Mikkel Stars Chopin
2023-06-06 19:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | The Esplande Concert hall, 1 Esplanade Drive. Singapore 038981, Singapore, Singapore, 038981, Singapore
Labelled as “piano maestro” by The Straits Times, 10-year-old Singaporean prodigy Mikkel Myer Lee returns as the youngest pianist globally to enthral audiences with a masterful performance of Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 and Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 within one concert. Held at the Esplanade Concert Hall, he will be accompanied by The Asian Symphony Orchestra.

cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival
2023-06-08 - 2023-06-27 | Held across various locations
cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival returns with a riveting 13th edition that draws us back to the essence of dance: the body as instrument, and movement as language. What worlds, horizons, and perspectives could the medium of dance possibly illuminate? In our present flux, we let our bodies speak. Reflecting upon the chaos and conundrums of our times, join our Festival artists in boldly defying labels, redefining ourselves, and reimagining our world through the kaleidoscopic lens of movement.

A Piece of Home
2023-06-09 12:00 - 2023-06-18 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, Singapore, 188977, Singapore
How can we encourage more to look at the world with fresh eyes, unencumbered by the norms and standards of society? Perhaps start at A Piece Of Home, a group exhibition featuring 26 young persons with disabilities (PwDs). Organised by ART:DIS and curated by award-winning exhibition-maker John Tung, the comprehensive showcase of over 60 artworks across paintings, prints & ceramics invites viewers to perceive the world differently.
“Home is a complex concept that shapes our identity and sense of belonging, and for these artists, this concept can be especially nuanced and layered. Working outside of traditional art institutions and conventions, their experiences and personal interests have shaped the artworks on display. At A Piece of Home, I encourage viewers to consider the ways in which art transcends limitations as this exhibition offers a rare moment of authenticity that is seldom encountered in the art world today,” said John in his curatorial statement.
This exhibition is a highlight of ART:DIS’s 30th anniversary celebration and a cumulation of a year of artist-in-training programme in the Fine Arts and Ceramics faculty. Held at Objectifs, an arts space nestled amongst many art institutions, we hope to raise the visibility artists with disabilities, expose them to professional art spaces and invite others into their world where art is a sanctuary. Let their creations ignite your imagination and remind you of the power of finding solace in familiar spaces.
Accompanying this exhibition is a range of public programmes facilitated by artists with disabilities. Share in their joy of creating art and expressing yourself through a variety of mediums. Sign-up here as spaces are limited: bit.ly/APieceOfHome_Register

NUNO
2023-06-09 20:00 - 2023-06-10 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Esplanade Theatre Studio, 1 Esplanade Dr, Singapore, 038981, Singapore
NUNO (布) is a contemporary and aerial dance production that exploits the convergent possibilities and divergent tensions between contemporary and aerial dance. Five dancers move between the ground and the air, exploring the dynamics between body to body, body to silk and body to space. Between the tensile pull of muscle and silk, NUNO seeks to ask – what new movement possibilities can occur?

Curator Tour | Living Pictures: Photography in Southeast Asia
2023-06-10 11:00 - 12:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01 – 01,, Singapore, 178957, Singapore
Sat 10 Jun | 11am – 12pm | Meeting Point: Singtel Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3, City Hall Wing

Unpack the curatorial narratives of “Living Pictures: Photography in Southeast Asia” and listen to behind-the-scenes stories with the exhibition’s curators. Uncover the medium’s history in the region, and how it contributed to the development of Southeast Asian visual culture through selected highlights from the exhibition.

Kindly note that this programme will take place in the exhibition space. Participants are reminded to book their Gallery Passes in advance.

Curator Tour | See Me, See You: Early Video Installation in Southeast Asia
2023-06-10 13:00 - 14:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01 – 01,, Singapore, 178957, Singapore
Sat 10 Jun | 1pm – 2pm | Meeting Point: The Ngee Ann Kongsi Concourse Gallery, Level B1, City Hall Wing, National Gallery Singapore

By staging and recreating seminal works by ten artists, “See Me, See You: Early Video Installation of Southeast Asia” locates the moment when the form first emerged in the region in the 1980s and 1990s. Discover the behind-the-scenes stories of the exhibition and its curatorial narratives with exhibition curators Cheng Jia Yun and Clarissa Chikiamco.

Mandarin Reading Group | Liu Kuo-sung "On Abstract Paintings"
2023-06-11 14:30 - 16:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | National Gallery Singapore, Supreme Court Wing, Level 5, Glass Room, Singapore, Singapore, 178957, Singapore
Join this reading group and delve into Ink Master Liu Kuo-sung’s written text “On Abstract Paintings” (1960) as he unpacks modern abstract art in relation to Chinese aesthetic thought. Together, we will discuss and meditate on the visual sensation and perception of his abstract ink paintings. This reading group is led by Curatorial Assistant Tan Teen Zhen.

