The World Press Photo Exhibition
2024-02-26 08:00 - 2024-03-17 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Design and Arts Campus, College of St Benilde, Manila, 950 P.Ocampo St., Malate, Manila, Metro Manila, 1004, Philippines
The World Press Photo Exhibition, a showcase of award-winning photography that sparks important discussions about press freedom, current events, and documentation, will be in Manila from February 26 to March 17. The exhibition includes works from Filipino winners Kimberly dela Cruz and Hannah Reyes Morales.
A roundtable discussion on the Future of Journalism is scheduled for February 27, 1:00 – 5:00pm at the 12th Floor Auditorium, Design and Arts Campus, De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde. Forum is open to the public. Registration is required: bit.ly/WPPRoundtableDiscussion.

30 Lives
2024-02-26 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design, Ground Level, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Design + Arts Campus, 950 P.Ocampo St., Malate, Manila, 1004, Philippines
Focusing on the contemporary experience and condition of play and gaming, MCAD Manila’s exhibit 30 Lives gathers works by Harun Farocki, Lu Yang, Heecheon Kim, Ikoy Ricio, and Miguel Inumerable, alongside student-developed games under the Interactive Entertainment and Multimedia Computing program of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. Referencing the code used to get more lives in the Konami console game, it highlights the similarities and differences between the freedom of play and the structure of games, the diversions as fleeting alternative realities these provide, and its creation of spaces for critique and subversion.

Do you believe in love after life?
2024-02-24 19:30 - 22:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Mot+++, 6th floor Amanaki Thao Dien Hotel, 10 Nguyen Dang Giai, Thao Dien, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh, 70000, Vietnam
Sự tích trái thơm / Ang Alamat ng Pinya (“the legend of the pineapple”) is on the move, like it has been for centuries. Originally cultivated as Hoyriri by the Tupinambá people in present-day Brazil and Paraguay, the pineapple’s uprootings through Portuguese colonization of South America have left traces in Southeast Asian mythology, motherly sermons and memories of a million eyes that shall remember what they see.
The hybrid performance “Do you believe in love after life?” will take place in Sài Gòn (Việt Nam) and Köln (Germany) at the same time, departing from slippery confines of time, space and body into the possibilities of their ruptures.
Anika Baluran Schäfer, Thủy-Tiên Nguyễn, Quang Nguyễn-Xuân and Việt Đức Phạm, four queer performance artists with Southeast Asian heritage in Germany, telling stories through performance, poetry, moving images, karaoke and video art.

Arts@SBG: NAC-ExxonMobil Concert in the Gardens presents Hear You Later
2024-02-24 18:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569, Singapore, 259569, Singapore
Join local orchestra Hear You Later for an enchanting evening of music at the Arts@SBG: NAC-ExxonMobil Concert in the Gardens. The orchestra will perform classic tunes like 花好月圆 (Blissful Harmony) and 夜来香 (Evening Jasmine), as well as Chinese New Year favourites including 新年歌儿大家唱 (New Year Song) and 青春舞曲 (Song of Youth).

Navigating Mental Heath w/ Arts, Storytelling, and Community
2024-02-24 16:00 - 2024-02-25 05:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Arcan Saigon, 236/29/2H Dien Bien Phu street, Binh Thanh district, Ho Chi Minh city, 70000, Vietnam
Organized by V2X and Arcan Saigon, this panel talk digs into the healing power of arts, storytelling and community, through a multidisciplinary and intercultural dialogue.
What’s the power of creating stories in mental health therapy? What are artists’ therapeutic processes? To what extent local cultures influence these processes? How has today’s digital world been impacting our mental health, for both the best and the worst?
We will discuss these questions with the artists and community leaders, before chilling time with ambiance music, mixed by French-Vietnamese DJ Kiki Raikonnen.
Speakers
* Ceraun Loggins, Gender Queer Visual Artist, MultiMedia Philosopher, founder of Archives of the Divanun;
* Mess. is a DJ/producer/songwriter deeply rooted in the contemporary Vietnamese music scene. Beside her solo act, she is also a co-founder of experimental music project ANNAM, Gãy collective, and MMR record label;
* Dương Gia Hiếu photographer, designer, community organizer, co-founder of the Nem Space studio and community;
* Brenda Wambui, Writer, Editor, & Podcaster.
Moderator: Vu Quan Nguyên-Masse (Writer, cofounder of V2X).

PCC Charity Art Jamming with Jamie & Gale
2024-02-24 14:00 - 16:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Visual Arts Centre, 10 Penang Rd, #01-02, Dhoby Ghaut Green, (Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station Exit B), Singapore, 238469, Singapore
Parkway Cancer Centre commences 18th anniversary celebration with a meaningful charity art jamming session with Ms. Jaime Teo – Miss Universe Singapore 2001 and artist(e), and Ms. Gale Choong – PCC Cancer Survivor and artist, where they will share their transformative and healing journey through art.
Suitable for the whole family, ticket is priced at S$15 per person. Art materials and light refreshments will be provided. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to Singapore Cancer Society.

Venue: Visual Arts Centre,10 Penang Rd, #01-02, Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore 238469 (Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station Exit B)
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Time: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Ticket: S$15 nett each. Available at Eventbrite official website.

Art can harness the healing energy within each of us. It helps with building motor skills and neural connections, enhances communication through creativity and imagination, boosts mood and self-esteem, and most importantly connects with self, people and community.
We all seek connection, and it is this connection that underpins the meaning of art and healing.
Healing, as the word suggests, is not a destination. It does not have a fixed timeline or pathway that is linear, nor is it homogeneous. Healing is a journey that comprises different sights, routes and experiences for different individuals. Just like how each visit to the art museum is a different experience for everyone.
“As Parkway Cancer Centre turns 18, we wish to start the year of celebration on a positive and charitable note,” says Dr Khoo Kei Siong, Deputy Medical Director and Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology, Parkway Cancer Centre. “Together, we can achieve strength, hope and vitality to live life to the fullest.”
For more information, please visit Parkway Cancer Centre official website.

