Annex 2

PROGRAMME DETAILS

1. SHOWCASING SINGAPORE ART

Singapore Art Exhibition (Main Platform)3 August – 3 SeptemberSingapore Art Museum, 71 Bras Basah Road10am – 7pm daily with extended hours till 9.00pm on Fridayswww.singart.com

The National Arts Council (NAC) and National Heritage Board (Singapore Art Museum) present the Singapore Art Exhibition (SAE) at the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) as part of SAS07. To be held from 3 August to 3 September, it provides a comprehensive survey of Singapore art through both an invited and open section.

The theme for the invited section is Imagining the City. Curated by Low Sze Wee and Seng Yu Jin, 20 Singaporean and Singapore-based artists ranging from the young-and-upcoming to established artists have been selected to showcase their works. Artists include Chua Ek Kay, Goh Beng Kwan, Tan Choh Tee, Lim Tze Peng, Foo Tee Jun, Hong Sek Chern, Raymond Lau, Francis Ng and Michael Lee. Selection is based on their past body of works and their ability to produce or submit works that would respond to the curatorial theme.

“One of the most striking features of contemporary Singapore is its highly urbanised environment and its global connectivity. Most of the population live in dense, highly planned public housing estates and make use of some of the most advanced technologies in their daily work. Skyscrapers, expressways, concrete and glass – have become iconic of the city. Apart from enduring symbols, the city is also a site for change, where buildings are torn down and people move from place to place. In many ways, it resembles a living organism, constantly in flux and always dynamic. The city is a place of excitement, tensions and contradictions. How do artists respond to such environments? What do they have to say about the city and its inhabitants today?”

Works from between 60 to 80 artists culled from the 749 entries submitted will showcase and celebrate the creative talents of a variety of visual artists based in Singapore. The open section will award two prizes: the International Residency Prize, and the My Favourite Artwork. The International Residency Prize will award a residency grant of not more than $50,000 to be administered by NAC. My Favourite Artwork will award a cash prize of $5000 to the favourite artwork based on visitors’ choice. If the artwork that a visitor votes for is the overall favourite, the visitor stands a chance to win My Favourite Artwork Voters’ Prize.

The Best of UOB 16 August – 8 OctoberSingapore Art Museum, 71 Bras Basah Road10am – 7pm daily with extended hours till 9pm on Fridayswww.uobgroup.com

Presented by UOB GroupSupported by National Arts Council & Singapore Art Museum

The annual UOB Painting of the Year Competition began in 1982 to support and nurture the visual artists of Singapore. Through the years it has proven to be a significant catalyst for artistic inspiration and an effective springboard for artists to develop their career.The Best of UOB exhibition presents the 26 overall winning paintings for each year from 1982 to 2007. Collectively, these paintings represent a general overview of the aesthetic exploration among young Singapore artists over the last twenty six years. The variety of styles, themes and techniques employed by the artists are not only indicative of our trends in social and aesthetic consciousness, but also our geographical disposition from which we benefit from a vibrant course of constant change and a gulf of diversification.

Chua Ek Kay’s Street Scenes: A Gift of History 23 August – 12 SeptemberSingapore Management University, The Gallery School of Economics / School of Social Sciences, 90 Stamford Road10am – 8pm daily www.smu.edu.sg

Chua Ek Kay is one of Singapore’s leading contemporary ink painters. The recipient of the Cultural Medallion Award in 1999, Chua’s artistic career spans 3 decades. His artistic passage has taken him through formative years in traditional ink painting under the tutelage of Fan Chang Tien, to his present practice as a contemporary ink painter.

The exhibition features 30 Street Scenes paintings from the Singapore Management University’s Chua Ek Kay Collection. The Street Scenes series has featured prominently in Chua’s oeuvre since the mid-1980s. It provides an account of Chua’s stylistic development of the theme over a span of 20 years, and examines the impact of Singapore’s changing urban landscape on the artist’s sense of history and identity.

The Chua Ek Kay Collection is the artist’s gift to SMU by the artist in 2006. A publication on Chua Ek Kay’s Street Scenes series will be launched in conjunction with the exhibition. The monograph includes essays by Joanna Lee, Gretchen Liu, Kwok Kian Chow, and T. K. Sabapathy.

Special EventBook Launch & Exhibition Opening of Chua Ek Kay’s Street Scenes: A Gift of History 23 August, 7 – 8.30 pm

Bridging Ties With Watercolours31 August – 4 September Ngee Ann Cultural Center, 97 Tank Road11am – 7pm, daily www.watercolour.org.sgVenue sponsored by Ngee Ann Cultural Center

Singapore Watercolour Society (SWS) is proud to present its 38th Members’ Annual Exhibition to showcase the various watercolour artworks by its members ranging from established artists like Ong Kim Seng, Chew Piak San, Loy Chye Chuan and Seah Kam Chuan, just to name a few; to young and upcoming watercolourists such as Marvin Chew, Chia Kok Tiong and Anne Lim. An estimated 40 members will take part in this event.

“Bridging Ties With Watercolours”, aptly titled to mark its 38th anniversary as SWS has invited its counterparts from the Penang Water Colour Society to participate in this event. It is a great opportunity for artists from both societies, not only to showcase their works together but provide a platform to further explore and expose the medium of watercolours to international visitors attending SAS07.

As one of the outreach programs to the public, SWS will organize the Singapore National Junior Watercolour Competition 2007 for students aged between 10 and 18. Winning artworks will be displayed together with established members of SWS during this exhibition.

Special EventsOpening Ceremony 31 August, 6pm, Ngee Ann Cultural Center

Singapore National Junior Watercolour Competition 2007 is open to all school students in Singapore between the age of 10 and 18. Details of the competition can be obtained from our website www.watercolour.org.sg. A prize-giving ceremony will be held right after the official opening on 31 August.

Painting Demonstration by Professional ArtistsOne of our members will perform a demonstration on how to paint his favourite subject and at the same time explains his thoughts, techniques and his artistic view on the painting.