Recommended age: 16 years and above.
*This reading group will be conducted in Mandarin.
*The English reading group will be held between September and October.
Sun 11 June 2023 | 2.30pm – 4.30pm | Supreme Court Wing, Level 5, Glass Room |
Free, registration required: https://bit.ly/LKS_MandarinRG

Mandarin Reading Group | Liu Kuo-sung "On Abstract Paintings"
2023-06-11 14:30 - 16:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01 – 01,, Singapore, 178957, Singapore
Sunday 11 June 2023 | 2.30pm – 4.30pm | National Gallery Singapore, Supreme Court Wing, Level 5, Glass Room

*This reading group will be conducted in Mandarin.
*The English reading group will be held between September and October.

“The occurrence of an abstract concept is not foreign but has a deep root in our aesthetics …… It is not that Chinese artists don’t have the urge to express their abstract thoughts, but the urge was expressed in another artistic form – calligraphy, which enables them to vent emotionally.”
– From Liu Kuo-sung’s On Abstract Paintings (1960)

Join this reading group and delve into ink master Liu Kuo-sung’s written text On Abstract Paintings (1960) as he unpacks modern abstract art in relation to Chinese aesthetic thought. Together, we will discuss and meditate on the visual sensation and perception of his abstract ink paintings.

This reading group is led by Curatorial Assistant Tan Teen Zhen.
Recommended age: 16 years and above.

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*本次读书会将以华语进行。
*英文读书会将在九月和十月之间举办。

“抽象观念的发生并非舶来，在我国艺术思想由来已早……中国画家并非没有表现抽象意念的冲动，只是把这种情感冲动借另一种特有的艺术形式——书法——表现出来，在感情的宣泄上寻到了出路。”
– 摘自刘国松1960年撰写的《论抽象绘画》

本次读书会将品读水墨大师刘国松1960年发表的文章《论抽象绘画》，探讨他如何从东方艺术思想下解读西方现代艺术中的抽象主义。通过细品刘大师的水墨实验作品，了解其创作中的视觉感受和感知。

本次读书会由策展研究助理陈庭真导读。
推荐参与年龄：16岁以上

UOL x ART:DIS Art Prize 2023
2023-06-14 08:00 - 2023-07-07 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore, Singapore
The inaugural UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize is a platform to recognise talented artists with disabilities in Singapore. This art competition aims to support winning artists in their artistic journey, showcasing their excellent works to the public and opening up more opportunities for them to deepen their practice and gain market exposure.
Available in two categories, young students aged 6 to 18 from special education (SPED) schools in Singapore qualify for the Open Category, while artists aged 19 and above who are part of the ART:DIS’s network can enter the Close Category. All shortlisted entries will be exhibited at The Arts House from 5 – 14 August 2023, with winners receiving cash prizes totalling $25,000, access to capacity-building programmes and mentorships or a chance to stage a solo show.
Closing date for entry is 7 July 2023. Find out more: artdis.org.sg/uolxartdis-artprize2023

Singapore Ballet: Peter & Blue’s Birthday Party
2023-06-15 11:00 - 2023-06-18 14:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | SOTA Studio Theatre, 1 Zubir Said Drive, Singapore, Singapore, 227968, Singapore
School’s out and it’s time to celebrate at Peter & Blue’s Birthday Party! Bring along your party hats as we cheer and clap along to the adventure of Peter, his dog, Blue, and his cat, Calico.
This witty and fun ballet will spark imagination in children with its cheery brilliance and playful storyline. With incredibly eye-catching and fun costumes at play, this hour-long ballet features engaging live story-telling and whimsical choreography that will ignite wonder and excitement in the little ones.
Peter and Blue’s Birthday Party is part of a four-part ballet series, created by Janek Schergen, as a performance for the young ones to enjoy in the theatre.
“Experiencing the arts can never start too early, and an appreciation of movement, music, and spectacle can lead us into wonderful realms of possibility.” – Janek Schergen (Artistic Director, Singapore Dance Theatre)
Be sure to get your tickets early as seats are limited.
(Recommended for children of ages 2 and above.)

Date: 15 – 18 June
Time: 11am & 2pm
Venue: SOTA Studio Theatre
Tickets: $35

Monstrous Fun! @ The Arts House 2023
2023-06-16 10:00 - 2023-06-17 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore, Singapore
16 June – 17 June 2023, Friday and Saturday
10am – 5pm
The Arts House
Ticketed and Free Programmes
Delve into the imaginative world of folklores and local tales this June for the second edition of the annual children’s multilingual literary arts festival Monstrous Fun! @ The Arts House, organised by Arts House Limited. Embark on a literary adventure and let your imagination run free in the fantastical world of children’s stories with a line-up of interactive literary-based programmes in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil for families with children aged 3-12 years at The Arts House. Inspired by our rich local literature, immerse yourself in activities in our four national languages, from bilingual interactive author-reading sessions and comic drawing workshops, to thrilling monster hunts and tours!
Visit https://artshouselimited.sg/tah-monstrous-fun to register and find out more about the full programmes available.
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Artist Talk Arnold Dreyblatt with Dr. Stefan Römer
2023-06-16 18:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Kang Contemporary, Lindenstraße 90 / Mendelssohnplatz, Berlin, Berlin, 10969
KANG Contemporary is pleased to announce the Artist Talk with Arnold Dreyblatt alongside the current exhibition INVENTORIES
Friday, 16th of June at 18:00