ACM Conversations: Craft Voices: Collaboration and Community Engagement
2024-02-24 13:30 - 16:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Pl,, Singapore, 179555, Singapore
Join in this symposium to hear from Cándida Fernández de Calderón, director of the Fomento Cultural Citibanamex. A.C., Mexico, as she discusses her work with craftsmen to preserve and promote Mexican heritage. Other speakers include Lidia Riveros, Tracy Tang, and Denisonde Simbol, who worked with diverse communities to amplify their voices in the Manila Galleon: From Asia to the Americas exhibition.

LET'S FIESTA! Manila Galleon Weekend Festival
2024-02-24 10:00 - 2024-02-25 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Pl,, Singapore, 179555, Singapore
Free admission to most programmes
Get festive at ACM! Indulge in food and fun as we journey from Manila to Mexico and beyond. Immerse yourself in stories from the Mexican and Filipino communities, try smashing a traditional piñata, learn about our oceans and go on a ship ride, and dance along to performances at the Tree of Life!
Discounted admission to the Manila Galleon: From Asia to the Americas special exhibition during programme hours ($10 for Singapore citizens/PRs; $20 for foreign residents/tourists).
For more information, visit: https://go.gov.sg/letsfiesta

A. Farm | Open Call for Funded Residency | Vietnamese Artists
2024-02-24 08:00 - 2024-03-17 23:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Mot+++, 6th floor Amanaki Thao Dien Hotel, 10 Nguyen Dang Giai, Thao Dien, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh, 70000, Vietnam
A. Farm, a Saigon-based art residency, in partnership with the Goethe Institut Ho Chi Minh City, is now calling for applications for its Season 5 period.
One three-month funded residency is being offered to a Vietnamese artist working in any medium. The selected artist will be entitled to a tailored program, including but not limited to consultations, in-depth discussions, group critiques and visits to local artist spaces to distill their proposal into concrete deliveries. At the end of the residency, the artist will have the chance to showcase the works in A. Farm premises. The resident will be offered a talking partner—who may be an artist, writer or curator—to generate critical dialogue.
Keeping with A. Farm ethos, the artist-in-residency has complete freedom in their practice; there are no obligations or limitations placed upon them. The main aim is to enable a change of perspective, inspire collaboration and foster conversations and exchanges with local artists and the community.
The residency period is from 1st May to 31st July 2024 and artists are asked to apply if they are available for the full season. Within the residency period, the artist is encouraged to lead a public workshop/presentation along with producing a new body of work. Open Studio and End of Season Festivals will provide the artist with the opportunity for critical feedback and the exhibition of their work.
A. Farm offers the following for the successful applicant:

A shared studio space
A private bedroom with a bathroom and kitchenette
Access to A. Farm exhibition space for meetings and research
Production fund of VND 4,000,000/month
Stipend of VND 4,000,000/month
Travel fund up to VND 5,600,000 (as reimbursement).

Application Procedure
Please submit by email to a.farm.saigon@gmail.com, titled “<YOUR NAME> Application: Funded Residency at A. Farm” including:

CV (maximum 1 page)
Artist Statement (maximum 1 page)
Portfolio in PDF file (maximum 10 pages not exceeding 6 MB) with full details of selected artworks (image, title, year, size, media etc.)
Cover letter explaining what you aim to achieve personally and professionally from your time at A. Farm

Applications can be made in Vietnamese or English.
The selection process for this funded position will be conducted by MoT+++ the Goethe-Institut teams.
Eligibility
This funded residency is open to Vietnamese Citizens working in any medium.

The Face of Jizo
2024-02-23 20:00 - 2024-02-25 22:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Stamford Arts Centre, 0202, 155 Waterloo Street, Singapore, Singapore, 187962, Singapore
“I saw it full on, two suns of blazing fire…”
Father and daughter Takezo and Mitsue Fukuyoshi lead a carefree, simple existence in East Hijiyama, Hiroshima. However, both are plagued by the aftermath of 6th August 1945, when an atomic bomb was unexpectedly dropped on their hometown.
Three years later in 1948, the Fukuyoshis continue to grapple with their trauma. Mitsue is twenty-three, afraid of loud sounds and finding love. Takezo, her ever loyal confidante, worries endlessly for his daughter’s future happiness. How will the pair reconcile their pasts to move on with their present?
With endearing performances by Koji Miyoshi and Joanne Ng, The Face of Jizo by Hisashi Inoue recounts a resilient tale with moments of familial humour, in the face of postwar tragedy. Directed by Alin Mosbit, The Face of Jizo marks its first staging in Singapore, after its acclaimed 2023 run in Sydney.

