Arts Observed

2020 SJLIM Call for Submissions
http://www.las.org.sg/wp/sjlim/call-for-2020-submissions

Make A Purse Out Of Your Favorite Book! (PHOTOS) By Arianna Berk I love things that are quirky, and if they border on the nerdy side of quirky, I love them even more.

Drop by the National Library this Saturday (17th November) at 3.30 p.m. if you are free! ;) They are holding a special 2 hour event, "An Afternoon With the National Library" to thank their patrons for all the support they have given the library over the years! Come and get to know your librarians and enjoy some musical performances and tea, courtesy of the library. ;) There will also be door gifts so do come on time!

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kaeken We are currently travelling and will be back with more exciting selections in mid-October.Thank you for browsing thru our store, do drop by again in mid-October!

If you haven't made plans for tonight.... Check out free movie screenings at the plaza at the National Library! https://www.facebook.com/events/424513557607506/

More interesting talks ahead! Check out the Cultural Medallion Speaker Series held at NLB on the 28th October and 4th Nov. JM Sali, Milenko Prvacki, along with Arun Mahizhnan would be talking on "This Foreign Land I Call Home" while Ho Ho Ying, Jennifer Tham, T Sasitharan along with Kwok Kian Woon would be speaking on "Defining our Artistic Canon – What Makes Art Singaporean?"

Check out more details in the link below and remember to register your attendence! ;)

National Arts Council (NAC) 2012 Cultural Medallion Speaker Series Hear the personal experiences, struggles and philosophies of these arts practitioners,whose work push artistic frontiers, inform our identity as a society, and nurture art-makers of tomorrow.

Hey folks! There's a Rare Books Collection "Origins" Tour coming up (brought to you by the Singapore Writer's Festival and NLB) on 3rd November, Saturday (details in link).
Do join if you are interested to tour the rare book collections (usually not opened to the public) at the National Library! They'll be featuring a selection of historically significant materials from different time periods and communities which offer insights into the origins of the language and culture of the people in Singapore and the region. Registration required so check out the link below! ;)

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Tamil song writing anyone? ;)

Interested in the architectural forms and styles in colonial Singapore? Come join us in a talk conducted by Ms Ten Leu-Jiun, who's conducting a talk on "The Colonial Vernacular Built Environment: Transmissions, Translations and Synthesis of Architectural Forms and Styles in Colonial Singapore" on 20 Sep, 7 p.m. in the multipurpose room in Central Public Library! No registration required! More details in the link attached. ;)

The Colonial Vernacular Built Environment: Transmissions, Translations and Synthesis of Architectura The east-west synthesis of styles and forms of buildings in colonial Singapore was created out of an interactive relationship that involved Asian owners and speculators hiring western architects or western-trained Asian architects. The talk will highlight this relationship as it delves into the arch...

Interesting resource for film and history lovers. ;)

film | story - Home The First interactive resource that lets you explore the complex relationship between history and film

yesh! Archifest is coming! ; )

Archifest 2012 Archifest 2012 hopes to place our city under new light and through new lenses, rethinking and reframing it as an urban ecosystem.

Singapore Short Film Awards 2013 - calling for entries!

Singapore Short Film Awards 2013 – Call for Entries The Singapore Short Film Awards Presented by The Substation Moving Images Co-organised by Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Film