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SUMMARY:Mattude
DESCRIPTION:Featuring works by Aziziah Diah Aprilya (Indonesia)\nRecipient of the 7th Objectifs Documentary Award\, Emerging Category\nMentored by Jessica Lim\n4 April to 18 May 2025\nLower Gallery 2\, Objectifs\nFree admission \nOpening | 4 Apr 2025\, 12pm – 7pm \nArtist Talk: Aziziah Diah Aprilya – Collecting the Clams\nSat 5 Apr 2025\, 1pm – 2pm | Objectifs Workshop Space (register here) \nMattude is a project where I document the effects of reclamation projects along the coast of Makassar\, my hometown in South Sulawesi in Indonesia. Mattude – a local term which means “collecting the clams” – has also come to represent my way of collecting and sharing stories about the resilience of the coastal women of Makassar. \nThe Makassar city government’s reclamation plans echoes similar developments throughout Indonesia. Reclamation in Makassar started in the late 1990s with road construction\, then housing areas\, flats\, hotels\, malls\, a new port\, and more. To date\, 209 hectares of land have been reclaimed\, and it is expected that thousands more hectares will be created along the west and north of Makassar’s coastline. The Makassar City Spatial Plan anticipates that reclamation will expand 26% of the city area. \nBefore reclamation began\, the coast of Makassar was a lively fishing community where people could get various types of fish\, clams and crabs. For the coastal women\, the sea was a means of livelihood\, a shared social space\, a playground for their children\, and a sacred place for rituals. \nAccording to indigenous coastal beliefs\, ancestors are thought to live in the water in various forms. There are crocodiles\, snakes\, dolphins\, fish\, centipedes\, they say. In Bugis and Makassar culture\, many still believe that each person has twin crocodiles. We call these ancestors ‘Nene’ or grandmother. During certain celebrations\, offerings must be lowered into the sea or river as a sign of gratitude to the grandmother\, ancestors\, and nature. These rituals are said to prevent bad luck and disaster\, and are led by women. \nAs reclamation continues\, the livelihoods and practices of coastal communities have come increasingly under threat. They have lost touch with coastal creatures and tide changes. They are losing their physical and spiritual relationship to the sea. \nSince 2017\, the coastal women of Makassar have gathered as a means of survival and resistance. They organize protests against the reclamation\, and find other ways of making a living. As the excavators reclaim the coast\, these women seek to reclaim their own narratives. \nPresented by Objectifs \nSupported by the Truthseeker Foundation \n___ \nAbout the Artist \nAziziah Diah Aprilya (b.1997)\, also known as Zizi\, is an Indonesian photographer\, writer\, and art and cultural practitioner based in Makassar\, South Sulawesi. Her works often explore environmental\, social-cultural\, and women issues\, and she is also interested in stories about food\, rituals\, and mythologies. Zizi’s work has been exhibited in Jakarta\, Solo\, Yogyakarta\, and Makassar\, and she recently published her first photobook\, Got Your Back (SOKONG! Publisher\, 2024). \nIn Makassar\, she works closely with urban studies collective\, art communities\, and literacy groups. Zizi is part of Diversify Photo and Women Photograph and is frequently involved in film production as a still and behind-the-scenes photographer. \nAbout the Mentor \nJessica Lim is currently the director of Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops (APFW)\, a non-profit association based in Cambodia. For most of her professional life\, she has worked to provide support and opportunities to visual storytellers in the majority world. Her move to Cambodia built on her previous experience with Drik Picture Library in Dhaka\, Bangladesh\, a media organisation dedicated to advocating for social equality\, where she served as a news and photo editor and photographer liaison. She majored in journalism and graduated from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore in 2006. \nJessica is currently based in Siem Reap\, Cambodia\, where on any given day there is a good chance of meeting water buffalos. \n— \nAbout the Objectifs Documentary Award \nThe Objectifs Documentary Award champions Objectifs’ mission to broaden perspectives through image making\, by supporting original voices in visual storytelling in Singapore and the wider region. The Award enables