About:
Ways we remember history, collect memories and hold on to information is a reflection of the present more than a representation of the past. If the past and present seep into each, how does one reinvent the inventory as a record of past lives? The artworks in the exhibition INVENTORIES confront the reproduction of a past that has been observed through singular perspectives and told with condensed words. Through the archive as a memory we seek evidence of the stories that have passed and people who are beginning to be forgotten. The multi-disciplinary artist Arnold Dreyblatt interrogates these ways of remembering and the archive as a space. In his installations of information and text he poses the question of how information and stories are told, saved and erased and why certain information persist over others. One gazes upon the letters and digits that fill this exhibition and realizes that information floats through and transforms our world and our consciousness. As the mind attempts to focus, isolate or connect the textual fragments in the exhibition they stand as a union that lifts these components taken from documents, records, and inventories into a metaphorical sphere.

Arnold Dreyblatt (b. New York City, 1953) is an American media artist and composer. He has been based in Berlin, Germany since 1984. Since 2007, Dreyblatt is a member of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin and is the Vice-Director of the Visual Arts Section. He was a Professor of Media Art at the Muthesius Academy of Art and Design in Kiel, Germany from 2009 to 2022. His artistic practice of the last 30 years has ranged from large staged multi-day performances, involved installations, and lenticular wall works such as “Ephemeris Epigraphica” as well as interactive artistic research projects like “Performing the Black Mountain Archive” (2015) at the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum for Contemporary Art. At the same time, he has continued to develop his unique work in composition and music performance. Dreyblatt’s visual artworks create complex textual and spatial visualizations for memory and history. These projects, which reflect on such themes as recollection and the archive, include permanent installations, digital room projections, dynamic textual objects, and multi-layered lenticular text panels and public artworks.

National Gallery Singapore Gallery Wellness Festival 2023: Art Connects
2023-06-17 10:00 - 2023-07-09 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, The Spine Hall, National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, The Spine Hall, Singapore, Singapore, 178957, Singapore
The Gallery Wellness Festival is back from 17 June to 9 July 2023 with a new theme—”Art Connects”. This year join us for more than 20 unique art-inspired wellness experiences that engage our five senses and help us connect deeply with ourselves as well as the people around us. Visit the Gallery and take part in a range of activities where art meets wellness!
Ticketing and registration are required for select programmes. For more information, visit nationalgallery.sg/gwf2023.

Thweep Rittinaphakorn on "Unseen Burma: Early Photography 1862–1962"
2023-06-18 15:00 - 16:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01 – 01,, Singapore, 178957, Singapore
Sun 18 Jun | 3.00pm | National Gallery Singapore, Supreme Court Wing, Level 5, Glass Room

“Unseen Burma: Early Photography 1862–1962” presents a curated set of rare images from his personal collection that brings readers through different facets of Burmese culture and heritage. Rittinaphakorn uses 1962—the year of the Burmese coup d’etat which overthrew the civilian government under prime minister U Nu—as the starting point and looks back to the colonial era in the late 1800s. In this talk by the author himself, Rittinaphakorn will share the research process behind his book and highlight selected images, including those of King Thibaw and Queen Suphyalat, Burma’s last royal couple. This will be followed by a conversation between the author and Peter Lee where they will share more about their individual collections and collecting practices.

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About the Speakers
Thweep Rittinaphakorn (AKE) is an independent scholar whose work focuses mainly on textiles and arts history of mainland Southeast Asia. He is a textiles curator of the Siam Society’s collection and a regular speaker for the Siam Society, Thai Textiles Society and the Bangkok National Museum Volunteer group. His research on Shan elites’ costumes and photographs and Burmese tapestry silk known as Luntaya Acheik was presented at the annual conference of the Association of Asian Studies in 2014 and 2016.

He also spoke at the 13th International Burma Studies Conference of Northern Illinois University Burma Studies Center in 2018, the 7th and 8th ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium in 2019 and 2022, and at the Irrawaddy Literary Festival, Mandalay in 2019. His research articles on these subjects were published in Textiles Asia Journal as well as Arts of Asia magazine. He recently launched his book, “Unseen Burma: Early Photography 1862–1962”, a compendium of old photographs accompanied with well-researched information.

