Art What!: Tai Kwun Launches Open Call for Artists’ Studios (Hong Kong)

HONG KONG – Tai Kwun — Centre for Heritage and Arts has announced the second annual Open Call for Artists’ Studios, an initiative aimed at artists, practitioners, and researchers working in the fields of contemporary art, performing arts, and heritage, the three main programming spheres at Tai Kwun. Applications are open to all, with a strong preference for candidates who can demonstrate a strong connection … Continue reading Art What!: Tai Kwun Launches Open Call for Artists’ Studios (Hong Kong)

Art What!: Look Left Look Right – Historical Signage at Tai Kwun (Hong Kong)

HONG KONG – With signage everywhere, from bathroom doors to shopping malls, one thinks about how important they are in our daily lives, in communicating a message to us in as simple and attractive a way as possible. With that in mind, Tai Kwun has announced a brand new exhibition, Look Left Look Right: Historical Signage, which runs from 24th June to 13th September. Upon decommissioning … Continue reading Art What!: Look Left Look Right – Historical Signage at Tai Kwun (Hong Kong)

Art What!: National Gallery Singapore’s Children’s Festival Goes Digital

National Gallery Singapore’s biennial children’s festival, Small Big Dreamers, returns for its second edition with a digital twist from 1st June 2020 to 28th March 2021. Alongside #GalleryAnywhere , #SmallBigDreamersAtHome is part of a concerted effort of key initiatives aimed at bringing more art experiences to its audiences, even while the Gallery remains temporarily closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Following the introduction of … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore’s Children’s Festival Goes Digital

Art What!: Frieze Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Support Artists and Museums

LONDON – Frieze has announced the launch of the Rapid Response Fund Crowdfunding Campaign (for the CAS Rapid Response Fund), in partnership with the Contemporary Art Society, and will support artists and museums across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund is designed to support as many different artists and local museums as possible, based on the understanding that museums will play a vital … Continue reading Art What!: Frieze Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Support Artists and Museums

Art What!: My Body Holds Its Shape at Tai Kwun Contemporary

HONG KONG – Tai Kwun Contemporary has opened its new exhibition My Body Holds Its Shape, with newly commissioned works from five artists: Tap Chan, Thea Djordjadze, Jason Dodge, Eisa Jocson and Pratchaya Phinthong. The exhibition examines how existing limits and constraints can emerge as artistic materials and clues for associations, with processes that embrace poetics and improvisations. Curated by Xue Tan, the exhibition is … Continue reading Art What!: My Body Holds Its Shape at Tai Kwun Contemporary

Art What!: Art fair ART SG announces new dates for 2021

In light of the current uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, and out of consideration for the health and safety of all involved, it was announced today that the inaugural edition of ART SG will now take place from 5th -7th November 2021 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. In order to encourage positive momentum for Singapore and the regional art … Continue reading Art What!: Art fair ART SG announces new dates for 2021

Art What!: Singapore Art Museum Co-Presents They Do Not Understand Each Other at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun Contemporary

    HONG KONG – In a time of COVID-19, as we wait out the end of our quarantines in the safety and isolation of our own homes, the fundamental need for human contact has become more evident than ever before. While not designed specifically for this period, brand new art exhibition They Do Not Understand Each Other seems to come at a perfect time then, as … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Art Museum Co-Presents They Do Not Understand Each Other at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun Contemporary

Art What!: Beijing Artist Wu Qiong to Hold His First Virtual Solo Exhibition with Ode to Art

Beijing-based artist Wu Qiong is revealing his studio for the first time ever to the public with a virtual solo exhibition titled Inside the Creative Space of Wu Qiong. Featuring 15 new, never-been-seen art pieces, the solo exhibition will be held live on 26th May at 8pm on Ode to Art’s Facebook page, offering viewers a rare glimpse into Wu Qiong’s creative space where the … Continue reading Art What!: Beijing Artist Wu Qiong to Hold His First Virtual Solo Exhibition with Ode to Art

Art What!: Latiff Mohidin – Pago Pago at National Gallery Singapore

Two years after it inaugurated in Paris, National Gallery Singapore’s first travelling exhibition of Southeast Asian art, Latiff Mohidin: Pago Pago, will return to the Gallery from 27th March to 27th September 2020. Visitors will be able to discover the life and practice of Malaysia’s leading artist-poet and how his travels across Europe and Southeast Asia informed his work, which defined a place for this … Continue reading Art What!: Latiff Mohidin – Pago Pago at National Gallery Singapore

Art What!: National Gallery Singapore Launches Weekly Online Art Experiences

Play, explore and interact with new art experiences online every week with National Gallery Singapore. Starting from 5th May 2020, the gallery will be offering plenty of free home-based art activities and resources to hone your interest in art, from home. New multimedia and hands-on activities, including interactive games, art-inspired storytelling video sessions, as well as artist masterclasses and art tutorials will be introduced weekly … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore Launches Weekly Online Art Experiences