Textures 2020: A Weekend with Words

13 –22 M AR | 10A M –10 PM | TH E ARTS HOUSE

#TEXTuresSG

#TEXTures2020

#TheseStoriedWalls | Buy Local, Read Our World. #BuySingLit

13 MAR, FRI

13 –2 2 M A R | 10 A M –10 P M THE ARTS HOUSE The third1 edition festival 3 – 2of2theM A R will take on the theme1“These Storied 0 A M – 1 0 P M Walls”.

Looking TatHthe long ofSThe E A R T history S HOU E Arts House and her many transformations, imagine if the walls could speak what fantastical stories they could tell you.

So too are pages the ‘walls’ of a book, where local writers have created different worlds they want audiences to wander into and get lost in.

First launched in 2018, Textures – A Weekend with Words is now positioned as one of The Arts House’s signature programmes. The festival celebrates the power and beauty of words.

Sorta Scary Singapore stories – A 360 Degree Experience Debbie Ding, Ng Xiao Yan, Justin Tiang, Jolene Tan 13 Mar, 6–10pm 14 Mar, 11am–10pm 15 Mar, 11am–8pm Print Gallery | Free

Book Clinic 13 Mar, 8–10pm 14&15 Mar, 12–6pm Gallery I | Free

THROUGHOUT FESTIVAL

FAMILY-FRIENDLY

O/Aural Waves

– Spirited Words Kamini Ramachandran & FERRY

Exhibition: 13–22 Mar, Various Timings Gallery II | Free Performance: 13 Mar, 9–9:30pm 14 Mar, 6.30–7pm, 8.30–9pm 15 Mar, 5–5:30pm 20&21 Mar, 7.30–8pm, 9–9.30pm $10

Say What Ah?

Our Monster Tongues 13–22 Mar, 10am–10pm Film Gallery | Free

13 Mar, 6–10pm 14 Mar, 11am–10pm 15 Mar, 11am–6pm Gallery I | Free

Handbook of Daily Movement Performance Marc Nair, Mantravine & Sudhee Liao 13 Mar, 8–9pm 14 Mar, 9–10pm Play Den | $15

House of Cheah

Cheah Sin Ann 13-22 Mar, 10am–10pm VIP Room | Free

#BuySingLit Book Bazaar

Editorial Consultations 13 Mar, 10am–1pm | 3–6pm 14 Mar, 7–10pm 15 Mar, 10am–1pm | 2–5pm Council Room | Ticketed

21 MAR, SAT

Dear Author

13-22 Mar, 10am–10pm Visitor Services Counter Foyer Free

Sherlock Sam and the Supper Club (Outdoor installation) AJ Low, Drewscape 13 Mar–30 Apr 10am–10pm Front Lawn | Free

House of Cheah

In Universe (Outdoor installation) Troy Chin 13 Mar–30 Apr 10am–10pm Front Lawn | Free

Meet the Comic Artist Cheah Sin Ann 21 Mar, 6–7pm VIP Room | Free

PERFOR M ANCES

Rasa Sarang (라사 사랑) The Translator's Dilemma Bhumi Collective 13 Mar, 8–9.30pm 14 Mar, 7–8.30pm Blue Room Free with registration

I N S TA L L AT I O N S

TA L K S

14 MAR, SAT

Penghulu Di Kota Batu Village Chief in the Concrete Jungle

BronzAge Gamelan; Adi Rahman 14 Mar, 11am–12pm Play Den | Free with registration

Handbook for Daily Movement Screening and Panel Discussion Crossing Writing Genres: The Demands of Craft

Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé, Gwee Li Sui, Yeow Kai Chai 14 Mar, 1–2pm Living Room Free with registration

Panggilan Pulau An Island's Call

BronzAge Gamelan & Adi Rahman 14 Mar, 5–6pm Chamber | Free with registration

Book launch of The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida

Marc Nair, Sudhee Liao & Audrey Ng 14 Mar, 4–5.30pm Screening Room Free with registration

Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé 14 Mar, 3–5pm Council Room| $15

House of Cheah

In Conversation with Mr Shaik Kadir 14 Mar, 4.30–5.30pm Blue Room Free with registration

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BronzAge Gamelan 14 Mar, 11am–12pm | 2–3pm Chamber | Free with registration

Book Launch of Memorandum: A Sinophone Singaporean Short Story Reader

Goddesses of Words – Angry Indian Women

Creating Characters – Tamil Writing Workshop Saleem Hadi 14 Mar, 3–5pm Living Room Free with registration