Performance details – THE FACE OF JIZO
23 to 25 February 2024
Venue: Black Box, Stamford Arts Centre
Waterloo St, #155, Singapore 187962
Performed in English, no surtitles.
Run time: 90 minutes, no intermission
Playwright: Hisashi Inoue (1934-2010)
Hisashi Inoue was a leading Japanese playwright and writer of comic fiction. Aside from Inoue’s long and distinguished career as a novelist and playwright, he also contributed to several anime series as a writer and lyricist.
In 1964, Inoue became one of the scriptwriters for NHK’s (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) puppet theatre program Hyokkori Hyotanjima. His works won the hearts of many with their humor and satire, accompanied with an unfaltering sense of the contemporary. He made his debut in the theatre with the play Nihonjin no Heso (Belly Button of the Japanese) for Theatre Echo in 1969.
Other notable works include Chichi to Kuraseba (The Face of Jizo), Yuki ya Konkon, Ningen Gokaku, Mokuami Opera, Rensagai no Hitobito and Ani Otouto.
CREATIVE TEAM, Singapore (The Face of Jizo)
Directed by Alin Mosbit
Performed by Koji Miyoshi, Joanne Ng
Produced by Euginia Tan
A collaboration between WE COLOUR PEOPLE (Singapore) + THEATRE BOLEH (Koji Miyoshi, Yasuko Sato)

NO QUESTION OF SURRENDER: Three Days Before the Fall
2024-02-23 18:30 - 2024-03-03 20:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Battlebox, 2 Cox Terrace, Singapore, Singapore, 179622, Singapore
It is 12 February 1942 and the invaders have already reached Bukit Timah.
Enter the Battlebox as a member of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Corps, suddenly assigned to this bunker as the battle for Singapore draws near the city. As you receive your introduction to the inner workings of the secretive Fortress Command, let the staff – colonial and local – reveal how the war is really going. Discover the astounding mis-steps that charted our fall, and the brutal lessons that mapped out our future.
Whose war was it? Whose land is it?
NO QUESTION OF SURRENDER: Three Days Before the Fall transports audiences to the final days before the fall of Singapore in February 1942 in a new 80-minute immersive theatrical experience written and directed by Jonathan Lim.
Feel the pulse of World War II as you immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and smells of the Battlebox. NO QUESTION OF SURRENDER challenges a traditional theatrical experience by offering a unique opportunity to live and breathe the past.

2024 CAI ZHISONG SINGAPORE ART EXHIBITION
2024-02-23 10:00 - 2024-03-03 21:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Paragon Shopping Centre, 290 Orchard Rd, Singapore, Singapore, 238859, Singapore
We at Linda Gallery are proud to present our forthcoming solo exhibition by Cai Zhisong. Throughout his long and illustrious career, he has captured the fascination of academics, art market forces and general audiences worldwide. His immense technical skill led him to become the first Chinese Artist to win the Taylor prize at the Paris Autumn Salon a prestigious award established in 1903 and won by Eupose’s greatest painters like Renoir, Matisse and Cezanne to name just a few. The contemplation his works elicit garnered him a seat as China’s representative at the Venice Biennale where he engaged with the expansive history of Chinese visual art with a single installation piece. The success and widespread appeal of his practice come from the tension Cai Zhisong is able to hold within the stunning objects he creates. This exhibition offers a rare view into a new chapter of his practice as he depicts the natural world.

WORLD OF FLOWERS
2024-02-23 - 2024-02-26 | ION Art Gallery, Level 4, ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn Singapore 238801, Singapore, 238801, Singapore
Singapore Artist J J Tan specializes in painting flowers in both realistic and abstract styles. He has exhibited in many arts and cultural centres and galleries in Taiwan and Singapore. Catch the exhibition at ION Art, ION Orchard’s very own quality art programme, bringing to shoppers a diverse range of visual art, including multimedia and digital art.

AUNG MYINT | Dots. Lines. Crosses. Selections from 1990s to now
2024-02-21 11:00 - 2024-02-26 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | The Arts House, Gallery II, 1 Old Parliament Ln, 179429, Singapore
Aung Myint’s ‘Dots. Lines. Crosses’ is a concise exhibition that features highlights of the artist’s painting oeuvre from the 1990s to now. Aung Myint (b. 1946) has a special place in the developing timeline of Myanmar modern and contemporary art. His art and the Inya Gallery that he inaugurated in 1989 have acted as change-maker for many artists who participated by painting and exhibiting there. Straddling between modern and contemporary movements, he remains an artist who has catalysed the developing contemporary scene. In the late 1970s to 1980s he strode the bumpy road of modern art development, influenced by Aung Soe and given artistic direction by Kin Maung Yin. This exhibition traces a trajectory of his paintings based on the artist’s exploitation of basic dot-line art and design theory produced over 30 years. Works from several major series of the artist Aung Myint show the development of his painting, his streamlining of colour, brushstroke and application on canvas. The exhibition gives deeper insight into the development of his renowned Red and Black paintings. Works from his painting series include the 1990s abstract expressionistic work in colours; transitional pieces to red and black paintings including the ‘XO’ works and flag works; and expressionistic red and black faces. Included is one interactive installation piece from ‘The Human Mind is Changing Every Moment’, 2014.
Aung Myint (born 1946, Myanmar) is a self-taught artist working in painting, installation and performance. Since 1995 his work had caught the attention of curators at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum and Singapore Art Museum. His paintings are also in the collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, being exhibited in No Country, 2013-14. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions including at the Royal Tropics Museum, Amsterdam (1998), Imaging Selves, Singapore Art Museum (1998), ASEAN Masterworks, Kuala Lumpur (1997), and New Paintings from Myanmar, The Substation, Singapore (1996). Regarded by many as the ‘father of contemporary art’ in Myanmar, his solo at TS1 Gallery in Yangon (2014) was accompanied by a commemorative publication 14 A.M., and followed by 15 A.M. in Singapore, a solo side-by-side with his close colleague San Minn (1951 – 2022).

ALT 2024
2024-02-21 11:00 - 2024-02-25 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | SMX Convention Center MOA, Seashell Lane, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, Pasay City, 1300, Philippines
Now in its third edition, ALT continues to provide a platform that seeks to reframe how we see and experience art. Organized by nine of the most reputable and leading contemporary galleries, ALT offers an intimate encounter with art for art enthusiasts, collectors, and the like.
In this latest edition, we proudly present the works of discerningly selected local artists and several diasporic and international artists. Along with the expansive gallery spaces, we also highlight special installations by veteran artists Juan Alcazaren, Geraldine Javier, Pete Jimenez, and Oca Villamiel, and a mural by Isabel Santos using Boysen Paints. The video room will feature a group show on the moving image curated by Cocoy Lumbao. Multidisciplinary art unit Somatosonic will be performing live at the breakout space.