Peter Lee is an independent researcher, and the Honorary Curator of the NUS Baba House – a historical house museum managed by the National University of Singapore. He has produced “Junk to Jewels – The Things that Peranakans Value” (2008), co-curated “Sarong Kebaya” (2011) and later published a book on the subject which was shortlisted for the Singapore History Prize (2018) and “Singapore, Sarong Kebaya and Style” (2016). He was a guest curator of “Port Cities: Multicultural Emporiums of Asia, 1500-1900” (2016) and “Amek Gambar: Peranakans and Photography” (2018-2019).

He also co-authored “The Straits Chinese House” (1998 and 2006) and hosted “The Mark of Empire” (2020). The exhibition “Inherited and Salvaged: Family Portraits” (2013) from the NUS Museum Straits Chinese Collection comprised largely of portrait paintings he had assembled. He contributed a chapter to the new iteration of the Cambridge History of Southeast Asia and is preparing for two exhibitions in Singapore for 2024 and 2026.

Art Tech Pechakucha
2023-06-22 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Potato Productions, 284 River Valley Rd, Singapore 238325, Singapore, Singapore, 238325, Singapore
Feelers and Tusitala are back for our second Art Tech PechaKucha on Thursday, 22 June, from 7 – 8.30 pm.
This June, we bring you another quickfire round of art and tech insights by a group of diverse presenters, who will do it PechaKucha style – a fast-paced storytelling format of 20 slides x 20 seconds each.
We hope the event will spark learning, foster meaningful connections, and build bridges across different sectors.
Presenters include:

Simon Chesterman (Novelist, law professor, Dean of NUS College), who will discuss how AI intersects with fiction and the law.
Syafiq Halid (Sound Artist/Electronic Artist), who will speak on the intersections between Malay drums and electronic music.
Renee Wong Tong Ling (Creative Technologist), who will explore speculative design in Augmented Reality.
and more!

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Siao Char Bors Comedy: The Big Gay Variety Show
2023-06-22 20:00 - 22:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | The Projector Golden Mile, 6001 Beach Rd, #05-00 GOLDEN MILE TOWER, Singapore, 199589, Singapore
Siao Char Bors Comedy, Singapore’s favourite women & queer-friendly comedy night brings you an extravaganza of queer comedy, drag & burlesque!
We have queer comedy newcomers and veterans of Singapore’s stand up scene, headlined by comedians SAM SEE (THE MOST well-travelled & best dressed comedian in Singapore) & NEBULOUS NIANG (fast-rising sapphic star of Singapore’s comedy scene), up and coming comic & podcaster BHAS KARAN and comedians in drag BARBIE PONG TEH & ROOHI GHELANI, boylesque by SAINT VINCENT DE WHORE in his debut performance and drag by some of Singapore’s most exciting new queens, BEABITCH, ACYD RAYNE & RITTER LYNX. Hosted by STEPH CHAN, who can’t wait to introduce you to their hot & talented friends.

Art Moments Bali
2023-06-23 11:00 - 2023-06-25 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Intercontinental Bali Resort, Uluwatu St No.45, Jimbaran, Bali, Badung Regency, Bali, 80361, Indonesia
Art Moments Bali | 23–25 June 2023

InterContinental Bali Resort , Jimbaran

Art Moments Bali 2023 presents the theme of ‘Infinite Boundaries’ to emphasize the unlimited value of creation. Today’s fine art continues to develop with themes of creation that are relevant to the changing lives of contemporary society. The development of value creation usually highlights issues such as: Celebration of the sustainability of the universe, respect for the value and existence of living ecosystems, interpretation of life cycle experiences (recycled), and threats to life.

This year, Art Moments Bali, the most coveted art event on the island’s cultural calendar will take place at the InterContinental Bali Resort in Jimbaran.

Goodman Open House @ Goodman Arts Centre 2023
2023-06-24 10:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman Road, Block O, Singapore, Singapore 439053, Singapore
24 June 2023, Saturday
10am – 5pm
Goodman Arts Centre
Ticketed and Free Programmes

Organised by Arts House Limited, the well-loved annual Goodman Open House returns this June with open studios, engaging workshops, a pop-up artist market, and a closing parade showcasing the vibrant artistic talents of Goodman Arts Centre’s tenants while engaging the community through the arts. Presenting a meaningful and fun-filled day of programmes and activities for families ranging across a variety of art forms such as music, dance, and visual arts at Singapore’s largest arts enclave, there is something fun for everyone to enjoy at Goodman Open House!
Visit https://artshouselimited.sg/gac-goh-2023 to register and find out more about the full programmes available.

