Singapore Biennale 2006
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Saturday, December 25, 2004
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Artgroup: Art Culture Club
Art Culture Club is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of art and culture in Singapore and abroad with frequent art exchange programmes.
President: Irene Hong
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Friday, December 24, 2004
LASALLE-SIA announces plans to realise its vision as Singapore's University of the Arts
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts announced today new initiatives that will raise the international profile of Singapore’s Creative Industries and change the landscape of arts education. These initiatives are hot on the heels of LASALLE-SIA’s first step towards its vision to be Singapore’s university of the arts when it achieved Accredited Institution Status from The Open University (UK) in March this year and subsequently the validation of all of its 32 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. The validation of all of its current undergraduate and postgraduate degrees was completed in three phases with the last group of eight Design undergraduate and postgraduate degrees successfully validated on 24 September 2004.
Said Professor Robert Ely FRSA, President & CEO of LASALLE-SIA: “The next phase of our strategic development involves:
Development of new innovative postgraduate programmes
Enhancement of research activities by creating new knowledge or applying and testing current knowledge
Attracting and retaining high-calibre faculty members at professorial level
Establishing International collaborations and partnerships
The College aims to increase its international student enrolment from its current 30 per cent to 70 per cent by 2008 with total student enrolment doubling from 1,500 to 3,000 by the same year. LASALLE-SIA will move to its new city campus with state-of-the-art facilities by 2006. Work on our new Singapore Campus has already started and the building design was recently featured at the Architecture International Biennale, in Venice, Italy.
"LASALLE-SIA's aim to be a premier Singapore-based international arts institution will add to the vibrancy of Singapore's Global Schoolhouse Programme. Besides significantly increasing their foreign student intake, LASALLE-SIA will also be developing new programmes and research activities to create new areas of thought leadership. We welcome their growth plans and encourage the industry to pursue these initiatives as we continue to build up Singapore as a worldclass education hub for local and international students," said Mr Kenneth Tan, Director, Services, Singapore Economic Development Board.
New Initiatives
New Degrees to be Launched for July 2005 intake
LASALLE will launch a School of Film beginning with a BA (Hons) degree with postgraduate degree in the years to follow.
New programmes for July 2005 intake include:
o MA Art Therapy
o MA Arts & Cultural Management
o MA Curatorial Studies
o MA Design by Project
o MA Ceramics
o MA Public Art
o MA Directing (Theatre and Film)
o BA (Hons) Film
o BA (Hons) Contemporary Asian Theatre Studies
o BA (Hons) Performance Design
o BA (Hons) Music (with specialisations in Jazz, Western Classical Music, South-east Asian Music and Popular Music)
Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
Newly established by LASALLE-SIA, the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore is devoted to the exhibition and research of international and contemporary Asian art. It aims, through its dynamic programme of exhibitions at its exhibition facility, the Earl Lu Gallery, and through its extensive programme of publications, conferences and research activities, to contribute to the discourses surrounding contemporary art in Asia.
International Museum of Design Singapore
Apart from housing five world-class performance spaces equipped with the latest in theatre entertainment technology, the new campus will also be home to the International Museum of Design Singapore (iMODS), which aims to be one of the world’s leading museums of design, fashion and architecture. Said Professor Ely: “The world’s leading designers will participate in our talks and workshops as we nurture new design talent in exhibitions and commissions at the museum and in our international touring programme. The International Museum of Design Singapore will house a permanent collection of the Classic Design Icons of the World to inspire the next generation of Designers in Singapore.”
The iMODS website will offer information about exhibitions and other events at the museum, and will showcase the latest innovations in the dynamic field of multimedia at the Digital Design Museum. It will provide an invaluable research resource on all the designers, architects, materials and technologies featured at the museum. iMODS will link with the Design Museum in London, the UK’s largest museum provider of design education resources.
International Operations
Plans for three new offshore campuses have been successfully negotiated with international partners including a Perth Campus in 2005 and Sydney in 2006. Discussions are well advanced with two partners in the USA for joint provision from 2005; and, in Japan agreement has been reached for significant operations in Anime and student/staff transfer from 2007.
