During the Ministry of Education (MOE) Committee of Supply debate in Parliament, Minister for Education Lawrence Wong announced that LASALLE and NAFA will work with MOE and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth to jointly establish Singapore's first arts university.
The Straits Times: NAFA, LASALLE to form S'pore's first arts university
A new university of the arts will be formed by an alliance between the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and Lasalle College of the Arts, announced Minister of Education Mr Lawrence Wong in Parliament. He further elaborated that the new arts university will be private but supported by the Government, and that both LASALLE and NAFA will retain their distinct identities.
Media release: LASALLE College of the Arts Interior Design students collaborate with *SCAPE to redesign key spaces
Recently, *SCAPE invited interior design students at LASALLE College of the Arts (“LASALLE”) to re-imagine their Music Village and Dance Village as welcoming, inclusive spaces that encourage greater participation from youths of all walks of life.
The competition ran between September to November 2020, and 62 BA(Hons) Interior Design Level 3 students took part, divided across 13 groups. *SCAPE awarded first, second and third prizes to the most outstanding designs, valued at S$3,000, S$2,000 and S$1,000 respectively.
Announcement: LASALLE College of the Arts will become part of Singapore's new University of the Arts
Minister for Education Mr Lawrence Wong has announced that LASALLE College of the Arts will become part of Singapore’s first university of the arts, in alliance with the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA).
Media release: LASALLE College of the Arts ranks third in Singapore for Art and Design higher education in QS World University Rankings for 2021
For the first time, LASALLE College of the Arts has been ranked in the authoritative Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. As the only world ranking compiled for art and design institutions, QS listed LASALLE third in Singapore, top 50 in Asia, and top 151-200 Art & Design tertiary education institutions globally.
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The Straits Times: Phunk and soul
Contemporary art and design collective PHUNK – which was founded by LASALLE Diploma in Design Communication alumni Alvin Tan, Melvin Chee, Jackson Tan and William Chan – have published a new monograph Control Chaos: Redefining the Visual Cultures of Asia. This book traces the ways in which PHUNK has mixed urban street culture, art and design to create a unique body of work.
SEEDing Something New
What inspired three MA Asian Art Histories graduates to establish an independent art space, and how do they see their space contributing to the local art scene? Did their experience at LASALLE College of the Arts shape their plans? In this podcast, current Asian Art Histories student, Ely Nayir, sat down with the three founders of newly-formed SEED The Art Space Ltd (SEED) to find out what they each bring to the table.
Retold-Untold Stories: An interview with Phaptawan Suwannakudt
This interview was undertaken with the artist Phaptawan Suwannakudt, in her Sydney studio prior to her exhibition Retold-Untold Stories, held at Sydney College of the Arts in March 2016. Retold-Untold Stories was produced as part of an Asialink Arts Residency programme funded by Arts NSW, that Phaptawan undertook from October–December 2014, at Ne’-Na Contemporary Art Space, Chiang Mai. The works were first exhibited at Chiang Mai University Arts Centre during three weeks in December 2014, before they were restructured and reexhibited in Sydney, eighteen months later.
MA Asian Art Histories Taipei Study Trip 2019
On 18 March 2020, Taiwan made the announcement that all foreign nationals will be barred from entering the country. This is the new reality we are living in the thick of the global coronavirus pandemic. It is hard to believe now that just about four months ago, at the end of November, the Asian Art Histories students were in Taiwan and experiencing one of the most exhilarating milestones in our learning journey.