PAssionArts Festival 2014 Stories of W.O.W.!

Stories of W.O.W.!

PAssionArts Festival 2014 25th May to 29th June 2014

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Highlights of Central Singapore District ...........................................................................

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Highlights of North East District .......................................................................................

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Highlights of North West District ......................................................................................

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Highlights of South East District .......................................................................................

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Highlights of South West District ......................................................................................

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The other Artists who contributed to PAssionArts Festival 2014 ......................................

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Acknowledgement of Partners .........................................................................................

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Survey Findings .................................................................................................................

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PAssionArts Festival Team ................................................................................................

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PAssionArts Programmes .................................................................................................

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Thank you for being a part of this year’s PAssionArts Festival 2014. In its 3rd year, the festival was held from 25 May to 29 June 2014 over six weeks.

The theme for this year’s festival was Works of Wonder (W.O.W.!), featuring large format visual art installations co-created by residents and artists.

The aims of the festival are: a) To serve as an annual platform to encourage “Participatory Arts” at the community level. In the neighbourhood they live in, residents not only can enjoy the beauty of arts, they can also get

involved in co-creating arts with the artists, or volunteer by serving as art programme champions or festival event helpers; and b) Promote friendship and build emotional anchoring among the residents, providing opportunities for them to forge collective memories. This year, 86 Community Arts and Culture Clubs (CACCs) presented a total of 40 PAssionArts Festival Villages.

Among them, 7 were organized at the Group Representation Constituency (GRC) level; 7 were at the combined divisional level and 26 at divisional level.

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Approach and result outcomes Participatory Arts Adopting “Participatory Arts” as the approach, the CACCs with the help of other grassroots organizations such as RCs and NCs, and partners such as schools and welfare homes recruited about 18,000 residents as participants/volunteers to co-create 95 large format visual arts for the festival. With artists as facilitators, these residents attended a total of 300 pre-festival workshops ranging from two weeks to four months from February to May 2014 to create the art installations. Together with other event volunteers, they also initiated many creative ideas and helped transform different heartland locations across the island from void decks, neighbourhood centres, parks, markets, CCs and seaside into vibrant and exciting art places.

Partnerships Forged Other than more active art participants (18,000 compared to 4,000 in 2013) attracted, the festival this year also reached out to more Artists (80 compared to 41 last year), and more partners such as schools, tertiary instituations, art organizations and voluntary welfare organizations (120 as compared to 90 last year).

Outreach to Less Fortunate Community PAssionArts Festival 2014 also outreached to the less fortunate in the community. About 480 participants from 23 welfare homes and centres were involved in art-making in this year’s PAssionArts Festival compared to 80 from seven homes and centres in 2013.

Richer and Higher Quality in terms of Art Content A total of 95 large format visual art installations were created and exhibited at a total of 48 community locations for a period from three days to permanant. Many of them are of interesting and creative art quality.

This book captures all 95 installations and some of the key PAssionArts Champions, artists and residents’ experience of the festival. We would like to thank all involved in this year’s very successful co-creation festival and look forward to working with you again for next year’s festival!

Chairpersons CACCs 2014

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Singapore The People behind Central Singapore W.O.W.!

Mr Chia Boon Keong, Kenneth, Chairperson of Ang Mo Kio-Hougang CACC Mdm Koh Guan Cheng, Valerie, Chairperson of Cheng San-Seletar CACC Mdm Teo Seok Hwee, April, Chairperson of Jalan Kayu CACC Mr Loy Boon Keow, PBM, Chairperson of Kebun Baru CACC Mr Bernard Tay, BBM, Chairperson of Teck Ghee CACC Mr Koh Chong Chiah, Chairperson of Yio Chu Kang CACC Mr Ramanathan Mohandas, Chairperson of Sengkang West CACC Ms Lee Ker Hwa, Chairperson of Bishan East CACC

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Mr Phang Weng Onn, Chairperson of Bishan North CACC Mdm Teo Kim Kuan, Cynthia, DSM, Chairperson of Thomson-Toa Payoh CACC

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Mr Kua Kiat Huat, Chairperson of Toa Payoh Central CACC

artists co-creating Works Of Wonder with over 6,000 residents in more than 60 pre-festival workshops. A whopping 24,000 participants took part in the various offerings at each village.

Mr Gregory Tang Wee Thiang, BBM, Chairperson of Toa Payoh East CACC

Large scale artworks from a gigantic 33-metre long Blow Art painting, a larger-than-life horse structure in vibrant colour crochet, to a whole wall of hand-painted masks and a recycled tyre installation certainly W.O.W.ed the participants. Aweinspiring works like a large 3D SBS Bus fusing the faรงades of an old and new bus, as well as The Memory Project family portrait photo booth also rekindled fond memories for many.

Ms Soh Geok Kee, BBM, Chairperson of Jalan Besar CACC Mr Lim Kah Leong, Marc, Chairperson of Kampong Glam CACC Mr Leong Sing Wee, BBM, Chairperson of Kolam Ayer CACC Mr Ang Kian Chuan, PBM, Chairperson of Moulmein CACC Mr Sim Piak How, BBM, Chairperson of Whampoa CACC Miss Pang Hwee Kuen, December, Chairperson of Buona Vista CACC Mdm Betty Kwek Soh Cheng, BBM, Chairperson of Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng CACC Mdm Teo Lin Lee, PBM, Chairperson of Queenstown CACC Mr Andrew Lau, Chairperson of Tanglin-Cairnhill CACC Mdm Low Wai Peng, Chairperson of Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru CACC Mr Chiang Sing Jeong, Chairperson of Radin Mas CACC

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W.O.W. @ The Park Festival Village Organised by Tanjong Pagar GRC and Radin Mas CACCs and CCCs 25 May 2014, Tiong Bahru Park

Reached: 15,000 residents

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Our Community Dragon 17,000 CDs were donated and painted by 2,000 residents of Tanjong Pagar GRC and Radin Mas SMC to create this 88-metre long dragon art installation.

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Butterfly Garden 1,000 butterflies were weaved together from recycled plastic wrappers and bottle caps, to create a colourful garden for all residents to enjoy.

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Roots of Tanjong Pagar Led by artist, December Pang, Roots of Tanjong Pagar was co-created with 2,000 residents. It depicts the sacrifices and contributions made by our pioneers in building the modern Tanjong Pagar that we live in today.

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PAssionArts Champion December Pang

December has been a strong arts champion since the PAssionArts movement started in 2012. She is an artist who believes in sharing her inspirations and co-creating artwork with all ages. She came up with the concept of blow art painting naming the project “Roots of Tanjong Pagar” to depict the sacrifices and contributions made by our pioneers in building the modern Tanjong Pagar that we live in today. She conducted more than 10 pre-festival workshops involving about 2,000 residents from Tanjong Pagar GRC and Radin Mas to co-create the 144 panels of blow art that is one of the festival’s large format visual arts installation.

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December is a graduate from the Master of Fine Arts – Fine Art, Printmaking Course at LASALLE-SIA. In 2000, she was awarded the Juror’s Choice for the Philip Morris Singapore Art Awards.

She has also been involved in many exhibitions at Singapore Art Museum and Art-2 Gallery, to name a few.

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Very good to see many of my neighbours enjoying arts and culture together! The idea of combining arts and environmental elements together was excellent. Hope to be able to participate in more PAssionArts events!

Mdm Tay, Age 54, Resident at the Inspira condominium

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HeARTs and Craft @ Bishan-Toa Payoh Festival Village Organised by Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC CACCs and CCCs 31 May 2014, Open plaza, Bishan CC

Reached: 3,600 residents

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Painted Tiles Staircase Creating a mini version of the worldfamous steps created by Chilean-born artist, Escadaria Selaron, residents got together to paint 300 tiles, in order to install their own painted tiles staircase.

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Photo: Alex Heng

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Themed Photography Exhibitions Shutterbugs and budding artists had the chance to not only participate in the Smiling Faces of Bishan-Toa Payoh mosaic and Panorama 7pm to 7am photo shooting, but also got to have their work exhibited.

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30 Years Ang Mo Kio – Past to Present Festival Village Organised by Ang Mo Kio GRC and Sengkang West CACCs and CCCs 1 June 2014, Ang Mo Kio Centre Stage & Basketball Court beside Blk 632 Hougang Avenue 8

Reached: 6,000 residents

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Nostalgic Visual Arts Displays (Transportation) The story of Ang Mo Kio told through a large 3D SBS Bus fusing both an old and new bus into a visually stunning display that transports participants down memory lane.

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This is the first time I am attending the PAssionArts Festival in Ang Mo Kio, and it was simply amazing to see so many different varieties of large visual arts displays that brought back many fond memories for me and my family.

It was also a great opportunity for me to share with my children and grandchildren how Singapore was like in the early 1980s.

Tay Choon Huat, Age 60, Ang Mo Kio resident

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Nostalgic Visual Arts Displays (Food) An old food cupboard combined with a modern day fridge (3m by 6m) to illustrate the juxtaposition and change that Singapore has undergone over the past 50 years.

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Painting of Hopes and Dreams Eight 3D HDB blocks measuring a combined 2.4 metres by 10 metres painted by residents and students from Ang Mo Kio GRC and Sengkang West Division.

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…it was extremely heartening to see so many residents (both young and old) stepping forward to co-create the large format mural painting with me. And personally, it has been an invaluable experience for me to share my craft and skills with these residents to bring a personal touch to the community art piece.

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Serene Yang, age 30, Artist, “Painting of Hopes and Dreams”

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Colours of Kampong Glam Festival Village Organised by Kampong Glam CACC and CCC 21 June 2014, Kampong Glam CC

Reached: 1,000 residents

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Carnival of Colours

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Featuring 9 RCs in Kampong Glam, these paintings on fabric were conceptualised around the theme of ‘Carnival’ for a lively and festive mood. From March to June 2014, Kampong Glam residents together with volunteers from Kampong Glam CC, co-created these visual art pieces with artists, Angella and Samantha. The urban areas portrayed in the paintings created wonderful architectural juxtapositions and the use of colourful cubic-looking clouds gave a sense of modernisation.

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I can bring back what I have learnt here and hopefully I can contribute back to the community.

The event was really engaging and really gave both the artists and residents exposure while promoting arts.

Helen Lim, Age 55, Resident of Rowell

Samantha Chiang, Artist, 10 banners display

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Other W.O.W.! in Central Singapore HeARTs and Craft @ BishanToa Payoh Festival Village

PAssionArts Musical @ Whampoa Festival Village

Organised by Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC CACCs and CCCs

Organised by Whampoa CACC and CCC 14 June 2014, Whampoa CC Reached: 800 residents

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Whampoa’s Past & Present

Batik Painting An old form of art gets a contemporary revival by residents as they put their personal touch to two beautiful 8-metre long Batik paintings.

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A wall of masks 200 masks were hand-painted by residents in a series of pre-festival workshops.

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The residents and students from Whampoa captured Whampoa’s past and present using disposable cameras.

These special moments were then shared on a large LED screen that also acted as a stage backdrop.

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Wow, this is a very good platform for young artists to showcase their performing talents as I can see a lot of young ones. Well done and lets groom more local performers!

Frederick, Age 38, Resident of Whampoa View

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Other W.O.W.! in Central Singapore 30 Years Ang Mo Kio – Past to Present Festival Village Organised by Ang Mo Kio GRC and Sengkang West CACCs and CCCs

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Posters of Singapore’s Heritage

Multi-Ethnic Digital Art Gallery

A mini history storyboard chronicling our nation’s developments through iconic posters infused with 3D elements.

A kaleidoscope of artworks measuring 20ft by 4ft created by our very own community artists.