Beyond Conventions: Methods
2024-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Ném Space, 18/1 Ngo Thoi Nhiem street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh city, 70000, Vietnam
“Beyond Conventions: Methods” inaugurates ‘Convergence and Departure: Engagements in Moving-Image’, three-part screening programme endeavours to expand the reach of moving-image in contemporary art discourse in Southeast Asia. Highlighting the growth of video as both medium and method, ‘Beyond Convention: Methods’ explores alternative techniques and technologies used in making a film. Gathering films diverse in their components of production and aesthetic, this screening takes a look at how artists have pushed the boundaries of video beyond its definition to deconstruct and reinvent what video is and what it reveals.

𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
➤ “Blank Photograph” by Hsu Che-Yu (20’)
➤ “Hand in Hand with Amigos para Siempre” by Jungju An (8’30’’)
➤ “SOO-KWAN2022” by Chantana Tiprachart (20’)
➤ “Heavy Metal Honey” by Vajiko Chachkhiani (14’15’’)
➤ “Aesthetics of Weapons” by Erkan Özgen (4’50’’)
𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞: Various, with English subtitles.
Registration required: Please register your attendance via the event link

This public programme accompanies Truong Cong Tung’s ‘The Disoriented Garden…A Breath of Dream’, made possible by the Han Nefkens Foundation–Southeast Asian Video Art Production Grant.

Concert: Happy Chinese New Year 2024 《欢乐春节 – 新春音乐会 2024》
2024-02-17 19:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | China Cultural Centre Theatre, Level 4 Language:, 217 Queen St, Singapore 188548, Singapore, Singapore, 188548, Singapore
Join us for a spectacular celebration of the Lunar New Year as our annual Happy Chinese New Year Concert returns, featuring home-grown singer-songwriter 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐢 𝐋𝐮. This collaboration with the China Cultural Centre and 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 promises an enchanting blend of traditional Chinese music with contemporary pop influences.

Under the baton of Resident Conductor Wong De Li, Dedric, the concert will showcase fun pieces such as “Minnan Medley” by Wang Chenwei and “Tan-tiao Rock” by Luk Wai Chun.

This concert also features “Odysseya – A Rock Fantasia for Double Ruan”, performed by Ding Yi Ruan musician Wong Wai Kit and Hong Kong Windpipe Ensemble musician Chen Sze Tung. Experience the Huqin Duet Medley of Guangdong Classics, performed by Ding Yi Huqin musician Chen Ning from Ding Yi and Hong Kong Windpipe Ensemble musician Chen Kai Him.

Immerse yourself in the vibrant mosaic of Chinese musical traditions and modern melodies at the Happy Chinese New Year Concert. This jubilant celebration bridges generations and fully embraces the festive spirit of the Lunar New Year, offering a fresh perspective on new-age Chinese music!

时隔两年，鼎艺团与中国文化中心联合主办的《欢乐春节 – 新春音乐会2024》再度回归，邀请新加坡唱作歌手文慧如以及来自香港的竹韵小集与我们共庆佳节！ 音乐会融合了传统华乐室内乐与现代流行音乐元素，携手新生代歌手及演奏家，共同打造一场其乐“龙龙”的新春音乐会。

由鼎艺团驻团指挥黄德励执棒，音乐会将呈献本地作曲家王辰威编曲的《闽南乡韵》、香港作曲家陆尉俊创作的《弹拨摇滚》等动感十足的曲目；歌手文慧如也将首次与华乐室内乐合作，带来多首她的原创音乐；鼎艺团的演奏家们也将和香港竹韵小集的演奏家们同台演绎，由中阮演奏家黄炜杰（鼎艺团）与陈思彤（竹韵小集）呈献委约作品《漫游—双阮的摇滚幻想曲》，以及胡琴演奏家陈宁（鼎艺团）和陈启谦（竹韵小集）带来《广东音乐联奏》。

传统与现代音乐元素巧妙结合，在浓浓的节日气氛中，一起为华乐室内乐注入新活力！

Through a Screen Darkly: Writing Poetry That Keeps You Up at Night
2024-02-17 10:00 - 2024-03-09 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Singapore Book Council, Training Room, Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman Road, Block E, #03-32, Singapore, Singapore, 439053, Singapore
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Synopsis
Why write poetry, as opposed to fiction, or a dramatic piece? This question is at the heart of this four-week programme as we unravel the complex impulses and inspirations that go into the poetic pursuit and how these can ignite our writings.
For too long, poetry has been taught and mined for meaning first. As T. S. Eliot says: “Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” That’s the beautiful power of poetry which can excavate even as your mind has yet to unravel it.
By interrogating one’s own motivations and then embracing the poetic imagination, this series of workshops will take you through the various stages of verse fruition, from harnessing the initial spark (of hope, or fear, or both), to examining the armoury of tools for self-expression (through other art forms such as films and music), to ascertaining the range of approaches which best steer and keep you on the edge, and to finally unleashing the poems to the outside world, come what may.
Every week, participants will be encouraged to write prompt-led poetry, and share their poems and opinions on each other’s work.
Course Objectives

To introduce participants the joys of appreciating poetry
To acquire the basic tenets of poetry and how participants can start writing their own poems via hands-on exercises
To learn from other art forms such as films and music and be sensitised to worldly inspirations

