Disabled artists add fresh perspectives at Singapore Art Week 2025
January 6, 2025, Press Release
Singapore Art Week continues to champion diversity by showcasing the best of visual arts from Singapore and Southeast Asia. This year, flagship events such as the National Gallery Singapore’s Light to Night Festival and STPI’s S.E.A. Focus shine a spotlight on the works and contributions of disabled artists Claire Teo…
Encounter beauty beneath complexity in first solo exhibition by artist Fern Wong
September 5, 2024, Press Release
ART:DIS (Arts & Disability) Singapore and UOL Group Limited jointly present Natural Geometry, a solo exhibition by Fern Wong following her receipt of the grand prize at the inaugural UOL x ART:DIS Art Prize 2023. This exhibition showcases over two decades of Fern’s artmaking, featuring more than 30 artworks of…
Exhibition with artists Chng Seok Tin and Raymond Lau
June 13, 2024, Press Release
Works by two leading artists who have indelibly shaped the cultural narrative of Singapore – Chng Seok Tin (莊心珍) and Raymond Lau Poo Seng (劉富生) – will be on show at ION Art Gallery from 5–15 July 2024. Presented by ART:DIS (Arts & Disability) Singapore, supported by the Cultural Matching…
Inclusive theatre empowers children to embrace difference
March 5, 2024, Press Release
SmartyPants and the Swordfish is more than just a play – it employs the history of Redhill to sensitively unpack issues such as name-calling, peer pressure, ostracisation, trolling and gaslighting. Featuring six intellectually disabled puppeteers performing alongside six mainstream actors, this theatre piece provides a platform for meaningful dialogue, empowering…