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Don't fret. Just write. Playwriting Workshop by Chong Tze Chien
2023-06-24 15:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | 72-13, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore, Singapore, 239007, Singapore, 239007, Singapore
Chong Tze Chien invites emerging and new writers, and anyone interested in scriptwriting as a medium, to attend this 2.5-hour workshop. Aptly titled Don’t fret. Just write., it encourages playfulness with the craft of writing. Tze Chien shares strategies to fire the imagination and create space for writing flow – a space and time where the subconscious connects with the conscious state. If you think you have a story to tell and need an entry point to begin writing, then this workshop is just the starter for you.
Don’t fret, Just write.
by Chong Tze Chien
Date: Saturday, 24 Jun, 3pm – 5.30pm
Venue: 72-13
Registration fee: $30
For more details and to register, head to bit.ly/playwriting-workshop2023
Participants of this year’s edition of the 24-hour Playwriting Competition will be entitled to 50% off T:>Works’ annual writing workshop. Competition runs from 15-16 July, register through bit.ly/24hpwc-2023

A Night with Beethoven: Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
2023-06-24 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Singapore
L.V. Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
Symphony No.5, Op.67

Michael Sandeling, chief conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Call it a glorious twist of fate? It’s only fitting that Switzerland’s oldest orchestra, founded in 1805, just when Beethoven was writing his Violin Concerto, makes its breathtaking Thailand debut playing that same hallmark piece, as well as what is perhaps the most famous piece of classical music in history, his dramatic Symphony No. 5.
Prolific in recording but steeped in musical heritage, the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Michael Sanderling who has experience conducting most of Europe’s leading orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Munich Philharmonic, and more.

Call for Entries: #WhyFreedom
2023-06-26 08:00 - 23:59 (Asia/Shanghai) | Singapore
FreedomFilmFest seeks film grant proposals and completed films that interrogate the theme #WhyFreedom. The team is looking for fresh and insightful takes on freedom that will inspire and challenge audiences to strive for peace, dignity and human rights for all regardless of colour, religion or creed. Film grant proposals should be submitted by 26 June 2023 while the deadline for completed films is 1 March 2024. Open to Malaysian and Singaporean residents. To read more about why this theme was chosen, click here. Submit your proposal here.

Ryan Cayabyab with the Ryan Cayabyab Singers - Live in Singapore
2023-06-28 20:00 - 22:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Esplanade Concert Hall, Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Dr., Singapore, 038981, Singapore, Singapore, 038981, Singapore
Experience the long-awaited return of Ryan Cayabyab to Singapore, as Ryan Cayabayab and The Ryan Cayabyab Singers grace the stage for an exclusive one-night performance. Prepare to be enchanted by the musical genius of Mr. C, the renowned 2018 Philippine National Artist, as he takes you on a nostalgic journey through his extraordinary repertoire. With a blend of heartfelt melodies and soul-stirring harmonies, this captivating event will ensure an unforgettable evening of Filipino pride and musical delight. Secure your tickets now!

Theatre Arts Conference 2023 - Rooting Deep, Branching Wide: Strengthening Practices and Expanding Possibilities
2023-06-30 - 2023-07-02 | Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Campus 3, 151 Bencoolen Street Singapore 189656, Singapore, Singapore
Creatives, by nature, observe, raise questions, stimulate thought, and develop agency. As we dig our roots deeper to find meaning in our current contexts, practices, and environments, we branch wide to explore new ways of doing and ways of being in an increasingly complex world. Themed Rooting Deep, Branching Wide – Strengthening Practices and Expanding Possibilities, we aim to examine these current and evolving ways, especially within the realms of education, community, and performance.
Artists, educators, practitioners, and researchers will be presenting a diverse range of presentations, workshops, keynotes, and masterclasses through the lenses of Practices & Pedagogies, Spaces & Places, and Causes & Communities.
Taking place from 30th June to 2nd July 2023, the SDEA Theatre Arts Conference will be conducted both on and offline so you can join us whether you’re in Singapore or across the world.
For further enquiries, please reach out to conference@sdea.org.sg

Cécile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner
2023-06-30 08:00 - 2023-07-01 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Esplanade Recital Studio, 1 Esplanade Dr, Singapore, 038981, Singapore
With an ethereal voice that rings as clear as glass, Cécile McLorin Salvant is arguably one of the most compelling jazz vocalists today. Describing her own sound as “jazz, blues, with elements of folk and musical theatre”, the three-time Grammy award winner is known to draw inspiration from historical narratives with distinct eclecticism, in a singing style that borders on the conversational. Salvant’s magnetic voice and penchant for storytelling effortlessly draws audiences into her interior world, where every word is sung with earnest intent and every narrative is delivered with conviction.

Across two intimate nights of performance, Salvant invites you to get up-close and personal with her and collaborator, pianist Sullivan Fortner. In this Singapore debut, she showcases a wide-ranging repertoire, equally composed of original compositions as well as jazz standards.

Having won the prestigious Thelonious Monk competition in 2010, Salvant received three consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album for The Window, Dreams and Daggers and For One To Love, and was nominated for the award in 2014 for her album WomanChild. In 2020, Salvant received the MacArthur fellowship and the Doris Duke Artist Award.