Learning Outcomes:

Appreciate the artistic richness of poetry
Enhance your writing skills through exercises and sharing sessions
Explore multifarious creative outlets through other art forms and expand your creative repertoire

Programme Itinerary
First Session: THE SPARK (17 February 2024)
How does an idea for a poem come about? How does one allow an embryo of a feeling, a concept, or an issue, to evolve and develop? This session delves into the factors to consider when trying to give voice to a spark. Whether it’s a memory, a person, or an artificial prompt, it can help you to confront the genuine root for that poetic investigation, and how we can start afresh, abuzz, ready for all possibilities.
Second Session: THE ARMOURY (24 February 2024)
You’ve got an iota of an idea, but where do we go from here? This session introduces the formal strategies – form, rhythm, imagery – which anchor your poetic expression. Aside from the tried-and-tested, we will also get to learn from other artforms such as films and music, and know the more experimental, and outre projects which can revise and enrich our notions of what poetry can be.
Third Session: THE EXPOSURE (2 March 2024)
When is a poem done? This session looks at the hard but essential task of knowing when and how to end a poem, and as a collection, how to structure and sequence one’s manuscript.
Fourth Session: THE VULNERABILITY (9 March 2024)
How do you know if your poem is good enough to let it out? This is where rigorous editing, self-critique and a good hide (thick skin) will come in handy. This session will involve you to stand apart from your work, examine the pitfalls, kill your darlings. It will end in a poetry recital where participants will share their takeaways and their newly-minted poetry.

Programme Details:
Date: 17 & 24 February, 2 & 9 March 2024, Saturday
Time: 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Venue: SBC Training Room, Goodman Arts Centre,
Blk E, #03-32 (Directions below in FAQ section)

About trainer:
Yeow Kai Chai is a poet, fiction writer, and editor. He has three poetry collections: Secret Manta (2001); Pretend I’m Not Here (2006); and One to the Dark Tower Comes (2020), which was awarded the 2022 Singapore Literature Prize. He has worked as editor-in-chief, entertainment editor and music reviewer for nearly three decades. He co-wrote Lilla Torg: A Scandinavian Journey (2023); Lost Bodies: Poems Between Portugal and Home (2016); and The Adopted: Stories from Angkor (2015), with three other authors. A co-editor of Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, he was Festival Director of Singapore Writers Festival from 2015 to 2018.

Cancellation:
The programme can be cancelled or postponed two weeks before the programme date if the minimum number of participants is not met. Participants will be fully refunded for workshops cancelled by us.
Participants who are unable to attend a workshop they have registered for are to inform us of the reason two weeks before the workshop date. They will be fully refunded in the event of extenuating and mitigating circumstances (E.g. illness, bereavement, accidents) . Those who inform us up to 5 working days before the workshop date will receive a 50% refund. Those who did not turn up at the workshop will not receive a refund.
Upon registration, you are deemed to have read and understood the cancellation and withdrawal policy and accept the terms contained therein.

Frequently asked questions
Where is the venue?

Singapore Book Council is located at 90 Goodman Road, Blk E #03-32*, Goodman Arts Centre, S(439053). The Writer’s Lounge, SBC Training Room, and office is located here.

How do I get to the venue by bus?

By Bus: Bus Stop 91099 (along Mountbatten Road) – 12, 14, 30, 30E, 158, 196, 401 Bus Stop 91091 (Bef Kg Kayu Rd) – 12, 14, 14A, 30, 30E, 158, 196 | This stop is opposite of Goodman Arts Centre, please use the overhead bridge to cross over.

How do I get to the venue by train?

By MRT: Mountbatten MRT Station (Circle Line) Exit B | Turn left upon exit, follow sheltered walkway (crossing Geylang River) all the way to Goodman Arts Centre. After the gate, turn left, passing Block H towards Block E. Take the first staircase to level 3.

How do I get to the venue by car/taxi?

Drop-offs can be done at Carpark A nearest to Blk E during office hours. Drop-offs and parking is located at Carpark B near Blk O.

Is there a lift access to the venue?

There is no lift access at the building.

Natural Light Portraiture Workshop
2024-02-17 09:00 - 12:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, Singapore, 188977, Singapore
Learn to take beautifully illuminated and atmospheric portraits by manipulating and working with natural light.
Course Description
There is arguably no factor more essential and crucial than light in photography (a word whose etymology also means ‘drawing with light’). A key element to improving one’s photography skills lies in learning how to control and manipulate light, not only to adjust brightness, but also create an intended tone, mood, and atmosphere.
In this workshop, you will get to explore how to make the best use of natural lighting when it comes to portraiture, in both indoor and outdoor settings. Through a series of quick exercises, you will discover how to:

Judge natural light quality effectively
Position your subject accurately
Use reflectors and backgrounds to improvise available light
Create an intended mood successfully
Prepare for a smoother shooting session

If you’ve always wanted to learn how to take headshots suitable for use on LinkedIn, in resume portfolios, and for general professional use without the use of special lighting equipment, this workshop is for you!
Please register on our website.
Workshop fee
$80
Instructor
Aparna Nori
Technical Requirements
Basic photography proficiency will be helpful. Participants may shoot with a smartphone but the use of a DSLR or mirrorless camera is encouraged if possible and accessible, as it allows for a greater range of technical possibilities.
Objectifs has a limited set of cameras for loan and use during the workshop. Please drop us an email at info@objectifs.com.sg upon registration to let us know if you need to borrow a camera during the workshop.