Meet the Comic Artist Cheah Sin Ann 15 Mar, 2–3pm VIP Room | Free

Quah Sy Ren & Hee Wai Siam 15 Mar, 3–4pm Screening Room | Free

s Adventures of a Kampung Boy

15 Mar, 11am–12.30pm Blue Room | Free with Registration

Digital Sing Lit

14 Mar, 12–2pm 15 Mar, 3–5pm Around The Arts House | Free

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The Story of the Redscarf

辛 苦 了 ，红 头 巾 Chinese storytelling for Kids Patrick Yee 余广达

Charlene Sheperdson (Singlit Station), Christine Chong (Tusitala), Troy Chin (Writer) 15 Mar, 2–3pm Living Room | Free with Registration

Contemplating Mortality: Writing About Illness & Death Workshop

Cross-Talk Siu Dai Pop Ups

14 Mar, 11am–12pm Screening Room | Free

15 MAR, SUN

Sollum Swaramum

Various Artists 14 Mar, 5–6pm Play Den | Free with registration

Grace Kalaiselvi 15 Mar, 3–4pm, 7–8pm Play Den | $15

Patrick Yee's Magical World of Illustration

余广达的魔幻画笔工作坊 15 Mar, 3.30–5pm Blue Room | Free with registration

The Village Idiot – A Wayang Kulit Performance BronzAge & NAFA students 15 Mar, 4–5pm Chamber | Free with Registration

Story of A Journey

一 段 旅 程 ，一 段 故 事 Lee Chuan Low & Wing Chong 14 Mar, 2pm–3.30pm Blue Room Free with registration

WORKSHOPS

re:VERSE 4.0

MatterLess 所谓诗社 13&14 Mar, 7.30pm Living Room | $10

OT H ERS

Speak, Spake, Spoke and Spoken 14 Mar, 8–9.30pm Gallery 1 | Free

For registration, tickets and full programme line-up, visit theartshouse.sg

– The Family Heart is Made of Stone S.I.T.F.E 15 Mar, 4–6.30pm Living Room | $10

S O L L U M S WA R A M U M As part of Poetry with Music series Performance | 14 Mar, Sat | 5pm–6pm Play Den | Free with registration | Rating TBC Performed in Tamil The third edition of Sollum Swaramum – ச�ொல்லும்

ஸ்வரமும் ,

features poets Harini V, Alahappan Meyappan, Ayilisha Manthira, Priya Ravi and Arun Vasudev Krishnan as they present their own work as well as the poems of other renowned Singaporean poets. The performance will be accompanied by classic songs from Tamil cinema from the 1930s to the present, played by Sai Akileshwar on percussions, Isuru Wijesoma on guitar, Nilesh on keyboard and Niranjan on flute.

THE VILL AGE IDIOT – A WAYA N G K U L I T P E R F O R M A N C E BronzAge Gamelan & NAFA Arts Management and Theatre Programme students Performance | 15 Mar, Sun | 4pm–5pm Chamber | Free with registration Performed in English Join Paul Ko and Ashley Fang, theatre students from NAFA as they perform an adaptation of Catherine Lim’s The Village Idiot in a wayang kulit performance accompanied by live gamelan music. There will also be an artist talk after the performance.

T H E S T O RY O F T H E R E D S C A R F 辛 苦 了，红 头 巾 Patrick Yee 余广达 Performance | 15 Mar, Sun | 11am–12.30pm Blue Room | Free with registration Performed in Mandarin Illustrator and author Patrick Yee will read from his latest picture book The Story of the Redscarf. Kids will be invited to connect with their Singapore heritage by dressing up in Chinatown-themed costumes of Samsui women, ma jies (nannies) and coolies in the 1950’s.

GODDESSES OF WORDS – A N G RY I N D I A N W O M E N Grace Kalaiselvi Performance | 15 Mar, Sun 3pm–4pm, 7pm–8pm | Play Den | Rating TBC Angry Indian Women is the second play in the Goddesses of Words series and features poems by Singaporean poets Deborah Emmanuel and Pooja Nansi. This cathartic performance explores themes of identity and anger in the context of the Indian female, where anger suppression often starts from a young age. Drawing upon the idea of identity from Performed by Mumtaz Maricar, Pramila D/o Krishnasamy & A. Yagnya

various perspectives, this work examines how categorising someone’s identity can be positive or destructive experience.

