Pebble art

Pebble art

They may be common objects but to Lim Teo Cher, they mean a whole lot more.   We see them in our gardens and in our potted plants, as well as along walkways. We don’t think much about these pebbles. For 73-year-old Lim Teo Cher, he looks at these sometimes oddly...
Gallery Wellness Festival

Gallery Wellness Festival

This year’s theme is “Art Connects” with a focus on human connections and the importance of connecting deeply with our emotions and people around us.   The Gallery Wellness Festival 2023, presented by the National Gallery Singapore, returns for its second edition...
Long-term public art initiative launches

Long-term public art initiative launches

The Everyday Museum allows audiences to form new experiences of places, making art accessible to everyone.   Singapore Art Museum (SAM) has launched The Everyday Museum, the museum’s long-term public art initiative offers art projects and programmes across...
New public art installations in the heartlands

New public art installations in the heartlands

From a seesaw to a giant version of a Marie biscuit, the public can enjoy the outdoors and interact with the artworks.     Bring out your inner child with the simple joy of a seesaw, share your secrets through a larger-than-life paper cup, or marvel at a...
All new Art After Dark

All new Art After Dark

For two weekends this November, recharge your spirits with an empowering line-up of arts appreciation programmes and visual arts experiences.   A refreshed Art After Dark: Above & Beyond returns from November 6 to 15 with a series of enticing programmes for...
Four faces of artwork

Four faces of artwork

Part of Silver Arts which celebrates seniors and the arts in September, seniors from a senior activity centre got to share their views and stories on a canvas.   Last month as part of Silver Arts organised by the National Arts Council (NAC), there was a community...
Passion in drawing

Passion in drawing

This senior is not letting age get him down. In his 80s, he is out and about teaching drawing for three hours and loving every moment of it. BY: Eleanor Yap   Grandfather of six, Lim Loo Cheong, is a shining example of a senior who at 86 (he turned that age in July)...