Overview | ArtReach Calendar | ArtReach Mailing List ArtReach Events Free Admission   May 2008 NAC-ExxonMobil Concert in the Park NAC-ExxonMobil Concert in the Park Online Photography Contest   Date : 18 May 2008 - 31 Mar 2009 NAC-ExxonMobil Concert in the Park Online Photo Competition We invite you to capture the best moments at Concert in the Park 2008 series and win attractive prizes! Simply take a snapshot on what you feel best represents the spirit of Concert in the Park and send us the digital copy. Shoot and submit the photos of all the Concert in the Park for 2008! WIN CASH Prizes 1st prize: $300 cash 2nd Prize: $200 cash 3rd Prize: $100 cash Please visit http://concertinthepark.blogspot.com/ for more information, rules and regulations, and also the winning photographs of the past Concert in the Parks. For enquiries, please email to concert@bac.com.sg or call 6288 8478 (Bread Alone Consultancy)   The event is organised by the National Arts Council, sponsored by ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and supported by National Parks.   Arts For All Singapore General Hospital's Arts for Health   Date : 23 May 2008 - 25 Jul 2008 Time : 7pm - 7.45pm Venue : SGH Fountain Garden, Block 7 Level 1 ArtsConcert Fri, 23 May Melodious Angklung Enjoy soothing music such as Rasa Sayang with melodius Angklung and light hearted joget dancing by award winning Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts.   ARTSFEST@OUTRAM CAMPUS Wed, 4 June Kitchen Percussion Watch percussionists cook up a rhythmic storm with ordinary pots and pans and kitchen utensils.     Thu, 5 June Drum Drum Revolution Experience unique drum performance that combines Chinese martial art with calligraphy and dance by Chong Cheng High Festival Drum Troupe.   Fri, 6 June Energy Beyond Be mesmerized by the dynamic dancers from Young Artist Project Performers, a division of Odyssey Dance Theatre, bringing you a series of local and original contemporary dance works.   ArtsConcert Fri, 25 Jul Puppets Alive2! - In Celebration of 10 years of Arts for Health at SGH Watch puppet ninja master fend off his attackers to comic effect and other fun-loving puppets in action in 3 skits by The Finger Players, an award winning Singapore theatre company.   All performances are held from 7pm to 7.45pm at SGH Fountain Garden, Block 7 Level 1   ArtsExpressions ArtsExpressions is an art space in Block 2 Level 1 dedicated to display artworks by local artist and patients.   1st Apr – 20 June Hope Blooms Here – An art installation of thousands of flowers in SGH gardens and ArtsExpressions, by visual artist, Tay Bee Aye in collaboration with SGH patients, students of Northlight Secondary School.   June 2008 Arts For All NORTH EAST DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL   Date : 01 Jun 2008 - 12 Jul 2008 Time : Various Venue : Various NORTH EAST DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL Join us in the month-long celebration of Arts and Life, with a series of activities lined up for you by North East Community Development Council (CDC).     DANCE XPLOSION 3 7th June 08, 6.30pm , Open field beside Pasir Ris MRT Station   Join the competition or join the crowd! Vie for the title in our wildly popular dance competition DANCE XPLOSION 3 where you compete in one of the three dance categories! With three categories to choose from, you will never find yourselves left out.    Modern and Hip Hop Ethnic and Cultural Social and Ballroom   ROCKING GOOD TIMES 2 8th June 08, 6.30pm, Open field beside Pasir Ris MRT Station   Miss the rock bands from the 60’s and 70’s? Revive the rock in you! Get delighted by our local rock bands, together with Emcee Brian Richmond to bring you through the night! The line up includes:   Matthew and The Mandarins Heritage Vernon Cornelius Ann Hussein Patrick Rudge Gypsy    NORTH EAST DISTRICT MUSICAL – LIVE IT UP! Sat 21 June, 3pm & 7pm, Tampines East Community Club Sat 28 June, 3pm & 7pm, Seng Kang Community Club Sat 12 Jul, 3pm & 7pm, The Serangoon   Watch our senior citizens take the centrestage! A musical that features cast and crew from the residents of the North East District, it will also drive the message of active aging, neighbourliness, youth participation, inter-generational bonding and racial harmony. A project in collaboration with The Glowers, a senior citizens drama group under Centre For Seniors.     SINGAPORE ARTS STREET 2008 @ NORTH EAST Sat 21, Sun 22, Sat 28, Sun 29 June 2008, 11.00am to 6.00pm, Hougang Central Hub   A one of its kind outdoor annual art event where public can appreciate many forms of arts in a very casual setting. Residents get to learn and have hands-on experience on various forms of arts that might be new to them.     