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Nostalgic Visual Arts Displays 2 larger-than-life 3D wall murals depicting the development and changes in Ang Mo Kio over the past 30 years.

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The Ang Mo Kio PAssionArts Festival really gave me an opportunity for me and my family to step forth and experience many different art forms. It was also exciting to see my grandchildren learning about traditional handicrafts, and it allowed me to share about our heritage with them.

Shirley Ng, age 62, Ang Mo Kio resident

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Other W.O.W.! in Central Singapore Beautiful Time @ Home Festival Village

Moulmein Heritage Fest 2014 Festival Village

Organised by Kolam Ayer CACC and CCC 14 June 2014, Kolam Ayer CC Reached: 1,000 residents

Organised by Moulmein CACC and CCC 22 June 2014, Zhongshan Mall & Zhongshan Park Reached: 1,000 residents

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Ms Tan Shun Ru and Ms Winnie Leong, curators of this photo exhibition, gave it a unique touch by using recycled empty film cartridges of disposable cameras.

More than 200 of Moulmein’s very own residents tirelessly captured and collated photos and history to present this exhibition on the history and culture of the various divisions in Moulmein, its neighbouring schools and Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall.

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Beautiful Time @ Home Interactive Installation This 7.3m by 3.6m Community Art Installation made up of styrofoam boxes and plastic, was co-created by artist Shah Rizzal, together with residents, children from the CC’s art classes and students from Bendemeer Secondary School, Bendemeer Primary School and Kolam Ayer PCF Centre.

Photo Wall Exhibition

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This PAssionArts Festival is an opportunity for me to mingle and make new friends. This lady beside me was the 1st friend I had made today.

Mdm Wong, Age 76, Resident of Kallang Bahru

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Other W.O.W.! in Central Singapore Moulmein Heritage Fest 2014 Festival Village

HeARTs @ Jalan Besar Festival Village

Organised by Moulmein CACC and CCC 22 June 2014, Zhongshan Mall & Zhongshan Park Reached: 1,000 residents

Organised by Jalan Besar CACC and CCC 28 June 2014, Concourse, Boon Keng MRT Reached: 1,500 residents

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Flying Crochet Horses Whoever said that men cannot crochet will have to eat their words!

Mr Choo Zheng Hao and Mdm Elsie Sim, PBM, were instrumental in the success of this project. They not only taught crocheting skills to many residents but also came up with the idea of the crochet horses.

Residents worked hand-in-hand with them to dress the larger-thanlife horses in colourful crochet.

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Peranakan tile painting Colourful Peranakan tiles were popularly used in decorating the entrance porches of old houses, and can still be admired in houses along Joo Chiat, Emerald Hill, Neil Road and some other places. Inspired by this small bit of heritage found on our walls, residents gave their own tiles a contemporary twist by painting their own beautiful motifs in vibrant colours.

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I see many families bringing their children to the event.

Such arts and culture events are really good for family bonding and give them quality time to have fun together.

Ching Jie, Age 32, Resident of Bendemeer Road

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Expression with Kites Artist Mdm Georgia E. Parsons led over 200 resident participants to express their thoughts and feelings through painting of kites. They personalized each kite with their own drawings and colourful brush strokes.

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east The People behind North East W.O.W.!

Mr Low Kee Chong, Chairperson of Bedok Reservior CACC Ms Ng Mui Leng, Lynn PBM, Chairperson of Eunos CACC Mr Edwin Tham Kok Weng, Chairperson of Kaki Bukit CACC

North East North East featured a number of firsts for PAssionArts Festival, from work-life harmony using robot sculptures across 3 villages, to a mini arts town in Tampines where 10 artists co-created Ten Coming Home houses with 1,000 residents, as well as myriad musical talents and groups, connecting all who attended. Pushing boundaries to the next level was Aljunied GRC with the only village to provide sustained engagement over three weekends where an artist residency programme in the neighbourhood was showcased alongside a theatrical network that featured Aljunied community interest groups and a 100 music acts fiesta, a first in Singapore! A total of more than 23,000 participants attended the different activities at all the villages.

Mr Wong Chiat Wan, PBM, Chairperson of Paya Lebar CACC Miss Tan Hui Ying, Chairperson of Serangoon CACC Mr Tan Kay Chai, Chairperson of Hougang CACC Mr. Wong Peng Thim, Chairperson of Pasir Ris East CACC Miss Chong Lin Lin, Lina, PBM, Chairperson of Pasir Ris West CACC Mdm Sheetal Rakesh Sabharwal, Chairperson of Punggol Central CACC Ms Jacintha Abisheganaden Prasena, Chairperson of Punggol North CACC Mdm Heidi Wong Gue Kuew, BBM, Chairperson of Punggol South CACC Mr Ng Eng Kiong, Eric, PBM, Chairperson of Punggol West CACC Mr Tang Wing Fai, Chairperson of Punggol East CACC Mr Mohamad Shaifulbahri Bin Sawaluddin, Chairperson of Tampines Central CACC Ms Agnes Poon Jing Mun, Chairperson of Tampines Changkat CACC Mr Oh Chin Lock, Chairperson of Tampines East CACC Mr. Ho Hehong (Trey), Co-Chairperson of Tampines North CACC Ms. Daphne, Gui Mui Hong, PBM, Co-Chairperson of Tampines North CACC Mr Wong Teng Xiang, Edmond, Chairperson of Tampines West CACC

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Pasir Ris-Punggol PAssionArts Youth Festival Village Metamorphosis Organised by Punggol Park CC, Rivervale CC & Sengkang CC 7 June 2014, Hardcourt, Sengkang CC

Reached: 1,000 residents

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RoBoTadult, Le diplômé, Ethan & Sophie Our dedicated artists and residents combined ‘heart work’ and hard work to give life to these robots. More than 500 tetrapaks and 600 plastic bottles were collected to create the robots. The tetrapaks had to be painstakingly repackaged into a modular shape so that it could stack to form each robot. Fixtures were added for the finishing touch, giving each robot life and soul.

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We enjoyed this event very much.

I think the event is very meaningful.

I can bring my family for some morning time together.

Winston Low, resident

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Reuse! Recycle! Remake into Art! Organised by Pasir Ris East and Pasir Ris West CACCs and YECs 7 June 2014, Grass patch beside Pasir Ris MRT

Reached: 1,000 residents

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Eco Steve & KiddoBot

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Centred on the silver generation, seniors worked hand-in-hand with youths to create a Grandfather tin robot sculpture playing chess while his grandson robot watches him.

I got to know about this event from a friend who is performing from City Swing. So I came down to support them. I can see that people from the neighborhoods came down to learn more about recycling. I love the Music that is why I came down to this event.

Shirin, audience

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Youths @ punggol Organised by Punggol North and Punggol West CACCs & YECs 7 June 2014, Punggol 21 CC

Reached: 1,000 residents

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Pronaldo, N’drew, Mae Swing, Dexter and Toddly Co-created by artists, residents and students of Greendale Secondary School, these life-sized robots were made entirely out of recycled materials.

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It’s a bit tricky because it’s large format. The layman, they are not experienced. So the structure itself was a little challenging…it’s fun to build something big together. Personally, it was a really good experience for me. I had fun creating these eco-products with the kids. And it’s a good experience for them. We get to see a lot of residents around here. They come and enjoy the event. And they are surprised that there is so much going on in this neighbourhood.

Catherine Chong, Artist, “Robots Installation

I volunteered myself to do these robots because I feel that I can be a part of Art Club. I can bond with my juniors as I feel that I am a bit anti-social. We all did the robots together.

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...some of my graduated seniors came to visit the event.

So I got a chance to catch up with them…And I think it is encouraging to the students that are doing all these robots. I feel great seeing my artwork being displayed.

Shelia Law, Art Club’s Student from Greendale Secondary School

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Catherine Chong

Didier Ng

Karen Mitchell

Rene Ong

Zhao Jian Wen

Owner of now defunct retail shop Homespun some 10 years ago, Catherine is not only trained in graphic design, but also dabbles in advertising, film, glass and furniture.

She also facilitates and conducts craft workshops with corporate companies.

Didier loves nature, and being in an urban city, trash is her greatest resource. Didier’s specialty is in extending the life of any material given to her in the most creative twist possible.

Her recent projects include the Illuminate light exhibition 2013 in New Zealand and Fete des lumiere light exhibition and Le grande Artelier (Dechets) light exhibition in France (2012).

Karen is an art educator and freelance graphic designer. Influenced by her Graphic Design training, her works encompass simple and clean lines, showing her appreciation of how technology enhances the development of design.

She sees Graphic Design and Fine Arts blending to form a more exciting scope for teaching and learning.

Rene started her journey with recycled arts back when she was involved in using recycled materials to make puppets for a puppetry theatre production. She believes that recycled arts help to raise an awareness in people for caring about their environment as well as to encourage more people to reuse and recycle.

Trained as an Industrial Designer, Jian Wen is currently a Photographer and Lighting Design Consultant by profession. A firm advocate of eco-friendly LED technologies, all his collaborative work, home and commercial applications seek to reduce today’s carbon footprint. His mantra is to bring out the best in any product or artwork through eco-sensible artistry of illumination.

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BANG! BANG! WONDERLAND Festival Village Organised by Aljunied GRC and Hougang CACCs and CCCs 7 June to 22 June 2014, Kovan Hub Reached: 18,055 residents

Kovan Hub was transformed into a cloud wonderland (37 m by 13 m). Featuring Coming Home, an artist residency programme in the neighbourhood, where 12 artists worked with Aljunied residents to build 12 houses measuring 2m x 2m x 2m, filled with art; curated into a curiously contemporary township filled with wonders of art, home and people.BANG! BANG! WONDERLAND also featured 100, a one hundred music acts fiesta; Golden Fruit, a theatrical work that showcased Aljunied community interest groups, directed by Cake Theatrical Productions and lots of pop-up art sessions.

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The artwork installations are remarkable; it is definitely a refreshing arts exhibition… of this scale at the community level.

I will definitely be back again together with my friends whom I know would be very interested.

Mr Kwan, Age 30, Resident of Kaki Bukit

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Artist Mohammed Zulkarnaen Othman also known as ZERO, conducted workshops for residents to create these urban artworks used in the installation.

The final artwork symbolised the intrinsic nature of home and what it meant as a space within our hearts and emotions.

Mohammed Zulkarnaen Othman Zul has been a practicing artist since late 2003. His artistic research and works revolve around contemporary issues on urban social life and space, current affairs and adverse effects of pop culture.

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Swatches of Ten past Six This interactive work recorded the colours and mood of a typical Singapore day at ten past six. Co-created by artist Terence Lin and residents, it was presented like a comic strip using illustrations, where residents connected their own unique stories with those of their neighbours.

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Terence is a Singapore-based artist inspired by themes of built environments and the home. He uses fabrics and threads on various supports like wood and canvas to create mixed media works that mediate drawing, painting and installation.

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Wonderful to see this event in the heartlands, right at my doorstep. My wife, kids and I had a good time exploring the entire Bang! Bang! Wonderland together. Just want to tell you guys, great job!

Mr Suresh, Age 45, Resident of Paya Lebar Kovan

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Mapping the Shadows Residents recreated through memory, imagination and conversations, the streets and roads around the places they live, work and play in. With artist Yang Jie, the residents then converted these hand-drawn descriptions into a series of paper cuts, blending fiction and reality to re-create an impression of the Singapore we reside in.

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Yang Jie is fascinated by mechanisms and likes to take things apart; from machines to devices and objects, to human relations with the world around them.

