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Penang Street Art (PICAF Site 3: Batu Kawan)

Two murals featured on a set of containers located at Batu Kawan area, for the Penang International Container Art Festival (PICAF).

A mural depicting a fisherman by Emmanuel Jarus.
A mural depicting a girl and her connection by Caryn Koh.

For the rest of the PICAF art works, please go HERE.

Batu Kawan: Aspen City Central Island Park (Chinese New Year)

Chinese New Year decorations at the recently built Central Island Park in Aspen Vision City in Batu Kawan, Penang. For the past several years, the Batu Kawan region has been undergoing several major developments including new townships and highways.

Batu Kawan: Jetty to Pulau Aman

Jetty to Pulau Aman

The small jetty to Pulau Aman (literally translated as ‘Island of Peace’) at the western coast of Bukit Tambun, Batu Kawan, Penang. Pulau Aman is a small fishing village island located on the southeast of Penang island. The island is reachable via boats from this jetty.

Jetty to Pulau Aman

Batu Kawan: The Wetlands

Batu Kawan

Batu Kawan

Batu Kawan

Batu Kawan

Batu Kawan

Many may not aware that Batu Kawan is actually an island and a town situated off Seberang Perai, which is on the mainland area of Penang. The Batu Kawan island is separated from the mainland by Sungai Jejawi and Sungai Tengah. Once considered a quiet backwater area which produces sugar canes in the 19th century, Batu Kawan had its brief growth of palm oil plantations and was among the oldest towns in Penang. It was accessible only by ferry from Bukit Tambun back in the old days. New developments are now being planned on the island with the recent completion of the second Penang Bridge (which connects Batu Maung area on the island and Batu Kawan area on the mainland side).