Cécile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner
2023-06-30 20:00 - 2023-07-01 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, 1 Esplanade Dr, 038981, Singapore

白DAY/NIGHT夜: INSTINC POP-UP exhibition featuring 14 artists
2023-07-01 12:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | UltraSuperNew Gallery, 168 Tyrwhitt Road, SIngapore, Singapore, 207572, Singapore
Featuring paintings, collages, drawings, prints, sculptures, photographs, hand-thrown ceramics and many more exciting works!
The artistic process knows no bounds of time, extending beyond the constraints of a fixed schedule. Inspiration can illuminate the artist’s path at any given moment, be it the radiant afternoon or the tranquil pre-dawn hours. Embracing this notion, INSTINC proudly presents “白DAY/NIGHT夜,” an ephemeral exhibition showcasing the talents of fourteen artists. 白DAY/NIGHT夜 will feature a brand-new collaboration series on paper by Justin Lee and Yeo Shih Yun, alongside other paintings, collages, drawings, prints, sculptures, photographs, hand-thrown ceramics and many more exciting works. As a harmonious prelude, this event heralds the unveiling of our new Instagram store, inviting you to explore and indulge in a seamless shopping experience that transcends the limitations of day and night.
Organiser
Founded in 2004 by Yeo Shih Yun, INSTINC is an artist-run institution based in Singapore. INSTINC has been an active player in the arts ecology through their exhibition programming and curation, as well as through community engagement through their workshops and artists’ talks. Their long-running residency program continues to build upon regional and international ties. The vision for INSTINC is one of collaboration and connection, producing immersive large-scale projects that cross the genres of installation, new media, performance, painting and sculpture, partnering with brands such as Volvo and Guinness in the past. INSTINC can be found online at https://www.instinc.com/ or on Instagram under the handle @instinc_space.
“Our mission is to maintain artistic independence and foster community through experimental collaborations. Our vision has always been artist-focussed, and we aim to foster an environment where our artists may continue to inspire us and our community” – Yeo Shih Yun, Founder and Artistic Director of INSTINC.
14 Artists
Alba Escayo SPAIN
Andy Yang SINGAPORE
Bridget Tay SINGAPORE
Chan Wan Kyn SINGAPORE
Chang Hui Fang TAIWAN
Ella Magee UK
Hellopigu SINGAPORE
Junie Tang SINGAPORE
Justin Lee SINGAPORE
Shin-Young Park KOREA
Urich Lau SINGAPORE
Valerie Ng MALAYSIA
Yeoh Wee Hwee SINGAPORE
Yeo Shih Yun SINGAPORE

Boo Sze Yang, Milenko Prvački & Wong Keen | The Spatial, The Ephemeral, And The Possibility Of It All | artcommune gallery
2023-07-01 12:00 - 2023-07-16 19:00 (Asia/Singapore) | ArtSpace @ HeluTrans, 39 Keppel Road, Singapore, 089065
Boo Sze Yang, Milenko Prvački & Wong Keen |
The Spatial, The Ephemeral, And The Possibility Of It All
artcommune gallery
01.07.2023 – 16.07.2023

artcommune gallery is honoured to present The Spatial, The Ephemeral, And The Possibility Of It All. This major 3-man group exhibition, will showcase over 30 new works by Singapore’s leading and most senior contemporary painters namely Boo Sze Yang, Milenko Prvački and Wong Keen. The exhibition encompasses a juxtaposition of three individual and distinct presentations: ‘Romance On Hobby Horses’ by Boo Sze Yang, ‘Abstraction For Beginners’ by Milenko Prvački, and ‘Everything Is But Colour’ by Wong Keen, more details on each presentation can be found in Annex A. Each artistic presentation will showcase his latest series of paintings, encouraging the audience to delve deeper into the artist’s psyche and preoccupations that shape his techniques, themes and expressions. Visitors can expect to view a range of paintings from abstract to figurative works, with the smallest painting measuring from 40 x 120 cm to the largest paintings at 200 x 600 cm or 300 x 400 cm.
While the artists are known to one another, this marks the first time their works are exhibited together in conversation. Despite their different backgrounds, formal training and visual styles, Boo Sze Yang, Milenko Prvački and Wong Keen have each dedicated their respective practices to the medium of painting, burrowing ever deeper in their explorations and expansions of materials and forms. The Spatial, The Ephemeral, And The Possibility Of It All aims to illuminate how the three artists conceive and locate their painting practices in relation to the development of painting as a formal medium and language, and how they renew the significance of painting in these contemporary times.
The curator of the exhibition Ma Pei Yi opines, “Many great painters, from Vincent van Gogh to Jackson Pollock, have asserted the well-worn expression that the painting has a life of its own. This exhibition brings to focus the fiery passion and unique intricacies that characterise each artist’s dynamic engagement with the medium of painting. Artists create paintings to contemplate and communicate certain issues, ideas and emotions (aesthetic, cultural, political, moral, etc.). The process of painting is very much a means of probing into the unknowable and the uncomfortable, the tussle between good and evil, events of loss and turbulence, the resilience and frailty of life, and all the inherent contradictions of mankind.”
The show officially opens on Saturday, 1 July 2023, from 2pm to 4.30pm with the artists in attendance. More details on the opening day, artist talk, opening hours and guided tours can be found below.