DEMONSTRATION I : 1/9/2007 Sat 2:30pm-3:30pm

DEMONSTRATION II : 2/9/2007 Sun 2:30pm-3:30pm

Icon: Cathedrals of Commerce14 August – 5 September Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts - Gallery 380 Bencoolen StreetMondays to Saturdays, 11am – 7pm; Closed on Sundayswww.simonjames.com

Icon: Cathedrals of Commerce by Simon James is a large-scale video installation that explores the significance of skyscrapers as icons and symbols of national identity. The work incorporates footage of the world's tallest buildings in Asia and draws on the correlation that these buildings have become the cathedrals or temples of our modern society to question whether money and consumerism have become the new spirituality.

The installation consists of a tower of flat-screen displays with a series of floor projections that cast forward from the base of the tower as if forming a giant shadow. Images of the most prominent buildings in Asia emerge through sky and clouds to form a composite tower that represents the aspirations of the Asian economy. The work utilizes digital display technology to create a sculptural composition within the gallery space. The tower represents achievement and strength while the shadow of projections questions the vulnerability and stability of our society.

The video was filmed in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei. As the piece moves through day into night, illuminated windows eventually fade into a sea of flickering candles, reinforcing the analogy that these buildings have become the new cathedrals of our time.

The Wheelock Art Gallery: Zul@ZERO’s Ephemural Space17 August – 14 OctoberThe Wheelock Art Gallery6 Scotts Road11am – 9 pm daily

The Wheelock Art Gallery Project (WAG) is a community project by Wheelock Properties Singapore Limited to run art exhibitions for no more than two years’ duration pending the

completion of Scotts Square. WAG will programme a maximum of 12 shows featuring local contemporary artists, as well as artists from SEA and Asia, with each show lasting approximate 2 months.

As an exploration into the co-relation between space and temporality of urban art, Zul@ZERO will produce five different murals painted over each other during the length of the exhibition. By not allowing his works adequate time to be viewed as a whole and allowing the viewers to follow his entire artistic process of whitewashing and re-creation of the murals, Zul adds a secondary performative element to the space and demystifies the creation process of urban art.

2. RE-ENGAGING TRADITIONS

LIMITED / UNLIMITED15 September – 6 October Gallery, Singapore Tyler Print Institute41 Robertson QuayTuesdays – Saturdays, 10am – 6pm; Mondays by appointment onlywww.stpi.com.sg

The 27th Anniversary Exhibition of Printmaking Society Singapore by the Printmaking Society Singapore, at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute features the works of Chng Seok Tin, Ernest Chan, Miguel Chew, Cristene Chang, Marisa Keller, Justin Lee, Urich Lau, Lim Bee Ling, Lim Choon Jin, Kelly Reedy, Shubigi Rao, Tay Bee Aye, Leong Soo Min, Foo Kwee Horng, Chan Mei Hsien, Nur Ain, Terry Poh and many new members. It aims to explore the unlimited possibilities within the limited boundaries of making prints, and hopes to challenge traditional techniques, resulting in an unconventional body of works. These works are selected by Printmaking Society Singapore senior advisers, Ernest Chan, Marisa Keller and Miguel Chew.

Special EventsOpening14 September, 7pm

WorkshopsSaturday 15 September, 10am – 1pm Relief Printing: Collagraph and Linocut1-day beginner’s workshop on relief printing by Printmaking Society Singapore artist. ($65)

Saturday 22 September, 10am – 1pm Intaglio Printing: Drypoint and Acrylic 1-day beginner’s workshop on intaglio printing by Printmaking Society Singapore artist. ($65)

Saturday 29 September, 10am – 1pm Screenprinting 1-day screenprinting workshop by Printmaking Society Singapore artist. ($65)

Artist Talks Introduction of artists, slide/video showing the creative process behind the artworks for "LIMITED / UNLIMITED" - Admission is free

15 September • 1 - 2 pm • STPI • Ms Chng Seok Tin & Ms Marisa Keller 22 September • 1 - 2 pm • STPI • Mr Urich Lau & Ms Lim Bee Ling 29 September • 1 - 2 pm • STPI • Mr Ernest Chan & Mr Justin Lee

Pots, Pipes and Other Pieces1 – 9 September National Library Building, Level 7, 100 Victoria Street10am – 9pm, dailywww.jbcs.com.sg

In the heydays of the Guan Huat Dragon Kiln it was fired fortnightly to meet the demands for latex cups, water vessels, bowls, pipes and flower pots. The production of these wares was in line with the demand for rubber from plantations in the area during the 60’s and the Garden City campaign of the 70’s. With the increase in imports of cheaper mass manufactured wares and a significantly reduced demand for such wares, the production diminished, and the kiln eventually ceased to be used. In 2003, the site of the kiln was revived for use as studio spaces for clay artists and hobbyists, keen to come together to share their passion for the art. Currently the site houses 24 ceramists and potters.

Presented by artists at the Jalan Bahar Clay Studio, Pots, Pipes and Other Pieces is a showcase of the art of ceramic practice in Singapore today, this exhibition brings together 12 ceramists and potters to re-present and re-interpret wares that were produced in this kiln site, combining modern, contemporary themes and functionality into these objects; providing a contemporary interpretation of objects that were made here in the early days.

Special EventJalan Bahar Clay Studio Open Day1, 2 & 8 SeptemberJalan Bahar Clay Studio, 97L Lorong Tawas11am – 4pm

Clay activities, talks by artists, tour of the Dragon Kiln; Clay activities include: Raku firing, hands on session with clay.

World of Batik2 August – 8 OctoberSingapore Management University Campus Green and Gallery (various venues)80 Stamford Road10am – 7pm daily

World of Batik is presented by Sarkasi Said in collaboration with Singapore Management University. It is both a historical collection as well as a contemporary re-presentation of batik in a multitude of fun and interesting forms, exploring classical hand drawn Batik to contemporary Batik in the region. This project includes exhibits, installations, weekly workshops, demonstrations and community projects.