Home is the first place where we can learn to be ourselves. I had a great time talking to all the volunteers, getting to know who they are and where they live.

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View with a Room Residents contributed works of images of the view outside their windows that were then layered within the installation.

Artist Ben Yap designed the installation’s exterior to look like the interior space, so spectators had ‘to look in to look out’.

This reversal of space was meant to create a kind of false illusion, to seek the notion of ‘coming home’.

Ben Yap Ben is obsessed with photography. He has participated in several group shows, which include Urban Sensation! Festival 2012 and Art Apart Fair 2013. In 2013, National Arts Council selected him for the Noise Singapore apprenticeship programme.

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I was most impressed and actually pleasantly surprised at the quality and commitment of the volunteers and the work that they were producing! I look forward to many more community arts project in the near future!

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Artist Sophia Natasha Wei guided residents in creating art terrariums that reflected each of their individual personalities.

Residents envisioned their house environment and used coloured clay, pebbles and personal items to craft their art terrariums in a bottle that were then stacked and presented as a home environment installation.

Sophia Natasha Wei Sophia is a multidisciplinary

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artist, versatile in various forms of art making, including jewellery making, mixed media installations and performance art. She is committed to creating art that will penetrate the heart of the community and engage the public.

What I love about it is that the residents never got bored of making the art terrariums with me. I am happier because they have learnt a life skill of creativity.

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Ryf Zaini

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Ryf is very interested in the role of technology and how it has shaped society. By embedding electronic elements within his works, the contemporary composition is a unique blend of technology and traditional arts.

It’s amazing to work with the community, because you can see there are many of them that are creative in their own way. All it takes is a lil’ time to listen and work with them, and they can produce works that are truly personal, well thought and meticulous. This is a terrific platform for them to articulate their creativity.

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A Tailored Lifestyle The majority of Singaporeans live in HDB flats, making us natural born organisers who try to utilize the limited spaces we have. Clothes, another important aspect of our lifestyle, provide us with the confidence to go about our daily lives. Artist Ryf Zaini, worked together with residents to integrate these two elements through art making.

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Homefield explored recorded environmental audio as a means to trigger memories and impressions of home.

Artist Khai Hori worked with students from Bedok Town Secondary School to produce audio recordings of their home environment, or environments that are close to their hearts.

Khai Hori Khai’s practice is marked by the other diverse roles he has played – as a critic, curator, director and producer of contemporary art.

He is currently a Senior Curator at the National Heritage Board.

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Heartland is a series of short films and photography co-created by artist Sherman Ong and residents of Kaki Bukit. The films fused documentary and fiction, and included finding an authenticity of voices from the diverse personal histories, memories and reflections of the residents.

Sherman Ong Sherman is a filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. His practice has always centred on the human condition and our relationships with others within the larger milieu. He has premiered works in Art Biennales, film festivals and museums around the world.

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I love the camaraderie between the residents at RC. I also think that the process has been a very enriching one for me and also the participants. I would like to work with some of them again for my other project.

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W.O.W.! 33 Secrets

This is a project about sharing the secrets within a neighbourhood. Anonymous secrets were collected throughout Serangoon to construct into a beautiful installation. A window was then created where residents could perceive their neighbourhood on a much deeper level, allowing them a glimpse into each other’s world, with a realization that everyone is more connected than it seems.

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Founder and designer of Singapore-based womens wear label, Stolen, Elyn is also an autodidactic installation artist. She is an established figure in the local design and art industries, and a former creative group head of advertising firm, Ogilvy & Mather.

I was particularly touched at how Mr Ow, a coffee shop owner was fully committed in helping us put this project together. He put in time, effort and rounded up all his staff and son to take part. In his words, ‘I believe that every one of us has an artistic streak, but not everyone has the opportunity to pursue and develop it.’ That is a humbling thought. I am thankful that I am able to do what I feel for and am able to express stories through my art.

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The VEGGsplode and EGGcellent Picture Show VEGGsplode and EGGcellent aimed to examine the notion of shame. Artist Joo Choon Lin worked with residents in a series of workshops to employ the idea of egging as an allusion to shame. Shame operates along the relational axes between the self and the other, the natural instincts, self regard and the ego ideal.

Joo Choon Lin Choon Lin has exhibited in Singapore and internationally, participating in exhibitions such as the Roving Eye at Sorlandets Kunstmuseum, Norway (2011), Resolution of Reality at Third Floor Hermes, Singapore (2012), and Your Eyes are Stupid at Singapore Biennale 2013.

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I really like my team, the participants, and people who are with me in my project. I like our attitude, our togetherness, but there’s one thing I don’t know… that is how chemistry performed without my notice. It just occurred so naturally.

The costumes gave them the freedom, provided an escape from the mundane world which helped to release their emotions in different ways.

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The purpose of Trust was to comment on the accessibility of art, both conceptually and emotionally. Artist Razi Razak worked with residents to produce an interventional installation work in collaboration with a local Filipino provision shop. Trust interpreted a connection within the community.

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Razi is a multi-faceted creative individual.

He takes it as a purpose in life to challenge the sociality of modern thinking by being culturally curious, adapting and practicing new forms of enriching expression.

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To be able to learn about people’s Trust.

It has broadened my personal understanding of Trust within the community.

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Between the Lines Our feelings are a direct result of our everyday environment intermixed with past memories and unfulfilled futures.

Working with artists Cherry Chan and Kiat, students from Bowen Secondary School spoke with 1000 HDB residents to collect anonymous quotes and thoughts for the piece.

Cherry Chan + Kiat Cherry Chan and Kiat make music and visuals with the intention of provoking thoughts about one’s environment, culture and existence.

Co-founders of Singapore-based audiovisual collective www.syndicate.sg, the duo has performed all over the world.

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(We love) Being able to create a piece which encourages the debate of HOME for everyone…We love that some people stepped in and walked out with nods of approvals because they felt the positivity of it giving voice to local residents, or perhaps they can personally relate to the quotes and saw it as their opinions being seen by others…(It has made us happier) Getting non-traditional arts into the heartlands. We hope to see more of such happening.

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Coming Home to the HeART of Tampines Festival Village Organised by Tampines GRC CACCs and CCCs 14 June 2014, Tampines Community Plaza Reached: 3,000 residents

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Things I will Never Sell Led by artist Dorcas Ng, about 150 students from St. Hilda’s Secondary School had a stake in the store installation as they shared their family traits during a series of workshops.

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Fish Jaafar Fish is a formalist artist with works ranging from paintings and installations. He believes that aesthetics can be found in all things technical and dry.

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Artist Fish Jaafar and Tampines Town Council had more than 200 residents spontaneously contributing video clips of their antics – whether silly, weird or quirky – while waiting for the lift.

I think it is cool because it is everyone’s interaction. It is cool to find different perspective from different people and infusing it into a work where it is a collective as a whole and also completion of the product will be…it is more fulfilling in terms of the artwork as a whole. I like art because I think that art is meant to be shared and it is unlike resources, it can be shared.

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The Everyday Life Orchestra In a series of workshops, artist Angie Seah led senior members of Tampines Changkat Silver Connect through the entire process of choosing ordinary everyday items in the home to modify into instruments, which they then used to create a unique tune they could call their own.

Angie Seah Angie’s multidisciplinary practice traverses the mediums of drawing, installation, performance and sculpture to respond to the human condition in relation to the social environment. In recent years, she has been actively involved in many community art projects.

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Muhammad Izdi Izdi is a self-taught artist whose style is an evolving illustrative approach that takes numerous subtle cues from well-known illustrators and artists such as Gary Baseman, Seth Fisher, amongst others.

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Artist Muhammad Izdi and more than 150 Tampines Changkat residents worked hand-in-hand to paint and build their very own bird houses.

I agree to be part of this because it is kind of like getting out of my comfort zone and the whole process had been very engaging and very inspiring for me in a way that I get to learn more from them than they learn from me. It is things I overlook, simple things like simple communication, simple ideas that they give. I really appreciate them and I include them into the whole creative process of the whole project.

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Clement Liang Clement constantly blends art into life. He explores the secrets and missing links that society and people do not see. His practice is a reflection of all the little wonders that we leave behind which he is determined to bring to light.

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Clement Liang led about 120 Tampines West residents in designing and decorating their own Fun Memories Box, a unique installation best seen top down.

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It’s a good platform to see the various arts performances presented by all the CCs in Tampines as I am sure we only visit the CC that is nearest to our home. It’s a good gathering of performers and residents through arts.

Si Ying, Age 22, Resident of Tampines

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Fragments (Family Portrait) Families relived treasured memories through the recollection of their family portraits under the direction of artist Lavender Chang.

Lavender Chang Lavender has a strong interest in conceptual and documentary photography. Her artwork is a reflection of the sensitivity towards the subtle nuances surrounding her, creating a canvas that allows further contemplation.

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Under the lead of artist Yeoh Wee Hwee, Chongzheng Primary School students re-moulded items brought from their storeroom and arranged it into the Storeroom.

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Where have all the Tempinis gone?

Throughout seven workshops, arts collective Vertical Submarine guided clients from Christian Outreach to the Handicapped and residents, to trace the outline of trees and fill the trees with colours and their creativity.

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An independent art collective based in Singapore, Vertical Submarine has three members - Joshua Yang, Justin Loke and Fiona Koh (in the order of seniority) who paint a bit, write a bit, draw a bit, but eat, drink and sleep a lot.

As residents and musicians, it’s a nice way for me and my wife, Sylvia to contribute back to Tampines as part of the Festival. Today’s performance is specially put together by Tampines residents, for Tampines residents!

Lionel Lye, Age 32, Musician, Resident of Tampines

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Support your local…

Empowered with the inspiration to create and to support the local establishments, Tampines West residents worked with visual artists Sabotage to spray paint attractive taglines with strong local flavours.

Sabotage (SBTG) Artist, “Support Your Local…” Coming Home 2014 Installation

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Mark Ong and Sue-Anne Lim are the dynamic husband-and-wife team behind SBTG. With an amalgamation of influences, SBTG’s artistic practice is one infused with moral courage; living by the punk and skateboarding tenet of having the freedom to be what they want, they pursued a path in visual arts independently, relying on discipline, hard work, and DIY entrepreneurialism.

Most of the time, our own workshop which we conduct at the studio is on the individual level or at the most it is two friends, a friends or a couple. But this one is really a lot of family. There were I think at least 4 or 5 parents with a few kids and they all do it together so that is quite fun…all of the finished pieces will be displayed there and the families can bring their friends and say “this is my piece”. It is fun. It all brings back to have that community spirit.

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Through a series of field trips, art lectures and lots of talking, Justin Lee guided Tampines Central residents in capturing photos of sentimental value.

Justin Lee Justin brought Pop Art to Singapore. His witty, thoughtful work blends traditional Eastern imagery and techniques with twenty-first-century consumerism and Western icons.

Justin had his first solo show in 2003, at the age of 40. Now, seven years on, he has held numerous exhibitions, and has been commissioned by commercial clients.

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PAssionArts Champions Dorcas Ng Member of Serangoon Community and Culture Club, Artist/Designer, “Things I Will Never Sell” Coming Home 2014 Installation Dorcas’ association with PAssionArts started as an artist in PAssionArts Month 2013. She created an installation around the ideas of learning centres in Serangoon. She soon became a member of the Serangoon Community Art and Culture Club and for PAssionArts Festival 2014, she worked with students from St.Hilda’s Secondary School on creating a ‘Coming Home’ house, titled ‘Things I will Never Sell’.

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She welcomes spontaneous real time intervention in the creative process, which is an important element in her work as she strives to create fresh and experimental work every time. These narratives take on different form/media each time but are all one continuous thread of work.