About the Artists
Boo Sze Yang (b. 1965, Singapore) graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1991 and completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art at the University of Reading, UK in 1995. He also obtained a Master in Arts Degree from Chelsea College of Art & Design, the University of the Arts, London in 2004.

Boo has held 18 solo exhibitions. He exhibited in group exhibitions, notably in Da Xin Art Museum, Tainan, Taiwan (2018); Nakata Museum Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan (2018); Art Stage Singapore (2015 & 2016), Beers Contemporary, London (2014); Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum, Suzhou, China (2013); The 2012-13 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong (2013); the 26th Asian International Art Exhibition (AIAE), Hangaram Art Museum, South Korea (2011); Yingu Art Mansion, Beijing, China (2010); Stretch Your Imagination, Penang State Art Gallery, Malaysia (2009); University of Huddersfield and Huddersfield Art Gallery, UK (2009); Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China (2001) and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan (1999).
He is a recipient for the Ngee Ann Cultural Center Artist of the Year 2022, the Asian Artist Fellowship Award 2010/2011 sponsored by Freeman Foundation for residency at the Vermont Studio Center in USA, and the Distinguished Alumni Medal 2017 from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. In 2003, he was awarded the Juror’s Choice for the Philip Morris Singapore-ASEAN Art Award and in 2009, the Platinum Award, UOB Painting of the Year Competition. He is featured in the publication 100 Painters of Tomorrow published by Thames & Hudson in 2014.

His works are in the collections of the National Gallery Singapore, the Singapore Istana Art Collection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment Singapore, Urban Redevelopment Authority Singapore, United Overseas Bank Singapore, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore, Simmons & Simmons Contemporary Art Collection Singapore, Ngee Ann Kongsi Singapore and Yingu Art Mansion in Beijing.

Milenko Prvački (1951, Yugoslavia) graduated with a Master of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Institute of Fine Arts in Bucharest, Romania. He is one of Singapore’s foremost art educators, having commenced teaching at LASALLE College of the Arts since 1994, and in particular, he founded international artist residency, Tropical Lab in 2009, offering an environment for regional and international postgraduate students to carry out research and advance their art practice in Singapore. He was Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts for 17 years and currently holds the position of Senior Fellow. In 2002, Milenko became a Singapore citizen and was conferred the prestigious Cultural Medallion Award for Visual Arts in 2012.
Since 1971, Milenko has exhibited extensively locally and abroad. His works are in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia; Museum of Contemporary Drawing, Nuremberg, Germany; Singapore Art Museum and National Gallery Singapore, among others.
The artist has also participated in numerous symposiums and art workshops worldwide. He continues to be engaged as visiting professor of fine arts at Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan, Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey, University of Washington’s School of Art, Washington D.C., United States, and RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Prvački has garnered multiple numerous awards and honours over his decades-long art practice. In 1982, he was awarded the Museum of Contemporary Drawing Award and the Faber Castel Award conferred by the International Drawing Triennale in Nuremberg, Germany and in 1985, the Special Jury Award at the International Painting Exhibition, Cagnes sur Mer, France. In 2011, he was honoured with the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government and, more recently, in 2020, the 22nd Sava Šumanović Fine Art Award by the Serbian government.

Wong Keen (b. 1942, Singapore) grew up in a Chinese literati environment and was an acclaimed young painter under the tutelage of pioneer artists Liu Kang and Chen Wen Hsi. In 1961, he travelled to America to study at the Art Students League of New York, becoming the first Singaporean and earliest of Chinese artists to venture into the post-war American art scene.

In 1965, he became the first Singaporean and Asian of Chinese origin to be awarded the prestigious Edward G. McDowell Travelling Scholarship in the history of the Art Students League. With the scholarship, he completed a one-year postgraduate program at the then St. Martin’s School of Art in London.
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Having spent over fifty years in the US, Wong Keen registered a plethora of artistic influences that melded the fast-paced American art scene. His prolific oeuvre, which encompasses oil, ink, acrylic, collage, and mixed media works, is a powerful embodiment of the delicate expressivity of Chinese ink wash aesthetics and Western inventive approach towards form and colour.

Wong Keen’s work is held in a number of private and public collections, including the National Art Museum of China, Minnesota State University Art Museum, Albright Knox Art Gallery, New York, National Gallery Singapore, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa and Fullerton Hotel.

