About Borderline

On Thursday 2nd February 2012, Borderline Gallery is going to hold and art exhibition opening of the very talented artist U Soe Win. As he is one of the most experienced artist at Borderline Gallery, the art works he present to his audience this time are very skillful and attractive.
His favorite medium are water color and acrylic, we as the viewer are going to see many of his colorful water color and acrylic art works on his exhibition.He also tried to express his new expiration which he got from his community and society.
Artist U Soe Win is now living in the city Morlamine (The capital of Mon state) together with his family.As he is and aged artist he already made many different exhibition in Burma and also at Borderline Gallery in the past. But this time his new exhibition is with new inspirations,new ideas and style.
We all are invited by the artist to come to the exhibition opening to share your suggestions and ideas to the artist.
The traditional Burmese foods are going to be provided by the Borderline kitchen as usual.

The Build Project would like to invite you to “The Light in the Dark” art exhibition on December 17th to 22nd at Borderline Gallery. The opening night will be December 17th from 6 to 9 pm. There will be complimentary food and drink from Borderline’s Tea Garden, and of course, great art!

The Build Project is a non-profit organization that runs the Institute of Academic and Practical Studies (IAPS) in Mae Sot, Thailand. IAPS works with Burmese migrants aged 18 to 24, and aims to provide the education and skills necessary for the students to become leaders in the community.

Everyone at IAPS sincerely looks forward to seeing you at the exhibition.

http://www.buildproject.org/

On Thursday 1st December, Borderline Gallery will open its newest exhibition, “WANDERING SPIRIT”, a solo show by Htut Aung.

Htut Aung from Yangon spent his earlier years as a commercial artist and magazine illustrator. These days, he is also fond of landscapes and scenes that express the lives of Burmese people. His preferred medium is oil.

The artist is looking forward to discussing his works and inspirations with visitors. Please feel free to ask any questions!

The opening will be on Thursday, 1st December from 6-9 pm and will continue until the 15th. Delicious Burmese food and drinks will be prepared by the Borderline Tea Garden.

It’s time to shop for holiday gifts! Many Mae Sot residents are heading home for the holidays or hoping to send fond wishes to their families through souvenirs from the border. So why not find these mementos at Borderline shop? We’re getting new products in all the time, and would love for you to take a look.

In addition to our fair-trade handicrafts, we’d like to remind you that we have many books and DVDs on offer. Most of these come from Best Friend Library and support their work with migrant education and raising awareness of Burma issues. Best Friend Library currently offers buy any book, get a free DVD.

We also stock informative books and DVDs from other orgs such as Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG), Thai-Burma Border Consortium (TBBC), School for Shan Students Nationalities Youth (SSSNY), and Mae Tao Clinic.

Don’t forget our artists! If you’re not quite ready to buy a painting but would like to support our artists living on the border, we have many types of art cards for sale: from postcards to handmade one-of-a-kind watercolor cards.

Borderline is currently offering free gifts with minimum purchase. Click on the poster image above to see what gifts you can choose from for purchases worth 1000 baht, 2000 baht, and 3000 baht. Thanks for supporting Borderline!

On Thursday 10th November, Borderline Gallery will open its newest exhibition, “HARVEST MOON”, a dual show between longtime member artists—and brothers—Saw Cucil and Saw Poedah.

The Karen brothers both undertook formal art studies in Rangoon before eventually making their way to Mae Sot, and are both fortunate enough to make a living as full-time artists here. They primarily use watercolors and acrylics, and focus on depicting local people and nature. Both brothers are fascinated by the beauty of light, and incorporate this light into their works.

The artists are eager to discuss their works and inspirations with visitors. Please feel free to ask them any questions!

The opening will be on Thursday 10th November from 6-9 pm and will continue until the 24th. Delicious Burmese food and drinks will be prepared by the Borderline Tea Garden.

The opening night of “Divisions: Art from the Thai-Burma Border” was a rousing success! We want to thank all our friends–new and old–who came out to support us at Sangdee Gallery in Chiang Mai on November 2nd!

The day before the show, the Borderline crew of Bobo, Sein Sein Lin, Sandy and Nancy was joined by the incredible Patrick, Jasmine and Mike of The Puzzlebox Art Studio to transport art and tons of handicrafts from Mae Sot to Chiang Mai, and all worked together to hang the beautiful exhibition. With tasty desserts donated by The Best Friend Library and a full bar at Sangdee, it was quite the party. Take a look at more photos on our Facebook page! And add us while you’re at it!

It was great to see a few faces familiar to us from Mae Sot, and to discuss the border situation with Chiang Mai residents and tourists who’ve never been out here. Thanks so much to Shawn and Po at Sangdee for all their support in promoting the show, and to Jeffro for providing energetic blues guitar accompaniment.

Thursday night was Sangdee’s weekly jam session, and on Saturday night, Best Friend Library held a screening of the acclaimed “Burma Soldier” documentary. This was followed by a talk with Aung, an ex-Burmese Soldier now living in Chiang Mai. Both events had great turnouts, and gave more people a chance to check out the new exhibition.

Borderline’s curator Bobo will stay with the show through the closing date, November 10th. He’s been available evenings from 5-10PM to explain the artworks and artists’ migrant circumstances to any visitors who drop by. Please do continue to visit–we’d love to introduce Borderline to as many people as possible!