a four-week workshop for writers seeking clear intention ------ What is the story within you that keeps running into roadblocks, whenever you try to bring it into fuller expression? Is there a deeper truth beneath it that is asking to be seen? This four-week workshop aims to help you get in touch with, recognise, and […]
Auntie Julie’s mum was her best friend. She’d tell us how, growing up, her fondest memories were of the two of them devouring dumplings during their Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations. It's been over ten years since Auntie Julie’s mum passed. Before that, she had been her caregiver for years and when her mum was gone, the […]
As "A Gift of Heart" Campaign moves into December, we shine the spotlight on Anna’s story -- a testament to resilience and the transformative power of art therapy. When 9-year-old Anna* first started art therapy, her mother, Mdm Tasha*, carried the heavy weight of her daughter's silent pain. Violations of Anna’s safety needs at home […]
The Red Pencil (Singapore) is embarking on a deeply meaningful journey with our donation campaign, “A Gift of Heart” beginning 10 October 2024, coinciding with World Mental Health Day. For the next two months, we will celebrate the resilience and courage of our partners and beneficiaries— each month a testament to the transformative power of […]
Writer and editor Hong Xinyi joins us once again, as the curator of SIFA's online platform for creative responses by art writers to the festival's programmes. This year, the platform bears the name 𝘍𝘓(𝘜)𝘖𝘙𝘌𝘚𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌; the creative responses are likened to flowers blossoming above the mycelial network of the festival.
Embrace your true voice in this vocal discovery workshop with accomplished singer-actor-educator, Gimbey dela Cruz. Explore the power of your natural speaking voice in its purest form and unlock your inner vocal talent for everyday conversation, public speaking, or singing. Under Gimbey's guidance, embrace the freedom to be your authentic self and gain confidence in the unique instrument […]
Gather family and friends to open and smooth the flow of ‘Qi’ (life force), in this easy-to-follow session on Tai Chi Relaxation with certified teacher of meditation & tai chi, Tania Sng. Grounded in Yin-Yang philosophy and Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, Tania will lead participants through gentle, meditative movements focused on two acupuncture points designed to quiet the […]
Connect with the innate wisdom of the body (‘soma’ in Greek) through somatic movement, which integrates performing arts, physiology, psychology and sociology. Vincent Yong, Singapore's first and only internationally-accredited Registered Somatic Movement Educator & Therapist, will lead participants in exploring gentle movements that release physical and mental tensions and bring a natural dance into their daily lives. By […]
Thinking of spending more time with your kids during their March school holidays?Join us for an enriching Parent-and-Child Online Art Therapy Workshop during the upcoming March Holidays!Date: 16 March 2024 (Saturday)Time: 10am - 1130amFee: $56/pair*Families who are in need of financial assistance, we offer the option of wavering the workshop fee. This will be on […]
Thursday, 18 November 2021 7pm Free ACM Website The Ambassador is Spoiling Us: Gifts and Material Diplomacy at the Courts of Siam and France at the End of the Seventeenth Century In the pre-modern period (c. 1400-1800), gifts were at the core of the ceremonies that accompanied the formal reception of foreign ambassadors. […]
Thursday 11 November 7pm Singapore (11am London) Online (Zoom), ACM Website Free The following webinar is part of the Decolonising Curating and the Museum in Southeast Asia lecture series, jointly organised by the Southeast Asian Art Academic Programme, SOAS University of London, and the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore. This lecture series will explore what […]
A public letter writer was an occupation in a time where literacy rates were low. In Greece, reading or writing were roles taken on by the priest. In Singapore, customers included illiterate migrants. Sometimes, requests extended to couplets or wedding invitations. In Vietnam, the last public writer Mr. Duong Van Ngo, wrote in Vietnamese, French […]