Special Events

Public Workshops Every Sunday from 5th August to 7th OctSMU (near Campus Green)10am –1pm (First-come-first-served basis. Limited availability.)

5/8: Make a souvenir Batik handkerchief with natural dyes and block printing12/8: Explore Batik techniques on paper and create a pretty Batik postcard to decorate a wall. 19/8: Stride in Batik with your own personalised canvas shoes. Let your imagination run wild. 26/8: Tie-dye T-shirts! Use the Batik technique to create unique designs and transform a plain T-shirt!2/9: Make a souvenir Batik handkerchief with natural dyes and block printing9/9: Explore Batik techniques on paper and create a pretty Batik postcard to decorate a wall.

16/9: Stride in Batik with your own personalised canvas shoes. Let your imagination run wild. 23/9: Tie-dye T-shirts! Use the Batik technique to create unique designs and transform a plain T-shirt!30/9: Make a souvenir Batik handkerchief with natural dyes and block printing7/10: Explore Batik techniques on paper and create a pretty Batik postcard to decorate a wall. Workshops for SchoolsPrimary and secondary school students can attend workshops by the artist during the exhibition period. Schools, please book in advance with the artist. Email: tzee@tamangallery.com or call 98361197.

3. BEYOND THE WHITE CUBE

Curating Lab2 August – 8 OctoberVarious Locationshttp://www.sculpturesq.com.sg

Curating Lab is a public art programme commissioned by NAC, with 3 components led by artist-curators, Heman Chong, Cheo Chai Hiang and Joselina Cruz. Curating Lab explores the role of the artist-curator and is an experimental platform for local curators to collaborate with local artists on original and innovative projects that situate and install their art in everyday spaces.

Word of Mouth (a component of Curating Lab)2 August – 8 OctoberVivoCity Shopping Mall #01-168, #01-169 & 01-170 10am – 10pm daily

In Word of Mouth by Heman Chong, three artists - Ho Tzu Nyen, Lynn Lu and Ming Wong have been commissioned to produce three new videos based on their personal sense of time, space and memory as inspired by Chris Marker’s seminary film, Sans Soleil.

Drawn from their own experience as contemporary individuals living in three different cities, Singapore, Tokyo and London, the artists have produced works of intimate journeys that take the audience along in their rigorous and meticulous meditation on the processes of memory and the roles it plays in their lives and in society at large.

The videos will be installed at VivoCity, designed to allow the audience to chance upon the work whilst going about their leisurely routines.

You Are Not A Tourist (a component of Curating Lab)2 August – 8 OctoberRaffles City Shopping Centre, Level 1, Concierge and CityLink Mall (near Concierge)12pm - 8pm daily

Curated by Joselina Cruz and featuring Tan Kai Syng, Tang Ling Nah, Vince Ong, Wee Li Lin and Charles Lim, You are Not a Tourist is a project that seeks to engage artists and a challenged public in the realm of place-making. Three artists, an architect and a filmmaker were invited to wend their way through Singapore and create routes which are their personal take of the city. The process is an experiment to seek, without the overarching dictation of city planners, alternative ways to experience the spaces, places and geography of Singapore. The resulting projects create

a textured experience of Singapore, an urbanized center given to glossy veneers. The project is based on the premise that cities around the world are created on a template from which individuality is excluded, giving similar experiences, if not identical, to those who walk its narrative.

Each project takes on a variety of technologies to none at all, and layers the city with multiple understandings and sympathies, should the general public decide to take all four walks. Kai Syng Tan’s project, “The Rather Terrible Slaughter of the Tourist Guide” creates a video-based fictional walk replete with mascot-like characters, a fictional tour guide and a storyline which embroils the audience in a city-tour mystery. The project culminates at a shop window in one of the city’s many shopping centers. Tang Ling Nah’s “Here, There, Nowhere” takes us on a poetic palimpsest of transitory spaces, those which have been overlooked but become momentary places for some people.

Architect Vince Ong’s project is almost an inner-city walk weaving through alleys and old buildings and raising us to a higher ground to give another view, allowing us to listen, giving us a chance to breathe in places.

Artist Charles Lim uses the film of Wee Li Lin “Gone Shopping” as raw material for the exploration of a shopping mall—pulling out sound bites and placing us in situations to experience the film, extra-celluloid.

RAISED (a component of Curating Lab)2 August – 8 October*Little India on field opposite Mustafa Centre on Serangoon Road (2 August – 26 September)*By the Singapore River (2 August – 8 October)

RAISED by Cheo Chai-Hiang, Nurul Huda Farid, Shenu Hamidun, Amanda Heng, Justin Loke, Sriridya Nair, Siti Salihah bte Mohd Omar and Joshua Yang is an experimental, innovative project that situates art in everyday spaces. The participants, formed as a working group without the clear distinction of artists or curators, are interested in the idea of re-defining the “audience” or “viewers”. The aim is to engage foreign workers as a targeted, but not exclusive, audience. RAISED also takes the form of a Mini Street Carnival where celebrations of the uplifting spirit of imagination, kindness, hope and graciousness take place from the ground - every Sunday from 5 August to 23 September, 4pm – 7pm.

Foreign Talents - Vertical Submarine Joshua Yang and Justin Loke

A concrete statue in the form of a migrant construction worker will be placed directly opposite the statue of Sir Stamford Raffles along the Singapore River for the duration of SAS07. Another such statue will be situated at Little India as well. By ‘sharing the common ground’, the work emphasizes both the migrants workers and Raffles’ fundamental status as foreigners who contributed to the island.

We are all Raffles!Siti Salihah Bte Mohd Omar

In the project, the history text in Understanding Our Past is reconstructed to re-examine and understand the people behind the construction of Singapore? We have migrants who construct our buildings, take care of our children, sweep our roads, plant and prune our trees. What if we were to call them Stamford Raffles, the man who founded Singapore? What if we were to use the term Raffles to refer to people who help build Singapore?