photographers to work on new or existing projects\, encouraging them to tell stories about their native communities. It welcomes different creative approaches to non-fiction storytelling\, from conventional documentary photography to visual experiments. \nAbout the Truthseeker Foundation \nThe Truth Seeker Foundation believes that education and enlightenment are the best ways to address many of the social issues we face today. Amongst the many causes the Foundation supports\, it advocates for raising awareness of social and environmental issues through photography. \n___ \nJoin us at our related exhibitions and events: \nExhibition: The Forests Listen\, Their Spirits Cry by Gab Mejia\nNature and Spirit: An Artist Talk with Gab Mejia | Sat 5 Apr 2025\, 2.30pm – 3.30pm at Objectifs Workshop Space (Register here) \nExhibition: Tubig Alat (Salt Water) by Geela Garcia\nArtist talk: Geela Garcia – All life depends on Salt | Sat 5 Apr 2025\, 4pm – 5pm (register here)
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LOCATION:Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film\, 155 Middle Road\, Singapore\, 188977\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Event of the Day,Visual Arts (Events),Workshop & Talks (Events)
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SUMMARY:Tubig Alat (Salt Water)
DESCRIPTION:Featuring works by Geela Garcia (Philippines)\nRecipient of the 7th Objectifs Documentary Award\, Emerging Category\nMentored by Jessica Lim \n4 April to 18 May 2025\nLower Gallery 1\, Objectifs\nFree admission \nOpening | 4 Apr 2025\, 12pm – 7pm \nAll life depends on Salt: An Artist talk with Geela Garcia\nSat 5 Apr 2025\, 4pm – 5pm | Objectifs Workshop Space (register here) \nSmoke blankets the room where Emma Ganila has been scooping brine into an assembly line of tin cans. As salt water boils and evaporates in the tins\, blocks of white salt form. Emma has been making Tultul\, an artisanal salt only found on Guimaras island. \nOn Iloilo\, an island right across Emma’s\, Lorlie Noblezada watches her son\, John\, face strong breaking waves as he collects seawater with a bamboo pole to start the process of making Budbud salt. \nEmma and Lorlie are some of the last artisanal saltmakers in the Philippines. Both have been safekeeping traditional saltmaking processes for decades. However\, this craft is in fast decline. \nDespite a long history of saltmaking\, the Philippines\, an archipelago with the fifth-longest coastline in the world\, has not produced enough salt for its own needs for the past 15 years. The country has some of the rarest salts in the world\, including Tultul and Budbud\, and it only needs to ultilise six percent of its coastline to be self-sufficient in salt. But local salts are on the brink of extinction due to unsupportive policies\, industry neglect\, and climate change. \nThe process of making artisanal salt is time-consuming and laborious\, but still\, Emma\, at 74\, spends her day inside the warm and smoky production house to cook blocks of Tultul salt; Lorlie assesses the seasons and checks if the skies are clear to schedule production of Budbud salt. For these matriarchs\, this craft\, as much as it is a livelihood\, is what binds their families’ day-to-day living. \nAll life depends on salt. \nPresented by Objectifs \nSupported by the Truthseeker Foundation \n______ \nAbout the artist \nGeela Garcia is a Filipino photographer and multimedia journalist based in Manila\, Philippines. Her photographic work\, which documents stories of women\, food sovereignty\, and the environment\, aims to write history from the experience of its makers. \nShe received the Seed Award from the Prince Claus Fund in 2023 for her photojournalism work\, and is currently a Shifting Democracies Fellow at Global Press. \nGeela’s writing and photography appear on the Thomson Reuters Foundation – Context News\, South China Morning Post\, and Rappler among others. She is a member of Women Photograph and Diversify Photo Up Next. \nAbout the Mentor \nJessica Lim is currently the director of Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops (APFW)\, a non-profit association based in Cambodia. For most of her professional life\, she has worked to provide support and opportunities to visual storytellers in the majority world. Her move to Cambodia built on her previous experience with Drik Picture Library in Dhaka\, Bangladesh\, a media organisation dedicated to advocating for social equality\, where she served as a news and photo editor and