Line Art Gallery & Workshop on 13 Jun, 6pm

Hi all,

Pls RSVP. Or just show up!
For more info, ring mh at +65 9649 0269

Arts on the Move

Singapore Arts Festival 2009:

presents

Art on the Move

by Chan Mei Hsien, ClogTwo, Benjamin Qwek

29 May, Friday

at

3pm

Toa Payoh HDB Hub

Catch them live in action!!!!

Open Studio to public : 21/22 March & 28/29 March 09 (11am to 630pm) Space : Lower Gallery at Sculpture Square

Artists in Residency: By Artists Caravan : Joey Soh | Ong Xiao Yun | Michelle Tan Chuin Wei
Open Studio 21 & 22 Mar (Sat & Sun) Time: 11.00am to 6.30pm at Lower Gallery, Sculpture Square

Slumdog Millionaire - a film by Danny Boyle

I went to watch this movie. A very inspiring movie that tell a story about the incredible life of a little boy, Jamal Malik who grew up in the slums of Mumbai. I really love every single moment of the movie. This movie is also based on the book "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup.

Official movie site - http://www.slumdogmillionairemovie.co.uk

Read more on the situation in India ....
Under Naandi Foundation’s Children’s Rights Program, disadvantaged and impoverished children are given sustainable educational and development opportunities and skills. Naandi works to ensure that every aspect of the childs life is addressed, from pre-school education on up, to ensuing access to health and nutrition, to ensure that children are equipped to escape the cycle that binds millions to the slums of India.

http://www.naandi.org/

Shih Yun - new website

Artist - Shih Yun Yeo TIME

New webiste + her latest news
http://www.shihyunyeo.com/

The 3rd Singapore Indie Doc Fest

I went to catch "Strawberry fields" with xy- a documentary by filmmaker Ayelet Heller and her Gazan crew. A documentary which showed the dispute over Israel and the Palestine that had also affected badly on the livelihood of the farmers. It's very sad to know that currently there are no alternative to the problem.


Producers synopsis taken from International Documentary Festival Amsterdam

This is the story of a strawberry who yearned for independence.
Imagine a story about hope, frustration, occupation, globalization and politics, and at its center a small red fruita strawberry. The mother plants arrive from Israel to Gaza, where in the fields the plants are cultivated to produce the brilliant red fruit destined for marketing in Europe.

In this fateful year in Gaza, filmmaker Ayelet Heller and her Gazan crew documented the agricultural cycle of the fruit and the political events that directly affected the lives of the farmers who cultivate it. From the strawberry fields of Beit Lahiya we witnessed the Disengagement, the withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza and its re-entrance after two months. In December the strawberry fields became a battlefield and the site of a vicious cycle of violence.
Out of these green fields, red fruit, sky and sea, could emerge a pastoral image of farmers earning their livelihood by working the land. But in Gaza it is not the laws of nature that rule but those of the Occupation

Penang Apprenticeship Programme

On our first day in Penang, we came across this poster pasted on the wall of the kopi shop when we were having our prawn mee for breakfast. There are 10 apprenticeships in traditional trades and crafts that are available:

Songkok Making
Gold/Silversmith
Traditional Chinese Lantern
Carved Signboard
Bamboo Weaver
Nyonya Kebaya
Sculpture for Indian Temple
Handmade Joss Stick
Nyonya Beaded Shoes & Accessories
Mid Autumn Festival Lantern

You can stay a minimun of 6months to 1year to learn the skills. I am thinking if I am to stay in Penang for 10years, i will get to learn the basics of the 10 trades. I will be 37 by then.... ....hmm...

Art lesson at Que Pasa 14 March (Sat)

For those who are interested, do RSVP to me by email. : )

"Sasaran International ASEAN Artists" Exhibition in Penang

We (artists - Joey Soh, Ong Xiao Yun and Chan Mei Hsien) are invited to exhibit 2 works each for this joint exhibition with other ASEAN artists. Xiao Yun and I will also be doing an installation in the gallery when we reach there on Friday 27 Feb. The opening will be on 1 March on sunday at 6pm and continue to 18 March.
I will put up more pictures of the final installation and artworks when I'm back. I am looking forward to the coming Penang trip. : )

Check out the link to visit Galeri Seni mutiara 珍珠美术馆
http://www.galerisenimutiara.com

Squareroots Project

What is squareroots? (1st March 2009 to 1st March 2010)

This project is initiated by artist Shih Yun Yeo (Singapore). Through her studies in San Francisco Art Institute and then travelling for residencies in many countries, Shih Yun met many artists who have inspired her through the years. This project is a celebration of the FRIENDSHIP she has with these artists and ART, which is the link between them.

Go to the link to view my Squareroots works for this project:
http://www.instinc.com/instinc_/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=100