“ That sense of our own life… which we at every moment possess…”Srividya Nair & Shenu Hamidun Our forefathers arrived in Singapore in search of a future many years ago. Along with them they brought many doubts and anxious feelings on how the new environment was going to greet them. Making a living was surely hard and similarly we see that same empathy in the eyes of our current foreign workers.

Language as a form of communication is ironically the biggest barrier in the adaptation to the new society. In this project we invite migrants workers to share their lives and stories in the forms visual expressions and dairies.

“Gotong Royong” - Comfort FoodNurul Huda Farid

Coming to a new country, adjusting to the living conditions, cultural and language barrier can be a challenging task. No matter how hard we try to adjust to the new environment, it will still come to a point where home is dearly missed. And the first thing that we start to crave for is home food. Eating even the simplest food can be enough to let the person reminiscent home, family and friends that are left behind.

Sharing stories of home, family and friends around the dinner table is a way for them to unwind and relax. This project involves setting up cooking stations where locals and foreigners can join in the spirit of “gotong royong” (a malay term for working together to foster a sense of community) to cook simple dishes, eating together, exchange stories and learn about each other. Our Lives in our HandsAmanda Heng

It is human instinct to strive for survival and it always begins with our hands. In our culture, we have high regards for prominent people who make their fortune from modest beginning, which is hard work with bare hands. Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Muhammad Yunus, a professor of economics believes that the poor have as much energy and creativity as any human being. In 1983 he started Grameen Bank and innovated the microcredit system that make loans on the basis of trust, not on legal contracts. He lends lots of small amount of money to the poor, and to women who are most mentally and materially denied in Bangladesh.

These loans have not only encouraged poor people to take responsibility to generate more money and bring food to their families, but also gave them dignity and respect and brought meaning to their lives. Heng was moved by the positive attitude and kind spirit. It not only allows people to start life as full human beings but also puts a dream in people’s heart. Her project is inspired by the uplifting spirit shown in Prof. Yunus, and the women borrowers who took control of their lives in their own hands.

Special EventStreet Art Carnival at Little India will be held every Sunday from 5 August to 30 September. Activities include performance, interviews, food station for tasting and video clips screening which will appear on specially designed wearable T-shirts fitted with video screen. These T-shirts, worn by participants and their assistants walking and mingling around the sites, will be screening footages of interactions with foreign workers. This project aims to create a carnival atmosphere. It uses celebration as a strategy to raise the awareness of invaluable contributions made by ‘foreign workers’ in our society.

In Phases 14 – 30 September Fort Canning Centre & Fort Canning Park10am – 5pm

www.sculpturesociety.org.sg

Presented by Sculpture Society (Singapore)

In Phases comprises three events that showcase the art of woodcarving in Singapore. Firstly, a retrospective, featuring wood sculptures by Wee Kong Chai, one of the realist artists of Singapore, who has been practising wood carving for more than three decades. Next, an exhibition of some fifteen wood sculptures carved by 6 international artists & 9 local artists over the duration of the first Singapore International woodcarving symposium (17 – 24 June). To top it off, a photograph exhibition that documents the symposium itself. In addition, a talk & a workshop will also be conducted in the period of the event.

‘The Last Three Decades’ – Wood Sculptures by Wee Kong Chai14 – 30 September, White Box, Fort Canning Centre, 10am – 5pm

For more than thirty years. Wee Kong Chai has been producing sculptures without much publicity. Choosing to work in solo, Wee has shifted from doing painting to woodcarving, developing exciting methods of wood sculpting, and advancing his interest in the human figure. His artworks are in the collection of the National Museum of Singapore, Singapore Art Museum & private collectors.

In ProgressNow – 31 DecemberVarious venues in Fort Canning Park

With the support of the National Parks Board, the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and the National Arts Council, Sculpture Society (Singapore) launches its first-ever Singapore International Woodcarving Symposium at Fort Canning Park from 17 – 24 June 2007. The 8-days’ symposium will see 6 international artists and 8 local artists interpreting the theme In Progress, & transforming fallen tree trunks into works of art.

In Progress is a culmination of the symposium, an exhibition of the creative efforts by the fourteen artists. The artworks will be allocated at various venues in Fort Canning Park.

The Moment14 – 30 September, Black Box, Fort Canning Centre, 10am – 5pm

A photo-documentation of the first Singapore International Woodcarving Symposium. Accompanying the display of the majestic wood sculptures from the symposium is a photo-documentation of the work process per se.

In the duration of the woodcarving symposium, three local professional photographers are invited to capture the various moments of the artists at work with the theme In Progress. This photo-documentation offers educational references & sights to interested public members wanting to know more about woodcarving art.Photographer:Mr. Charlie Lim, http://www.clipixel.comMr. Lim Hsu Chuan Christopher Pearce, http//www.chrisppics.comMr. George Wong, http://anotherphotostory.com

Special EventsTheir Creation and Their Origin – A talk on wood sculptures and tree trunks22 September, Black Box, Fort Canning Centre, 10am – 11pm

What species of trees are commonly used for sculpture? What are the general characteristics of those woods? And how did sculptor go about actualizing their ideas? Dr. Henriette Lie Schricke, who obtained a Doctorate on Plant Physiology from the Universite de Pierre et Marie Curie, Univ. Paris 6, will address these questions.

RSVP by 15 September (based on first come-first served basis). Max. 30 audiences. Free Admission. Email: admin@sculpturesociety.org.sg

Chisel & Mallet – Woodcarving workshop for general public22 September, Black Box, Fort Canning Centre, 2pm – 5pm

Provides hands-on experience on woodcarving technique to general public. RSVP by 15 September (based on first come-first served basis). Max. 30 students, 13-years-old and above. S$15.00 Registration fee applies. Email: admin@sculpturesociety.org.sg

LASALLE College of the Arts - Paper Boat, Forest & The Last Wayang 2 August onwardsVarious Locations

These 3 different interventions in 3 different historical sites with 3 different functions realized by the most outstanding current students and recent BA (H) and Master graduates from LASALLE College of the Arts will feature 3 new collaborative works specially created for SAS07.

