About Borderline

Borderline is a café, fair-trade handicraft shop & art gallery based in Mae Sot, Thailand, supporting Burmese migrants and refugees on the Thai-Burma border. Check out our catalog and email us your mail order!

**Catalog was made in 2010. Please email to check validity of specific prices and products. More recent product photos are available to view on Facebook.

We also invite you to host meetings and parties at Borderline! Our kitchen can provide a variety of Burmese foods and drinks, and space is provided in either our outdoor garden or the art gallery. Available during regular shop hours or in the evenings. Please email us to discuss your event needs.

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Borderline Gallery Artwork

REFLECTIONS

On Thursday, 3rd February 2011, Borderline Gallery will open “REFLECTIONS,” an exhibition by artist Win Htet. In his solo show, he presents many beautiful landscapes of Burma and portraits of Burmese people, using a variety of mediums such as watercolor, oil, acrylic and charcoal.

Win Htet has been a member artist at Borderline Gallery since the beginning, thus his strange inspirations and skills are very familiar to us. Although he has shown his artwork to his friends frequently in this past, this is only his second solo exhibition.

Win Htet is always eager to improve, and invites you to openly share suggestions and critiques of his new work. The exhibition opens on Thursday 3rd February 2011 from 6pm – 9pm, and continues until 16th February 2011.

Complimentary Burmese refreshments will be provided from Borderline Tea Shop.

Posted: February 1st, 2011 under Exhibitions.
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POINTS

On Tuesday January 6, 2011, Borderline gallery will hold it’s first exhibition of the year by the Arakan artist Myat Thein Zaw. We named the exhibition “POINTS” and that is because the artworks that the artist shows us are about the different points of his inspirations.

In this art show the artist has expressed the abilities of his art skills and his intentions to his artworks with the mediums water color and acrylic.

We as the viewers will see his different art abilities and different styles of painting at his exhibition by using different methods and colors.

Borderline Gallery cordially invites you to meet the artist at our new exhibition. The opening reception will take place from 6pm to 9pm on 6th Jan 2011. The exhibition will be until 19th of Jan 2011.

Complimentary Burmese refreshments will be provided by Borderline Tea Shop.

Posted: January 5th, 2011 under Exhibitions.
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HOLIDAY SALE FROM BORDERLINE SHOP

Dear BORDERLINE SHOP ‘s friends,

Treat your family and friends to holiday gifts from Borderline Shop this year! Selected handmade products from a variety of our women’s groups are discounted from 10% to 30%.

Come check out all of our fantastic items, and receive a free gift with minimum purchase!

Posted: November 27th, 2010 under Sales & promotions.
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Winter Dreams

Dreams may be signs of the future or reflections of our memories. For Burmese people, dreams in wintertime are particularly fantastic and random explorations of the mind.

On Thursday 2nd December 2010, Borderline gallery will open “Winter Dreams,” a new solo exhibition by the talented Burmese artist Htut Aung. In his art showcase, Htut Aung uses a variety of mediums and techniques to share his Winter Dreams with Borderline Gallery’s audience.

Borderline Gallery cordially invites you to meet the artist and discuss all our Winter Dreams at our new exhibition. The opening reception will take place from 6pm to 9pm on 2nd December 2010. The exhibition will be until 16th of December 2010.

Complimentary Burmese refreshments will be provided by Borderline Tea Shop.

Posted: November 27th, 2010 under Exhibitions.
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BRANCHES

On Thursday November 4th, Borderline gallery will open a solo exhibition of Karen artist Saw Cu Cil entitled BRANCHES. This unique exhibition showcases his diverse portfolio of work, which explores traditional images through a mixture of mediums and styles. From striking charcoal portraits to gentle watercolour landscapes, this exhibition expresses the nature of Burmese ethnic peoples and the beauty of the country, and also includes portraits of key political leaders. As viewers, we are invited to follow him through his personal artistic journey.

Please join us for the show and meet the artist at the opening reception taking place at our Gallery from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on Thursday November 4th. The exhibition will end on 18 November 2010.

Complimentary Burmese refreshments will be provided by Borderline Tea Shop.

Posted: November 3rd, 2010 under Exhibitions.
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Artist And His Dancers

On Thursday 7th October, Borderline gallery will open a solo exhibition of talented Burmese artist Wunna Zaw entitled Artist And His Dancers. This unique exhibition showcases his diverse portfolio of work, that explores traditional dancing images through of water color mediums and styles.Artist wants to show to our audiance all about the Burmese female traditional dancers, their difficulty and their abality for their way of dancing. We as the viewer are invited to follow him through his personal artistic journey.

Please join us to enjoy the show and meet the artist at the opening reception taking place at our Gallery from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on Thursday 7th October. The exhibition will be on until 20th October 2010.

Complimentary Burmese refreshments will be provided by Borderline Tea Shop.