photographer liaison. She majored in journalism and graduated from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore in 2006. \nJessica is currently based in Siem Reap\, Cambodia\, where on any given day there is a good chance of meeting water buffalos. \n_____ \nAbout the Objectifs Documentary Award \nThe Objectifs Documentary Award champions Objectifs’ mission to broaden perspectives through image making\, by supporting original voices in visual storytelling in Singapore and the wider region. The Award enables photographers to work on new or existing projects\, encouraging them to tell stories about their native communities. It welcomes different creative approaches to non-fiction storytelling\, from conventional documentary photography to visual experiments. \nAbout the Truthseeker Foundation \nThe Truth Seeker Foundation believes that education and enlightenment are the best ways to address many of the social issues we face today. Amongst the many causes the Foundation supports\, it advocates for raising awareness of social and environmental issues through photography. \n_____ \nJoin us at our related events \nExhibition: The Forests Listen\, Their Spirits Cry by Gab Mejia\nNature and Spirit: An Artist Talk with Gab Mejia | Sat 5 Apr 2025\, 2.30pm – 3.30pm at Objectifs Workshop Space (Register here) \nExhibition: Mattude by Aziziah Diah Aprilya\nCollecting the Clams: An Artist Talk with Aziziah Diah Aprilya – | Sat 5 Apr 2025\, 1pm – 2pm (register here)
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SUMMARY:The Forest Listens\, Their Spirits Cry
DESCRIPTION:Featuring works by Gab Mejia (Philippines)\nRecipient of the 7th Objectifs Documentary Award\, Open Category\nCurated by Goh Sze Ying \n4 Apr to 18 May 2025\nChapel Gallery\, Objectifs\nFree admission \nOpening | 4 Apr 2025\, 12pm – 7pm \nNature and Spirit: An Artist Talk with Gab Mejia\nSat 5 Apr 2025\, 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Objectifs Workshop Space (Register here) \n\nRevered as healers\, warriors\, and teachers\, the Baylans of the Talaandig-Manobo have long been guardians of the sacred forests of Mount Kaluntungan in the southern Philippine province of Bukidnon\, threatened by an encroaching industrial pace since the Spanish and American colonial period. For the Baylans\, the forest is a sacred site—a portal\, a threshold. Nature and spirit abide in the Talaandig-Manobo narrative.\nGab Mejia pays homage to this verdant landscape and its people by directing our attention to the queer kinship of two central figures: a head spiritual leader Datu Arayan\, and a Baylan initiate and youth leader Krystahl Guina. A new generation of Baylans\, they are also members of the Kulahi Pangantucan Performing Arts Group—storytellers\, performers\, protectors of indigenous heritage. Mejia’s dreamlike portraits animate Datu and Krystal’s deep\, unspoken spiritual connection with their land\, home\, and family amidst the quiet domesticity of their daily rhythms. \nThe Forest Listens\, Their Spirits Cry speaks of a desire to pollinate a dream of a future belonging otherwise. \nPresented by Objectifs and supported by the Truthseeker Foundation. \n\nAbout the Artist \nGab Mejia (he/they) is a queer Filipino photographer\, multidisciplinary artist\, and environmental engineer. Born and raised in the Philippine archipelago\, his work unveils the threads of the climate crisis\, biodiversity loss\, ancestral knowledge\, cosmologies\, and cultural interconnections to confront our socio-political and ecological crises. \nMejia is a National Geographic Explorer\, Climate Pledge Global Storyteller\, Fellow in the International League of Conservation Photographers and 2019 Jackson Wild Media Lab Fellow. His work has appeared in National Geographic\, BBC\, CNN\, ArtPartner\, Vogue\, United Nations\, Manila Times\, Fotografiska Shanghai\, Photo London and TEDx talks amongst other publications and platforms. He is a Board of Trustee for the World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines. \nAbout the Curator \nGoh Sze Ying is Curator at National Gallery Singapore. At the Gallery\, she contributes to the UOB Southeast Asia Gallery long-term display\, Between Declarations and Dreams: Art of Southeast Asia since the 19th century. More recently\, she worked on exhibitions including Living Pictures: Photography in Southeast Asia (2022)\, Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia (2022)\, and Something New Must Turn Up (2020). In 2019\, she co-curated the sixth edition of the