Paper Boat26 August Old River Valley Swimming Complex (opp. Liang Court)11am – 7pm

Making an artwork involving the public is rather essential – like making a moment in history together. Members of the public are encouraged to join in and engage in the simple activity of folding paper boats and releasing them into the pool at the Old River Valley Swimming Complex. This main objective is to eventually try and fill the pool with masses of paper boats.

Forest2 August onwardsSungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve 7.30am – 7pm on weekdays and 7am – 7pm on Sundays & Public Holidays* Normal admission charges to the Reserve apply

Forest records the changing landscape that human invention has resulted in, and is both a memorial and marker of time and space. The simulacrum of a forest is installed within a nature reserve over a period of five years, determined by the rate of habitat destruction in the world. This forest is inanimate and thus inscribes the loss of its namesake, while offering glimpses into an apocalyptic vision of the future.

Visitors to the Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve will encounter the site amidst lush greenery and the stark contrast between the vibrant life of the surroundings and its absence within the installation. Forest, becomes the place where action and consequence meet, a suture of past and present and the scars of an impending future.

The Last Wayang31 August Back of Capitol Theatre (North Bridge Road side, behind Capitol Building)7pm – 12am

An interactive video billboard is projected onto the side of the disused Capitol Theatre. As passers-by walk past, an image appears, and provokes them to watch a montage of past films as well as the exhibition of film posters on the walls of the building, invoking their memories of the historical Capitol Theatre. Playing on the contrast between old films and the site-specific works, the project highlights the journey undertaken by the local film industry.

PleinairPermanent InstallationsEast Coast, Fort Canning Park & One North, Biopolis 24 hours dailywww.pleinair.com.sg

Together with the National Parks Board, Delia Prvacki has implemented three-dimensional artwork in specific environments. These outdoor sculptures are the result of an original form of expression that Prvacki has developed over the years. This expression includes, on the one hand, the investigation and display of geometrical volumes and shapes; and on the other, a highly personal technique involving the spontaneous use of hand-made ceramic as a raw material, in such a way as to offer color, texture and permanence to the "skin" of the object. The entire series of sculptures in this exhibition was conceived to please not only people (aesthetically and visually aware subjects) but also the virtual "eye, mind and soul" of the plants and fauna populating our natural surrounding here in Singapore. Human beings and nature reunite in together perceiving and contemplating the art object. The sculptures are arranged in groups, and related to one another by color, pattern, composition, as well as a strong common theme: the temporary resting place.

East CoastThese six sculptures deal with the notion of time. They are oversized "containers" that remind us of lost, found and reconstructed fragments of common objects and tableware, deposited on the beach by the ebb and flow of the living ocean.

Fort Canning ParkThis group is meant to inspire the viewer to reflect upon the idea of repetition, motion and transformation in nature in relation to the dynamics of everyday life. It is a succession of four groups united by their chromatic range.

One North, BiopolisA giant "Flying Carpet" placed on a grassy slope at Biopolis junction, this sculpture could be seen from the roads, surrounding buildings and from the train at Buona Vista Station as well.

Special EventA Picnic with Delia Prvacki Saturday, 4 August (2 venues)East Coast Park (Area E – in front of No Signboard Seafood Restaurant)Morning: from 9am –12nn Afternoon: from 3pm – 7pm at Fort Canning Park (next to open carpark along River Valley Road)

"Human beings and nature reunite...perceiving and contemplating the art object." Come have a picnic, talk and take photographs with sculptures and artist Delia Prvacki in the great outdoors as

she shares about  her body of work 'Pleinair' that is inspired by nature. Learn more about these environmentally friendly monumental sculptures as she invites you to interact and play with them. Bring your picnic baskets and mats!

SKIN : Intimate Canvas 4 August Km8, Tanjong Beach Walk, Sentosa5pm – 9pm

Come down to Km8 at Sentosa Beach where we showcase the art of the body. There’ll be showdowns on the runway, tattoo gods, free hennas, body painting and more.

Of course, what’s really at stake is the sun, the breeze, the music and drinks. Finally, there’ll be the creative urban individual who exhibits everyday on the most intimate canvas of all – On 4 August, SAS07 celebrates you.

Walk this way, walk like art, come down dressed to the nines, or down to the skin, be as outrageous as you’ve ever been. If you’re a real work of art, you stand to win cool prizes by Samsung.

4. DEVELOPMENTAL PLATFORMS

A Green Dot9 August – 17 August SMU Art Gallery, Singapore Management University, Stamford Road10am – 7pm daily (Extended hours on August 10 & 17, 10am – 9pm)www.agreendot.com

A Green Dot is a curated art exhibition that is part of Nanyang Girls’ High School’s 90th anniversary celebrations. Conceived as part of a larger school effort to drive environmental awareness within the school and beyond, it explores the possibilities of allowing students to engage and express their opinions on local and global issues through art making. The emphasis on the process thus allows the Art Elective Programme students to pick their own areas of interests reacting to specific sites and field trips.

The exhibition will showcase over 30 selected works from the General Art Programme, the Art Elective Programme, Alumni, Nanyang Primary and Kindergarten. The types of work include photography, stop-motion animation, video and sound documentation, sculptures and installations.

Special Events Recycle Art Workshop Using everyday discarded objects, recycle these into works of art!12 August, 1pm and 3pm. Suitable for 7-12 year olds. Max. 15 participants per session. SMU Art Gallery

Guided Tours by StudentsTake the guided tour for insight into the processes and thinking behind some of the works created. The tour is led by student docents. 11 & 12 August, 1pm SMU Art Gallery

Circa 2007 – A Photographic Encounter with the Everyday 2 August – 29 September

library@orchard, 391 Orchard Road, #05-22/26, Ngee Ann City11am – 9pm dailywww.circa.com.sg

Circa 2007 is the most ambitious photographic outreach program created thus far. It is a multi-platform exhibition of the everyday seen through the eyes of Singaporean youth. This photo outreach programme enables one to pause, to look around and think about our everyday lives, to see the things less ordinary.  To communicate that pause in the everyday routine, that sense of "about-ness" through photography, as seen through the eyes of Singaporeans.

