Rooted in a strong tradition of practice-led inquiry, LASALLE offers a distinctive research environment, shaped by a diverse community of artist-educators from around the world.
LASALLE’s research culture is increasingly robust, dynamic and distinctive. While grounded in critical and theoretical inquiry, it also champions practice-based research that generates new knowledge through original investigations and interdisciplinary creative outputs.
At the heart of research at LASALLE is the intersection of critical reflection and creative practice—a principle that also underpins the College’s teaching and learning approach. Research here is not separate from making, but an extension of it. Faculty and students pursue their inquiries within an environment alive with complex ideas, diverse cultural perspectives and cutting-edge approaches to contemporary art and design.
Since the introduction of a new Research Strategy in 2012, LASALLE has seen a broad spectrum of outcomes, from scholarly publications and peer-reviewed articles to international conference presentations and original creative works exhibited, performed or screened on global stages.
These activities are deeply embedded in the College’s integrated arts campus, inviting both faculty and students into a culture of critical inquiry, experimentation and creative evolution.
About LASALLE research
Research at LASALLE advances new knowledge through creative inquiry, connecting practice, theory and pedagogy across the visual and performing arts. Anchored in the College’s Strategic Plan, it engages faculty and students in peer-reviewed publications, international conferences and interdisciplinary projects.
Research projects and publications
LASALLE faculty and students actively engage in a wide range of research activities—from publishing in peer-reviewed journals and books to presenting at international conferences and undertaking practice-based research projects.
Conferences, symposiums and talks
Supporting youths to thrive: Insights from an eight-week art therapy programme with The Red Pencil (Singapore)
In this public lecture, art psychotherapist Natalie Kang shares insights from Thrive, an eight-week art therapy group programme implemented in Singapore secondary schools to support adolescent self-awareness, emotional regulation and …
MA Asian Art Histories Annual Lecture 2026: Mekong as Metaphor, Again: Contemporary Art and Regionality in Southeast Asia
This reflection on region departs from an earlier essay by speaker Associate Professor Pamela Nguyen Corey titled “Metaphor as Method: Curating Regionalism in Mainland Southeast Asia” (2013), which examined controversies …
The Empathic Lens: Art, Animism, and Ecology in Contemporary Southeast Asia
Join the McNally School of Fine Arts for Brianne Cohen’s talk about her forthcoming book The Empathic Lens: Art, Animism, and Ecology in Contemporary Southeast Asia. Whether you are interested …
Lecture performance: Exercises of Re-Enchantment – Connecting Devices, Beings and Bodies
What connects us in today’s digital world? In what ways can art, spirituality and digitality create meaning? Is it possible to use digital devices to engage with spiritual questions, nature, …
Labs, centres and networks
Alongside faculty-led research initiatives, LASALLE has established dedicated research labs to foster focused inquiry into specific subject areas and themes. These labs support sustained, collaborative exploration across disciplines and practices.