(The experience has been) very fulfilling especially when I worked with students and trying to tell them and share more knowledge about contemporary art…To be able to share with them my artistic vision and bring them onboard this project, it is a very fulfilling thing...

(With the students) it is only along the way that I start to piece together the different element (of the installation)…I can plan, I can change and I can adapt. So it is quite exciting in a way that I still don’t really know exactly at the end how it is going to look like.

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PAssionArts Champions Yeo Wee Hwee Resident of Tampines, “Storeroom” Coming Home 2014 Installation, This is Wee Hwee’s first project with her fellow Tampines neighbours. She collaborated with students from Chongzheng Primary School, to re-mould personal items they brought from their storeroom for the ‘Coming Home’ house installation. The installation will also be showcased at the school’s 30th Anniversary.

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North West Attended by a number of first-time residents and residents who had participated in the past, the North West festival villages thrilled all with a wide range of visual arts, from stained glass painting and luminous canvas artworks, to a children’s art mask competition where they could show off their creativity using luminous paint. Residents also got to dabble in Chinese ink painting and calligraphy as well as reminisce about Old Sembawang through an impressive outdoor 3D art display. More than 40 artists co-created with over 1,500 residents in 24 pre-festival workshops to present and share these large format art works with their fellow residents during the festival.

Mr Chia Soo, Michael, Chairperson of Bukit Timah CACC Mdm Dolly Par Bee Gek, PBM, Chairperson of Cashew CACC Mr Seow Choke Meng, BBM, Chairperson of Ulu Pandan CACC Mr Chan Hok Chee, Chairperson of Zhenghua CACC Mr Khoo Tze Cheak, Chairperson of Bukit Panjang CACC Mdm Kalyani d/o Sinnakkalai, Chairperson of Canberra CACC Mr Subramaniam s/o Ramasamy, PBM, Chairperson of Chong Pang CACC Ms Lee Peck Yan, Chairperson of Nee Soon Central CACC Mr Koh Hock Siong, Lawrence PBM, Chairperson of Nee Soon East CACC Ms Sithararani D/O Doriasamy, PBM, Chairperson of Nee Soon South CACC Mr Ang Chin Koon, Chairperson of Sembawang CACC Mr Goh Shiming, Gavin, Chairperson of Admiralty CACC Mr N Sivarajan, Chairperson of Marsiling CACC Ms Gail Pantin, Chairperson of Woodgrove CACC Mr Lim Yan Liang, Felix, Chairperson of Woodlands CACC

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Memories & Dreams – An Art Carnival! Festival Village Organised by Nee Soon GRC CACCs and CCCs 31 May 2014, Nee Soon Central

Reached: 10,000 residents

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Visual artist Mr Tan Khim Ser, together with 10 other artists did a live painting demonstration of 100 flowers on a 10m long canvas.

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活动有声有色，非常精彩。这是一项推广艺术到民间， 普及艺术的精彩活动。 A very exciting and fantastic event that promotes and bring arts to the public in a very effective way.

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Ms Lee Peck Yen, Chairperson, Nee Soon Central CACC Since 2012, Ms Lee was appointed as the Chairperson of the Nee Soon Central Community Arts & Culture Club (CACC) and has been very proactive in organising various arts & cultural activities. She introduced calligraphy and lantern painting during the Mid-Autumn Arts Festival, as well as offered Polytechnic students a platform to perform in the monthly Community Music Time at community spaces around the neighbourhood. She has also established a good relationship with Huamin Primary School, collaborating with teachers and students on several projects such as a wall mural, painted pillars and the upcoming adoption of a Community Art Gallery.

She initiated a working relationship with Life Art Society and St Luke’s Eldercare to bring painting lessons to the elderly, many of whom have never dabbled in the arts and craft prior to this. Ms Lee is heartened that the residents’ lives have been enriched through the Arts.

As Organising Chairperson of the Nee Soon PAssionArts Village 2014, Ms Lee involved 14 schools and 7 community organisations to take part in a combined arts exhibition featuring more than 100 art pieces.

Prior to the festival, Ms Lee gathered the residents to co-create artworks on 256 pieces of stained glass, forming the “Walkway of Dreams”, giving residents an opportunity to befriend one another.

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Walkway of Dreams Residents together with Glass artist Luke Goh, cocreated 256 pieces of stained glass to present a majestic visual display along the walkway, for all to admire.

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Being involved in this unique community arts project gave us a valuable experience of sharing our passion for the Glass Arts with people from different walks of life.

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Flora in Four Seasons Festival Village Organised by Ulu Pandan and Bukit Timah CACCs and CCCs 14 June 2014, Ulu Pandan CC Reached: 700 residents

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Ulu Pandan and Bukit Timah CACCs and community artists from Life Arts Society painted four huge blooms that represent the four seasons.

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The Flora in Four Seasons event was fun-thrilled!

I totally loved the hands-on activities and I can get to bring the art home! So looking forward to the next PassionArts event!

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Ms Alice, Resident of Bukit Timah

Through organising these activities especially the workshops, we were able to promote the Arts, especially Chinese Ink Painting and Calligraphy, to the residents of Ulu Pandan. Not only this, we were also very impressed that we were able to involve different races, young and old to take part in the creation of the Flowers in the 4 Seasons Chinese Ink Painting, the Large Scale Visual Artwork. This clearly shows that the Arts goes beyond different cultures, races and religions which could be a way to unite all with a common goal.

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Camera, Light, Action! Festival Village Organised by Zhenghua, Bukit Panjang and Cashew CACCs and CCCs 7 June 2014, Senja Square Reached: 2,000 residents

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Community with a Heart Approximately 500 students gathered together to create their own version of “Community with a Heart” canvas art piece.

The children’s art mask competition saw kids creating masks using luminous paint resulting in a spectacular 200 eye-popping mask display.

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Artistes, residents and students came together to create Camera, Light, Action! piecing up 80 luminous canvas paintings. The illuminated giant camera was a stunning display against the night sky. It captured the attention of many residents, who went up close to explore the beauty of the artwork.

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This is my first time joining PAssionArts Festival and I think it is a great event. My children enjoyed the event as they get to experience so many different art forms and they get to explore their creativity through such activities.

Mdm Chan, Age 43, Resident at Blk 650 Senja Link

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I am glad that I came down together with my children; we were impressed by the luminous paint effect of the artwork. The children are very excited to see their artworks transformed under the purple light.(And) I will be signing up for the Canvas Art Painting Interest Group at the CC.

Mr Tony Lim, Age 38, Resident at Blk 651 Senja Link (a father of two and first time participant at a PAssionArts event)

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Many Stories One Sembawang Festival Village Organised by Sembawang GRC CACCs and CCCs 29 June 2014, Hardcourt beside Blk 336 Reached: 2,000 residents

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Rotherham Gate This is an artistic representation of the northern gate of the former British Naval Base. Its remnants can still be spotted under the roots of a banyan tree at Woodlands Waterfront.

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An illustration of Canberra Gate, which was the first sight that greeted the Naval Base workers in the morning along the narrow Canberra Road. It was also a familiar sight for the many school children that attended the various schools along the same road.

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The Sultan Theatre, recreated as a painting here, was built to provide an entertainment outlet for the increasing population in the villages around Nee Soon then.

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Old Sembawang Fire Station This is a recreation of the Old Sembawang Fire Station, which was built in 1914 and served the site of the former British Naval Base. The tower can still be seen in the site of Sembawang Shipyard.

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Andrew’s Avenue Coffee Shop A depiction of the coffee shop that was a popular meeting point for the shipyard workers. It was known for its rich coffee, tea and kaya toast.

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275 postcards were used to form this giant 3m x 3m pineapple exhibit that pays tribute to the old Nee Soon.

Mural artists Jamie Hong and Janus Tan, together with residents who contributed about 1000 old and new photographs of Nee Soon, created a giant 3m x 5m photo mosaic.

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Colour your Dreams Guided by Life Art Society, residents came out to paint with their fingers and palms, contributing to another jumbo art display.

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I finally know how to create the ‘We Love SG Flowers’ that I have seen everywhere and can’t wait to share the knowledge with my friends! Thank you for organising the PAssionArts Festival 2014!

Mdm Lee Chin Hoe, Resident of Ulu Pandan

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east South East Bonding all races, families and neighbours, the South East festival villages re-invented how people perceived art. Children, families and even seniors delighted in the appearance of life-size 2D safari animals and beautiful wall murals in the neighbourhood, and tried their hand at painting on horses and umbrellas. Many showed a renewed interest in the more traditional art forms like calligraphy, batik painting and photography, as they participated side-by-side with fellow residents in these art activities. Neighbourhood nostalgia also inspired community artists and residents to get creative with their art installations and bring back a host of familiar games played in the past. Altogether, there were 52 pre-festival workshops, where about 40 artists co-created with 4000 residents and students to produce the various artworks.

The People behind South East W.O.W.!

Mr Ong Han Kiam Richard, Chairperson of Bedok CACC Mr Raymond Lim, Chairperson of Changi Simei CACC Mr Johan Bin Salim, Chairperson of Fengshan CACC Mr Lee Ah Kiat, PBM, Chairperson of Kampong Chai Chee CACC Ms Uma Rajan BBM, PBS, Chairperson of Joo Chiat CACC Mdm Ng Mui Leng, Elizabeth, Chairperson of Marine Parade CACC Mdm Tan Cheh Belinda, Chairperson of Braddell Heights CACC Mr Seah Liang Bing, Chairperson of Geylang Serai CACC Mr Chng Hoon Hoon, Chairperson of Kembangan-Chai Chee CACC Mr Goh Khon Chong, BBM(L), Co-Chairperson of Macpherson CACC Ms Lim Hui Min Jan, Co-Chairperson of Macpherson CACC Ms Noor Mizah Binte Rahmanudin, Co-Chairperson of Macpherson CACC Mr Anthony Chong Wan Chu, Chairperson of Mounbatten CACC Mr Richard Toh Chong Beng, PBM, Chairperson of Potong Pasir CACC

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Colours of ART.EAST Festival Village Organised by Fengshan and Kampong Chai Chee CACCs and CCCs 7 June 2014, Open space at Bedok 85 Food Centre Reached: 1,500 residents

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Colours Gone Wild Residents were greeted by a procession of 120 life size cutouts of safari animals en-route to the festival village. More than 1000 community artists from various organizations, schools as well as community partners, lovingly painted each animal board in a multitude of colours, and also gave them endearing names.

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From painting the elephant (2D board from Colours Gone Wild) to the arts carnival today, I am really glad my son can be part of it and the team for putting in so much effort and going the extra mile to giving him a chance to participate.

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Grace Chan, Age 62, Resident from Simei Road, Mother of Ong Tao, a boy with Down’s Syndrome, who got to participate and showcase his artistic talent in Colours Gone Wild

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Humans of Singapore – Portraits of Art.East 60 residents were featured in this exhibition, each one sharing more than just an image, but also a personal story. This project aimed to encourage everyone to slow down and share experiences; and that there were friends to be made at every corner of our community. Community artist, Shitij took on the role of community journalist and storyteller capturing a heartfelt, funny and inspiring collection of photographs showing the spirit of a neighbourhood.

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I think it’s a good idea…for a photo exhibition, usually you’ll think of a very artsy kind of place…like a museum...this way it’s kind of an integrated way. People don’t have to go somewhere; you kind of bring it to them.

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Shitij Nigam, Age 23, Artist, Humans of Singapore Installation

I have always loved the Humans of Singapore project and knowing there is going to be a real exhibition and maybe even the first in the world is just so exciting! And I am amazed by the amount of effort put into the project; by transporting a social media phenomenon into the heartlands is just brilliant.

