Terry Lucas
Terry Lucas is a lecturer in the Animation and Design Technology programmes, Faculty of Applied & Creative Arts (FACA), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). Presently, he is the Deputy Director (Learning Technology) at the Centre for Applied Learning and Multimedia (CALM), UNIMAS. Previously, he was the programme coordinator for the Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education Teaching and Learning (PgDip (HETL)) at CALM. In addition, he holds committee positions as an associate editor for International Journal of Applied and Creative Arts (IJACA), and a panel member for the curriculum design and development for Animation 3u1i Programme Task Force. He was the editor-in-chief for Exhibition of Creativity, Innovation, Technology, and Research in the Arts (eCITRA) academic books entitled ‘juXtaposed: Digital Assimilation of the Arts and Culture’ (2019) and ‘Reflections’ (2013). Previously, he was the faculty webmaster (from 2010 to 2014 and 2018), an acting faculty e-Learning coordinator (2018), a panel member for Faculty Postgraduate Colloquium (2018-2019), a panel member for Faculty Quality Management Unit (2018-2019), and Design Technology 2018 camp adviser entitled 'neXus 4.0: Future Bands of Designers'. His area of expertise includes educational animation, instructional animation, computer animation, 3D animation, dynamic visualisations, cognitive aspects of visual information comprehension, and web design. He started his career with UNIMAS in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology (with specialisation in Arts) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA) and a master’s degree in Digital Imaging and Design from New York University (USA). In 2018, he earned his PhD in Arts and Design from Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia). Currently, he is focusing on teaching, research, and supervision in the interdisciplinary fields of animation and education.
Supervisors: Professor Dr Ruslan Abdul Rahim and Dr Nazrul Azha Mohamed Shaari
Supervisors: Professor Dr Ruslan Abdul Rahim and Dr Nazrul Azha Mohamed Shaari
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The Sarawak Craft Council is an important institution to the indigenous people of Sarawak. Since 1957, its main objective was to substantiate the importance of preserving craft production of 25 different ethnic groups living together throughout Sarawak. Crafts produced here signify the rich tropical vegetation materials such as rattan, bamboo or pandanus which become scarce from years of cultivation for this purpose. As a result, the usage of substitute materials which are more durable or available such as plastic are favored for mass production. Though its function remains the same, the new appearances slowly eradicate the original motives and aesthetic value along with the authenticity of the craft that symbolize their ethnic identity. Realizing that, in order to sustain the production of crafts by indigenous people, not only do they need to be responsible for their inherited craftsman’s skill and styles but also the means of providing raw materials in order to ensure that crafts produced by each indigenous group will remain authentic to their artistic designation. In recent years the Sarawak Craft Council has encompassed various programs that first and foremost, taught the indigenous people in village areas to provide themselves with raw materials rather than depending on what the forest can provide them, or buying expensive raw materials from outside the village. This paper will describe how the Sarawak Craft Council carried out its tasks in preserving Sarawak invaluable heritage and outlaying specific strategies to ensure a healthy and steadfast development of the local handicraft industry.
Keywords: Sarawak Art and Craft, Sarawak Craft Council, Sarawak Indigenous Art, Sarawak Art History, Borneo.
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The Sarawak Craft Council is an important institution to the indigenous people of Sarawak. Since 1957, its main objective was to substantiate the importance of preserving craft production of 25 different ethnic groups living together throughout Sarawak. Crafts produced here signify the rich tropical vegetation materials such as rattan, bamboo or pandanus which become scarce from years of cultivation for this purpose. As a result, the usage of substitute materials which are more durable or available such as plastic are favored for mass production. Though its function remains the same, the new appearances slowly eradicate the original motives and aesthetic value along with the authenticity of the craft that symbolize their ethnic identity. Realizing that, in order to sustain the production of crafts by indigenous people, not only do they need to be responsible for their inherited craftsman’s skill and styles but also the means of providing raw materials in order to ensure that crafts produced by each indigenous group will remain authentic to their artistic designation. In recent years the Sarawak Craft Council has encompassed various programs that first and foremost, taught the indigenous people in village areas to provide themselves with raw materials rather than depending on what the forest can provide them, or buying expensive raw materials from outside the village. This paper will describe how the Sarawak Craft Council carried out its tasks in preserving Sarawak invaluable heritage and outlaying specific strategies to ensure a healthy and steadfast development of the local handicraft industry.
Keywords: Sarawak Art and Craft, Sarawak Craft Council, Sarawak Indigenous Art, Sarawak Art History, Borneo.