Among the partnerships are:
The world’s largest provider of Animation
The Flanders Fashion Institute
Digital Hollywood (Japan)
The Royal College of Art, London
Stephen F Austin University, Texas
University of Notre Dame Australia
Notre Dame University, Indiana.
In addition, in 2005 LASALLE-SIA will launch our International Learning Portal under the direction of Dr Belinda Tynan to provide degrees and higher degrees in Art and Design, on-line, to students around the world.
NEW APPOINTMENTS AT LASALLE-SIA
Neil Maynard – Pro-Vice President - International
Neil Maynard will establish the International Office leading the development and implementation of international marketing strategies to attract international students to LASALLE.
Maynard has 30 years’ experience in education management, including 18 years in international education development and marketing with the British Council and several British universities. Maynard has an exceptional understanding of and experience with the main international markets and strong working knowledge and understanding of their working cultures. Maynard joins us from the University of Sunderland, UK, where he was the Director of International Education, advising the University on its international policy and strategy whilst heading the highly successful and effective recruitment of international students from Europe, China, Asia and USA. Maynard is also a published author of several subject specific books and articles on education.
Avis Fontaine - Pro-Vice President - Operational
Avis Fontaine joined LASALLE seven years ago to create and develop its Communications division. She was charged with building the LASALLE-SIA brand and positioning the College as one of the leading arts institutions focused on the contemporary arts. She then grew the division into the Marketing division to be responsible for all marketing functions for Singapore and international markets. The College achieved a record intake in 2004.
Fontaine’s significant business experience spans that of multinational and large Singaporean companies. Her marketing career included developing communications strategies for international and Singaporean brands like the then Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, MasterCard, Singapore Telecom, Ricola and Magnolia Dairy Products.
She was subsequently wooed to join CK Tang, one of Singapore’s key retailer, to lead its Marketing Services Department. She managed the advertising, public relations, direct marketing, sales promotion and market research for the Group’s three stores: Tangs (the family department store), Tangs Studio (the trendy fashion store for the yuppie) and Nexis (the then street fashion store for youths).
Fontaine was also on the Board of Directors of a technology-based Marketing company that offered marketing solutions to clients including Citibank, Hewlett-Packard and Standard Chartered Bank.
Dr Alan Lourens – Pro-Vice President - Strategic
Dr Lourens was previously the Director of Division of Performing Arts, and Dean of Academic Development at LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts. Dr Lourens has conducted ensembles throughout Asia, Australia and the US. His performances are heard nationally on Australian radio, and he is in demand as a conductor and teacher of conducting through the region. He is also active in the Brass Band movement in Australia, both as a conductor and soloist. On Euphonium, he regularly appears as an international soloist, and has recorded and toured with ensembles. He has lectured and conducted at Universities throughout the US and Australia.
Dr Lourens holds a Doctorate in Conducting and Masters degree in Euphonium Performance from Indiana University, where he studied conducting with Ray E. Cramer and Euphonium with Daniel Perantoni, M. Dee Stewart and Harvey G. Phillips. He received a coveted Performers Certificate for the quality of his Masters recital. His undergraduate degree is in Music Education from the Western Australian College of Advanced Education. Dr Lourens has many articles and music publications to his credit, including analysis contributions to the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series of books. Cimarron Publishing of Dallas, Texas has released his arrangements for both band and orchestra.
Dr Belinda Tynan – Dean, Faculty of E-Learning
Dr Belinda Tynan has worked most recently at Heriot-Watt University (HWU), Edinburgh, Scotland. As the project manager of the Virtual Learning Environment/Managed Learning Environment initiative at HWU she has contributed to the institutional strategy for online and flexible learning. She has also developed and implemented an institutional research development strategy for postgraduate and research staff.
Previously, Dr Tynan worked at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand in an educational development role. She has lectured in the field of higher education and teacher training in secondary and early childhood education. She has taught in the fields of arts education, research methods, higher education pedagogy and online learning in a diverse range of education settings. In addition, Dr Tynan has supervised research students and has a developing research portfolio in research collaboration, distance education and higher education pedagogy. Her doctorate is in the field of distance education.