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Jasmine, Age 24, Residents from Toa Payoh & Tommy, Age 25, Resident from Bukit Timah (came to know about the Festival from Humans of Singapore Facebook Page, and came to Fengshan specially for this exhibition)

I bugged my father to bring me here when I saw those animals on the street few weeks ago; I want mine to be up there too.

Daryl, Age 9, Resident from Jade RC

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Galloping Dreams @ Kembangan-Chai Chee Festival Village Organised by Kembangan-Chai Chee CACC and CCC 25 May 2014, Kampong Kembangan CC Reached: 1,000 residents

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PG Horse by Lorong Melayu NC (1 of 12 horse installations featured) In pre-festival workshops, artists Mohammad Shahril Bin Selamat and Asri Scola guided residents, volunteers and students in transforming 12 horse lanterns into stunning installation arts for fellow residents to enjoy. cuto

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It was amazing to see how much the residents enjoyed and brought creativity and life to the horse art installation. It was rewarding for me as an artist to be able to share my knowledge and experience with them.

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Mohamad Shahril Bin Selamat, Age 32, Professional Artist, Horse Lanterns Installation

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Palms of Simei Festival Village Organised by Changi Simei CACC and CCC 14 June 2014, Blk 248 Simei Street 3 Reached: 1,000 residents

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Mega Calligraphy Art Artist Master Wu Sheng Ping led over 100 community artists and residents to break the record for the largest single calligraphy character drawn that measured 10 metres in width.

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I think the Giant Calligraphy is especially meaningful as it represents the people in Simei, and it will become a community art piece that everyone here can identify with.

Ms Jackie Lim, in her 40s, Resident of Simei

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I have been to many of your PAssionArts events, and I must say you guys always surprise me each time. You managed to transform this empty grass patch under the MRT track into such a wonderland for children and adults. It is really fun for the whole family, and I think Arts is the right formula for such events, since it can be very close to the hearts of people.

Mdm Jenny Ng, Age 59, Resident of Simei Street 4

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Making Art Together @ Macpherson Festival Village Organised by Macpherson CACC and CCC 14 June 2014, Open space in front of Blk 95 Aljunied Crescent Reached: 1,000 residents

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Dear Neighbour Photography Installation The ‘Dear Neighbour’ photography installation is Singapore’s inaugural entry into the global INSIDE OUT project conceptualised by award winning French artist JR. Portraits of residents are captured as an expression of gratitude to the people in the community who have directly or indirectly contributed to making the neighbourhood a beautiful and pleasant place to live in.

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I had never seen something like this before and was amazed to see many happy faces of residents, whom some of them are familiar faces in the estate. It’s definitely a “One of a Kind” event that I have come across in MacPherson.

Lee Siew Mui, Age 43, Resident of MacPherson estate

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The Dear Neighbour WOW art installation as a means to pay tribute to the people in the community was really a meaningful project. I am indeed very glad to be part of the celebrations. I have to thank all the residents for being a “good sport” for posing for their pictures.

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Lim Zi Song, Age 21, Social media enthusiast and Volunteer photographer for the MacPherson “Dear Neighbour” project

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Kaleidoscope 2 @ Bedok Festival Village Organised by Bedok CACC and CCC 15 June 2014, Open space between Pasar 16 and Blk 18 Bedok South Road Reached: 1,500 residents

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More than 100 residents, volunteers and community partners worked together to fold an incredible 15,000 cranes from recycled paper which Singapore Contemporary Young Artists (SCYA) then strung together. American artist Lindsey Bailey led more than 150 residents in stripping and weaving 300 bags of used clothing donated by 50 Bedok residents, into a colourful fabric hut.

The cranes and fabric hut were then seamlessly installed as a “Village Gate” to lead the way into the festival village.

The experience is great, PAssionArts really gave us good opportunities like these to showcase our art works and it’s really great to let artists like me enjoy doing this…and also the residents enjoy doing this as well... so we are very happy to be here.

My aunties, my uncles and my siblings are also helping out on this…it really brings us closer together as a family...we get to have a great bonding together also.

Muhammad Naqib, Age 16, Batik Artist

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Kaleidoscope 2 @ Bedok Festival Village Organised by Bedok CACC and CCC 15 June 2014, Open space between Pasar 16 and Blk 18 Bedok South Road Reached: 1,500 residents

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Towards BIG 50 Bedok Mural Art Residents, students, teachers, grassroots leaders, the elderly and their caregivers came together to create a 40m stretch of mural transiting four distinct themes - kaleidoscope, urban living, scenery and freedom. These murals continue to be displayed at selected locations in Bedok as Community Art Galleries, contributing towards Bedok’s target of 50 community murals by 2015.

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We have never done such a big painting before. Each panel is 2mx4m. It’s my first time doing community art. It’s really cool because the people in the community helped us to paint and we also taught them how to paint. It’s a really special experience. Seeing my painting on display… I feel very proud. We feel like an artist.

Li Cheng, Age 18, Student of Temasek Junior College

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Rain or Shine Arts Festival Village Organised by Marine Parade and Mountbatten CACCs and CCCs 22 June 2014, Marine Parade CC Reached: 1,500 residents

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1000 umbrellas were transformed into captivating works of art. Spearheaded by Ms Elizabeth Ng and involving arts educator Mr Muhammad Faizal Amir together with other resident artists, these umbrellas were hand-painted by residents of all ages in workshops that began as early as April.

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PAssionArts Champion Ms Elizabeth Ng

Ms Elizabeth Ng has been a strong arts champion since the PAssionArts Movement started in 2012.

She plays an engaging role in spearheading the components of PAssionArts – CMTs, Hotspots and Community Art Gallery by working with the other GROs. She has stepped forward to offer advice and also spearhead arts projects involving Marine Parade residents and volunteers. She has been instrumental in conceptualizing and implementing the “Rain or Shine� umbrella installation together with more than 1000 residents. She herself drew 100 umbrellas.

With her endearing support, the Cantonese Opera Troupe that she started during her teenage years has grown from 5 to 80 members. The CCMC Chairman has given herself an important task i.e to be in charge of the building matters in the CC. An architect and an artist herself, she knows what constitutes a good performing venue. Elizabeth has a vision to convert the CC into a performing arts centre and the estate into a living area that embraces arts as well as inspires the residents.

She has also worked out a comprehensive Arts Programme till FY 2016, partnering NAC under the PA-NAC community cultural nodes to bring arts to the next level in Marine Parade.

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Other W.OW.! in South East Beautiful Calligraphy @ Braddell Heights Festival Village Organised by Braddell Heights CACC and CCC 8 June 2014, Braddell Heights CC Reached: 800 residents

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Beautiful Calligraphy More than 200 calligraphy works from local residents and professional artists were displayed. Six schools also battled it out to compete for the most beautiful calligraphy display.

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Tan Chye Thiam, Age 50, Professional Artist, Large Scale Calligraphy Display

Palms of Simei Festival Village

Kaleidoscope 2 @ Bedok Festival Village

Organised by Changi Simei CACC and CCC

Organised by Bedok CACC and CCC

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5,000 palm prints made by residents were hung on palm trees around Simei, creating a bright and lovely display in the neighbourhood.

A traditional art form that got some renewed interest was Batik. 7 sessions of batik painting for residents were organized prior to the festival.

Batik artist, Mr Ika Sarkasi, our Batik Interest Group, and more than 200 residents co-created an impressive 20-metre long batik painting.

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I am extremely pleased to see so many students being engaged and participate in the whole process.

I hope to be able to continue to present calligraphy to everyone within the neighbourhood and community.

20-metre long Batik Painting

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Other W.OW.! in South East Once Upon A Time @ Kampong Potong Pasir Festival Village Organised by Potong Pasir CACC and CCC 14 June 2014, Potong Pasir CC Reached: 1,000 residents

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Organised by Geylang Serai CACC and CCC 22 June 2014, Geylang Serai CC Reached: 800 residents

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Good Ol’ Days

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Led by artist Mdm Leong Lin Foon, large-scale kampong fixtures like the attap hut was built by volunteers from Sri Siva Durga Temple and students from the Sree Narayana Mission Home for the Aged. Residents from Sennett Estate hand-twined fishing nets to remind us of our past as a fishing village.

Cedar Secondary School also generously loaned the Copper Artwork of the Alkaff Garden for display.

Our community partner The Hidden Good, a social enterprise, brought back the ‘blown-up’ version of kampong games, to the delight of many residents.

Mdm Leong Lin Foon, herself a resident of Potong Pasir, produced these large woodwork collages together with schools and the St. John’s Home for the Elderly. The works depict familiar scenes and distinguishable landscapes in the neighbourhood.

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Jumbo Woodwork Collages

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The large “The Kampong Hut”…brought me fond memories of my kampong days in Potong Pasir. Thanks for bringing back those fun and exciting memories back!”

(Translated from her Mandarin quote) Mdm Leong Lin Foon 梁莲欢, Age 75, Resident artist of Potong Pasir at Blk 121

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A Walk through Memory Lane The flats of old and new Singapore were replicated using 3-metre tall window panels made out of foam boxes that were then put together to form the 3D HDB flats. These ‘flats’ were used to display the many photos contributed and captured by residents from Geylang Serai, allowing fellow residents to explore the personal, social, cultural and historical backdrops of Geylang versus the urban landscape today.

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Arts in my Backyard @ Joo Chiat Festival Village

Organised by Marine Parade and Mountbatten CACCs and CCCs

Organised by Joo Chiat CACC and CCC 28 June 2014, Open field between Jalan Sempadan and Siglap Linear Park Reached: 700 residents

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20 School of the Arts (SOTA) students and graduates showed off their creativity with this wall mural that they designed and painted.

Chairperson of Mountbatten CACC, Mr Anthony Chong conceptualized the idea of engaging residents through painting of these butterfly art pieces. About 100 residents and grassroots leaders, 60 students from neighbouring schools as well as 50 children from Sparklekidz Academy and Schoolhouse by the Bay stretched their imagination to transform these cardboard butterflies into this beautiful display.

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Painting with fellow classmates and the residents made my experience more fun and interesting…the creation of the mural painting has added a touch of beauty and artistic element to the walls of the basketball court.

Ms Yap Soke Kee, Aged 17, Participant and Facilitator of Mural painting from SOTA

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Flavours of Joo Chiat Celebrating the culture and identity of the district, this unique sculpture was created using pieces of furniture commonly found in Joo Chiat shophouses and eateries. Furniture used included a coffeeshop table, a café chair, a high bar chair, a rattan chair, and a kopitiam chair!

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To marry photography into an Arts Installation was remarkable! As a photography enthusiast, I had a great time browsing through the many interesting photos shot… I am certainly looking forward to more innovative and personable events like this.

Yeo Yee Wan, Aged 26, Participant and resident of Geylang Serai

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west South West For the first time in a PassionArts Festival, South West presented an arts trail over 1 weekend where residents could pick up a Trail Passport that would guide them through 6 festival villages to view and interact with 9 collaborative artworks. These artworks were co-created by residents and artists to beautify the existing structures in their neighbourhoods. The other 7 festival villages also presented giant works of art with themes of family, community, nature, memories and home that resonated well with residents. Young or old, there was something for everyone to experience, from recycled arts, wall murals, painting on a very large scale to puppet, paper and fabric crafting. In total, there were 61 pre-festival workshops, where about 20 artists co-created with over 4000 residents and students to produce

Mr Mohd Alias Bin Ali, Chairperson of Clementi CACC

the different artworks.

