ART:DIS participated in North East Community Development Council’s (NECDC) inaugural Shaping Hearts, a festival to celebrate the diverse artistic talents of our disabled community and support their careers as artists. Of the 150 artists with disabilities who took part in the two-week event that comprised exhibitions, performances, movie screenings and workshops at Our Tampines Hub, 12 of them were from ART:DIS.

Two of our autistic students, Joshua Tang and Joshua German, were further selected to share their story about overcoming challenges with audiences. Watch how Joshua Tang juggles his many interests and how the piano has enabled Joshua German to communicate with others.

During the opening ceremony, Joshua German also had the opportunity to meet Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat who applauded him tremendously for performing a beautiful rendition of his favourite song 月亮代表我的心 by Teresa Teng. At the closing ceremony, Joshua Tang was also smiling wide as one of his paintings was auctioned off at $10,000 to the Chairman of Neo Group. He further shared with Minister for Social and Family Development, Masagos Zulkifli, his process for his acrylic pour artworks.