KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 28 -- The coalition of local art practitioners ReformARTsi is calling the prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the government to reform the arts and culture sector.

This includes enacting a 15-year national arts and culture blueprint alongside forming a dedicated ministry for arts, culture and creative economy.

This comes in after ReformARTsi, which consists of 180 arts practitioners from 65 companies, launched an online petition on September 26, calling for the government to fulfil their five demands which includes:

Forming a task force consisting of majority practitioners with representatives from civil society and government, to formulate and enact a 15-year National Arts and Culture Blueprint.

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