Mr Edward Lee, Chairperson of West Coast CACC

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Mr Chan Kok Choy, Chairperson of Chua Chu Kang CACC Ms Koh Wen Chii, Fiona, Chairperson of Nanyang CACC Ms Peggie Chua, BBM, Chairperson of Yew Tee CACC Mr Kelvin Tan, Chairperson of Hong Kah North CACC Mr Huang Jun Jia, Chairperson of Bukit Batok CACC Mr Loh Chai Guan, Chairperson of Bukit Batok East CACC Mr Wilson Ong Chok Yen, Chairperson of Jurong Central CACC Mdm Tan Sook Yuan, Felicia, Chairperson of Jurong Spring CACC Mr Ingkiriwang Shawn Wei Zhong, Chairperson of Taman Jurong CACC Mr Andrew Yap Tiet Chiew, Chairperson of Yuhua CACC Mr Lai Sheow Seong, Raymond, Chairperson of Boon Lay CACC

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Taman Jurong ARTales Festival Village Organised by Taman Jurong CACC and CCC 7 June 2014, Taman Jurong CC Reached: 1,500 residents

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Artist Amalina Ahmad and over 50 residents created 5 story pillars according to story themes. The pillars were painted in different colours and decorated with puppets hand-made from various materials.

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Brooch Connects HeART PAssionArts Champion, Mdm Rohana Binti Musa, together with volunteers from the Taman Jurong Brooch Making Interest Group, taught hundreds of residents to make brooches from recycled fabric.

In total, they contributed 2,000 brooches for this installation.

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…together with youths and seniors, we created beautiful puppet pieces inspired by the five stories used in Gift of Reading programme which were featured in the installation. I am glad that PAssionArts has given me this opportunity to work together with the community in such a meaningful project. This is truly a unique experience for me.

Amalina Ahmad, Artist

Before the workshop starts, the trainers show us the story book before making the puppet. It makes the puppet come more alive knowing the story behind it.

Yang Dan, Age 6, Resident of Taman Jurong

PAssionArts made Arts and Music more accessible to the community. I like the brooch and puppet making activity and the large artwork presented at the Taman Jurong community Club. I have also enjoyed the story telling and string puppet show.

Alice Lim, Age 40, Resident of Taman Jurong

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The Forest Comes Alive Festival Village Organised by Bukit Batok East CACC and CCC 7 June 2014, Void deck of Blk 268, Bukit Batok East Ave 4 & adjacent hardcourt Reached: 1,500 residents

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Forest Comes Alive @ 268 The HDB void deck came alive with trees, flowers and animals set against a colourful mural depicting a forest. Over 50 residents and art teacher, Candy Lee, proudly created and assembled the man-made forest, using many recycled items like shopping bags, plastic bottles and newspaper.

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A very meaningful art project which engaged children, adults and elderly. It also allowed the residents to play a part in creating a more pleasant environment for themselves in their own space…I learned about how such big events are organised.

This is my first time doing such a big community art project in a public space.

Candy, Art Teacher

I like this event, is very creative…hope more such activities which can involve residents with artworks can be organised in next festival.

Rajeswari, Age 29, Resident of Bukit Batok East

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Jurong Spring Blooms! Festival Village (in conjunction with CC Open House 2014) Organised by Jurong Spring CACC, CCC and CCMC 8 June 2014, Jurong Spring CC & void deck of Blk 528, Jurong West Street 52 Reached: 1,500 residents

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Quilted Blooms Mr Frankie Goh, BBM (L), an avid arts champion, together with arts volunteers, gathered almost 1,000 residents to participate in workshops, to make more than 1,200 pieces of quilted flowers. In total, they used 10,000 paper strips for the flowers, forming this 6m x 2.5m jumbo wall of blooms.

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I am grateful for the opportunity to collaborate in this meaningful community art as it allows me to encourage the residents and students to learn new skills which they otherwise might not have the opportunity to do so. With this project, PAssionArts also created a greater sense of bonding among families, friends & neighbours. Seeing their satisfied looks & smiles after each painting at the end of the day makes me happy, indeed it has been a wonderful journey for me.

Eunice Lee, Age 28, Resident of Jurong Spring

Amalina Ahmad, Artist

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Jurong Spring Blooms Murals Under the guidance of artist Amalina Ahmad, students from Shuqun Primary School and seniors from Jurong Spring Wellness Programme, gave new life to the void deck by painting 1 large floral mural and 9 pillars. The murals also incorporated paper quilted flowers.

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PAssionArts Champion Mr Frankie Goh, BBM (L)

Mr Frankie Goh, BBM (L) is the present Chairman of Jurong Spring Citizens’ Consultative Committee. He was a former PA trainer, practicing and teaching Paper Quilting for more than 30 years. With a keen interest to share his knowledge and expertise, he was mentor to the Jurong Spring Community Arts and Culture Club (CACC) and involved in CACC activities from time to time. For this year’s PAssionArts Festival, Mr Goh and his arts volunteers had gathered almost a thousand residents to participate in paper quilting workshops to jointly create Jurong Spring Blooms, a large floral mosaic. In total, 10,000 paper strips were used to create 1,250 pieces of quilted paper flowers to form this huge floral wall.

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I am glad (to be) invited to help out with this project “Jurong Spring Blooms”. It has enhanced us connecting the residents and bonding with the participants, they all enjoy the artwork and request to form a interest group to have more variety of artwork and get together more regularly. I wish to contribute my best knowledge and serve our nation.

Mr Frankie Goh, BBM (L), Volunteer Artist/ Chairman of Jurong Spring CCC

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People of Yuhua Festival Village Organised by Yuhua CACC and CCC 8 June 2014, Open space between Blk 252 and Blk 253 Jurong East Street 24 Reached: 800 residents

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People of Yuhua Shuqun Secondary School teacher, Ms Izyan Ismail, and her photography club students snapped pictures of residents, capturing the lives of the Yuhua community. The students photographed their subjects based on three themes – Fostering Ties, Building a Culture and Customs & Practices – and the best pictures were used in the 11 photo cubes installation.

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It is really heartwarming to see residents and volunteers learn balloon sculpturing together and passing on their skills to each other!

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I attended the parachord workshop with my neighbours and fellow residents and am pleasantly surprised to see the amount of interest and fun seen.

Ms Sheryl Loo, Resident of Yuhua

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Don’t Cap Your Imagination! Festival Village Organised by Bukit Batok CACC and CCC 8 June 2014, Bukit Batok Sports Hub Reached: 2,000 residents

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Community artist Lindsey Bailey together with more than 200 residents came up with the concept of Sunrise for this mosaic. ‘Sunrise’ represents a new day ahead, signifying new hopes and fresh beginnings. In total, 100,000 bottle caps were collected by all Bukit Batok residents to create ‘Sunrise’ on the steps of the seating gallery at Bukit Batok Sports Hub.

We crafted and decorated this game for our 5 months old grandchild, we hope he will like it. Thank you for the opportunity.

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gARTen By The Green Festival Village Organised by Jurong Central CACC and CCC 8 June 2014, Jurong Green CC

Reached: 1,500 residents

“ ” “ ” It was heartening to see so many of my neighbours coming together to revel in arts activtities. Turning the void deck into a garden provides a nice view when I pass by and I believe it will bring smiles to many other residents.

Mr David Xu, Age 28, Resident of Jurong Central

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Resident Artist Aileen Toh inspired over 200 residents, grassroots leaders, volunteers and PCF students to beautify the void deck with Our gARTen. Using mainly recycled materials such as leaves, wood pallets from overgrown trees that were chopped down, and plastic water bottles, the garden came complete with a wishing house and lily pond.

Before we take part in PAssionArts events, I didn’t know that my daughters are so interested in arts. Every time after each workshop (Our gARTen), they would ask me when is the next workshop. I am very happy to see my daughters teach other fellow residents and friends how to make the beautiful magazine beads at the event.

Mdm Suki Khaw, Age 41, Resident of Jurong Central, Participant of “Our gARTen” workshops and Eco Accessories Train-the-Trainers workshop (Mother of 3 daughters, stays at Blk 425, Jurong West Ave 1)

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PAssionArts Champion Ms Aileen Toh

Aileen was discovered by the NAFA-PA ‘Your Neighbour is an Artist’ project initiated by CACCs in South West district and NAFA Alumni Association. This year is Aileen’s first time participating in PAssionArts Festival. After her first sculpture exhibition at Jurong Green CC (which is just across her home), she had expressed interest to create a project for the festival. She conceptualized ‘gARTen by the Green’, a large installation at the void deck of Blk 425 Jurong West Avenue 1. She co-created the installation with Jurong Central residents over a series of pre-festival workshops. Aileen studied Sculpture at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 2008. Her collection consists mainly of paintings and sculptures inspired by natural phenomena and human experiences.

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As this is my first time installing an artwork at the void deck and facilitating so many residents, it is very challenging yet fulfilling. It was a great experience working with the community and I think this initiative is an effective way to propagate fine arts among the heartland.

Ms Aileen Toh, Age 53, Sculpture Artist, “Our gARTen” Installation, Resident of Jurong Central

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Wishful Fishing Festival Village Organised by Clementi CACC and CCC 7 June 2014, Open area in front of Blk 327, Clementi Avenue 5

Reached: 500 residents

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The green grassy slopes near Blk 327 were transformed into a fishing village, featuring fish and sampan boats made of papier mache, and waves of tie-dyed cloth. Artist Edric Hsu and his assistant Hong Ban Pang led this community project. Together with a group of 40 very enthusiastic residents they handmade this installation over several weeks.

I’m very honoured and delighted…to create the “Wishful Fishing” display together with the participation of the lovely resident volunteers. And I’m happy to receive the positive feedback and response. It was a wonderfully lively and fun way to bring everyone together, to enjoy and experience the creation of the work of art as a team.

Mr Edric Hsu, Artist

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Painted Faces Extravaganza Festival Village Organised by Yew Tee CACC and CCC 7 June 2014, Hardcourt next to Yew Tee Square

Reached: 1,500 residents

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More than 2,000 masks were painted and embellished by residents to create the longest and largest display of decorative masks that was entered into the Singapore Book of Records.

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A Dose of Sunshine Festival Village Organised by Boon Lay CACC and CCC 14 June 2014, Open area next to Pioneer Mall

Reached: 2,000 residents

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More than 1,500 Boon Lay residents, students and members of volunteer welfare organisations joined hands with eco artist Didier Ng to create an eco-art garden installation. They turned bottles, cans, plastic bags, and unwanted laminates into colourful flowers, windmills and butterfly sculptures.

The aim of this community art installation was to bring sunshine into the lives of its residents, including children and families who may otherwise not have the opportunity to participate in arts activities.

Their enthusiasm was overwhelming. The commitment and passion were delightful. Minority less positive but a twist in the making made it possible. With great effort and leaders, the project was well put together and brought much happiness to the Boon Lay residents. Everyone enjoyed the field of flowers and so did I! Ms Didier Ng, Eco Artist

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Ties that Bind – Places, Faces & Memories Festival Village Organised by Hong Kah North CACC and CCC 14 June 2014, Gek Poh Ville CC

Reached: 1,500 residents

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Cabinets of Characters Multi-media Artist Terence Lin led the residents and students from Millennia Institution, Jurong West and Westwood Secondary Schools as well as the Children’s Society in using plaster cast to make sculptures of objects, body parts and used clothes/fabric to create the 36 Cabinets of Characters. This 3D installation depicts the amenities around the neighbourhood.

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A Peace of Art Festival Village Organised by West Coast CACC and CCC 29 June 2014, Open area in front of Blk 728 Clementi West Street 2

Reached: 2,000 residents

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Singaporean artist Sun Yu-li and over 400 residents of West Coast collaborated on the largest canvas art installation in Singapore.

