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Berita Harian: Using art therapy to help heal mind and soul

When she started teaching at the weekly aLIVE religious classes in Darussalam Mosque more than five years ago, Ms Amirah Munawwarah Idilfitri encountered an autistic student who had trouble concentrating in the classroom, as well as hyperactive students who disrupted the flow of the class. These experiences prompted Amirah to pursue an undergraduate degree in psychology, after which she enrolled in LASALLE's MA Art Therapy programme.

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Media Release: LASALLE's 2020 and 2021 Convocations: Arts graduates thrive amidst the pandemic across diverse industries

Adaptability, resilience, and creativity. These are some of the top qualities that a graduate needs to succeed in today’s ever-changing economic landscape, and yet are some of the hardest skills to impart through school. Emerging from the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, two cohorts comprising 923 graduates from LASALLE’s Class of 2020 and 821 graduates from the Class of 2021 are set to receive their diplomas and degrees at in-person convocation ceremonies, conducted at Singapore Expo in line with prevailing safe management measures, across the first two weekends of October.

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Media release: LASALLE College of the Arts partners with Ong Shunmugam to support next generation of fashion creatives through bursary and mentorship programme

LASALLE College of the Arts and Ong Shunmugam have announced the launch of the Fashion Forward Bursary and LASALLE x Ong Shunmugam Mentorship Programme, a first-of-its-kind initiative to support the next generation of fashion creatives in Singapore.

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Berita Harian: LASALLE students collaboratively organise Rock & Indie Festival

When under stress from studies, work and the responsibility of organising LASALLE's annual Rock & Indie Festival (RIF), BA(Hons) Arts Management student Nur Ashikin Muhamad Ali regularly listens to songs by the legendary band Alleycats.

This article asserts that there are current trends in the practice and training of art therapy that are influenced and inspired by technologies, space, and art. Culture enriches these intertwined constructs demanding that practice and training are duly informed, especially within the contexts in which these are applied. The article is consolidated through a practitioner-based reflective account of the author’s experience of leading a weeklong overseas trip with postgraduate art therapy students from Singapore to Bali, Indonesia.

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Berita Harian: English literature graduate earns a second degree in musical theatre

Zahrah Jailani wanted a formal education in the arts in order to strengthen her skills as an educator. Despite already obtaining a degree in English Literature, as well as having prior experience as a teacher, she enrolled into LASALLE's BA(Hons) Musical Theatre programme as a mature student.

Artist as Collector

Featuring 50 personal artwork collections by 50 local artists, this catalogue by Comma Space 逗号空间 accompanies the exhibition ‘Artist as Collector,’ which explores the relationships between the artists and their peers in Singapore. Through archiving the personal stories of how an artwork has been acquired by a fellow artist, the book offers a unique view of art about life.