Anything & Anyone
2023-07-01 16:00 - 23:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | The Projector Golden Mile, 6001 Beach Rd, #05-00 GOLDEN MILE TOWER, Singapore, 199589, Singapore
Celebrate queer joy with us and join us for original drag, theatre, spoken word performances and more!
As queers, society limits us to the margins: but we’re here to show you that you can be anything and anyone, if only you dream it. Featuring gender as nasi padang, a lifelong Aishwarya Rai stan, stand-up in drag, Nusantaran Punk, and SO MUCH MORE 🌈 Dabble in dance, thrive with theatre, surrender to spoken word, discover drag, challenge comedy, manifest with music: come one, come all! This is your space to sculpt selves into being and living fully.
Presenting: Dia Hakim, Earth Na Khaa, Rajkumar Thiagaras, Polloycious, Sharul Mohd, Max Pasakorn, Shh… Diam!
Anything & Anyone is a celebration of queer, brown joy. Spanning multiple disciplines (drag, theatre, music, spoken word, dance, stand-up), our creative icons show us how art is necessary for joy, and vice-versa.
dink is an open-mic night that has been running since 2012. We are a space for artists across all mediums to experiment and fail (because you need to make mistakes and grow as an artist, always!) You can find us on Instagram and on Facebook. In 2018, we introduced special Pride editions: but you’ve never seen multicolour vomit like this!

dink: Anything & Anyone is an Official Festival Partner for Pinkfest 2023.

Open Call: The ANI[MA] Project
2023-07-04 - 2023-07-28 | Singapore
The ANI[MA] Project – ANI[MA] Directory is looking for artists and writers to participate in a virtual showcase, as part of the 6th edition of The Wrong Biennale from November 1, 2o23, to March 1, 2o24.
Interpreting the concept of “anima” (which is the Latin term for the “animating principle” and the Greek concept of the human psyche), project ANI[MA] explores the ways in which one experiences the permeability between our and the spirit world through artistic productions. As both a metaphor and a state of being, “anima” brings the existence of the livings and non-livings together into a synthetic reality as a way to decentralize a cosmology that inherently centers around humanity since the early age of Euro-Western colonial expansion in Southeast Asia.
Artists and practitioners who work with digital forms, including but not limited to video art [moving images], sound-based art, digital painting, photography, multimedia art, web-based interactive applications, etc. Expected number of artists/practitioners/artworks: 1o
Writers, including but not limited to independent scholars, art critics, creative writers, experimental writers, etc. whose works demonstrate strong intellectual rigor and criticality. Expected number of work: 3 . Following The Wrong Biennale’s “RADICAL INCLUSION” policy, we encourage artists/practitioners and writers at any stage of their careers to submit.
All applications will undergo blind reviews by A sông Collective and Tam Nguyen (ANI[MA]’s curator)
DEADLINE: July 28th, 2o23
About The Wrong Biennale 2o23 – 2o24: The Wrong Biennale is an art driven, innovative and collaborative biennial megashow, online and offline, bringing together curators, artists and institutions from all over the globe, open to participation and awarded with SOIS Cultura 2o19 and an honorific mention at S+T+ARTS 2o2o. Celebrating digital art culture since its first edition in 2o13, more than 8ooo artists and curators from all over the world have officially participated at The Wrong Biennale. https://thewrong.org/Biennale
About A sông Collective: A sông is an art club/collective founded and organized by artists since 2o19 based in Da Nang-Quang Nam, which has focused mostly on artistic community thinking, art-form experimentation, and living between art & non-art life in the central region of Vietnam.

Intercultural Theatre Institute: Open Studio
2023-07-07 10:30 - 16:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Intercultural Theatre Institute, 11 Upper Wilkie Road, Singapore, 228120, Singapore
Open Studio provides a rare opportunity for those interested in pursuing professional training at ITI to experience a day of Movement, Voice and Wayong Wong classes led by the faculty at ITI alongside our international student cohort at the historic 11 Upper Wilkie Road. Our small class sizes ensure each student receives direct, undivided attention as they progress through an array of contemporary and traditional training methodologies.
Classes will be led by Lim Chin Huat (Singapore), Simon Stollery (Australia) and master teacher Pujiyani (Indonesia), who was awarded the title of Nyi Ngabehi from the Istana Mangkunegaran in Solo, Indonesia as a steward in the performing arts.
Participants will have a chance to engage in dialogue with current ITI students throughout the day, culminating in a sit-down conversation with ITI co-founder and Director T. Sasitharan to discuss our training methodology and address questions about the programme. This exclusive opportunity is open to those interested in pursuing ITI’s Professional Diploma in Intercultural Theatre (Acting).
Places are limited, please register your interest early to secure a spot!
Register at https://forms.gle/1VRzbSHiSGzkFC3S7