A DV E N T U R E S O F A K A M P U N G B OY BronzAge Gamelan & NAFA Arts Management and Theatre Programme students

Performance | 14 Mar, Sat 11am–12pm, 2pm–3pm | Chamber Free with registration | Performed in English Suitable for audiences 6 years and above The story revolves around Kadir, the kampung boy, and his adventures living in the kampung in Singapore in the 1950s.

Participants will get to learn how to play traditional games such as capteh, 5-stones and hantam bola. Find out how Hari Raya is celebrated in the kampung, and learn to make ketupat. Join in a 4 YEAR OLD MR SHAIK KADIR & HIS MOM

traditional wedding and learn a wedding song and dance!

PA N G G I L A N P U L A U

A N I S L A N D ’S C A L L

BronzAge Gamelan & curated by Annaliza Bakri Performance | 14 Mar, Sat | 5pm–6pm Chamber | Free with registration | Rating TBC Performed in Malay with English surtitles Drawing inspiration from bilingual poetry anthology, Sikit-Sikit Lama-Lama Jadi Bukit, this performance features selected poems which seek to (re)discover the sacred relationship between islands, human beings and their environment. Reflecting the subtlety and complexity of life while composing interlocking rhythmic patterns of the (is)land and tones of the sea, don’t miss this unique performance.

H A N D B O O K O F DA I LY MOV EM E NT PE R FO R M AN C E Marc Nair, Mantravine & Sudhee Liao

r e :V E R S E 4 . 0 P O E T RY/D I S P L A C E M E N T 砸诗烩 4 . 0 : 流离诗所 Matter.Less 所谓诗社

Performance | 13 & 14 Mar Fri, 8pm–9pm Sat, 9pm–10pm

Performance

Play Den

13 & 14 Mar, Fri & Sat | 7.30pm Living Room | Performed in English

We are bodies of consent and dissent, buffeted

and Mandarin with English surtitles

by permission and expression. We swim towards the shape of safety, drifting against the tides of

Chinese Literary collective Matter.Less 所谓诗社

an uncertain world, grasping life buoys of

will be presenting re:Verse 4.0: Poetry/Displacement

small mercies.

(砸诗烩4.0: 流离诗所), a series of adaptations of local literary works, which serves as a response

In this hybrid music, spoken word and movement

or interpretation of the text through a fusion of

performance, encounter a modern interpretation of

theatrical elements.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, rendered in the tongue of these troubled times.

This fourth edition of the programme is underpinned by Kuo Pao Kun’s notion of Cultural

ALSO HAPPENING

Orphans, which is described as “a sense of loss

Handbook of Daily Movement

and alienation, and a kind of anxiety in the search

Screening and Panel Discussion

of self”. It seeks to re-examine the physical and

with Marc Nair, Sudhee Liao

tangible daily appearances that we choose to

& Audrey Ng

(or not) identify ourselves with and uncover the juxtapositions within the intangible aspects of our

14 Mar, Sat 4pm–5.30pm | Screening Room Free with registration

cultural identities and selves.

KAMINI RAMACHANDRAN

O/A U R A L WAV E S – S P I R I T E D W O R D S Kamini Ramachandran & FERRY | Gallery II

EXHIBITION 13–22 Mar | Various Timings For audiences age 10 years and above

PERFOR M ANCE 13 Mar, Fri

9pm–9.30pm

14 Mar, Sat

6.30pm–7pm, 8.30pm–9pm

15 Mar, Sun

5pm–5.30pm

20 & 21 Mar, Fri & Sat 7.30pm–8pm, 9pm–9.30pm For audiences age 16 years and above

In O/Aural Waves – Spirited Words, master storyteller Kamini Ramachandran and interdisciplinary sound artist FERRY present a newly devised Sing Lit installation and performance of O/Aural Waves by delving into the works of Catherine Lim and Verena Tay. Electrifying the space with live performances, storytelling, live foley and audience participation, experience local stories and poems in four languages and explore our notions of religion, culture and spirituality.

A “silent” experience, wireless headphones are required and provided. As such, please be advised to be present at least FERRY

15mins before each session. Subtitling is not available.