Milenko Prvacki – Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts
Milenko Prvacki has been a practising artist for 30 years in painting, drawing, sculpture and installation, with more than 15 years of teaching experience. Prvacki joined LASALLE in 1994 as a lecturer and most recently held the position of Director of Fine Arts.
As an artist, Prvacki has held both solo and group exhibitions locally and internationally recently held a solo exhibition in South-east Asia, exhibiting at the TAKSU Gallery, in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Jakarta. In 2003, Mr Prvacki held his solo exhibition in various European cities and his works are part of in the collections of many international museums and private art collections.
He obtained his Master of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Institute of Fine Arts, Bucharest, Romania in 1975.
Wolfgang Münch – Dean, Faculty of Media Arts
Born 1963 in Karlsruhe, Germany, Wolfgang Münch studied Fine Arts at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart, Germany, and at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria. Since 1996 Münch has been developing software for various Media Art projects for the ZKM Center for Art and Media including the interactive visitors information system "Panoramic Navigator" and the publication series 'Artintact' and 'Digital Arts Edition'. Münch previously lectured Interactive Media at Merz Academy Stuttgart [University of Applied Arts], Germany, conducting classes in interactive media development, interface design, object-oriented programming strategies, real-time videotracking and MIDI sound systems at Masters and European Media Masters of Arts level. Münch was Artist-in-residence at ZKM in 2002, The Art School / Hong Kong Arts Centre in 2003 and IAMAS Institute for Advanced Media Arts and Science (Japan) in 2003. He has participated in Media Art exhibitions and festivals throughout the world including Europe, USA and Asia.
Venka Purushothaman – Dean, Faculty of Performing Arts & Integrated Studies
Venka Purushothaman is one of Singapore’s Arts Management professionals specialising in the teaching, training and research of critical issues relating to artistic practice, cultural policy and art business in Singapore. He has lectured at various tertiary institutions in Singapore on arts management.
Venka brings a wealth of experience to LASALLE having worked as a marketing professional with various non-profit and commercial arts organisations including The Esplanade-Theatres on the Bay and National Arts Council and spearheading successful marketing of projects including The Arts Magazine and The Singapore Arts Festival '99.
Venka’s research interests spans from cultural policy to cultural criticisms of theatre and visual arts to the study of popular culture in Singapore and has written and published extensively on these in Singapore and overseas. Besides serving as a business consultant to various arts organisations, Venka sits on a number of expert and resource panels on arts policy, funding and programming in Singapore. At LASALLE, Venka, headed the Arts Management Programme, and played an instrumental role in re-shaping the programme for pedagogical know-how and industry relevance and spearheaded its successful validation by The Open University in 2004.
The newest art gallery in Singapore -- The EXPAT ARTIST Gallery -- presently
featuring Art by Gene. This collection has been defined as some of the
finest, weirdest, most different, ultimately colorful, thought
producing paintings in water color and oil that this town has ever
seen. The gallery has just opened (it hasn't had it's hard opening yet
or the party that goes with it) but you can come in to view anytime
from 10 AM to 9 PM Monday through Sunday. The EXPAT ARTIST Gallery is
located at # 30A South Buona Vista Road in a row of shop houses which
will soon have the collective name of Vista Village (located near the
bottom of South Buona Visa Road on your left as you come down the 99
curve hill.
Now we said fine art, fine food and fine wine. The Expat Artist Gallery
is cooperating with SO DELICIOUS, a shop of fine food and fine wine, a
specialty deli type shop for your finest in consumables located just
below the gallery. SO DELICIOUS sells both retail and wholesale
whatever your needs may be. And soon they will have fresh on the
premise baked breads. Why not kill all the birds with one stone. View
some fine art, and then purchase some fine food and drink to partake of
while admiring your new art masterpiece from The EXPAT ARTIST gallery.
Dear Friends, Collectors, & Art Lovers,
From the Directors and staff of TAKSU Art Gallery we wish you a Merry Xmas & Happy New Year for 2005.
Peace on earth filled with holiday cheers!
Cheers!
