The At LASALLE College of the Arts’ 30th Convocation on Friday, 23 September 2016, Isabelle Lim graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts. Isabelle, who is LASALLE’s first Dare to Dream scholar, has never let her small stature affect her dream of becoming a professional photographer. She shared that she was happy that she has “finally graduated and relieved” as her “hard work and perseverance have paid off.”
LASALLE Graduate Researches Myanmarese Sepak Takraw
Mr Ahmad Anuar Umar, who was a sepak takraw player for his secondary school, continues to nurture his love for the sport through drawing and installation art. Being one of only five LASALLE Diploma students who received the Winston Oh Travel Award, he was able to travel to Myanmar last May to research and observe the traditional sport in the country where it is called chinlone.
The Award is a grant that allows top students from LASALLE’s McNally School of Fine Arts to travel overseas while doing research and developing their own art practice.
24-Hour Comics Day Comes to LASALLE
LASALLE’s Animation students joined professionals and peers in the annual 24-Hour Comics Day to complete 24 pages of comics on Saturday, 5 October 2013. 24-hour Comics Day is a worldwide event that celebrates the art of making comics in a real life scenario.
Over 150 participants converged at LASALLE College of the Arts. It was the largest turnout since the challenge began three years ago in Singapore.
Lock-Lah: Simple Yet Functional
With their simple, fuss-free and streamlined design to combat the problem of bicycle thefts in Singapore, LASALLE final year Product Design students Joanna Christie Lie (20) and Yanti Agustin (20) collaborated with industry professional Inigo (a technical specialist with Toyota) to gain the top prize of $10,000 and a trophy in a national competition for a new bicycle bay design.
Hungry For Art
Benson Lee, BA(Hons) Product Design alumnus and the first Singaporean designer to work for the prestigious Porsche Design Studio (now known as Studio F.A. Porsche), shares his educational journey with The Straits Times "Beyond O Levels" special. He credits his specialised artistic education at LASALLE for bringing out his talents as a designer. "The course of study in Lasalle helped me look at Product Design as a bigger picture... and how design, as a whole, can be a driving factor for economic development across different sectors," said Benson.
The S’pore Musical Boom
The Business Times looks at the growth of Singapore’s musical theatre scene and interviews LASALLE College of the Arts, which launched its Musical Theatre programme — the first in Asia — in 2004.
Since then, LASALLE has nurtured numerous talents such as Elena Wang who has starred in West End and Broadway musicals, Mina Kaye, Seong Hui Xuan and Benjamin Chow, who all nabbed awards at the ST Life! Theatre Awards for stage musical performances.
Meet The New Wave
Four LASALLE graduates nominated in 2013 Life! Theatre Awards.
School Is The Stage
Student theatre productions are becoming more professional, holding their own on the Singapore stage.
LASALLE Musical Theatre Students Perform At Launch Of Singapore Women’s Hall Of Fame
Students of the BA(Hons) Musical Theatre Programme at LASALLE had the privilege of celebrating International Women’s Day 2014 with President Tony Tan Keng Yam and his wife, Mrs Mary Tan, patron of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO) at the launch of the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame.
JustWatchLah.com Reviews ‘The Wedding Singer’ By LASALLE’s BA(Hons) Musical Theatre Programme
"I think for a student production, LASALLE has definitely proven to be heads and shoulders above the other schools." JustWatchLah.com