State of the Arts! May 2012! Week 1!
April 30 to May 6
Singapore’s visual artists recently made waves in the film fest circuit: Lucy Davis’ short film Jalan Jati (Teak Road) bagged a promotional award at the 58th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen last week as Charles Lim’s All The Lines Flow Out continued its winning run with a Best Experimental Short at the 2012 Nashville Film Festival the week before. Over at Marina Bay Sands, there was news that the Australian production of the musical Annie will be hitting our shores in July, and auction house Christie’s held a Spring Auction preview inside ArtScience Museum.
Art collective Phunk issued a plea for friends and collectors to donate their works back following a fire that wiped out their belongings last December. A man riding a horse made an appearance at Raffles Place as part of the performance Flux under the Singapore Arts Festival. The National Museum of Singapore reopened its Film & Wayang gallery after a three-month renovation. The Media Development Authority unveild a new grant scheme—the New Talent Feature—for first- and second-time directors worth S$250,000.
All these, however, were overshadowed by the tragic death of theatre actress Emma Yong, which shook a grieving local performing arts scene to its core.