TGIF Music Station 周5音乐站：We Be龙 Together • Be龙齐欢唱
2024-02-16 20:00 - 22:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, Ho Bee Concourse, Level 1, 1 Straits Boulevard, Singapore 018906, 018906, Singapore
Featuring Singapore’s favourite performing artists and rising stars, join us for good local music performances at TGIF Music Station every month!
This February, We Be龙 Together! Soak in the Chinese New Year vibes and sing along to performances by artistes Ya Hui, Jack Neo, Denise Fong, Kelly Wong, Braven Yeo, Ivan Lo, LimTayPeng, Kimberly Tan, and Hayley Ho!
Hosted by YES 933 DJ Chen Qijia 陈启佳 and Siau Jiahui 萧嘉蕙
Performances will be in hybrid format with live performance at Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and, online at the following platforms:

Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s Facebook Page
Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre TikTok Channel @SingaporeCCC
Cross Ratio Entertainment’s Facebook Page
YES 933’s Facebook Page
YES 933’s TikTok Channel @yes933
8world Entertainment and Lifestyle’s Facebook Page
KKBOX’s Facebook Page

Admission is free, pre-registration is not required.

Objectifs Film Club: Capsules of Time
2024-02-15 19:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, Singapore, 188977, Singapore
Taking place in conjunction with A Reservoir of Time
A Reservoir of Time
Curated by Goh Chun Aik with works by Lewis Choo, Ge Xiaocong, Goh Chun Aik, Hong Shu-ying, and Ivan Ong
Presented by Objectifs
Recipient of Curator Open Call
21 Jan – 4 Mar 2024
Chapel Gallery, Objectifs
Opening: 20 Jan 2024, 5pm
Free admission
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How does found footage from different time periods, when merged and manipulated to create new meanings/contexts, affect the way we might think about the notion of time and its passing as we experience them in our shared present reality?
Join us at our first Film Club event of 2024, where we will be screening Nelson Yeo’s Mary, Mary, So Contrary, and Toh Hun Ping’s Where Do You Think You Will Fit In This Equation Of Mine. This will be followed by a discussion about time, found footage, and more, with both filmmakers as well as artist Hong Shu-ying, whose work is featured in ‘A Reservoir of Time‘. This session will be moderated by Leong Puiyee (Objectifs’ Programme Asst. Director) and Goh Chun-Aik (curator for ‘A Reservoir of Time‘)
As this event will be taking place in conjunction with ‘A Reservoir of Time‘, we highly recommend arriving before 7pm to have a chance to view the exhibition before attending the Film Club.
Click here to contribute to our pre-event audience response site for a chance to have your responses included in the pre- and post-screening discussions!

P / O / E / T / I / C
2024-02-11 10:00 - 2024-06-30 18:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
P / O / E / T / I / C exhibition
Date: February 11 – June 30, 2024
Exhibition Room: 1st floor, De’ Lapae Art Space Narathiwat
Artist: Zakariya Amataya
Curator: Prach Pimarnman
This exhibition is creating a space of text, used to communicate through poetry starting from scratch under the state of memories, stories, and personal relationships. These lead to complete the story of the empty room used for this exhibition. Also, the exhibition room serves as a blank piece of paper and waiting for the time to contain stories that progressing through month-long workshop activities that will be held 4 times on February 11, February 25, March 3, and March 10, 2024
The workshop will be using Free verse, Prose Poem, Concrete Poetry, and various forms of experimental poetry from the late 19th century to the middle of the 20th century which has 4 workshops to be organized.
Moreover, making a space that leads to the completion of stories through poetry, presented by Zakariya Amataya at this time, is the first time that the artist has chosen to present through workshops and conversations in Narathiwat province. Also, to respond and create relationships among the letters with the stories behind memories and feelings that have been conveyed through the book of the poetic form.
Hoping the participants join in all 4 activities, as this is a teaching plan that focuses on skill training in the form of continuous teaching content which are writing and speaking the literary language as well as focusing on developing interactive skills between teachers and learners.

Void of Spectacles: Reflections on Passages Through Time and History
2024-02-06 09:00 - 2024-07-06 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Ateneo Art Gallery, Soledad V Pangilinan Arts Wing, Areté Ateneo de Manila University Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Manila, Quezon City, 1108, Philippines
Ateneo Art Gallery, Level 3, Fredesvinda Almeda Consunji Gallery, Ambeth R Ocampo Gallery Elizabeth Gokongwei Gallery, and Alicia P Lorenzo Gallery
Mark Orozco Justiniani’s infinity installations have been created for different platforms and projects across the world, from the Gallery Children’s Biennale at the National Gallery Singapore from 2017 to 2021, to the Kinderbiënnale, Japanisches Palais, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen in Dresden, Germany from 2018-2020, to the Philippine Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia in Italy in 2019. For the first time, these three installations will be coming home and will be available for public viewing in one space: the Ateneo Art Gallery. This exhibit is co-presented with Tungtung Alon Art Foundation.

Open Call: Film Programmers Lab 2024
2024-02-06 08:00 - 2024-02-29 23:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, Singapore, 188977, Singapore
A six month developmental platform for emerging film programmers
Deadline: Thursday, 29 Feb 2024 (2359H SGT)
The Film Programmers Lab is a new initiative presented by Objectifs and the Asian Film Archive. It is a 6-month developmental platform for emerging film programmers based in Singapore. The programme will consist of a series of workshops, closed-door consultations and public talks, the programme provides 4 selected participants with mentorship and a valuable support network. Selected participants will eventually curate and publicly present 2 film programmes at the end of the workshop.
The Film Programmers Lab will run from 30 March – 31 August 2024.
Applicants must be committed to the entire duration and all sessions of the lab.
Applications will be assessed by Objectifs, Asian Film Archive and the programme’s mentor Hsu Fang-Tze.
Workshop Schedule (all timings are in GMT + 8, Singapore time)
Sat, 30 Mar (3 hours): Introduction
Thu, 4 Apr (2 hours): Public talk – How To Conceptualise a Film Programme
Sat, 6 Apr (3 hours): Lecture and tour of Asian Film Archive
Sat, 13 Apr (2 hours): Public talk – Writing for Film Programmes
Thu, 18 Apr (3 hours): Understanding different types of moving image works + field trip
Sat, 20 Apr (2 hours): How to Develop Your Portfolio as a Programmer
Sat, 27 Apr (3 hours): Marketing and promoting film programmes
Sat, 4 May (3 hours): Bringing your ideas to life: the practicalities of presenting a film programme
Week of 6 May: Consultation week with mentor, Objectifs and AFA
Tue, 14 May: Finalising screening programmes
Jun – Jul: Preparation for screenings
End Jul: Present screening programme at Objectifs
Aug: Present screening programme at Asian Film Archive
Apply now

