i-AM 2012 PROGRAMME LIST

“The i-AM 2012 Arts Festival is truly a culmination of the creativity of Singapore’s future art managers”, as opened by the Festival Director’s Message.

This exciting festival consists of 3 Main Visual Arts Exhibitions and 3 Main Performing Arts Events, with a total of 6 outreach programmes.

VISUAL ARTS EVENTS

1. INSIGHT by Evoke

INSIGHT: A Solo Exhibition by Victor Tan presents the works of established Singaporean sculptor. Victor Tan has exhibited his impressive wire sculptures (wire being his preferred medium) both locally and overseas. Outside of the South East Asian region, his works have travelled as far as the United Kingdom.

Victor’s astounding talent stems from his heightened sense of touch, which allows him to feel and manipulate his wires to his advantage. In a bid to help the public gain insight into Victor’s creative process, Evoke hopes to present Victor’s magnificent sculptures, to initiate an evocation of emotion, appreciation and dialogue amongst audience members.

Included in this exhibition will be a video presentation of Victor’s artistic process, so that the audience may gain further understanding into the vision that lies behind each piece of art.

As part of its outreach efforts, INSIGHT will be organizing an artist studio tour at Telok Kurau Studios as well as a series of hands-on workshops on print-making for students.

Indeed a meaningful play on the word, INSIGHT allows its audience to be at once “in sight of” art, as well as exposed to the “insights” of the artist in question. It is the aim of the exhibition that each and every visitor takes home the philosophy that:

Opening Date: 29.2.2012
Opening Time: 7 p.m.
Venue: Sculpture Square

Exhibition Dates: 1.3.2012 to 3.3.2012
Exhibition Time: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Venue: Sculpture Square

Outreach Event #1
Date: 17.2.2012
Venue: Telok Kurau Studios
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Outreach Event #2
Date: 2.3.2012
Venue: Sculpture Square
Time: 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

2. Don’t Forget To Remember by DF2R

“Don’t Forget To Remember” is a contemporary art exhibition with a slant that is rooted in tradition and history. The exhibition focuses on capturing and preserving transient and intangible memories through the tangible medium of visual art. The artists whose work will be presented each seek to cherish an important element of life in their works, in their distinctive and inimitable ways.

Hafidz Senor’s evocative photographs and poignant short film speak of a history close to his heart; Izziyana’s exquisite embroidery-on-illustrations add colour to cultures; Kamarule gives quirk and impermanence to faces with the use of the QR codes technology; TR853-1 re-interprets the role of canvasses with graffiti and a desire to retrieve a lost, unique identity.

Curated by Loredana Paracciani, viewers of Don’t Forget To Remember will embark on a journey of self-exploration to rediscover memories – the thread running through our familial, social, and national fabric.

In conjunction with Don’t Forget To Remember and the theme of Memory, an outreach programme “Insights on Alzheimer’s Disease and Art Therapy” is specially planned for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s Disease. Guest speakers will share their invaluable Alzheimer’s-related knowledge and experiences during the talk, while the Art Therapy workshop offers a novel and practical approach in tackling this condition.

Opening Date: 1.3.2012
Opening Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Print Gallery, The Arts House

Exhibition Dates: 2.3.2012 to 9.3.2012
Exhibition Time: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Venue: Print Gallery, The Arts House

Outreach Event #1
Event: Insights on Alzheimer’s Disease and Art Therapy – Talk
Date: 3.3.2012
Venue: LASALLE College of the Arts, Lecture Room F201
Time: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Outreach Event #2
Event: Insights on Alzheimer’s Disease and Art Therapy – Workshop
Date: 3.3.2012
Venue: LASALLE College of the Arts, Room G402
Time: 2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

3. ROOTS by Lorong 7

“Roots” is a mixed media visual art exhibition that explores the relevance of cultural heritage to the rootedness of an individual to his homeland. The works of 5 featured artists will be based on their individual reflections and emotive attitudes towards their existence in a multi-cultural society. The relevance and familiarity of the artists’ upbringing and beliefs will help audience members forge a personal connection with the exhibition.

By engaging visitors in greater cultural awareness and understanding, ROOTS will inspire youths to appreciate their heritage and consider the compelling effectiveness of contemporary art.

Enhancing the production of ROOTS will be its outreach effort, a satirical and light-hearted debate “This House Would Not Sacrifice Heritage for Progress” will be held prior to the exhibition dates. The fun and interactive discourse that will be hosted and mediated by National Arts Council’s Paul Tan and owner of BooksActually, Kenny Leck, will serve as a platform to introduce the themes explored in the upcoming exhibition. The debate will be reinforcement to the experiential learning that the exhibition will provide.