Singapore Biennale\, Every Step in the Right Direction. \nAbout the Objectifs Documentary Award \nThe Objectifs Documentary Award champions Objectifs’ mission to broaden perspectives through image making\, by supporting original voices in visual storytelling in Singapore and the wider region. The Award enables photographers to work on new or existing projects\, encouraging them to tell stories about their native communities. It welcomes different creative approaches to non-fiction storytelling\, from conventional documentary photography to visual experiments. \nAbout the Truthseeker Foundation \nThe Truth Seeker Foundation believes that education and enlightenment are the best ways to address many of the social issues we face today. Amongst the many causes the Foundation supports\, it advocates for raising awareness of social and environmental issues through photography. \n\n\nJoin us at our related exhibitions and events: \nExhibition: Mattude by Aziziah Diah Aprilya\nCollecting the Clams: An Artist Talk with Aziziah Diah Aprilya – | Sat 5 Apr 2025\, 1pm – 2pm (register here) \nExhibition: Tubig Alat (Salt Water) by Geela Garcia\nAll life depends on Salt: An Artist Talk with Geela Garcia | Sat 5 Apr 2025\, 4pm – 5pm (register here)
URL:https://artsequator.com/event/the-forest-listens-their-spirits-cry/
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SUMMARY:SagoBako in Concert - SEA Debut Tour\, Singapore
DESCRIPTION:Guitar duo brings Southeast Asian virtuosity to Singapore in highly anticipated debut \n\nSingapore is set to welcome the SagoBako guitar duo for the first time\, as the celebrated pair of classical guitarists embarks on a 15-city tour across Southeast Asia. \n\n\n\n\n\nHuy Quang Tran from Vietnam and Wadcharin Suksabsri from Thailand—known for their intricate artistry and profound musical synergy—will perform on May 10 at Bechstein Music World Recital Hall in Shenton Way. They will introduce local audiences to a repertoire that blends European and Latin American classical traditions with the duo’s signature interpretations. \nTheir programme will feature works composed or arranged for two guitars by Enrique Granados\, Vasquez Edmundo\, Leo Brouwer\, Matthias Duplessy\, Ruperto Chapi\, and Justo Tomás Morales\, among others. Notable duets include Granados’ Danzas Españolas (Oriental\, Andaluza\, and Villanesca)—reimagined for two guitars—and Edmundo’s evocative Suite Populaire. \n\n\nEach guitarist will also perform solo pieces\, including works by Leo Brouwer\, Máximo Diego Pujol\, and Ariel Ramírez. \nCross-border musical dialogue \nSagoBako is a portmanteau of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) and Bangkok\, the two home cities that shaped their artistic journeys. Huy and Suksabsri first crossed paths at the 2018 Southeast Asia Guitar Festival & Performance Awards in Bangkok\, where a shared reverence for the classical guitar sparked a collaboration. \n\n\n\n\nIn 2023\, Huy and Suksabsri formed SagoBako\, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of classical guitar performance while preserving its time- honoured traditions. \nTheir 2025 tour will see them perform across Vietnam\, Singapore\, and Thailand\, with stops in Ho Chi Minh City\, Can Tho\, Long Xuyên\, Dalat\, Haiphong\, and Hanoi before arriving in Singapore. The tour will culminate in May at the Southeast Asia Guitar Festival & Performance Awards in Bangkok\, a fitting finale to their musical odyssey. \nMasters of their craft \nNo stranger to their native classical guitar scenes\, Huy\, 34\, a graduate of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music\, has represented Vietnam in national classical guitar competitions. The prize-winner of Saigon International Guitar Festival (2017\, 2019) continues to shape the next generation of musicians as an educator and performer. \n\n\nSuksabsri\, 35\, a Bangkok native\, began his musical journey at age 14 and went on to earn both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Performance from Silpakorn University. The prize-winner of Martinez Thailand Guitar Competition 2020 has also participated in international guitar festivals across Asia\, earning acclaim for his expressive interpretations and technical finesse. \nThrough their performances\, SagoBako aims to bridge cultures through the classical guitar. Their Singapore debut is not just a showcase of technical mastery but a testament to the instrument’s evolving possibilities in the hands of two of Southeast Asia’s most compelling musicians.
