank Foundation is the corporate responsibility arm of the Maybank Group, which seeks to positively impact communities in markets that Maybank operates. The Foundation’s programs are focused on six key pillars which are Education, Community Empowerment, Healthy Living, Arts & Culture and Environmental Diversity.

On the 25th of July 2017, Maybank Foundation launched the Maybank Tiger Art Exhibition in conjunction with Global Tiger Day 2017. The art exhibition, which was held at Balai Seni Maybank, is open to the public from 24 to 28 July 2017. The exhibition was held to raise and promote awareness of tiger conservation, through visual and creative arts.

The event was officially launched by the Chairman of Maybank and Maybank Foundation, Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsudin, together with the Chairman of WWF-Malaysia, YAM Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, the Executive Director/CEO of WWF-Malaysia, Dato’ Dr Dionysius S.K. Sharma, CEO of Maybank Foundation, Shahril Azuar Jimin and member of Maybank Foundation’s Board of Trustee, Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir.

The exhibition featured 15 oil and charcoal paintings by budding local artist Azaikmal Ahmad Rashid, all of which focuses on the beauty of the Malayan tiger. The displays are complemented by educational posters on the importance of the Malayan tigers and the ongoing conservation efforts in Malaysia to educate members of the public of the role they can play in this area.

The paintings displayed at the art exhibition were for sale and all proceeds will go directly towards Maybank Foundation and WWF-Malaysia’s tiger conservation fund. 

Global Tiger Day is celebrated every year on 29 July as a way to raise awareness about the magnificent but endangered tigers. In 2010, 13 tiger range countries came together to create “Tx2”, which is the global goal to double the number of wild tigers by the year 2022. In its continued efforts to achieve “Tx2”, Maybank Foundation has committed to support efforts in tiger conservation in the hope that more organisations will also be encouraged to make a similar commitment.