Organised by South West CDC and supported by National Arts Council and People’s Association.  Sponsored by NTUC Fairprice. For more information, please visit www.NEartsfest.com.sg or call 6424 4000.       Arts For All NParks' Arts Unlimited   Date : 14 Jun 2008 - 15 Mar 2009 Time : 10.00am - 6.00pm Venue : Fort Canning Park (Fort Canning Centre) Arts Unlimited: Aiming for the Stars 14 & 15 June 2008, 10am – 6pm Fort Canning Park (Fort Canning Centre) Free Entry Fort Canning Park will be the place to unleash your creativity and passion! This year,  ARTS  UNLIMITED  presents  to  you  a  showcase of an array of original  art  works  in  a relaxing and inspiring environment. Allow us to take you on a "worded" tour through Fort Canning Park! First up, our Art Gallery displaying our best young artists from secondary schools all over Singapore!  Next, our multi-talented art students strutting their stuff at our Creative Showcase.  Finally, Fort Canning Park's very own Art Market where you can find the most creative and original products up on sale! This is one event that you should not miss!   Arts Unlimited: Colourful Heritage  6 & 7 September 2008, 10am – 6pm Fort Canning Park (Fort Canning Centre) Free Entry   Cosmopolitan Singapore holds unlimited treasure and beauty of local cultures and art. Singapore will showcase her diversity in ARTS UNLIMITED's Colourful Heritage! Be entertained by cultural performances or sink our culture at Fort Canning Park,via booths displaying various ethnic groups' cultural art forms as well as old heritage pieces! This will be an ultimate cultural experience for everybody from yuppies Singaporeans to globe-throttling working professionals to even expatriates. Of course, brought to you, Singaporean style.   Arts Unlimited: Back to Basics  6 & 7 December 2008, 10am – 6pm Fort Canning Park (Fort Canning Centre) Free Entry   This December, be ready to welcome art into your lives as ARTS UNLIMITED brings you, Back to Basics. We will do Mother Nature proud as we attend to the vital issue of the environment with recycling as the focal point of creative art! Booths at Fort Canning Park will showcase and sell the most creative and original art works made from recycled materials. Get yourself involved in the creation of environmental friendly art through workshops which teach you how to create art & craft using recycled materials!    Arts Unlimited: Arts Yin-corporated  14 & 15 March 2009, 10am – 6pm Fort Canning Park (Fort Canning Centre) Free Entry   Arts Unlimited celebrate the feminine beauty this March with Arts Yin-corporated! Not only will we be celebrating the creativity and artistic talent of women in Singapore, we will also be celebrating artists and designers who have "women" as their themes and concepts. This event also dishes out recognition to women who have shown distinguished efforts to contributing to the Arts industry. Be inspired by the feminine touch of women artists, designers and film-makers as they exhibit their works at Fort Canning Park!   Organised by The National Parks Board.   To be part of Arts Unlimited, please contact the Official Event Manager, Red Box Events Pte Ltd @ 62213340 or email to arts@redboxevents.com.sg  now!     Arts For All South West District Arts Festival 2008   Date : 28 Jun 2008 - 27 Jul 2008 SOUTH WEST DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL 2008   ART-tastic @ South West 28 June to 26 July 2008   A variety of art performances, workshops, bazaars and exhibitions awaits you at the South West District Arts Festival 2008. Themed ART-tastic @ South West, the Festival aims to bring arts, especially visual arts, closer to you. Seek out art performances happening at shopping malls near you.  Join us for pottery, photography and art craft making workshops happening from 28 June to 26 July 2008 in your very own neighbourhood.   Into its second year, the South West District Arts Festival aims to bring arts closer and more accessible to everyone in the community.  Join us at your nearest arts happening this June and July!     Saturday! @ Series   Support our local art talents and unleash your shopping bug all at the same time! Mini surprises await you at the numerous art bazaars happening on weekends under our Saturday! @ Series.  Unwind after an invigorating shopping experience by watching the myriad of arts performances happening just right beside the bazaars. If you are a hands-on person, join in our various arts workshops, where you can learn more about photography, pottery and arts craft making.   