Creativity with a Conscience: Maybank amplifies conservation and core values via the 8th MyTIGER Values Art Competition and Exhibition 2025
Released on: Friday, 16 May 2025 5:29PM
Celebrating creativity – Tan Sri Dato' Sri Ir. Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa, Chairman of Maybank & Maybank Foundation (Center) together with members Maybank’s Board of Directors & Senior Management and panel of juries sharing a light moment with the 28 winners of the MyTIGER Values Art Competition and Exhibition 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Maybank Foundation, the social impact arm of Maybank Group recently launched its 8th MyTIGER Values Art Competition and Exhibition (MTVACE) 2025 at Balai Seni Maybank, honouring the creativity and advocacy of 28 young Malaysian artists who successfully expressed the power of social impact through the lens of art and design.
Aligned with Maybank’s mission of humanising financial services, the initiative provided a creative avenue for students to interpret the Group’s TIGER values (Teamwork, Integrity, Growth, Excellence & Efficiency and Relationship Building) into visuals through compelling and thought-provoking artworks, at the same time raising awareness on the importance of tiger conservation efforts and addressing the 12 selected United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The competition attracted 2,355 submissions from students from 300 schools and learning institutions nationwide across primary, secondary and tertiary institutions including public schools, private institutions, international schools and students registered under the Ministry of Education’s Integrated Special Education Program (PPKI).
This year’s competition which ran from 6 March to 18 April 2025 culminated winners across five categories – Primary School, Secondary School, and University (subdivided into Photo Imaging, Illustration, and Sequential Art). At the launch exhibition, winners were presented with First, Second, Third and Jury Special Prizes sharing a total of RM51,500 in cash awards.
At the launch event, Tan Sri Dato Sri Ir. Zamzamzairani, Chairman of Maybank & Maybank Foundation emphasised the bank’s commitment to nurturing holistic development, “At Maybank, we believe that values and creativity go hand in hand in shaping responsible, future-ready citizens. The MyTIGER Values Art Competition has grown into a platform that not only celebrates artistic expression, but also nurtures social awareness and community engagement among the youth, providing them the opportunity to step forward to tell their story of hope, perseverance and optimism of the majestic tiger.”
At the exhibition, visitors will get to experience unique artworks which focuses on photo imaging, illustration and sequential art that are deeply innovative and expresses artists’ abilities to convey powerful narratives that evoke emotions. In keeping with the conservation theme, visitors will also have the chance to make donations at the exhibition in support of tiger preservation efforts in collaboration with WWF-Malaysia.
The MyTIGER Values Art Competition and Exhibition is part of the Balai Seni Art Series, Maybank Foundation’s long-standing arts and culture initiative. The programme continues to champion creativity with purpose, reaching wider communities through education, empowerment, and sustainability narratives.
The exhibition is open to public from 14 May to 13 June 2025 between 10.00am–5.00pm (Monday–Friday) with no bookings or ticket purchases required. The exhibition is closed on weekends and public holidays.
For more information on the MyTIGER Values Art and Design Competition and exhibition details, visit www.maybankfoundation.com.
SOURCE: Maybank
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