FINE arts education (visual and performing arts) at the tertiary level is currently in dire straits. They are accorded the lowest priority in terms of academic and intellectual recognition.
In the early years, the fine arts thrived in the pioneer universities (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Malaya and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) and was recognised as contributing to the overall process in character development.
There was much artistic creativity back then as the lecturers, who were artists par excellence and thinkers, were not hounded by key performance indicators (mainly publications), allowing creative minds room to pursue their artistic inclinations as well as inspire their students to excel in creative pursuits.
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