Firstly, Sun Yu-li painted a framework of dots and lines using white paint on 36 plain black banners to convey his expression of a community.

The residents then contributed their stories and memories of West Coast with different coloured paints, each stroke representing an individual woven into the vibrant tapestry of multi-coloured humanity. All 36 panels were assembled to form a giant 26m x 22m masterpiece that is displayed on the façade of Block 728 till end December 2014.

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We wanted to do something novel and special with our mum on her birthday. Being able to participate in this mega art installation is really a meaningful and fun activity that has allowed us to pen our wishes for our dear mother in such an impressive way. This is the first time we are painting, and it is wonderful to be able to paint together as a family!

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Angeline Tan, 38 years old with Mother Emily Tan, 67 Year old and family members Grace Tan, 40 years old and Samrio Tok, 45 years old, residents of Blk 713 Clementi West Street 2

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Sun Yu-Li One of Singapore’s leading artists, Sun Yu-li has a distinctive style that is unique and innovative. Yu-li is an artist who has actively put Singapore on the world map with his overseas installations and exhibitions. He gives back to the community through charity efforts, educational outreach and advisory roles. He constantly reaches out to other arts groups to stage new forms of artistic expression, bringing art to people through initiatives like the Chingay Art Float, SMRT EZ-Link cards and the KrisShop Gift Pack.

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This project was conceptualised together with PA and Artbitz. With 36 canvases visually connected, we invited over 400 residents, from toddlers to seniors to paint together. Seeing the possibilities when told they could paint with any colour and anywhere on the canvases, the residents had no hesitation in letting their feelings and emotions transform into strokes and shapes. The outcome was a visually stunning gigantic painting. It’s all about depicting a hope, a dream and an imagination, bridging cultures and bringing diverse communities together. I am glad that today, my Universal Language Art is well received as an art form, with many participants joining in the process through the years.

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Other W.OW.! in South West gARTen By The Green Festival Village

Happy Families Festival Village

Organised by Jurong Central CACC and CCC

Organised by Nanyang CACC and CCC 15 June 2014, Nanyang CC Reached: 2,000 residents

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Artist Ang Cheng Chye co-created with residents a 5m by 2.5m collage consisting of 24 pieces of beautiful lotus-themed Chinese ink paintings.

Not every family has a portrait taken together. This was a meaningful installation, encouraging residents to snap a picture of the family together as a memento. More than 500 portraits were collected to form the huge photo montage.

Lotus Ink Painting Collage

Images in Motion Festival Village Organised by Chua Chu Kang CACC and CCC 7 June 2014, Chua Chu Kang CC Reached: 800 residents

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Images in Motion Community artists and student volunteers turned a dull hoarding into a beautiful landscape painting of rustic Chua Chu Kang. Residents were also invited to add the finishing touches during the festival.

Gigantic Photo Montage

The other artists who contributed to PAssionArts Festival 2014

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Central singapore

artists Eula Lee Yuxuan, Intune Music, Mr Michael Ang, Ms Sally Tan, Ms Tan Shun Ru, Ms Winnie Leong, Ms Vijaya Mohan, Objectifs, Singapore Raffles Music and Wendy Lee Guanlin

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artists .gif, 2 Halfs, 7nightsatsea, A Vacant Affair, After The Sky, ANA, ANECHOIS, Anna Judge April, ‘Annie, How?’, Another Sunday Afternoon, Arajua, Arson, Aspectrum, Astreal, Altas, Ayden, Babushka, BEATA’BOX, Bear Culture, Bhaskar’s Arts Academy, Bravepaper, Cake Theatrical Productions, Calvaire, Caracal, Cashew Chemists, Cesspit, Cheers To The Past, Comic Strip, Cultures, Cut Out Heroes, Dawn Ng, Delphian Rose, Deon and Exhibitors.

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artists False Plaintiff, Gentle Bones, Giveth, Green Monster, Hell Low, I Hate This Place, Iman’s League, In Each Hand A Cutlass, Intriguant, Jamie Wong, Kate of Kale, Knightingale, Koji, Lion City Ska – Jazz Ensemble, Lost Weekend, Mannequins, Michaela Therese, Moira, Monster Cat, MXND KRFT, Nafrat, neoDominatri, Nicholas Chim and The Middle of Nowhere, No Pantz, Nick Shen Weijun, Obedient Wives Club, Paint The Sky Red, Paris In The Making, Pixel Apartment, Pleasantry, Radiant Archery, Rubix, Ruins & Remains and Shili & Adi.

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artists Siberian, Sifulan, Silhouette, Spacedays, SparkleDrivenFairytale, Stopgap, sub:shaman, SYA, Syl & Sher, Sylvia & Lionel, Take Two, Tapestry, Taj, Telecast!, Temple Shift, The Analog Girl, The Crazy88, The Full Pledge Munkees, The Good Life Project, The Little Giant, The Livid Sun, The Sets Band, The Summer State, The White Trip Movement, The Zozi, Tim De Cotta x The Warriors, Tipping Point, Tiramisu, The RSC, Unions, We The Thousands, weish, Windtree, YÃ ta and Yumi, Ziqq Says Hello.

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artists Circus in Motion and Heart Neu Circus.

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south east

artists Bellydance Discovery, Big Little Productions, Bornfire, Clesopassion Music School, Flaming Matrix, Mr Choo Zheng Hao, Mr Chua Tok Nam, Mr Jacky Neo, Mr Jonathan Goh, Mr Melvin Wong, Mr Muhammad Faizal Amir, Mr Neo Aik Siong, Ms Kumari, Ms Vijaya Mohan, Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist Association, Nittra Henna Definition. Project W Wind Ensemble, ScribbleDriblleQuibble iLIGHT Projection Team, Singapore Community Saxophone Ensemble, Singapore Contemporary Young Artists and The Necessary Stage

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artists Emerald Street, Mr Sutopo Ngasiman, Ms Danya Yu, Ms Jocelyn Wong, Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society, Peculiar Arts Performance Troupe, SWAT Crew, Teochew Drama Association, The Theatre Practice and YSTARs

Acknowledgement of partners

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CACC INTEREST GROUPS Ang Mo Kio Hougang Youth Ukulele Interest Group

Fengshan Project W Wind Ensemble

Bedok Batik Interest Group

Geylang Serai Photography Interest Group

Bedok Chinese Dance Interest Group

Hougang Ballet Interest Group

Bedok Community Singing Interest Group

Hougang Erhu Interest Group

Bedok MAEC Performing Interest Groups

Jalan Kayu Ukulele Group

Bedok Ukulele Interest Group

Joo Chiat AudioImage Wind Ensemble

Bishan East K-Pop Interest Group

Joo Chiat Kristang Cultural Troupe

Bishan-Toa Payoh Novo Winds

Joo Chiat Gamelan Srikandi Putri

Braddell Heights Yaji Interest Group

Joo Chiat Temasek Pipers

BRP Street Dance

Joo Chiat The Mainworks

BRP Music Band

Jurong Central Yilin Art Club

BRP Photography Society

Jurong Central Zone A RC Flower Arrangement Interest Group

Bukit Batok East Paper Cutting Interest Group

Jurong Central Zone D RC Gardening Interest Group

Bukit Panjang K-Pop Dance Group

Jurong Spring Paper Quilting Flower Interest Group

Cashew Dance Interest Group

Kaki Bukit Green RC Photography Group

Changi Simei Belly Dance Interest Group

Kampong Chai Chee Balloon Sculpting Interest Group

Changi Simei Chinese Orchestra

Kampong Chai Chee Belly Dance Interest Group

Changi Simei K-Pop Interest Group

Kampong Chai Chee Bollywood Dance

Changi Simei Karate Interest Group

Kampong Chai Chee Chinese Orchestra

Changi Simei Line Dance Interest Group

Kampong Chai Chee Community Singing

Changi Simei Taekwondo Interest Group

Kampong Chai Chee Cultural Dance

Changi Simei Zumba Interest Group

Kampong Chai Chee Daiko Drums

Cheng San Chinese Orchestra

Kampong Chai Chee Photography Interest Group

Clementi CC MAEC Interest Group “Frenz”

Kampong Glam Glowers Drama Group

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Keat Hong Chinese Orchestra

Fengshan Balloon Sculpting Interest Group

Kembangan-Chai Chee Calligraphy Club

Fengshan LEGO Interest Group

Kembangan-Chai Chee Tea Art Club

Fengshan Malay Dance

Kolam Ayer Evokx Choir Group

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MacPherson Mekar Aria Kencana - Kompang Group

Tampines Changkat Ballet

MacPherson Perguran Sendeng Seturut - Silat Group

Tampines North Ballet

Marine Parade Paint N Brush Interest Group

Tampines North Indian Drumming Group

Moulmein Dikir Barat Interest Group

Tampines Changkat Acoustic Band

Moulmein Malay Dance Interest Group

Tampines Changkat Crafts Interest Group

Moulmein Ukulele Interest Group

Tampines West MAEC Orkestra Sri Temasek

Nee Soon Family Choir

Teck Ghee Malay Kompang Interest Group

Nee Soon South Ukulele Group

Teck Ghee LEGO Art Interest Group

Pasir Ris East and Pasir Ris West YEC Interest Groups

Thomson-Toa Payoh Malay Community Singing Interest Group

Paya Lebar Indian Musical Acts

Toa Payoh Guitar Club

Paya Lebar Sheng Hong Taiko Drumming

Toa Payoh Photography Club

Potong Pasir Children Arts Interest Group

Toa Payoh West Ceramic Arts Interest Group

Potong Pasir Inside Black Book Youth Arts Interest Group

Toa Payoh West Children Arts Group

Potong Pasir Photography Interest Group

Whampoa Harmonica Interest Group

Punggol North and Punggol West Ukulele Interest Groups

Whampoa Teochew Opera

Sengkang West Evergreen Singing Interest Groups

Yio Chu Kang Cantonese/Teochew Opera Troupe

Sengkang West Flash Mob Dance Interest Group

Yio Chu Kang Singing Interest Group

Sengkang West Malay Dance Interest Group

Yuhua Balloon Sculpturing Interest Group

Singapore First Elvis Fan Club

Yuhua Ukulele Interest Group

Serangoon Kompang

Zhenghua Art Jamming Interest Group

Taman Jurong Brooch Making Interest Group Taman Jurong Chinese Orchestra Taman Jurong Gift of Music Taman Jurong Gift of Reading Taman Jurong Ukulele Interest Group Tampines Arts Troupe Tampines Central Ballet Tampines Central Theatre Group – Yellow Chair Productions

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SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS Admiralty Secondary School

Chung Cheng High School

Kent Ridge Secondary School

Aitong School

Clement Woods Secondary School

Kheng Cheng School (Primary)

Anchor Green Primary

Coral Secondary School

Kong Hwa School

Ang Mo Kio Primary School

Edgefield Secondary School

Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School

Ang Mo Kio Secondary School

Endeavour Primary School

LASALLE School of the Arts

Balestier Hill Secondary School

Fajar Secondary School

Lee Kong Chian Gardens School (MINDS)

Beacon Primary School

Farrer Park Primary School

Loyang Primary School

Bendemeer Secondary School

Fengshan Primary School

Lycée français de Singapour

Bedok PCF

Global Indian International School (GIIS)

Bedok Green Primary School

Greendale Secondary School

Bedok Green Secondary School

Greenridge Primary School

Bedok North Secondary School

Greenridge Secondary School

Bedok Town Secondary School

Guang Yang Primary School

Boon Lay Garden Primary School

Guang Yang Secondary School

Boon Lay Secondary School

Holy Innocents Primary School

Bowen Secondary School

Holy Innocents High School

Bukit Panjang Primary School

Hong Wen School (Primary)

