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at a glance :
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1. Lindy Hopper's Night
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3 & 17 Aug
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2 . In Between Creative Chinese Calligraphy
and Innovative Chinese
Painting
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4 Aug
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(Sat)
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3. Istana Art Event
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5 Aug
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(Sun) |
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4. TIME Open Day
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9 Aug
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(Thu) |
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4. Singapore Writer's Festival 2001
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30 Aug-4 Sep
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(Thu-Tue) |
Lindy
Hopper's Night
by Lindy Hop Ensemble Singapore
3 & 17 August
(Fri), 7pm - 8pm : lesson, 8pm - 9pm : dancing, Auditorium
Lesson and dancing : $10. Dancing only : $5. Registration
required.
It’s time to hop and dance again! Join the Lindy Hop Ensemble
for some grooves and moves and have a swinging fun time. Different
steps are taught at each lesson. Seasoned dancers can join in for
dancing at 8pm. Dress comfortably and be ready for fun. No
partners required.
The Lindy Hop Ensemble is Singapore’s hippest
and most innovative swing dance group. The Ensemble has the honour
of being the first-ever Singapore dance group to perform at the
world’s largest Arts Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in
UK with a hugely successful two-week run in July 2000.
In
Between Creative Chinese Calligraphy and Innovative Chinese
Painting
by Dr Chew Kim Liong
4 August (Sat), 2pm - 3.30pm, Patron's Club
Presented in English
Join Dr Chew Kim Liong as he traces the evolvement and development
of modern calligraphic art from ancient oracular inscriptions and
traditional Chinese writing. Dr Chew will also take a close look
at Huang Yao's creative pictographic calligraphy, with reference
to SAM's exhibition, "Huang Yao Retrospective" (ongoing
from 13 July - 2 September).
This lecture by Dr Chew, a visual-arts professor
at the National Institute of Education, NTU will also provide a
good glimpse at some examples of contemporary calligraphy and
painting. You will also get the opportunity to look at some recent
innovative Chinese paintings from the speaker's own work, based on
his years of experimentation in combining calligraphy and
painting, mathematics and art.
Istana
Art Event
The Istana: On-the-spot Art Competition
5 August (Sun), 8am
- 10.30am, The Istana
This Istana Open Day, get creative within the Istana grounds and
take part in an on-the-spot art competition. Choose any of these
three themes: Istana - Landscape, Istana - Architecture, and
Singaporeans at the Istana and let your creativity flow. Selected
winning entries will go on display. Don't miss the other
programmes, including musical performances and art demonstrations.
Enjoy the beautiful Istana landscape and have fun with activities
for the whole family!
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Registration is free, please call 332 3220. All entries must be on
official art block to be issued on the actual day. Participants to
bring own colouring materials. Category 1: Ages 4-9, Category 2 :
Ages 10-16, Category 3: Ages 17 and above. 3 top prizes, 5
Certificates of Distinction and 5 Certificates of Merit will be
awarded per category. Selected winning works will remain property
of the Istana, which reserves the right to display the art works
within the Istana interior as well as selectively reproduce them
for card designs. ]
TIME
Open Day
Thursday, 9 August,
9am -6pm, Singapore Art Museum
Free admission
Do something different this National Day! Come celebrate the
nation's birthday at the Singapore Art Museum. Courtesy of TIME
magazine, entry to the museum and its activities will all be free
of charge. You can go on a guided tour with our docents or take
part in our workshops. Don't miss out on a day of fun and
activities for both adults and children. There's no reason to stay
home when there's a TIME Open Day at SAM!
The first 800 visitors will receive special gifts
from TIME magazine.
The next TIME Open Day will be on Sunday, 7 October. Watch this
space for further details!
Collecting
Art & The Art of Collecting
by Lu Chisen
Every last Saturday
of the month, 2.30pm-4pm, Patron's Club
Session 1 - 28
July : Starting a collection - Where to begin?
Session 2 - 25 August
: Making informed decisions - What and when to collect?
Session 3 - 29
September : Growing the collection - A lifelong passion
Do you have a collection of paintings, pottery, porcelain, jades,
antique furniture etc? Fallen in love with works of art and want
to collect? Where to begin and what to collect? Join this series
and pick up practical pointers on collecting. For both beginners
and seasoned collectors Each talk will end with a question and
answer session - have your queries on collecting answered.
[ Lu
Chisen is an independent art consultant who has worked with
museums, collectors, auctioneers and insurance companies in areas
such as collecting, valuations, conducting workshops and talks and
advising on buying and selling. With more than 20 years of
experience in dealing with oriental art and antiques as well as
artefacts on Singapore history and Southeast Asian art, his
expertise is also sought by contacts abroad in Europe, USA, China,
Taiwan and Hong Kong.]
Singapore
Writer's Festival 2001
Thursday - Tuesday, 30
August - 4 September, Singapore Art Museum
For enquiries and details please e-mail wang_chu_chiao@nac.gov.sg
or call 837 9735.
The Singapore Writers' Festival is back with a week long
celebration of literature! Enjoy a host of interactive activities
with a congregation of over 40 international and local literary
figures. Programmes include panel discussions, readings, workshops
and meet-the-writer sessions. The festival, with the aim of
promoting creative writing and appreciation of literature is
organised by the National Arts Council with selected programmes
supported by the Singapore Art Museum.
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