Tropical | Curator Tour with Teo Hui Min and Qinyi Lim
2024-02-03 15:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01 – 01,, Singapore, 178957, Singapore
Tropical | Curator Tour with Teo Hui Min and Qinyi Lim
Sat 3 Feb | 3pm | Singtel Special Exhibition Gallery 1 (near Lift Lobby B), Level 3, City Hall Wing, National Gallery Singapore | Free, registration required: https://bit.ly/CuratorTour_Feb3

*This programme is free for exhibition ticket holders. Please ensure you have a valid admission ticket to “Tropical: Stories from Southeast Asia and Latin America”.

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Gain a deeper understanding into the images and ideas associated with the word “tropical” with curators Teo Hui Min and Qinyi Lim, as they take you on a guided tour of the exhibition “Tropical: Stories from Southeast Asia and Latin America”. Hear about the curatorial narratives behind the exhibition and delve deeper into selected artworks. Join us in uncovering the shared solidarities among artists, writers, and thinkers in Southeast Asia and Latin America against the backdrop of 20th-century colonialism.
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About the Curators

Teo Hui Min is Curator at National Gallery Singapore, where she contributes to the curation of “Siapa-Nama Kamu?” and “Beyond Declarations and Dreams”, long-term exhibitions of Singapore and Southeast Asian art from the 19th century to the present. Other exhibitions she has co-curated include “Tropical: Stories from Southeast Asia and Latin America” (2023), “Mohammad Din Mohammad: The Mistaken Ancestor” (2021), “Georgette Chen: At Home in the World (2020) and “Lim Cheng Hoe: Painting Singapore (2018)”.

Qinyi Lim is Curator at National Gallery Singapore. She completed the de Appel Curatorial Programme, Amsterdam in 2012. Qinyi has held curatorial positions at Singapore Art Museum, NUS Museum and Para Site, Hong Kong. Past exhibitions include Jakarta Biennale 2021: ESOK, “Antony Gormley” (2021), “Afterwork” (2016), “A luxury we cannot afford” (2015).

Tropical | Artist Tour by Boedi Widjaja
2024-02-03 11:00 - 12:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01 – 01,, Singapore, 178957, Singapore
Tropical | Artist Tour by Boedi Widjaja
Sun 3 Feb | 11 am | Singtel Special Exhibition Gallery 1 (near Lift Lobby B), Level 3, City Hall Wing, National Gallery Singapore | Free, registration required*: https://bit.ly/Tropical_ArtistTour
*This programme is free for exhibition ticket holders. Please ensure you have a valid admission ticket to Tropical: Stories from Southeast Asia and Latin America.
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Join us for a tour with multidisciplinary artist Boedi Widjaja and curator Teo Hui Min. Their conversation will delve into the Library of the Tropics, a special zone in the exhibition that features an intriguing collection of books, films, paintings and cultural objects. The tour reflects on how our ideas about “tropical paradise” are tied to the intersections that persist between modern art, mass tourism and their combined appetite for the exotic. Presented in “Tropical: Stories from Southeast Asia and Latin America”, Widjaja’s sonic piece “Datum” features a series of discordant pulses, composed by inverting and arranging the recordings from a 100-year-old gamelan originally from the Surakarta Palace. “Datum” is a part of Widjaja’s “Black-Hut” series (2018–ongoing) and has been featured as a soundscape for site-specific structures that meditate on the material qualities of architectural dwellings in the tropics.

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About the Speakers
Boedi Widjaja’s practice draws on his early family history in Indonesia, contemplating the concepts of house, home and homeland through long-running, interdisciplinary series that are developed in parallel with each other. Widjaja was trained in architecture and has worked in graphic design. Past exhibitions include “Cladogram: KMA’s 2nd International Juried Biennial” (2021), the 6th Singapore Biennale (2019–2020), the 9th Asia Pacific Triennial (2018–2019), “MAP1: Waterways” (2017), and at the Diaspora Pavilion in the 57th Venice Biennale, amongst others. Recent solo exhibitions include “Kang Ouw” 《侠客行》(2022), Esplanade Tunnel, Singapore; “Declaration of” (2019), Helwaser Gallery, New York; “Rivers and Lakes Tanah dan air” (2018), ShanghART Singapore; and “Black—Hut” (2016), Singapore Biennale Affiliate Project, ICA Singapore.

Teo Hui Min is Curator at National Gallery Singapore, where she contributes to the curation of “Siapa-Nama Kamu?” and “Beyond Declarations and Dreams”, long-term exhibitions of Singapore and Southeast Asian art from the 19th century to the present. Other exhibitions she has co-curated include “Tropical: Stories from Southeast Asia and Latin America” (2023), “Mohammad Din Mohammad: The Mistaken Ancestor” (2021), “Georgette Chen: At Home in the World” (2020) and “Lim Cheng Hoe: Painting Singapore” (2018).