S O R TA S C A RY S I N G A P O R E S T O R I E S – A 360º EXPERIENCE Debbie Ding, Ng Xiao Yan, Justin Tiang & Jolene Tan Installation | 13–15 Mar, Fri – Sun Fri, 6pm–10pm, Sat, 11am–10pm & Sun, 11am–8pm | Print Gallery | Free Experience horror come to life through 360 illustrations, accompanied by clips from audiobooks by Storytel. Four illustrators interpret a scene from four local stories by Catherine Lim, Clara Chow, Daryl Qilin Yam and Suffian Hakim, bringing you their versions of nightmares to you via VR headsets. This programme is produced by Tusitala Books.

பெத்த மனம் கல்லு (வான�ொலி நாடகங்கள்)

T H E FA M I LY H E A R T I S M A D E O F S T O N E S.I.T.F.E

$10

Performance | 15 Mar, Sun 4pm–6.30pm | Living Room Tickets via theartshouse.sg

Catch this dramatised reading of radio plays by Tamil radio veteran R. Somasundaram.

R ASA SAR ANG 라 사 사랑 T H E T R A N S L AT O R ’ S D I L E M M A Bhumi Collective Performance Lecture | 13 & 14 Mar, Fri & Sat Fri, 8pm–9.30pm | Sat, 7pm–8.30pm Blue Room | Free with registration | Rating TBC In Rasa Sarang, a love affair between a Malay man and a Korean woman is rendered first in Malay, then translated into English and finally transposed into performance, with multiple reenactments collectively forming an act of tribute, translation and playful defiance. Drawing from Dr Nazry Bahrawi’s experience of translating Mohamed Latiff Mohamed’s short story ‘Cinta Gadis Di Korea’, which resulted in the English version, K-Love for the anthology Lost Nostalgia, Rasa Sarang is an attempt at exploring translation through performance.

P E N G H U L U D I KO TA B AT U VI L L AG E CH I EF I N T H E CO N CRE TE J U N G L E

by Kelana Pantun Temasek Performance | 14 Mar | 11am–12pm Play Den | Free with registration Performed in Malay Change, though the only constant in life, has never been a smooth process throughout history. This was what Pak Suleh and Mak Timun faced when they were forced to be relocated from their beloved island of Pulau Sebidang to a modern HDB estate. Join the Kelana Pantun Temasek (KPT) team as they explore some of the concerns these characters faced in this unique adaptation of Suratman Markasan’s ‘Penghulu Yang Hilang Segala-galanya’.

I N C O N V E R S AT I O N WITH MR SHAIK K ADIR Talks | 14 Mar, Sat | 4.30pm–5.30pm Blue Room | Free with registration Shaik Kadir is the author of A Kite in the Evening Sky, which chronicles his childhood growing up in a kampong in Geylang Serai in the late 1950s and 1960s. His book is not only entertaining but also offers an insight into the lifestyle, challenges and values of that era. In this talk, the author will share how he wrote this book and provide practical tips to budding writers who are interested in writing similar works about personal life experiences.

CHARLENE SHEPERDSON

CHRISTINE CHONG

TROY CHIN

D I G I TA L S I N G L I T featuring Charlene Sheperdson (Sing Lit Station), Christine Chong (Tusitala Books) & Troy Chin (writer) Panel Discussion | 15 Mar, Sun 2pm–3pm Living Room | Free with registration In this future-facing panel, come join in a discussion of how different players in the literary community take Sing Lit from print into the digital realm. Tusitala Books, a digital publishing company, offers insights into the potential of taking Sing Lit into the digital space, while writer Troy Chin shares why he has moved all his work online and now experiments with AI to tell his stories. Sing Lit Station, a platform for local writers and readers, will also shed light recent innovations such as the Sing Lit Cloud, where audiences are offered bite-sized samples of Sing Lit through a vending machine.

DESMOND KON ZHICHENG-MINGDÉ

YEOW KAI CHAI

CROSSING WRITING GENRES: THE DEMANDS OF CR AFT Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé, Gwee Li Sui & Yeow Kai Chai Panel Discussion | 14 Mar, Sat | 1pm–2pm Living Room | Free with registration What are the challenges for the writer dabbling in different writing genres? What does each genre demand of the writer in terms of literary craft? What of cross-genre or hybrid textual creations? The first 20 participants will each receive a journal GWEE LI SUI

and a limited-edition poetry broadside.