Suherwan
Judy Yuen
Patti Shi Teo
Yat Hardi
TAKSU
43 Jalan Merah Saga #02-74
Workloft @ Chip Bee
Singapore 278115
(O) 64764788
(F) 64764787
WWW.TAKSU.COM
Dear All
A global search is now on for a dynamic Artistic Director to helm the Singapore Biennale 2006.
The Singapore Biennale aims to be a global, Asian and national forum on the ever-changing concepts of contemporary culture and visual arts. It seeks to engage cultural discussions among communities and audiences as well as address contemporary expressions in relation to identity, history and region. An event of this scale not only provides new opportunities for Singapore artists, curators and visual arts businesses, it will further develop audiences and cultivate visual arts appreciation in Singapore.
For more information on the Artistic Director position, please refer to the attached press release: (See attached file: (VLA) PR_SB2006_Artistic Director Call.doc)
Best Regards
Song Ting
International Search for
Artistic Director, Singapore Biennale 2006
A global search is now on for a dynamic Artistic Director to helm the Singapore Biennale 2006. Singapore’s inaugural visual arts biennale is set to enhance Singapore’s presence in the regional and international arts scene as a key facilitator and centre for contemporary art. The Singapore Biennale is organised by the National Arts Council and the National Heritage Board of Singapore and will take place from September to November in 2006.
The Singapore Biennale aims to be a global, Asian and national forum on the ever-changing concepts of contemporary culture and visual arts. It seeks to engage cultural discussions among communities and audiences as well as address contemporary expressions in relation to identity, history and region. An event of this scale not only provides new opportunities for Singapore artists, curators and visual arts businesses, it will further develop audiences and cultivate visual arts appreciation in Singapore.
The eventual thematic framework of the Biennale will be jointly developed with the appointed Artistic Director who will have the support of a team of curators. The Biennale should engage and inspire artists to realise works of significance and quality, contribute to discussions on contemporary art and culture, and deepen audience participation through public programmes and forums.
The position of Artistic Director is open to candidates of any nationality from the cultural field, with the requisite experience in cultural project planning and management, as well as in research and publication. Candidates need to submit a two page response to the biennale concept in the form of a conceptual, curatorial and/or programming framework, in addition to a resume of their relevant experience.
The closing date for submission is 24 January 2005. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to Singapore for further discussions in February 2005. The final appointment will be made by 25 March 2005. Submissions should be sent to:
The Singapore Biennale Secretariat
c/o Visual & Literary Arts
National Arts Council
#03-01, MICA Building
140 Hill Street
Singapore 179369
We will appreciate it if you can help publicise this initiative in your respective media.
For public enquiries on submission of proposals, please contact:
Ms Katharyn Peh, Assistant Director, Visual & Literary Arts
DID: 6837 9531 Fax: 6837 3017 Email: nac_sbiennale and followed by @nac.gov.sg
Thursday, December 23, 2004
Introducing HANAFI, one of Indonesia's finest abstract painters. Born in Central Java, Hanafi is 44 years old. He studied for three years at the Indonesian Institute of Art in Jogjakarta where he excelled in painting. He has shown extensively in Indonesia, in Europe and North America. His works are part of permanent collections of major institutions in Indonesia.
Hanafi will be showing his latest body of work – large vivid expressionists works. The colours and brushstrokes speak of an artist of the finest calibre. Each painting reflects the deep understanding between the artist and his art.
The exhibition opens 14th January 2005 and will be on display until 8th February 2005.
Please RSVP before 10th January 2005.
Best Regards
TAKSU Singapore
Workloft @ Chip Bee
BLK 43, #02-74 Jalan Merah Saga
Singapore 278115
10am - 7pm (Monday - Saturday), Sunday by appointment only, Free Admission
Tel: 6476-4788
Monday, December 20, 2004
Chinese New Year in Singapore
Express your views/ideas in any medium. Send us yr concept in a paragraph and email to info@instinc.com . Selected works will be curated and exhibited at instinc from 5 FEB to 24 FEB 2005. Works can be for sale/NOT FOR SALE (up to the artist/s) If the work/s are for sale, instinc will receive a commission of 20% upon the sale of any works.
