Wo Chee Yin Susan, Andre Chong
BA (Hons) Film, Class of 2024
Entry: Trilingual Education Programme
Wong Xiao Xuan
BA (Hons) Film, Class of 2022
LASALLE College of the Arts is a "gem" in Singapore's education and arts sectors, showcasing how art can drive economic innovation, enhance social welfare and build bridges among people.
During LASALLE’s 40th anniversary celebration gala on Friday (8 November), President Tharman recognised the significant role which LASALLE and arts education play in society.
LASALLE Chairman Mr Peter Seah speaks with Channel NewsAsia about the value of an arts education and how it develops skills that can be used in any profession. Mr Seah expressed that with increasing digitalisation and the emergence of artificial intelligence, creative thinking has become increasingly important for the country and economy. He also noted that the establishment of the University of the Arts Singapore is a signal from the government that arts education is important in Singapore and how LASALLE is setting its sights on becoming a leading global arts institution.
LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE) celebrated four decades of commitment to arts education and creative excellence on 8 November 2024 at the LASALLE40 Gala Night, with Guest of Honour, President of the Republic of Singapore, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, his spouse Ms Jane Ittogi, and around 300 guests in attendance.
Honourable mention
Ameesha Jain
BA (Hons) Interior Design, Class of 2024
Entry: Redefining Hawker Centres
In this essay for Cultural Connections Volume 9, Dr Venka Purushothaman, Deputy President & Provost, LASALLE College of the Arts, considers the complex transformations of culture around the world as humanity confronts artificial intelligence, demographic changes and a need for a new social contract.
By Dr Wolfgang Muench
Ask ChatGPT, “Should arts students be concerned about artificial intelligence (AI)?” and the response is, “Yes, arts students should be concerned about AI.”
Some reasons for concern, ChatGPT goes on to elaborate, include how AI will change creative processes, its impact on job markets, and ethical and philosophical questions around its usage.
‘Tari Silat’ is commonly known as part of a martial art. Every gesture and step bounce a signal language that represents a meaning while pertaining to the politeness of the movements. Tari Silat is taught in one of the syllabuses at the Faculty of Film Theatre and Animation UiTM Puncak Perdana under the Centre of Theatre. The current pandemic situation has affected the world of the education system widely and requires a new paradigm. Many issues have arisen especially in the field of performing arts education since this discipline is about being on stage to see the output.
The Singapore government has long harnessed arts and culture for national-ideological purposes, including projecting a vision of unity in a multiculturalism rooted in what many scholars have criticised as essentialised 'CMIO' categories. Artists, on the other hand, seek to express everyday multiculturalism and identity formation as lived and experienced by people at home, work, and social settings.
ISSUE is an international art journal focused on exploring issues in contemporary art. With an emphasis on Asia and Singapore, this annual publication is an inter and trans-disciplinary journal that curates research articles, essays, interviews and creative expressions on a range of disciplines from contemporary art, film, music to theatre.
Citation:
Purushothaman, Venka, et al., editors. ISSUE Arrhythmia: Special Volume. Singapore, LASALLE College of the Arts, 2022.