LEE CHUAN LOW

S T O RY O F A J O U R N E Y 一 段 旅 程 ，一 段 故 事 Lee Chuan Low & Wing Chong Panel Discussion | 14 Mar, Sat 2pm–3.30pm | Blue Room Free with registration | Conducted in Mandarin Whether it is to surround oneself amidst nature, make new friends, try new cuisines, understand another culture or take beautiful photographs, travelling can inspire us and broaden

YANG YIYING

WING CHONG

our perspectives. Through travel literature, readers are offered a glimpse into another country sights and sceneries and an opportunity to embark on an imaginative journey guided by the writer’s personal experiences. In this panel discussion moderated by Yang Yiying, writers Lee Chuan Low and Wing Chong will examine how travel literature captures the relationship between life and travel and share how new writers can use their travels as the basis for new works.

# B U YS I N G L I T B O O K B A Z A A R 13–15 Mar 13 Mar, Fri | 6pm–10pm • 14 Mar, Sat | 11am–10pm • 15 Mar, Sun | 11am–6pm Visitor Services Counter Foyer & Gallery I | Free The #BuySingLit book bazaar returns featuring established and independent literary content makers.

The bazaar is managed by BooksActually.

S P E A K , S PA K E , S P O K E A N D S P O K E N Performance | 14 Mar, Sat 8pm–9.30pm | Gallery I | Free The #BuySingLit festival Spoken Word event is back! Look forward to an evening of Singaporean poems performed by the best Spoken Word artists of our generation. This is truly SingLit FTW!

DEAR AUTHOR Others | 13–22 Mar | 10am–10pm Visitor Services Counter Foyer, Gallery I | Free Ever read a book by a local author that made your day? Here’s the perfect opportunity to thank him or her for spending many sleepless nights for your reading pleasure. Write fan mail and drop it into the mailbox at the Visitor Services Counter, and we will deliver it to your favourite author*. *Living author! Sorry we’re not good at the whole seance thing.

SHERLOCK SAM AND THE SUPPER CLUB Drewscape Outdoor Art Installation | 13 Mar–30 Apr Front Lawn | Free Walk around this installation and watch characters from Sherlock Sam and the Supper Club by A.J. Low get in action.

Create your own Sherlock Sam story and post your story on

M EET THE AUTHORS

Instagram with the hashtag #SherlockSamStory and tag

Adan Jimenez and Felicia Low-Jimenez

@theartshouse and @aj_low_writers to win attractive prizes.

15 Mar, Sun, 11am

IN UNIVERSE Troy Chin Outdoor Art Installation | 13 Mar–30 Apr Front Lawn | Free Phoebe Su is in trouble. While attempting to solve the mysteries of O, she may have accidentally brought the different universes of Troy Chin’s works together onto The Arts House lawn.

How is this possible? You’ll have to read them all to find out!

Scan the QR code found at the back of each portal to begin your exploration.

HOUSE OF CHEAH Curated by CT Lim | Exhibition design by Studio Juju Installation | 13–22 Mar 10am–10pm | VIP Room | Free

M E E T T H E C O M I C A R T I S T: CHEAH SIN ANN 14 Mar, Sat, 5pm–6pm 15 Mar, Sun, 2pm–3pm 21 Mar, Sat, 6pm–7pm Comic artist Cheah Sin Ann or Cheah as he is professionally known, started Singapore’s first English language daily cartoon strip, The House of Lim, which ran in the Straits Times from the late 80s till the mid 90s. Since then he has also published several comic books and graphic novels. Come view his best works as his studio is recreated in this unique installation.

DESMOND KON ZHICHENG-MINGDÉ

C O N T E M P L AT I N G M O R TA L I T Y: W R I T I N G A B O U T I L L N E S S & D E AT H W O R K S H O P Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé Workshop | 15 Mar, Sun | 3pm–5pm Council Room Death and illness are difficult things to write about. In understanding both as universal phenomena for all of us, we are moved to contemplate their presence and importance. Beyond denial and taboo, there is vast good that arrives with such coming to terms. There is great comfort in reflection, honesty, succour, and acceptance. Join Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé in this safe and open workshop space, where participants share their own insights on how to navigate these complex subjects.

The first 15 participants will receive a complimentary copy of the quasi-memoir, The Good Day I Died.

PATRICK YEE

PAT R I C K Y E E ’ S M A G I C A L W O R L D O F I L L U S T R AT I O N 余 广 达 的 魔 幻 画 笔 工作 坊 Workshop | 15 Mar, Sun | 3.30pm–5pm Blue Room | Free with registration Conducted in Mandarin In this parent-and-child workshop, illustrator Patrick Yee will share some simple drawing techniques and how he created all the wonderful characters featured in his picture books.

