After finding success in the world of banking, LASALLE alumna Cheryl Ann Spencer decided to switch paths and pursue her passion for jazz piano at the age of 42.
Cheryl, who graduated with a BA(Hons) Music in 2020, shares that with a strong and professional staff, she was certain that LASALLE could help her to bridge the music gap.
The LASALLE Show Exhibition opens in galleries throughout LASALLE College of the Arts’ McNally Campus and online from Friday 20 May till Wednesday 1 June 2022. This annual graduation exhibition showcases the best and brightest works in contemporary arts, design and performance by the graduating cohort.
After developing the first batch of Ferticlay, a new sustainable clay material made of food waste, BA(Hons) Interior Design graduate Jodie Monteiro decided to hone her product design and business acumen by joining LASALLE’s Programme for LASALLE Creative Entrepreneurs (PLACE), which provided her with guidance on how to develop her ideas into a business.
What does the future of fashion look like post-pandemic? How will the ways we dress ourselves for work and play change, as our lifestyles evolve and environmental issues become more pressing? How do we preserve traditional craft and heritage while moving forward to embrace new technology?
From time to time, LASALLE upgrades equipment on campus to enhance students' learning experience. However, as Professor Leon Rubin, Dean, Faculty of Performing Arts shares with Lianhe Zaobao, if the older equipment is still usable, they can be passed on to other schools or groups, to make full use of resources and reduce wastage.
For the launch of its new EOS signature sneakers for 2022, PEDRO partnered with LASALLE to run a contest for students in the Diploma in Creative Direction for Fashion course.
Kumari Nahappan started her career in interior design, before she enrolled in LASALLE’s McNally School of Fine Arts as a mature student. Since 2000, she has been known for her public art works based on nature, mostly in the shape of fruits, seeds and spices.
PEDRO worked with final year students from the Diploma in Creative Direction for Fashion programme to create exciting concepts that tell the story of the EOS Sneaker through the eyes of Gen Z. The students, Fu Shouheng, Wang Shiwen, Wang Lei and Zuaipy Fariqa Santiago, came up with a captivating concept, winning them a prize of $1,000.
LASALLE’s Programme for LASALLE Creative Entrepreneurs (PLACE) is a creative entrepreneurship programme by the Faculty of Design. It mentors fresh graduates or students to develop their ideas into ventures that can inspire, help and serve their communities.
One project, Ferticlay, is a new sustainable clay material made of food waste such as ground-up eggshells and nut husks. Ferticlay is founded by BA(Hons) Interior Design graduate Jodie Monteiro, together with NUS student Ong Kok Chung.
Living through the turmoil of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, people of all ages and backgrounds from around the world are discovering the pleasure of art, while others are rekindling and returning to old hobbies and interests.
As a credentialed and experienced mental health practitioner and educator for 23 years, I have observed first-hand how engaging in the arts has a profound impact on mental health, balance and quality of life.
There is an important difference, however, between the discipline of art therapy and the therapeutic benefits of art.