As a platform for photography as a medium of creative expression on the lives and livelihood in Singapore, this inaugural edition is Singapore’s most ambitious photographic outreach event. It begins with our youth. Key Artists: Chris Yap, John Cosgrove, Deanna Ng, Kris LeBoutillier, Charles Pertwee, John Heng, Wee Kheng Li.

Special EventsTalks on Photography at National Library: 11 & 12 JuneExhibitions open for Online and 8x10 category: 6 AugustWorkshop for 10 chosen participants: 3 – 5 September

The Invisible Thread13 July – 10 August & 15 September – 3 NovemberThe Lab, *scape Youth Centre, 113 Somerset Road Mondays – Fridays, 9am – 6pm; Saturdays, 12pm – 6pm; Closed on Sundays and Public Holidayswww.scapeAIR.com

Presented by *scape, National Youth Council and the National Arts Council

A project spearhead by *scape’s Artist-in-Residence, Dyn; connecting visual arts and music together. Reaching out to the youths that are into core music (i.e rock, hardcore, punk) to participate and be more involved in visual arts. The invisible thread binds the two and exposes the youths to the different art forms.

Teaser Exhibition “The Invisible Thread” 13 July – 10 August | OPENING NIGHT – Friday, 13 July, 6pm – 10pm

Exhibition “The Invisible Thread” 15 September – 3 November | OPENING NIGHT, Saturday, 15 September, 6pm – 10pmIncludes band performances, demonstrations and art swap (networking)

Lights, Camera, ActionPhotography Workshop (shooting musicians) by Dewi Marie, Julian, Sharan AliSaturday, 18 August, 7pm – 10pmOpen to the public (on a first-come-first-served basis, maximum pax 30)Free. Register at www.scapeAir.com

5. CONVERSATIONS WITH ART

The SAS Companion www.substation.org

Published by The Substation and the Singapore Section of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA), The SAS Companion is a free single-edition newspaper dedicated to covering SAS07. It brings together a team of eight writers, and will be distributed at the various SAS07 venues. The launch is targeted around 20 August at various SAS07 venues and cafés. The SAS Unconference 18 August, 4pm – 7pm, Singapore Art Museum 4 October, 8pm till late, The Substation www.substation.org

For many conference participants, the best part is the informal time when people meet and network. However, most conferences are dominated by formal presentations, and the space for networking is left to tea breaks and meal times. The SAS Unconference reverses this hierarchy: using the format of speed-dating, conference participants “present” themselves and their opinions to audiences on a one-to-one basis.

Organised by AICA (International Art Critics Association, Singapore Section) and The Substation, it's about discovering alternative channels for talking about art. Participants view SAE artworks, snap a photo of their favourite work on a digital camera or handphone, then register to speed-date at the chapel, using the artwork as a conversation point. After 5 minutes, they switch partners.

The SAS Unconference happens over drinks at 4pm, Saturday 18 August at the Singapore Art Museum and at 8pm Thursday 4 October at The Substation. Get hooked on art.

Post-It @ Youth.SG19 July – 8 Octoberwww.youth.sg

Playing on SAS's marketing campaign idea - A blog post competition about getting people to think about art and being inspired by their surrounding will be hosted on Youth.SG <http://www.youth.sg>. Themes can also be inspired by exhibits at the SAS07.

Drawing on the visual marker of 'post-it notes', blog entries in the form of writing, photography, multimedia or graphic design will be incorporated into a 'post-it' to be "stuck" on the Youth.SG blog. The best entries at the end of each challenge round will stand to win prizes from Samsung. So send your best "post-its" now!

6. ART FAIRS AND GALLERIES

A Progressive Affair15 August – 15 September Gallery Eighty, 80 Joo Chiat Place (opposite Lotus @ Joo Chiat)Tuesdays – Fridays, 10am – 6pm; Saturdays, 1pm – 4pmAppointments may be arranged for viewing during non-business hours.www.galleryeighty.com

A Progressive Affair is a selection of works from 3 young emerging artists – Donna Ong, Shubigi Rao and Safaruddin Bin Abdul Hamid. They will be working on a similar theme of the progression between 2D, 3D and installation work.

Installation art has come a long way, establishing a new way of “seeing” within a multi-layered,

multi-disciplinary and versatile art form in itself. John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing” looks at the way 2-dimensional work is seen, here, we are trying to look at 3-dimensional work. At a simplified level, it is perhaps the natural progression, unifying 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional realms, thereby enhancing our sensory experience in reaction to the artworks.

On the other hand, installation art has not exactly been “accepted” by the individual. No doubt, portability and durability are the main hindering aspects of installation art which make painting, sculpture, photography and even video art as preferred safer investments.

It is with this view that Gallery Eighty seeks to explore the progression of these 3 artists’ works. A manual will be created for each artist to show this progression of their work.

Special EventA forum with art critic, curator and artist will be held in the first week of the opening of the exhibition.Time: TBCTuesdays – Fridays, 10am – 6pm; Saturday, 1pm – 4pm

AGA Artwalk6 & 7 SeptemberVarious Locations6pm – 9pm www.agas.org.sg

Presented by Art Galleries Association, Singapore (AGAS)

No suits, no ties and no stilettos needed. Just casual and relaxed. A deeper understanding of Singapore galleries where art enthusiasts and collectors can immerse in the diverse genres of art by contemporary galleries, all in a serene night walk.

Twenty AGA contemporary galleries participating are located in the Bugis, City Hall, Tanglin, Dempsey as well as Holland Village vicinities. With interesting Singapore Explorer buses and 2 planned different art routes looping at more than 7 boarding and alighting areas, AGAS hope this Art Walk will attract first-timers as well as regular visitors to the galleries.