Casting Seminars
2024-02-03 09:00 - 12:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, Singapore, 188977, Singapore
Join Creative Director and Co-Founder of Fiction Shore, Koo Chia Meng, in these two introductory seminars on casting! With separate sessions catering to actors looking to explore screen performance for narrative projects, and filmmakers looking to enhance screen performance work for narrative projects, learn how to create meaningful screen performances on set. Find out more about each session on our website.
Workshop Fee
$25.00 per session
Instructor
Koo Chia Meng
Filmmaker’s Casting Seminar | Sat 3 Feb 2024, 9am – 12pm
Filmmaker’s Casting Seminar is a single-session workshop for filmmakers looking to enhance screen performance work for narrative projects. The workshop will examine filmmakers’ professional approach in working with actors, in additional to screen performance discussions. This session is also relevant for casting directors, managers and agents. This workshop will serve as an introduction to SCENES, a foundation workshop where actors and filmmakers experience an intense process of shooting and coursework critique, building confidence and facility to create meaningful screen performances together.
Actor’s Casting Seminar | New Dates TBC
Please contact us at info@objectifs.com.sg to be notified for upcoming dates.
Actor’s Casting Seminar is a single-session workshop for upcoming actors looking to explore screen performance for narrative projects. The workshop will examine actor’s professional approach in working with filmmakers, in additional to screen performance discussions. This workshop will serve as an introduction to SCENES, a foundation workshop where actors and filmmakers experience an intense process of shooting and coursework critique, building confidence and facility to create meaningful screen performances together.
Technical Requirements
Open to beginners, no technical requirements

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝑪𝒖𝒕𝒆 Exhibition
2024-02-03 - 2024-03-02 | A+ Works of Art, d6-G-8, d6 Trade Centre, 801, Jln Sentul, Sentul Selatan, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 51000, Malaysia
Dates: 3 Feb to 2 Mar 2024
Venue: A+ Works of Art, Kuala Lumpur
A+ is pleased to announce, 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝑪𝒖𝒕𝒆, a group exhibition featuring:
Angie Fan (@angelafantasy)
Apichaya Wannakit (@bimapichaya)
BUDDHAANDZ (@buddhaandz)
Ella Wijt (@ellawijt)
MM. Kosum (@mm.kosum)
Unchalee Anantawat (@unchaleee)
Vu Dieu Huong (@eggreligion)
Wiyoga Muhardanto (@pantatresin)
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝑪𝒖𝒕𝒆 begins with the demonstrative. There is something indubitable about our sense of cuteness. Apparently, it’s biological: something to do with an evolutionary desire to care for adorable children and animals. But it also has much to do with the present historical moment: no longer the preserve of subcultures, the cute has become popular and pervasive, with a well-developed database of cat videos, uWu, cottage-core and the coquette. Today, the issue of subjective judgement concerns not the cute thing itself, but our reactions, which can range from being utterly charmed to acute repulsion.
This exhibition deals with the moment of encounter between the viewer and the cute. It features works by eight contemporary artists where the cute appears but then unfurls wildly. Some of these artists are studied veterans of the cute; they deliberately harness its neotenous forms and its comforting familiarity to complicate its repertoire, and our relationships with technology, religion, and society. For others, cuteness is part of a practice of playfulness as well as a means of sensitising our gaze into the world.
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝑪𝒖𝒕𝒆 is an open invitation to reconsider how obvious visual and symbolic qualities can translate into uncertain feelings, and to encounter the cute’s powerful provocation to embrace the furry and the fuzzy.
In collaboration with RUBANAH Underground Hub (@rubanahundergroundhub) and Neu Contemporary (@neucontemporary)
Sponsored by @samsungmalaysia

MANIMAL KINGDOM: A Drag King Show
2024-02-02 20:00 - 22:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | The Projector Golden Mile, 6001 Beach Rd, #05-00 GOLDEN MILE TOWER, Singapore, 199589, Singapore
IT’S RAINING MEN! This February, the Chaotic Cabaret brings you a night of drag like you’ve never experienced: our very first all-drag king show. Get ready to swoon and scream for more as we bring you not one, not two, but NINE of Singapore’s hottest drag kings (no, we didn’t know we had that many, either). We’ve got twinks, hunks, himbos, daddies, dapper gentlemen, scholars, silly little guys, and so much more! Get ready to get wet as we bring you a night you’ll never forget.

PRESSPLAY : LASTPLAY
2024-02-02 16:00 - 2024-02-03 22:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street, Singapore, Singapore, 188064, Singapore
About the Programme
Five years on and PRESSPLAY returns with its headlining programme LASTPLAY, featuring iconic acts in local, alternative music. In this year’s iteration of LASTPLAY, we’re bringing the gig from our public libraries, right to you live in the centre of the Bras Basah Bugis area. Join us for an evening of soulful grooves and enigmatic rap, and witness Singapore’s stalwarts in R&B, shoegaze and alternative hip-hop. With ethereal vocals and dreamy distortions coupled with shapeshifting beats, we bring to you the best in sonic iterations to wrap up PRESSPLAY. Coupled with a popup market and art installations, this 2 day finale is not to be missed!
About PRESSPLAY 2024
PRESSPLAY is National Library Board’s biennial arts festival, promising a month-long tapestry of workshops, talks and exhibition. In this edition of PRESSPLAY, we celebrate the little improvements we make through iterations in art, stroke by stroke, note by note, click by click.
PRESSPLAY aims to make youth arts more accessible to the public and celebrate the impact of the arts on young people’s lives. In collaboration with community organisations and independent artists, PRESSPLAY offers arts programmes for young people in public libraries throughout Singapore.
So what are you waiting for?
It’s time to PRESSPLAY.
