APAD’s Art Classes
The Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya (APAD) is an association of Singapore Malay artists. APAD’s children’s art class began in 1964 as part of the association outreach effort. It was discontinued in 2006 due to the lack of classroom facilities. Responding to continued request by the community, We are re-starting the class at Apad’s art centre, Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre (TAPAC). Apad art class will be taught by artist members who are art practitioners/educators. The objective is to develop appreciation for aesthetics and improve technical skills through fun-filled activities.Date: Every Saturday afternoon, starting from 5th June 2010
ART CLASS 2010 SESSION
The art class is held at APAD Art Centre, 182 Cecil Street #03-07 Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre (TAPAC), Singapore 069547. The 2010 session schedules are as follows:
Session 1: Every Saturday, 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Session 2: Every Saturday, 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm
The children’s art class is opened to all children from 5 to 12 years old. Besides learning how to draw and paint in the classroom, students will have the opportunity to learn handicraft, batik painting and other creative projects, which will be conducted from time to time. The centre would provide certain project materials.
Other than the above children’s art class, there is also an Intermediate/Advance/Batik Painting Class for those who wish to take up art as a hobby or for secondary school students taking art as one of their subject in school.
Certificate of Attendance will only be given to students who have attained at least 75% of the overall attendance for the entire 2010 session.
The centre will inform all parents and guardians in writing should the art class be closed for a holiday or due to any other reasons. A calendar of activities for the 2010 session is available from the office.
Rules & Regulations
For the 2010 session, all students are required to pay the initial registration fee of $5.00. The monthly fee for the Children’s Art Class and Intermediate/Advance/ Batik Painting Class is $30.00 and $40.00, respectively. The monthly fee is to be paid after every four lessons without demand.
All students and those who are using the centre’s facilities are requested to abide by the following:
-No littering within the centre premises and compound.
-Toilets should not be splattered with paints, etc.
-Wash basins are not to be smeared with paints, etc.
Students are not allowed to run all over the centre premises but to remain seated in their classroom while the class is being conducted. Students are not allowed to go anywhere without the consent from their teacher.
Enquiries
For further enquiries, please contact Mr Saiman Ismail at mobile no. 98323324.
APAD’s 35th Art Exhibition – Contemporary Twenty 10
From batik to Mat Rockers
A review of the Apad exhibition at channelnewsasia.com.
Apad exhibition at Singapore Art Museum
Apad will be co-organising with Singapore Art Museum from 13 Dec 2008 till 5 Apr 2009.
All are welcome.
“Drawing The Line” 3rd Exhibition at Republic Polytechnic
“Drawing The Line” 2nd Exhibition at the National Institute of Education
The Enlightenment
by Rofi
I came across my ex-teacher Iskandar Jalil the other day. The quiet art activist who would send our shoddy work flying from the third storey studio of our campus (I’m sure others would have other endearing ways of remembering him). He also happens to be Singapore’s master sculptor of ceramics and a Cultural Medallion winner.
“So are you still painting?” he asked as we queued for nasi padang at Jalan Kandahar.
Ya, I am!
“Use a very big canvas lah, or do an installation piece, or do something controversial!”, he sneered softly.
Okay… ((where is this heading?))
“That’s what young artists now do to get attention. They either create over-sized paintings, or do installation art or do something controversial.”
Well sir, I recently saw a couple of works at an exhibition that have naked female bodies and cropped-off male heads and they generated a lot of discussion. The execution wasn’t spectacular or ground-breaking. But I guess in a clean and safe environment like Singapore, where we don’t really have anything substantial to argue about, nudity and sex becomes controversial. For me, I want my art to be conceptual and make a point… but not necessarily controversial.
“You know, when young Singaporean artists do conceptual work, their work is usually not good… cause you don’t know what the hell they’re trying to say”
Bah, but then sir, they say a lot of bull. Yes sir, yes sir, 3 paragraphs full. Just that whatever they say in writing is not reflected in their works.
“Hah, and that’s what the galleries and the curators want, concepts. And the art suffers. Because the concepts are not strong. What do you want to drink?”
Teh-O
“Dua teh-o, satu chendol! Get your food… I’m paying”
Mr. Iskandar Jalil is never short of opinion. That’s why some people don’t like him… and why some really do. He’s one of my best teachers.
So how do I create a strong concept and make a point? How do I stand out as an artist here? Poor me… no oppression, no suffering like my fellow artists in other countries. So what do artists in Singapore talk about to make a mark? Shall I use nudity to create a stir? Is ethnicity a tool? Should I talk about gay or sex issues like a lot of plays are doing now? That will make me appear open-minded and progressive won’t it?
Or maybe I should just forget about the whole conceptual thing and just create beautiful paintings. Happy-happy stuff like cats or something. Or just use bright colours and create an abstract painting with a title like “The Enlightenment”. That should look good on the wall of a multi-million-dollar apartment in a downtown condominium.
Or maybe I should just use my creativity and speak from the heart. Even if it doesn’t sell.
Past Activities @APAD
Malaysia-Singapore Break Record For World Longest Underwater Painting
A review of this memorable event and another historic moment for APAD.
APAD presents “DRAWING THE LINE” Art Exhibition 2008 at NUS Central Library