Opening Date: 2.3.2012
Opening Time: 7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Venue: The Gallery, Old School

Exhibition Dates: 3.3.2012 to 8.3.2012
Exhibition Time: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Venue: The Gallery, Old School

Outreach Event
Event: “This House Would Not Sacrifice Heritage for Progress”
Date: 18.2.2012
Venue: Glass Hall, Singapore Art Museum
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS

1. Poiesis by Project Ecclesia

{POIESIS} Play Poetry Slam™ is a one night-only ticketed event, hosted by Karen Tan, veteran local theatre actress. It is a unique meeting of art forms that plays up the performance element of a poetry slam, to increase accessibility and interest in the literary arts amongst young adults.

Young, budding poet-performers are selected through an open call to create original poetry pieces inspired by themes of escapism, the power of imagination, and the blur between illusion and reality within life in a big city.

To enhance the reading, the poet-performers draw on staging techniques such as dialogue and movement, in 3-5 minute „mini poetry plays‟ each. These will be judged by random audience members and literary and performance experts, with the top 3 winners receiving cash prizes and mentorship plus further performance opportunities with WordForward.

To ensure participants gain the most out of this event, a Poetry Writing Workshop conducted by WordForward Singapore as well as a Poetry Performance Workshop held by none other than Karen Tan will be organised for them weeks prior to the main event.

Main Event
Date: 2.3.2012
Time: 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Venue: The Hall, The Arts House

Outreach Event #1
Event: Poetry Writing Workshop
Date: 8.2.2012 and 20.2.2012
Venue: The Writers’ Centre, Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre
Time: 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Outreach Event #2
Event: Poetry Performance Workshop
Date: Various Dates
Venue: The Writers’ Centre, Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre
Time: Various Times

2. Sonnets For an Old Century by Quinta Productions

Sonnets for an Old Century, Sonnets for short, aims to be a ground-breaking theatrical production by being the first of its kind to be staged locally at the beach. In collaboration with Skinned Knee Productions, an emerging production company which specialises in revitalising classic dramatic pieces and putting their own twist on more contemporary ones, at the same time providing a platform for both established and emerging artists from the local theatre industry.

“SONNETS FOR AN OLD CENTURY is a dreamscape filled with poignant, funny, lyrical and haunting monologues from recently deceased individuals.” -Sonia Borkar, Mooney On Theatre

It is a beautiful piece by award winning Puerto Rican writer Jose Rivera, which poses the question “What would your last words be?” The play tells the story of twenty humans who are preparing to cross the ultimate threshold between life and whatever lies beyond that. Before crossing over, they are granted an opportunity to share their last thoughts with the world.

Bordering on pure comedy at times and yet heart-wrenchingly emotional at others, audiences will be pleasantly surprised at the variety of life experiences and anecdotes that surfaces throughout the monologues featured in the play.

Main Event
Date: 3.3.2012
Time: Doors open from 6 p.m. and Show commences at 8 p.m.
Venue: Palawan Beach, Sentosa Island

Outreach Event
Event: On-The-Spot, an Improvisational Theatre Workshop
Date: 18.2.2012
Venue: LASALLE College of the Arts, Room F202
Time: 2 p.m. – 3:30 pm.

3. Indigo Fiesta 2012 by Indigo

Indigo Fiesta 2012 is the music event of the year for everyone to rock out and have the time of their lives. This event brings together independent local, explosive bands like Barricade and The Marilyns, local hip-hop phenomenon ShiGGa Shay, cross-disciplinary instrumental band Fusion FM and Yamaha Asian Beat 2011 winners, Catalogue V.

To aid in the production of this event, selected groups of youths will be guided by and working alongside the production’s technical crew.

The idea and driving force behind this event is to provide these youths with the opportunity to be acquainted with the different aspects of a production process behind a performing arts show. The hope is that Indigo Fiesta will cultivate a healthy interest in the both the artistic and technical aspects of an arts production.

Indigo Fiesta 2012 promises to bring forth a most unique charity music fiesta of the year.

Main Event
Date: 4.3.2012
Time: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Venue: *Scape – Warehouse @ Scape Mall

Outreach Event
Event: An Introductory Look into the Performing Arts
Date: 20.2.2012
Venue: Bukit View Secondary School
Time: 1:45 p.m.