Participants will also have a chance to create and draw their own books, as Yee will provide some hands-on art activities which incorporate interesting ways of teaching young children Mandarin, so as to motivate them to be more comfortable expressing themselves in the language.

C R E AT I N G C H A R A C T E R S – TA M I L W R I T I N G W O R K S H O P Workshop | 14 Mar, Sat | 3pm–5pm Living Room | Free with registration Conducted in Tamil This workshop focuses on how to create interesting characters with depth as well as the worlds they live in. Facilitator Saleem Hadi will share his journey on how he creates characters and crafts narratives such that they resonate with audiences.

BOOK CLINIC 13–15 Mar Fri, 8pm–10pm | Sat & Sun, 12pm–6pm Gallery I | Free There is a book for every feeling. Drop by for an appointment with a Book Doctor for a prescription to match your mood.

The Clinic is run by Ethos Books.

C R O S S -TA L K S I U DA I P O P U P S

ONIATTA EFFENDI

Performance 14 & 15 Mar | Sat, 12pm–2pm | Sun, 3pm– 5pm | Around The Arts House | Free Two roving characters, taking their funny banter around The Arts House. They argue over millennial-speak, how to order kopi at the coffeeshop, their children’s pursuit of passion, misdirected phone calls and even their job review Be tickled by crosstalk (相聲) wordplay in this series of pop-up skits, inspired by Singapore writer Felix Cheong’s popular humour stories, Singapore Siu Dai. Directed by well-known theatre practitioner Jeffrey Tan, Cross-Talk Siu Dai will let you see the funny side of being Singaporean.

JOLENE WONG

B O O K L AU N C H E S MEMOR ANDUM: A SIN O PH O N E SIN GAPO REAN S H O R T S T O RY R E A D E R

THE PERFECT WORLD O F M I WA KO S U M I DA Clarissa Goenawan

Quah Sy Ren & Hee Wai Siam Book Launch | 14 Mar, Sat Book Launch | 15 Mar, Sun 11am–12pm| Screening Room

11am–12pm | Screening Room Free

Free A university sophomore has hanged herself, Featuring new translations of previously

leaving those closest to her reeling. In the months

untranslated Chinese short stories,

before her suicide, she was hiding away in a remote

Memorandum maps out seven decades of

mountainside village, but what, or whom, was she

Sinophone Singaporean Literature.

running from? Join the author, Clarissa Goenawan, in a moderated discussion with publisher Kenny Leck to find out more about her fascination with creating Japanese characters.

S AY W H AT A H ?

Exhibition, Installation | 13–22 Mar

Our Monster Tongues

10am–10pm | Film Gallery | Free The walls of The Arts House speak with various members of the literary community reading their favourite passages of Singlit and telling a secrets of the trade.

ABOUT TEXTURES Textures celebrates the power and beauty of words. It invites audiences to experience and appreciate how words give us the ability to express ourselves as well as give meaning to our lives and the world. With its profound ability to connect and unite, words breathe life into the vast breadth of human thought and feeling, whether spoken or written.

In this weekend of words, we also celebrate Singapore literature and the people who have contributed to it.

From mastering the craft to those building a community of writers and readers, they are all part of weaving and strengthening the fabric of our literary landscape.

ABOUT THE ARTS HOUSE

A B O U T # B U YS I N G L I T

Occupying the almost 200-year-old building that

#BuySingLit is an industry-led movement to

was home to Singapore’s first parliament, The Arts

celebrate stories from Singapore. Advocating

House continues in the distinguished tradition of

‘Buy Local, Read Our World’, homegrown book

this gazetted national monument and now plays a

publishers, retailers and literary non-profits have

key role in the country’s arts and creative scene.

come together to encourage more people to discover

The Arts House at the Old Parliament, as it is

and embrace Singapore’s literature. Through buying

affectionately referred to, promotes and presents

and reading local works, you support the writers who

multidisciplinary programmes and festivals within

bear witness to our lives, as well as the businesses

its elegant spaces. It focuses in particular on the

in our community that deliver these stories to us.

literary arts, celebrating the works of written and

Most of all, you will experience the profound joy of

spoken word artists from Singapore and beyond.

unravelling the multi-faceted world around you.

The Arts House is run and managed by Arts House Limited.

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