Last day of submission of concept: 4 Jan 2005, Tuesday
Confirmation of works to be included: 18 Jan 2005, Tuesday
Submission of actual artworks: 1 Feb 2005, Tuesday
Installation of works: 3 Feb 2005, Thursday (12pm-9pm)
Opening reception: 4 Feb 2005 Friday opening @7pm
Exhibition period: 5 Feb to 24 Feb 2005.(last day of Chinese New Year)
**Interested artists/designers, please reply and send us yr particulars, name and contact number and preferred medium(eg painting, collage, video, digital art, photography, print-making, performance … etc) by 23 DEC 2004 so that we can include your information in the press release. Email to info@instinc.com
Regards,
Shih Yun
www.instinc.com
Painting is a language which cannot be replaced
by another language. I don’t know what to say
about what I paint, really.
::: Balthus :::
FRUITS IN THE SHADE
Artist Tan Thian Joo presents a solo exhibition at Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, in which he showcases more than 25 works of art. In this exhibition, the artist employs two different styles of oil paintings. Firstly, he uses pointillistic strokes and vivacious colours to create vibrant images of landscapes and lotus ponds. Secondly, Thian Joo harnesses the interplay of shadow and light to enhance the perception of space and depth in his still life paintings of fresh fruits.
Date: 30 Dec 2004 - 2 Jan 2005
Time: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Venue: Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (47 Hill Street),
2nd Floor
Website: www.myart-thianjoo.com
Admission is Free
Sunday, December 19, 2004
NIE Art Gallery
Situated in the breezy central courtyard of the Institute, The Art Gallery is a generous triple volume dedicated art space that has showcased several contemporary art exhibitions.
The Art Gallery
National Institute of Education
Gallery hours:
Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11am - 1pm
Closed on Public holidays.
Free Admission
Other NIE facilities include:
Drawing and Painting studio
Ceramics studio
Sculpture studio
Mac centre
Video studio
Design studio
Art Gallery
The Shuttle Space
Latest news
instinc has been transformed into a physical space. I have moved into this new space,
located in Chinatown. This is very exciting for me as I will finally get a space not only
to work in, but also to exhibit my works as well as some collaborative works. I hope that
with this space, I can work with other artists and do some collaborations with them.
Please feel free to email me at info@instinc.com if you are interested to work together.
I also hope that with this space, there will be a place to interact with other artists,
exchange ideas and maybe even crtique one another's works.
Welcome to my humble space, instinc.
Yeo Shih Yun
Address:
271C New Bridge Road (4th Level )
Singapore 088748
t:+65 6536 1739 f: +65 6438 6128
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 12pm-8pm
(By appointment only)
Buses available @ New Bridge Road, New Bridge Center bus-stop:
SBS 124, 12, 143, 147, 174, 2, 33, 54, 62, 63, 81
TIBS 190, 520, 851, 961, 961C
Buses available @ Eu Tong Sen Street, People's Park Complex bus-stop:
SBS 12, 143, 197, 2, 33, 62, 63, 80, 61
TIBS 961, 961C, 970, NR5
Nearest MRT STATION: CHINATOWN MRT or OUTRAM PARK MRT
For drivers: Please turn into Keong Saik Road and make a right. There is a carpark at Blk 334.
The images of our new exhibition "Bhava/Expression" are now up on our website www.bodhi-art.com under the "Exhibition" section.
These are the works of two eminent abstract indian artists, Manish Pushkale and Harsha Vardhana.
Kindest Regards
Renu Khilnani
Calls for entries
Venice Biennale
Singapore Pavilion
The National Arts Council and The Heritage Board
invite artistic proposal to represent Singapore at the
51st Venice Biennale 2005
For more information, please log on www.nac.gov.sg or
contact
Ms Katharyn Peh, Assistant Director, Visual & Literary
Arts
Tel: 6837 9531
Email: katharyn_Peh and followed by @nac.gov.sg
Application forms can also be collected at the
reception counter of the National Arts Council, 140
Hill Street, MICA Building, #03-01, Singapore 179369
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