URL:https://artsequator.com/event/sagobako-in-concert-sea-debut-tour-singapore/
LOCATION:Bechstein Music World Recital Hall\, 7 Shenton Way #02-01\, Singapore Conference Hall\, 066810\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Event of the Day,Music (Events)
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SUMMARY:Projection Night
DESCRIPTION:Fri 16 May 2025\, 7.30pm – 10pm\nChapel Gallery\, Objectifs\nFree admission (please RSVP here) \nJoin us for an evening projection of works by photographers and artists across Southeast Asia. These slideshows encapsulate the spirit of visual storytelling in the region\, with a special focus on work from the Philippines. The slideshow will be followed by a conversation between photographer Veejay Villafranca and Chelsea Chua\, Programme Director. \nDispatches from the Region\nCurated by Chelsea Chua and Lim Ming Rui (Objectifs) \nFeaturing recent projects by six past recipients of the Objectifs Documentary Award\, this slideshow gives a glimpse into the issues and modes of image-making that preoccupy artists and photographers in Southeast Asia today. \nVista: Philippine Perspectives\nCurated by Veejay Villafranca \nVista will showcase the work of photographers covering contemporary stories in and around the country. This curated slideshow aims to highlight photographic practice and perspective in their work as witnesses in important events and in following contemporary stories that delve in the socio-political sphere of the Philippines and its neighboring countries in Southeast Asia.
URL:https://artsequator.com/event/projection-night/
LOCATION:Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film\, 155 Middle Road\, Singapore\, 188977\, Singapore
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SUMMARY:Photography Masterclass: Sequencing and Storytelling for Long-Term Projects
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time\nSat 17 May 2025\, 12pm – 5pm \nVenue\nObjectifs Workshop Space \nDuration\n5h over 1 session \nProficiency Level\nIntermediate \nFind out more and register here. \nThis photography masterclass is designed for photographers working on long-term personal projects who want to strengthen their visual storytelling and sequencing skills. Led by Veejay Villafranca\, acclaimed documentary photographer and former Regional Jury Head (2024) of the World Press Photo Contest\, this workshop offers an in-depth look into the creative process behind building powerful photographic narratives. \nParticipants will explore Veejay’s personal editing and sequencing workflow—learning how to curate images effectively for single images\, photojournalism assignments\, and long-form visual projects. The session will also cover key differences in editing approaches based on the intended platform or purpose. \nAdditionally\, Veejay will provide practical insights into shaping meaningful personal narratives that connect with wider audiences. \n\nAbout Veejay Villafranca \nVeejay was a staff photographer for the national news magazine\, the Philippines Graphic\, covering socio-political events in the Philippines. In 2006\, he started working independently with international news wire agencies covering news and features in the Southeast Asian region. \nIn 2008\, he was awarded the Ian Parry Scholarship and pursued a residency at Visa Pour l’Image in Perpignan\, France for his project on the lives of former gang members in Manila. In 2013\, Veejay attended the 2013 Joop Swart Masterclass program of the World Press Photo Foundation where he developed a project on public health and Filipino spirituality. His first photobook co-published with MAPA Books\, SIGNOS\, garnered the 2018 Invisible Photographer Asia first photobook award. He is also one of the featured artists at the Philippine Pavilion at the 2024 Gwangju Biennale. \nVeejay is a visual language and documentary photography lecturer at the Diploma in Visual Journalism at the Asian Center for Journalism and at the Bachelor’s of Photography program at the College of Saint Benilde. He is also an alumnus of the 2005 Angkor Photo Festival Documentary photographer workshop and served as a Regional jury member (2022) and later on Regional Jury Head (2023) of the World Press Photo Contest.
URL:https://artsequator.com/event/photography-masterclass-sequencing-and-storytelling-for-long-term-projects/
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SUMMARY:Arty Afternoon | Pin-tastic Crafts: Foam Printed Badges
DESCRIPTION:Create one-of-a-kind badges\, inspired by Wifredo Lam’s use of bold\, expressive lines! \nExperiment with mark-making by impressing lines into foam printing plates\, then use them as stamps to create your masterpiece. Transform your handiwork into badges and wear them out proudly. \nThis drop-in session is a fun introduction to printmaking\, which is suited for the little ones too.
