Vision

To be Asia’s number one creative
economic system.

Mission

To give economic power to the creative community, and to contribute to the development of the world and its inhabitants

Value

A beginner’s mind
Innovate and Execute
Morality, Quality, Branding
4 wins: Client, Team, Creators, the World

The First and Final
Audience

“The success of a business is not measured by the height of its market position, but by the number of people who have won as a result of its birth.”
——————— Jeff Fan, founder of Artist Community Asia.

An Advertising graduate of UTAR in the year 2008, as well as a passionate 19 year-old handcrafter, he threw himself into his craft with a dream to succeed as an artist. However, with only his craftsmanship in creating beautiful things, and no knowledge in marketing, an originally profitable venture quickly became a downfall in his crafting career.

Two years of selling his creations on the streets consumed his time and energy, earning barely enough to cover the rental for his stall. He tried promoting his craft online, and was met with cold disregard for his efforts. Friends and family watched from the sidelines, waiting for the day he would admit defeat and give up on his endeavours. Even so, he stubbornly believed he would one day be seen, as long as the product is extraordinary. He convinced himself that he has yet to succeed because he wasn’t working hard enough, or the product just wasn’t good enough, and worked harder than ever.

In three years, he had expended all his resources, and finally, exhausted the fire burning for his passion. His heart had died, and so was no longer able to create.

The Wind
Beneath The Wings

Realising that one cannot survive with just talent alone, he left the creative industry, and asked himself, “How many people are there out there like me, with boundless talent, yet for the sake of survival in this cruel world, had no choice but to bury their dreams with their own hands?

And he dove back into the world of Advertising, and practiced transforming businesses through branding and marketing. With six years of immersive practice under his belt, he gathered his own life experiences, networks, and resources, with a mission to contribute to those like him back in the day, those with dreams of making it in life through their art and passion.

With a new fire burning in his veins, he set out with a new mindset to support the survival of local art talents, and so empowering them to go after their dream life. He wrote three guidelines as the cornerstone for his business: To give economic value to creative culture, to create a unique in-house system, and to gain resources and to open sales channels.

And so birthed the ArtistCommunity.Asia today, with a vision to be Asia’s number one creative economic system.

2020

  • Official launch of ST!VE. The FIRST platform in South East Asia which allow creators to monetize their creation via simplified graphic technology.


  • Asia FIRST one stop creative talent platform which gathered “Simplified Graphic Technology, Creators Social Network and Original Designs Retail Network”

    • 2018

  • Entered Kinokuniya & Times Bookstores with dedicated ARC displays.

  • Appointed Brand Advisory for Common Ground, Malaysia’s largest co-working space.

  • Gathered over 30 talents, close to 50 artists, over 200 different handmade crafts, and created over 6-digits in sales for artists in 12 months.

  • Achieved Top 10 Award in Malaysia’s largest Chinese Entrepreneurship Contest, <Dream Factory>

    • 2017

  • Officially established ArtistCommunity.Asia (held by ARC GLOBAL ARTISTS SDN. BHD.), and set up office in Bangsar South, The Vertical Business Suite.

  • Planned and executed a 10-day <Nanyang Children’s Museum> for Eco Majestic, in conjunction with Parents’ Day.

  • Became Nirvana’s appointed supplier of handmade soaps and moss terrariums for their partners.

    • 2016

    Launched the first campaign that merged creative culture with brand content, and with this campaign entered Taiwan’s
    <Golden Pin Design Award>

    2014

    Won Top 5 in Malaysia’s National Intellectual Property Award for two consecutive years.

    2010

    The Founder developed more than 10 different patented product designs, and gathered resources (functional concept, printing, materials, sales channels, network, cashflow, mindset) in order to establish a foundation for ARC.