Saturday! @ Keat Hong: Miyuki Red White Anime Song Battle 2008 Venue: Lam Soon Community Centre, Hard Court in front of Blk 340 Choa Chu Kang Loop Date: Saturday, 28 June 2008 Time: 7pm to 9 pm Synopsis: Animation Songs Singing Competition – Inspired by the Kouhaku Uta Gassen of NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai - Japan Broadcasting Corporation) during New Year every year, the animation club has come up with their own version of animation songs.  Look forward to an evening full of songs and dances presented by a group of local anime fans!     Saturday! @ Boon Lay:- Multi racial cultural night Venue: Hard Court, Blk 215 Boon Lay Place Date: Saturday, 12 July 2008 Time: 7pm onwards Synopsis: Have a leisure Saturday evening and enjoy multi-cultural dance performances and arts & handicraft exhibitions unique to your neighbourhood.     Saturday! @ Chua Chu Kang: Cultural Integration Showcase 2008 Venue: Choa Chu Kang Community Club, 35 Teck Whye Ave Date: Saturday, 26 July 2008 Time: 3 pm to 6 pm Synopsis: A free cultural and art showcase which includes dances, traditional band, singing performances and cross cultural segments.  Get your hands moving at the various workshops on handicraft, batik painting, visual arts, drawing art, pottery and fashion designer. Attractive door gifts and free drinks will be given whilst stocks last!     Arts At The Mall @ South West Venue: West Mall Shopping Centre Date: 8 July 2008 to 20 July 2008 Time: 1 to 2 pm and 6 to 7 pm (2 sessions)   Enjoy a different shopping experience this July with local and international art performances happening right in your neighbourhood.  Spice up your shopping with delightful handicrafts from our art bazaars or simply join hands with your family members to create a unique art piece to bring home.   Hands-on Art @ South West – Exhibitions and Workshops for everyone to enjoy, experience, create and own.     Express your creativity on recycled materials as a family!  Learn from artworks and paintings showcased at the workshops too.   Hands-on Art @ South West Session 1   Date and Time   :           Saturday, 5 July from 3 pm to 6 pm                                     Sunday, 6 July from 11 am to 2 pm Venue              :            Bukit Batok East Point, between Blk 273 and 279                                     Bukit Batok East Ave 4     Hands-On Art @ South West Session 2   Date and Time   :           Saturday, 12 July from 3 pm – 6 pm                                     Sunday, 13 July from 11 am – 2 pm Venue               :           West Mall Shopping Centre                                     1 Bukit Batok Central Link                                     Singapore 658713   Piala Adiratna 2008   Immerse yourself in the rich diversity of Malay dance culture through the first nation wide Inter-School Malay Traditional Dance Competition happening on Saturday, 12 July 2008!   Details of the event are as follow: Venue:          Jurongville Secondary School Date:            Saturday, 12 July 2008 Time:            3 pm to 6 pm     Main celebrations of ART-tastic @ South West   Come join us at the Arts Carnival, where activities such as arts workshops, crowning, juggling, stilt walking, balloon sculpting are lined up for you.  There will be a freehand arts corner for you to create graffiti.  Create a small face using clay and stick it onto the ‘Harmony Cube’ installation art and participate in the unveiling of the first-ever ‘Community Arts Pillar’!  End the day with a multi-genre concert that will mesmerise your senses!   Date:                Saturday, 19 July 2008 Time:                Arts Carnival from 4 pm onwards Concert from 6.30 pm to 9 pm Venue:              The Frontier Community Club 60 Jurong West Central 3 Singapore 648346     ART-tastic @ South West Photography Competition   Create visual memories and capture images of friendships with your camera and stand to walk away with prizes worth more than $5,000 this July.   Tell us what friendships, racial harmony and community bonding means to you via snap shots with your camera. Express your thoughts and feelings visually on how we all live, play and work as one big family!   You can also view the winning pieces at our Photography Competition Exhibition at the main celebrations of ART-tastic @ South West on Saturday, 19 July 2008 at The Frontier Community Club.     All information is correct at the time of printing.    Organised by South West CDC and supported by National Arts Council and People’s Association.  Sponsored by NTUC Fairprice and Cheers. For more information, please visit www.southwestcdc.org.sg or call 6551 9299.   Page 1