Boarding & Alighting areasMICA @ Hill Street, Tanglin Shopping Centre, Dempsey Road, Holland Village, Raffles Hotel, Chinatown and River Valley Road

ARTSingapore 20075 – 8 OctoberSuntec Singapore, Level 4, Hall 40411am – 8pm (5 – 7 October), 11am – 5pm (8 October)Admission Fee: S$10.00 (Adults), Free for students and children under 16www.artsingapore.net

Organized by ARTREACH Pte Ltd and supported by the National Arts Council, Singapore, ARTSingapore is a much sought-after contemporary art fair held annually in Asia. It is both a trade fair and the place for art collectors to discover and acquire new artworks under one roof. Since the first fair in 2000, ARTSingapore has established a reputation as the place to see contemporary art and museum-quality pieces in Asia. Here, leading art galleries launch new pieces by young artists that will set the trend for the next few years.

Special EventsCollector’s Preview4 October, 2pm – 6pm

Gala Preview Party4 October, 6pm – 9pm (By Invitation Only)

Expressions by Wong Keen16 – 20 August The Arts House at The Old Parliament, 1 Old Parliament Lane11am – 8.30pm dailywww.galerie-belvedere.com

Galerie Belvédère presents an exhibition by Wong Keen, an international Singapore Abstract Expressionist.

Contemporary-Two14 – 28 SeptemberThe ARTrium11am - 7pm dailywww.capeofgoodhopeartgallery.com

Two Cultural Medallion winners, with distinctive voices, have specially prepared 30 paintings for the Singapore Art Show. Lim Tze Peng feature oil paintings from his “Singapore River Memory” series; Chua Ek Kay’s ink paintings are from the “Water Village and Lotus Season” series. A book will also commemorate this joint project.

“Visions in WaterColour” by Ong Kim Seng BBM AWS DF NWS22 – 26 August The Arts House at The Old Parliament, 1 Old Parliament Lane11.00am-8.30pm daily www.galerie-belvedere.com

Galerie Belvédère presents an exhibition of recent watercolor paintings by Ong Kim Seng, Singapore’s iconic artist. This is a new showcase of paintings of China, Indonesia and Singapore with its ‘urbanizing’ landscapes, which Ong Kim Seng has recorded, with fluidity and rigour, capturing the ethos of time.

UNIQUE 9 – Recent Paintings by 9 Singapore Artists17 – 31 AugustCape of Good Hope Art Gallery, 140 Hill Street, #01-06 MICA Building 11am – 7pm daily www.capeofgoodhopeartgallery.com

To the growing art loving public the exhibition of recent works will offer a fresh and fascinating insight into how the art of our serious painters grow and evolve through a staggering span stretching decades.

An exhibition featuring a group of Singapore artists with various artistic and unique style. The 9 participating Singapore artists have been selected on a stringent basis – all the artists are serious

practitioners have painted for over 30 years, have long carved individual styles, have exhibited widely and are now importantly, pursuing yet unattempted challenges in their art.

Key Artists: Goh Beng Kwan, Tan Choh Tee, Ang Ah Tee, Chieu Shuey Fook Koeh Sia Yong, Low Puay Hua, Poh Siew Wah, Simon Wee, Choy Weng Yang

SATELLITE EVENTS

FETTERFIELD21 – 23 September A series of Performance Art events situated at different times and locations.www.geocities.com/madlynette

Following the footsteps of a highly critical work by Tang Da Wu entitled Tiger’s Whip, which sees the artist holding court with a crowd of curious onlookers and unassuming passers bys in the busy street in Chinatown and performing with his installation, highlighting the issue of a controversial traditional medicine. F E T T E R F I E L D hopes to produce a series of performance art works dealing with public space/alternative sites with the possibility of creating site-specific works. “ F E T T E R literally means a chain, a shackle for the ankles, a bond or anything that confines or restrains; a restraint and F I E L D means an enclosed area of open ground esp. for pasture or cultivation.”

This event hopes to showcase the performance art practice of Singapore and Singapore base artists. Since the lifting of a ban on public funding of Performance Art in Singapore in 2003, we have seen the success of the International Performance Art Event: Future Of Imagination (FOI) in 2003 and 2004. F E T T E R F I E L D was inspired by FOI but differs in its aims to become its localized counterpart. F E T T E R F I E L D aims to be a platform for exposing and nurturing upcoming practitioners alongside the well-known and experienced artists. F E T T E R F I E L D is also a public art event. This event aims to contribute alongside the many public art events and public art that is being produced in Singapore. Some of Singapore’s more famous artwork have been created in the public for the public, such as Tang Da Wu’s “Tiger’s Whip” (1991), Han Sai Por’s “Seeds” (1998) and Chong Fah Cheong “Another day” (2004).

With the combination of these elements, F E T T E R F I E L D aims to become the most valuable Performance Art event in Singapore, with its interaction between artists, space, audience and time, which will enhance the public’s awareness towards the senses and various ideology of art making in Singapore.

Artistic Directors: Jeremy Hiah and Lina AdamAssistant Artistic Directors: Ezzam Rahman and Dan Lim

Artists include: Jeremy Hiah, Ezzam Rahman, Dan Lim, Tang Da Wu, Andree WeschlerAngie Seah, Chin Chin, Galtd Lip, Kimberly Shen, Justin Lee, Agnes Yit, Sabrina Koh, Chu Yia, Gilles Massot, Zane Trow, Richelle Spence, Alicia Jones and Robecca Cunningham

“The Future of Imagination” - international performance art event 26 – 30 September TheatreWorks, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road 2pm – 5 pm and 7pm till late daily

www.foi.sg

“Future of Imagination 4” intends to cross-examine performance and live art practice within the international context. Featured this year are guest artists from Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Scotland, Poland, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, as well as Singapore artists.

It is a curated performance art gathering of artists whose works has questioned or attempt to share a continuing interest in the cultural constructs of identity in the global situation and current trends of contemporary art practice. In the present age of intense globalization we as artists organizers sincerely believe that such an event will help increase international cultural exchange and understanding as well as being an accentuation of our artistic practice, research and development. The artists will make live presentations to articulate ideas and engage the audience in a sincere, revelatory and immediate form. We also hope to stimulate discussion by holding forums to question the status of performance art in our rapidly changing society.

