Past Artists
& Community Partners 2020
In Partnership with
Ernest Goh
& Brahm Centre
Ernest Goh is a visual artist whose work focuses on ecological relationships. He founded Ayer Ayer, an ecologically-engaged art project that reaches out to communities through visual, experiential and participatory artworks in art and science. In 2019, Ernest looked at the complications of ocean plastic pollution faced by Punggol Beach in Singapore.
Brahm Centre is a registered charity launched in 2012 to promote healthier and happier living - focusing on proactive actions to empower individuals to help themselves in staying healthy and mentally well. As a foundation to happier and healthier living, they offer many science-based mindfulness programs to reduce stress and enhance well-being.
In Partnership with
Matthew Sia
& Harvest Care Centre
Matthew Sia is a Singapore-based installation artist and interactive designer whose work combines conceptual themes with technological experimentation. Graduated from London College of Communication with a Bachelors’ in Interaction and Moving Image, his installation works has been showcased in London, Hong Kong, as well as at various museums and events in Singapore.
Harvest Care Centre is a non-profit organisation officially registered with the Registry of Societies since 18 March 2005. Facing the growing needs of youths, families and the elderly in our society, they want to play their part in actively reaching out to these various needs.
In Partnership with
Lee Xin Li
& Care Community Services Society (CCSS)
Lee Xin Li is an independent illustrator based in Singapore. As an architectural graduate from the National University of Singapore, he enjoys exploring the stories and layers behind the landscapes he encounters. He is deeply inspired by his experience of growing up in a constantly changing Singapore.
Care Community Services Society (CCSS) is called to serve the community and to influence and equip individuals and families for empowered living through all generations. They have a community-based outreach programme — SWISH Youth that seeks to meaningfully engage youths aged 13 to 17 years old in MacPherson through basketball.
In Partnership with
Leow Wei Li
& MacPherson Citizens’ Consultative Committees (MacPherson CCC)
Leow Wei Li is an independent visual artist and designer based in Singapore. Her works are driven by her interest in materials and the love of colour, shapes and form. She practices painting as a way of finding poetry in her everyday life and furthers her exploration of the visual language through design.
MacPherson Citizens’ Consultative Committees promotes racial harmony and social cohesion through the various cultural, educational, recreational, sports, social and other community activities organised for residents with our Youth Executive Committees (YECs), Senior Citizens’ Executive Committees (SCECs), Women’s Executive Committees (WECs), Malay Activity Executive Committees (MAECs) and Indian Activity Executive Committees (IAECs). Their mission is to build and bridge communities in achieving one people, one Singapore.
Past Artists
& Community Partners 2019
In Partnership with
Artsolute
& MacPherson CCC
Artsolute supports the development and social needs of thousands of people of all age groups in Singapore and Southeast Asia with its art of empathy, creativity, and empowerment. Artsolute is a multidisciplinary outfit of various art forms including drama, visual arts, puppetry, and music. It is also a socially conscious organisation, focusing on the mentorship and development of youths and young Singaporeans through the arts as a means of empathy and innovation.
Harvest Care Centre is a non-profit organisation officially registered with the Registry of Societies since 18 March 2005. Facing the growing needs of youths, families and the elderly in our society, they want to play their part in actively reaching out to these various needs.
In Partnership with
Cheryl Teo
& Geylang East
Home For The Aged
Cheryl Teo is a Singapore based paper artist and illustrator who runs LULO Paper Studio. She is drawn to the tactile nature of paper and the meticulous process of creating playful sculptures out of paper. Her work often involves colourful representations of objects and explores scenes of everyday life with whimsy. As an artist, she has always been interested in working on community-based art projects. She enjoys seeing meaningful conversations or stories arise through tactile art making. She was commissioned with an Arts & Health grant by JurongHealth in 2015. She has been featured in local and international publications such as The Business Times Singapore, Frankie Magazine Australia, Flow Magazine France and Storm Media Taiwan.
Geylang East Home For The Aged (GEHA) was founded in December 1978. It is a residential home situated at HDB void deck and managed fully by a team of dedicated volunteers. It has provided many needy elderly with a place of comfort over the years. GEHA also provides community-based day care, befriending services, rehabilitation services as well as other charitable services and assistance to the elderly, especially those who are weak and poor, without discrimination as to race, language or religion.
In Partnership with
Jaxton Su
& The Love-Aid
Project
Jaxton Su is a multidisciplinary visual artist specialising in painting and installation. He graduated with a Master of Fine Art from The Glasgow School of Art, UK and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. With a keen interest in nature and psychology, he enjoys experimenting with different materials as he attempts to bridge a connection between the natural phenomena and the everyday life. Alongside his art practice, he is also actively involved in curatorial, community, collaborative and educational projects. Through his various ventures, he strives to create engaging and immersive experiences that would encourage enthusiasm in the arts for the masses. His works have been exhibited in Singapore, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Iceland and United Kingdom.
The Love-Aid Project is a community outreach initiative seeking to bring love, dignity and hope to at-risk youth & low-income families in Singapore. It was set up in 2013 to work with at-risk youths and low-income individuals and families in MacPherson, with a mission to inspire, equip and mobilize ordinary people to make an extraordinary impact in the lives of the hurt, broken and forgotten in our community through love & friendship. The Love-Aid Project Ltd is a company limited by guarantee registered with ACRA.
In Partnership with
MINTIO
& Brighton Connection
Student Care Centre
MINTIO is a lens-based visual artist. She had graduated from the NTU School of Art, Design and Media in 2009. With her practice, she is interested in condensing space and time through the processes of layering images. Mintio focuses on the use of optics and analog techniques in constructing her work. She sees her processes with analog techniques, especially with her use of film photography, to be performative and meditative. In this this age where our day to day life is bombarded with the influx of digital media and images, Mintio encourages viewers to encounter time, with means outside of the digital world, as an alternative experience to reality. Mintio has presented her works in solo exhibitions namely at the NUS Museum, Biblioteca de México “Jose Vasconcelos" and with THEO Arts Professionals. She has also participated in the Noorderlicht Photofestival, Asian Triennial Manchester & exhibitions with the Hangaram Art Museum, Singapore Art Museum and National Museum of Singapore. Her works has been published by Phaidon, WERK (in collaboration with Comme Des Garcons) & Laurence King Publishing. In 2012 Mintio had been commissioned to create the public art works for the Orchard Station along with Thomson Line in the LTA Arts in Transit Program.
Brighton Connection Student Care Centre (BCC) is a non-profit Voluntary Welfare Organisation and registered charity, recognised as an Institution of Public Character (IPC) since May 2017. Using a holistic community approach, BCC renders assistance to children, families and seniors through our social development initiatives and empowerment schemes. BCC’s current efforts are focused in MacPherson Estate, a community which is known to have a disproportionate percentage of lower income households, latchkey children and seniors. Through their initiatives, they strive to improve the lives and touch the hearts of these residents.
Past Supporters of Arts @ MacPherson 2018
We would like to express our thanks to the following for their support for Arts @ MacPherson 2018
Dr Tan Beng Kiang and NUS Architecture Students
Hawkers from around the MacPherson Neighbourhood
Residents of MacPherson