Excellence in their respective fields of the creative arts – music, design communication, interior design or fashion media and industries – paved the way to success for five Malay youths who recently received their first class honours degrees from LASALLE College of the Arts. Opportunities in the creative field remain bright for them, with some receiving job offers even before graduating. 

ARTWALK Little India returned for its third edition, presenting over 18 outdoor art installations, along with live music and dance acts, over a span of one week in early January this year. Through a video tour, The New Paper featured four stunning murals including the colourful whimsical cattle in Cattleland 2 and the famous actor Rajinikanth in Working Class Hero.

Read the full article on The New Paper.

ARTWALK Little India 2017 took place for a week in early January this year. Presented by LASALLE College of the Arts and Singapore Tourism Board, with the support of the Little India Shopkeepers’ and Heritage Association, the Little India precinct was livened up with over 23 artworks, installations, performances and fringe activities that can be enjoyed all around the district.

Berita Harian spoke to BA(Hons) Arts Management alumni Firdaus Arman, Management Consultant at Ernst & Young, and Umar Mukhtar Abdul Razak, Underwriter at QBE Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd, on their career paths, the challenges they faced and how their arts education at LASALLE prepared them for the professional world.

Through an email interview, Firdaus shared, “LASALLE prepared me to be open minded, not just in the Singapore context but globally and be able to discuss and articulate ideas that might be new or different.”

Nur Shireen Marican, from the BA(Hons) Arts Management Programme, received the LASALLE Award for Academic Excellence at the College’s 31st Convocation ceremony on Monday, 18 September 2017. Given only to the best student of each school, Shireen’s win is well-deserved.

As her lecturer, Sunitha Janamohanan, commented: “Throughout (Shireen’s) studies at LASALLE, she has consistently delivered work that was of an exceptional and professional standard.”

The 2017 National Day Parade funpack, designed by LASALLE Diploma in Design Communication students Riche Tay and Denise Richter, is one of the lightest in parade history. Weighing in at 1.5kg, the pack is water-resistant and features a roll-down top for more compact carrying.

"We wanted to make the bags trendy... and more compact and user-friendly," said Riche, while Denise added that they hoped to make a bag that people would still use after National Day.

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Jerome Lim’s education may have took a little meandering but he is ultimately on his desired pathway now. At LASALLE’s 31st Convocation, he was awarded the highest academic honour - the McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts – for his outstanding coursework in the BA(Hons) Fashion Media and Industries Programme. 

What affirmed his decision to pursue his interest in fashion were the internships he undertook during his gap year. Upon witnessing how passionate Jerome was, his parents decided to stand by his decision and support him through.

This story, as published by Arts Equator, featured LASALLE’s School of Dance. Formatted as a photo essay, the article employed images of our students rehearsing for the Esplanade’s annual da:ns festival to illustrate the point that LASALLE’s “cosmopolitan and cutting-edge” dance curriculum produces “performers who expand and challenge the boundaries of dance both physically and conceptually.”

Mrs Tan Shook Wah started the Dare to Dream scholarship in 2013 to aid special needs students in their education. Her reasons? She told The Straits Times in an interview that given how she would have more time come retirement, and have the resources and knowledge to help, she wanted to make an impact.

“I wanted to be involved, know the students, email them, chat with them, attend their exhibitions, and help them with internships and employment. I wanted it to be very personal,” she shared.

The Singapore International Film Festival 2017 (SGIFF) is the 28th edition of the nation’s largest and longest-running film event. This year’s line-up was observed to be more stunning than the last for many of the selected films have already gained steady acclaim abroad.

Our Diploma in Broadcast Media lecturer, Wesley Leon Aroozoo, did a feature interview with The Straits Times as his documentary is one of the few being screened under SGIFF’s Singapore Panorama section – a platform that spotlights talented local directors for their ground-breaking work.