Special EventsOpening - Short dialogue by 2 artists and performances by 3 artists26 September, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road, 7pm

Live Performances (Durational)27 – 30 September, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road, 2pm – 5 pm and 7pm till late daily

Freedom of Daydreams, Mothers of Imagination by Lee Wen11 September – 9 OctoberYour MOTHER gallery, 91A Hindoo Road Opening Hours: By appointment. Please call +65 97877874www.geocities.com/yourmothergallery

Presented by Your MOTHER gallery

Popularly known for his performance art presentations on an international circuit, Lee Wen’s practice have been multi-faceted which includes photography, videos, multi-media installation, sculpture as well as drawing and painting. In this solo exhibition he re-visits his early motivations mainly in spoken word, text, drawings and paintings as well as retracing and questioning the influences, transference and transportation of Dada and Surrealism evolving into performance and conceptual art within the Singapore context. As his past works like “Journey of a Yellow Man” and “Neo-Baba” series showed his investigations have intentions of extrapolating tense enquiries on contemporary currents of modernity and globalization into redefinitions of identity and self-expression within imagery of native frameworks and personal perspectives. He will also present a live performance on the opening and closing evening of the exhibition.

WE28 July – 4 NovemberNUS Museum, Centre For The Arts50 Kent Ridge Crescent, University Cultural CentreTuesdays to Saturdays, 10am – 7.30pm, Sundays, 10am – 6pm Closed on Mondays and Public Holidays

www.nus.edu.sg/museum

WE is a term used to describe affiliations between individuals. Its familiarity and ubiquitous use in the everyday context belies its complexity. As constructions of community or nation, what constitutes the 'we'? How does it come to be?

Place-making, references to memory and history, and creation of iconic visions form part of the processes of wielding the collective. Their heterogeneous nature are often displaced by a veneer of unity, imagined or exaggerated. How is this determined and where are the fault lines?

Curated by Ahmad Mashadi and Heman Chong to facilitate such reflections, the exhibition brings together works and projects by contemporary Singaporean practitioners - including Ming Wong, Francis Ng, Tan Pin Pin, Ang Song Ming and Michael Lee. In insisting self-reflexive approaches, WE allows us to consider the reproduction of collective identities and its related discourses such as place, popular culture and nation.

Esplanade Presents Visual Arts : PlayNow till 23 SeptemberEsplanade (various venues)Mon-Fri, 11am-8.30pmSat & Sun, 10am-8.30pm (Open on public holidays)www.esplanade.com

Play is a concept that we all understand, share and practice as children or adults. In the context of visual arts, we use the word “play” to suggest exploratory activity, the act of experimentation and exploration essential to the art-making process for it develops skills and ideas, and raises issues in the context of out living environment. Thus, indulge in Play at the Esplanade this season and see how it is manifested in and creates art with the visual arts installations in JENDELA (Visual Arts Space), the Tunnel and the Community Wall.

CONTACT LISTFor information and queries on individual programmes

Event Contact Person Email NumberSingapore Art Exhibition Yasotha

RamasamyYasotha_RAMASAMY@nhb.gov.sg 6332 4203

The Best of UOB Sarah Ng Sarah.Ngsp@UOBgroup.com 6539 2225 Chua Ek Kay’s Street Scenes SMU - Jillian Ang jillianang@smu.edu.sg 68280173Bridging Ties with Watercolours Marvin Chew marvin@marvinchew.com 65443612/

81132851Icon: Cathedrals of Commerce Simon James simon@simonjames.com 9759 3458Wheelock Art Gallery: Zul@ZERO Joanna Lee,

Lim Qinyijoanna@sapere.com.sg,qinyi.lim@gmail.com

Qinyi 6516 8981

Limited / Unlimited Bee Ling Lim blingbeth@hotmail.com 9336 9484Pots, Pipes and Other Pieces Suriani Suratman

CharlotteAnn Soh

mlsss@nus.edu.sg

ann_soh@nlb.gov.sg

982213599871672763424271

World of Batik Sarkasi Said tzee@tamangallery.com 98361197Curating Lab Yvonne Choo yvonne@sculpturesq.com.sg 6333 1055In Phases Yeo Chee Kiong cheekiongyeo@yahoo.com.sg 96535253LASALLE College of the Arts (Forest, Paperboat, The Last Wayang)

Milenko Prvacki milenko.prvacki@lasalle.edu.sg 63409162

Pleinair Delia Prvacki prvacki@pacific.net.sg,delia@prvacki.com

97626919

SKIN: Intimate Canvas Tara Thadani Tara_THADANI@nac.gov.sg 6837 8859A Green Dot Lim Kok Boon kokboon@nygh.moe.edu.sg 94794908Circa 2007 Chris Yap chris@lighteditions.com.sgThe Invisible Thread Feza feza@thecreativecrowd.com 9698 7905/

6372 9490The SAS Companion Lee Weng Choy wengchoy@pacific.net.sg 6337 7535The SAS Unconference Lee Weng Choy wengchoy@pacific.net.sg 6337 7535Youth.sg Post-It contest Lai Chow laichow@youth.sg 6354 7191A Progressive Affair Gayathrie guy@galleryeighty.com 6440 3678AGA Artwalk Sharon Ng info@artsingapore.net 6235 4113ARTSingapore Chen Shen Po info@artsingapore.net 6235 4113Expressions by Wong Keen and Visions in Watercolour by Ong Kim Seng

Devika Kumaran art@galerie-belvedere.com 6424 1233

Contemporary-Two and UNIQUE 9 Terence Teo capeofgoodhope@pacific.net.sg 6733-3822

SATELLITE EVENTSFETTERFIELD and Mothers of Imagination

Lina Adam linaadam@gmail.com,linaadam@singnet.com.sg

9159 5966

The Future of Imagination Lee Wen wen.lila@gmail.com 9017 3926WE Lim Qinyi qinyi@nus.edu.sg 6516 8981Esplanade Presents Visual Arts Ernest cernest@esplanade.com 6828 8256