URL:https://artsequator.com/event/arty-afternoon-pin-tastic-crafts-foam-printed-badges/
LOCATION:STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery\, 41 Robertson Quay\, Singapore\, Singapore\, 238236\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Children/Family (Events),Event of the Day,Visual Arts (Events),Workshop & Talks (Events)
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SUMMARY:A Kind of Magic
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition by Juliana Tan\nCurated by Ng Hui Hsien\n30 May to 22 Jun 2025\nObjectifs Lower Galleries \nOpening: Fri 30 May 2025\, 7pm – 9pm\nFree admission \nRelated events\nArtist Talk with Juliana Tan and Ng Hui Hsien (Please register here)\nSat 14 Jun 2025\, 2pm – 3.30pm\nFree admission \nA Kind of Magic is a photographic journey through a city that no longer exists. Traversing an interplay between imagined and experienced realities\, the images serve as a portal to a temporal landscape that has been irrevocably altered by external forces. Rooted in the artist’s personal displacement from 1998 Indonesia\, a period marked by significant societal unrest and racial tension\, the work transforms personal narrative into a resonant exploration of universal themes: displacement\, remembrance\, and the enduring quest to reclaim our own story. \nAbout the artist\nJuliana Tan is a photographer whose work is rooted in the ephemeral. Her instinct is underscored by her rapt yet gentle observation of the world around her. Juliana’s sensitivity to shifting lights\, hues and timing deftly informs her images as an intimate\, yet infinite\, dialogue—a single moment in time captured within the process of becoming. \nHer first monograph\, A Kind of Magic\, was published by Jordan\, jordan Édition in 2025. Her work Clear Mandate\, in collaboration with Khoo Guo Jie\, was shown at Angkor Photo Festival 2020. \nAbout the curator\nNg Hui Hsien works as an artist\, educator\, and curator. Through her artworks\, she seeks to evoke stillness and wonder\, especially towards our inner landscapes and the more-than-human world. Her artworks have been internationally exhibited in institutions and festivals\, including the MOU Museum of Onomichi City University (Japan)\, GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts (Germany)\, Reykjavík Museum of Photography (Iceland)\, and Comma Space (Singapore). \nAs an independent curator\, Hui Hsien has worked with Angkor Photo Festival (Cambodia) and The Private Museum (Singapore) to present a projection screening and an exhibition respectively in 2024.
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LOCATION:Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film\, 155 Middle Road\, Singapore\, 188977\, Singapore
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SUMMARY:Saturdate – May 2025 Edition
DESCRIPTION:Sat 31 May 2025\, 12pm – 5pm\nObjectifs Annexe \nSaturdate is a new programme happening on the last Saturday of the month that aims to create a gathering space of exploration\, discussion and activities\, highlighting the playful and creative forms of photography and filmmaking. Whether you are a young budding visual storyteller\, or an experienced professional\, there is something for everyone. The first 30 people receive a special stamp card to mark your progress with the activities! Complete 2 / 5 activities to get a 10% discount from our bookstore (T&Cs apply). \nACTIVITIES \nParent-Child Photo Hunt\nAll-day\nPhysical guide printout is pay-by-donation\nOn your marks\, get the Photo Hunt Guide\, go! Explore the Bras Basah district and complete a series of photography quests! These quests are designed to inspire young minds to look at fresh perspectives\, and to create an adventure for them and their caretaker. After completing the photo hunt\, claim your rewards at Objectifs. \nShrink Plastic Keychain Making Corner\n2pm – 3.30pm\nMinimum $5 donation per shrink plastic charm\nTurn your favourite photos into wearable keepsakes! Watch your images and drawings shrink into little charms which can be made into keychains. \nJui Coffee\n12pm – sold out\nSip on a freshly made handcrafted brew at a specialty coffee pop-up by Jui Coffee — the perfect way to unwind on a weekend. \nPrint Swap Station\nAll-day\nBring a photo print and exchange it with someone else’s print at our Print Swap Station! Discover new photographers\, and get an exclusive photo print as a souvenir of time well spent. \nSGSPC Off-The-Street Session: Post-GE2025 Discussion\n2pm – 4pm | Free admission\nLimited Slots Available\, Please register here.\nTook many photos during the election season? This is a great opportunity for you to share them with like-minded photographers and new friends! \nSingapore Street Photography Collective (SGSPC) is established in 2020\, and aims to showcase more street works from lesser-known SG-based photographers.
URL:https://artsequator.com/event/saturdate-may-2025-edition/
LOCATION:Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film\, 155 Middle Road\, Singapore\, 188977\, Singapore
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