Bukit Panjang PCF (Blk 422)

Hougang Primary School

Catholic High School (Primary)

Hougang Secondary School

Catholic High School (Secondary)

Huamin Primary School

Cedar Primary School

Hwa Chong Institute

Cedar Girls Secondary School

ITE College Central

Changkat Changi Primary School

ITE College East

Changkat Changi Secondary School

Jing Shan Primary School

CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel

Jurongville Secondary School

Chongzheng Primary School

Jurong Central PCFs at Blk 308, 404 and 490

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Management Development Institute of

Ping Yi Secondary School

Temasek Polytechnic

Singapore (MDIS)

Potong Pasir PCF

Towner Gardens School (MINDS)

Manjusri Secondary School

Punggol Primary School

Townsville Primary School

Mayflower Primary School

Punggol Secondary School

West Spring Secondary School

Mayflower Secondary School

Regent Secondary School

Whitley Secondary School

Mee Toh School (Primary)

Republic Polytechnic

Xing Hua Primary School

Meridian Junior College

River Valley High School

Xinmin Secondary School

Millenia Institute

School of the Arts (SOTA)

Yang Zheng Primary School

My First Skool (Bishan North)

Sembawang Primary School

Yishun Town Secondary School

Nan Chiau High School

Sengkang Primary School

Zhenghua PCF (Blk 528)

National Junior College

Serangoon Garden Secondary School

Zhenghua Primary School

Naval Base Primary School

Serangoon Secondary School

Zhenghua Secondary School

Naval Base Secondary School

Shuqun Primary School

Zhonghua Primary School

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)

Shuqun Secondary School

Zhonghua Secondary School

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) Alumni

Siglap Secondary School

3 PCFs in Kampong Chai Chee

Association

Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Centre

3 PCFs in Jurong Central (Blk 308, 404 and 490)

Nanyang Technological University

(SHATEC)

4 PCFs in Changi Simei

Northbrooks Secondary School

St. Andrews School Archives

6 PCFs in Fengshan

Pasir Ris East PCF

St. Hilda’s Secondary School

Pasir Ris West PCF

St. Andrews Village

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Primary)

St. Gabriel’s Primary School

Paya Lebar Methodist Girl’s School (Secondary)

Starlight Club (Bishan North)

PBS Academy

South View Primary School

Pei Cai Secondary School

Teck Ghee Primary School

Pei Chun Primary School

Temasek Secondary School

Peiying Primary School

Temasek Junior College

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS Agape Little Uni at Clementi Pte Ltd

National Environment Agency

Alkaff Mosque

National Library Board

Bedok CC Art Adventure courses

North East CDC

Bedok North Police Station

NTUC Eldercare Silver Circle @ Taman Jurong

Bedok T-Net Club

Organisation of Illustrator Councils

Beyond Social Service Centre

Pasir Ris West WEC

Boon Lay Shopping Centre

Pioneer Mall

Christian Outreach to the Handicapped

Senior Citizens of the Constituency Wellness Programme

Clesopassion Music School

Serangoon Green Residents’ Committee

Dulux

Sheng Hong Family Service Centre

Global Art @ Bedok

Singapore Kindness Movement

GoodLife!

Siglap South CC Art Class

Greenpal

Silver ACE @ Taman Jurong

Heartland Mall

Special Olympics Singapore

Hougang Eldercare Centre

Sri Siva Durga Temple

How Drama Education

St. Luke’s Eldercare (Yishun Centre)

Hwi Yoh Ville Residents Committee

Tampines Town Council

Jiaying Community Services Society

The Helping Hand

Joy Creative Centre

The Hidden Good

Jurong Point Shopping Centre

Thye Hua Kwan Bedok Radiance Senior Activity Centre

Jurong Spring Constituency Wellness Programme

Thye Hua Kwan Chong Pang Social Service Hub

Lush

Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities

Malay Heritage Centre

Thye Hua Kwan Seniors Activity Centre @ Boon Lay

Marine Parade T-Net Club

Thye Hua Kwan Seniors Activity Centre @ MacPherson

Maya Gallery

Thye Hua Kwan Seniors Services @ Taman Jurong

Merchants Association

Veolia

Muslim Trust Fund Association

Youth COP – Clementi Police Division

MyVillage Mall

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COMMERCIAL PARTNERS Arbite Heartland Mall House of Seafood @ 86 JasonSally Hairdressers Ji Yuan coffee shop My Village Mall Zhen Wei Coffee shop

WELFARE HOMES Casa Raudha Women Home Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home Geylang East Home for the Aged Lions Home for the Elderly – Bedok Man Fut Tong Nursing Home Meranti Home Muhammadiyah Welfare Home Sree Narayana Mission Home for the Aged Sick St. John Home for the Elderly Sunlove Home

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survey

Based on feedback from the ground, the 40 PAssionArts Villages attracted about 125,000 participants and visitors. According to the survey conducted

by ML Research Consultants (Sample size: 7,000 art village visitors), these participants comprised residents from All Races, All Ages and All Estates.

83%

Residents who would return to the festival next year

78%

82%

Residents who would recommend the festival to family and friends

75%

Residents that are satisfied with the festival

83% 84%

70

75 2014

80 2013

85

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Findings

For this year’s survey, new questions were included to solicit response to gauge the qualitative outcomes of the festival.

√ 85% felt that the presence of arts and culture activities made their neighbourhood a more enjoyable place to live in √ 83% felt that attending and participating in arts and culture helped draw the community closer. √ 82% felt the presence of arts and culture improved their quality of life √ 82% felt the presence of arts and culture gave a greater sense of belonging to their neighbourhood √ 74% felt that the festival programme provided an opportunity for them to interact with people they did not know.

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PAssionArts Festival Team 2014 HQ Team

Temporary Staff

Nah Juay Hng Toh Lay Hoon Neo Phaik Hoon Chua Lip Teck Gerard Han Jeffrey Tan Jeslyn Bay Kanapaty R Krishnamoorthy Sharmini Viswambharan Tan Nguk Lin Arasi Thangesan Susan Ong

Nur Shabrina Rebecca Liu Valerie Sng

Central Singapore Team

North East Team

North West Team

South East Team

South West Team

Ang Ying Hin Bruce Cheng Chng Pei Joo Chua Wei Xuan Dev Chui Edwin Yap Eleanor Tan Frank Wong Goh Seow Jek Ho Kang Hao Jacelyn Heng Jacqueline Seah Jamie Lim Jeffrey Lim Jessalyn Tan Shi Yun Joice Wee Jonathan Ong Jurgen Ng Kejandran Chandara Sigran Ngean Peiwen Samantha Tan Mei Yu Vincent Chia Wan Nur Indah Rozanna

Izalita Ibrahim Jade Ng Janice Seah Jeremy Chee Joanna Ye Joey Lin Joey Sim Zhi Yi Julian Chua Kevin Wong Koo Zhihan Lee Jia Long Lin Yingxian Lionel Koh Mohamad Firdhaus Abdul Jaber Ng Han Boey Nicole Nur Rashidah Muhammad Khalid Saharuddin Salleh Sharifah Samb Yang Yili

Chen Weijie Eleanor Lim Lok Teng Ethan Lin Yong’an Jada Philina Soh Joy Ng Joyce Tan Kalaver Kalaivanan Mabel Lim Li Fen Macila Mary Muhammad Bin Ahmad Nur Hafizah Risvana Mohd Rajab Stallone Tan Stephanie Ang Tasvindar Kaur Vijaya Shree Yvonne Lim

Ang Wan Tin Benny Lai Casey Tang Chiang Yi Ping Derrick Tan Lin Yusen Lina Khairiana Bte Kamal Mandy Guan Mei Ting Melissa Leong Wai Kheng Siti Syazwani Binte Mohamed Ariffin Yvonne Gao Yifen Zubaidah Binte Lah

Ashley Lin Xiaoqian Choong Yuen Theng Chua Qizhen Danny Tee Tian Yew Eric Ng Teck Lee Gina Ang Xin Mei Jeraldine Lim Shiwei Jina Tay Shun Xian Kristy Ling Lim Pei Ling Lindsay Chue Shui Har Ng Mei Choo Nurhidaya Bte Ismail Paddy Low Chwee Chin Roger Lee Ching How Roy Seah Choon Hoe Sheena Ong Say Khwee Stephanie Teng Yue Ting

Interns Irina Yap Jenjira Loke

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PAssionArts Programmes GET INVOLVED! About PAssionArts Our mission is to inspire different communities through high quality, collective arts and culture experience, so residents can celebrate, build and grow meaningful relationships, make friends and build a sense of home where they live.

Contact the Community Arts and Culture Club (CACC) at your nearest CC or connect with us through www. facebook.com/PAssion.sg Join us as we bring arts and culture to everyone, everywhere, everyday!

PAssionArts Hotspots The PAssionArts Hotspots, happening every last weekend of the month, are spaces in our neighbourhood where residents and community groups can sing, dance and enjoy cultural performances with their families, friends and neighbours.

Do you relish the opportunity to perform?

Do you have a special piece of art that you wish more people could enjoy?

Would you like to create an arts and culture experience for your neighbours?

Join PAssionArts in the following programmes:

Monthly

Quarterly

•PAssionArts Hotspots •PAssionArts Community Art Galleries

• PAssionArts Inspiration Series

Yearly

Ongoing

Festivals • PAssionArts Festival • PAssionArts Singing Festival

• PAssionArts Interest Groups • Peak of Excellence Groups • PAssionArts Volunteer Corp

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PAssionArts Programmes PAssionArts Community Art Galleries Art is a powerful tool that can bring extraordinary and unexpected dimensions to our lives. The PassionArts Community Art Gallery is a community project that encourages more people to take up, enjoy and share their works of art. PassionArts Community Art Galleries can be found right in our neighbourhoods - at HDB void decks, coffee shops and marketplaces - where it is accessible to everyone, everyday.

PAssionArts Orchestra Season presented by Peak Of Excellence Orchestras.

Imagine a PAssionArts Orchestra & Choir Festival for community artistes, CC orchestra groups and CC choirs to perform and showcase their talents! A nation of music to serenade everyone and reach out to everywhere in Singapore. This is one of the PAssionArts initiatives where likeminded residents can further pursue their interests in the arts as well as contribute meaningfully to community bonding and social building.

PAssionArts Interest Groups

PAssionArts Singing Festival 2014

Whether it is visual or performing arts, PAssionArts Community Arts and Culture Clubs have various PAssionArts Interest Groups to grow your passion.

The annual PAssionArts Singing Festival brings together young and old to sing their favourite songs together. Organised by singing enthusiasts and volunteers from the Community Arts & Culture Clubs of People’s Association, the singing festival is a great way for you to relax with families and friends and even make a new friend or two!

Join PAssionArts Interest Groups to extend your love for Singing, Photography or Theatre. Available at selected Community Arts And Culture Clubs, sign up and grow your interest with other like minded residents.

Contribute to the monthly PAssionArts Hotspots or PAssionArts Communtiy Art Gallery. Make a difference with your arts and culture interests today!

To participate, register with the Community Arts & Culture Club (CACC) at your nearest Community Centre/ Club. Participants will get to attend singing workshops and be song leaders at the PAssionArts Singing Festival events.

For more details, please email admin@passionarts.sg

www.passionarts.sg www.facebook.com/passionarts.sg

9 King George’s Avenue, Singapore 208581.

Telephone: +65 6340 5548