Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum brings fashion to their space with second edition of #SGFASHIONNOW

The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) unveils the second iteration of #SGFASHIONNOW, an experimental contemporary fashion showcase where Singapore fashion takes centre stage. The showcase continues ACM’s efforts to engage with the fashion community to further the discussion of what constitutes Singapore fashion through the lens of the nation’s multi-cultural, cosmopolitan port city heritage. It is presented in collaboration with LASALLE College of the Arts’ (LASALLE) … Continue reading Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum brings fashion to their space with second edition of #SGFASHIONNOW

Art What!: Singapore Art Museum launches The Everyday Museum; aims to transform Singapore into an open-air museum

The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) has officially launched The Everyday Museum, the museum’s new long-term public art initiative presenting art projects and programmes across Singapore to inspire interest and curiosity in art. In line with its vision of being a “disappearing museum”, SAM will bring artistic interventions into everyday spaces, transforming them into cultural nodes with site-specific artworks by local and international artists. “As a … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Art Museum launches The Everyday Museum; aims to transform Singapore into an open-air museum

Music Is: SNYCO makes its long-awaited full comeback this July, after 2 years with full orchestra

Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra (SNYCO) will be making its first full orchestra comeback starting from this concert, where audiences will be able to watch over 80 members back in action together on stage after 2 years, since December 2019. Conducted by SNYCO Music Director Quek Ling Kiong, the Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra will present Tunes of Tomorrow concert on 30 July 2022 (Saturday), … Continue reading Music Is: SNYCO makes its long-awaited full comeback this July, after 2 years with full orchestra

By The People, For The People: An Interview with In Bad Company co-founders Tim and Elaine

The Katong area has long been a site of activity, filled with a flurry of restaurants. pubs and retail shops along East Coast Road and Marine Parade. Amongst these though, one of the quieter buildings is The Flow @ East Coast, a mall filled primarily with beauty salons, tuition and enrichment centres, and the occasional bakery or eatery. Unless you have a prior appointment, it’s … Continue reading By The People, For The People: An Interview with In Bad Company co-founders Tim and Elaine

A Platform For The Community: An Interview with Musical Theatre Fringe Festival director TJ Taylor

In just a few weeks, we’re about to see the very first festival dedicated entirely to musical theatre taking place in Singapore. Organised by local theatre company Sing’theatre (it’s right there in the name!), with over 30 events in the line-up, there’s something for everyone in the inaugural Musical Theatre Fringe Festival (MTFF). Directing the festival is TJ Taylor, Associate Artistic Director at Sing’theatre, who’s … Continue reading A Platform For The Community: An Interview with Musical Theatre Fringe Festival director TJ Taylor

Preview: Assembly by Drama Box

Since overseeing the artistic direction of SCENES: Participatory Practices, a festival that was meant to happen in-person but went digital in the thick of COVID-19 back in 2020, Han Xuemei has gone on a year-long sabbatical in 2021, received the Young Artist Award from the National Arts Council, and joined Koh Hui Ling as Co-Artistic Director of Drama Box in April 2022. To date, Xuemei … Continue reading Preview: Assembly by Drama Box

Registration now open for T:>works’ 24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2022

Now into its 25th year, the much-loved playwriting competition in Singapore, the 24-Hour Playwriting Competition returns on 16-17 July. For the first time, T:>Works invites past participant and transdisciplinary poet and performance maker, Ang Kia Yee, to conceptualise this year’s competition. They responded to the call by proposing the first ever hybrid competition with a focus on ecocentric considerations, exploring liveability and sustainability. The T:>Works … Continue reading Registration now open for T:>works’ 24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2022

Art What!: Wu Guanzhong – Traveling with the Master at National Gallery Singapore

Opening on 9 July, National Gallery Singapore’s latest exhibition Wu Guanzhong: Travelling with the Master is set to instill a new sense of wanderlust as it takes visitors on an intriguing journey of the artist’s life and art through the lens of everyday people. The exhibition, conceived at a time when travel was curtailed during the pandemic, explores various aspects of “travelling” through the curatorial … Continue reading Art What!: Wu Guanzhong – Traveling with the Master at National Gallery Singapore

Marina Bay Sands amps up nightlife with the return of international DJs to MARQUEE Singapore and new themed nights at AVENUE Singapore

International DJs will return to the decks at iconic nightclub MARQUEE Singapore this July, including none other than trance legend and dance culture icon Paul van Dyk on 16 July. He will be the first international DJ to perform at MARQUEE since the club re-opened on 1 July, following a 28-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. MARQUEE’s DJ roster this month also includes Dutch … Continue reading Marina Bay Sands amps up nightlife with the return of international DJs to MARQUEE Singapore and new themed nights at AVENUE Singapore

Film Fanatic: Singapore International Film Festival announces 2022 Film Fund Recipients

Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) announces its shortlist of eight documentaries and short films from Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore which will be the recipients of the SGIFF Film Fund this year. Each year, eight promising stories and thought-provoking films are selected under the SGIFF Film Fund which comprises the Tan Ean Kiam Foundation-SGIFF Southeast Asian Documentary Grant (SEA-DOC) and SGIFF Southeast Asian Short … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Singapore International Film Festival announces 2022 Film Fund Recipients