As Asia’s leading contemporary arts institution, LASALLE attracts celebrated arts practitioners from around the world to visit, collaborate and inspire.
Celebrated local and international artists, designers and creative luminaries have long made LASALLE a stop on their journey—adding to a growing legacy of visiting talent. Their presence sparks exhilarating exchanges that enrich learning for both students and faculty alike.
Events
Meet the author: Tiffany Tsao
LASALLE’s MA Creative Writing programme hosts writer and translator Tiffany Tsao, who will deliver a lecture titled, ‘The Distance Required—Rendering the Personal into Fiction’. About the speaker Tiffany Tsao has written three …
The Social Object: In conversation with author Dr Soumitri Varadarajan
In the book The Social Object, methods of design history, material culture studies and the social construction of technology are used to analyse the domestic spaces and objects in the homes …
School of Contemporary Music: Jazz and improv workshop with Alex Sipiagin
In this workshop, world-class jazz trumpeter Alex Sipiagin will share tips on expanding one’s musical vocabulary and making improvisation more natural and expressive. He will break down how to weave …
MA Asian Art Histories annual lecture with Hou Hanru: How Difficult Is Art? Art, institution, and resistance in the age of “cultural populism”
When does art become “difficult”? Indeed, art becomes “artistically meaningful” when it is brought to face and intervene in the world. This is by definition a difficult task: artists need …
Features
In conversation with: Julian ‘Lefty’ Kam, comic book artist and cultural documentarian
A guest speaker at this year’s Making Animation symposium was Julian ‘Lefty’ Kam, a distinguished comic book artist and cultural documentarian. With over 25 years of experience in the comic …
In conversation with: Dr Lori Gooding on demystifying the music therapy profession
Before the inception of LASALLE’s MA Music Therapy programme in 2024, many of Singapore’s practising music therapists had to train abroad. However, as lecturer Eta Lauw highlighted in a recent …
In conversation with: Tiger Stripes director Amanda Nell Eu on unleashing the monster within
Earlier this year, the Puttnam School of Film & Animation welcomed award-winning Southeast Asian filmmaker Amanda Nell Eu as its Artist in Residence, fresh off the Netflix premiere of her …
In conversation with: Tory Burch on the transformative power of fashion, entrepreneurship and women’s empowerment
Written by BA(Hons) Design Communication Level 3 student Nora Jo Tory Burch is a name synonymous with elegance, style and empowerment. As a highly successful fashion designer and businesswoman, she …
In conversation with: Turning Red director Domee Shi on evolving as an artist
Written by BA(Hons) Animation Art level 2 students Kenton Lam and Delcie Chen. As the animation industry reaches the pinnacle of its quest for photorealism, a new generation of creative …
What’s it like working with choreographer Bill T Jones
12 October 2016 A Letter/Singapore is a unique interdisciplinary fusion of multiple performing practices – dance, theatre, music and video – around a movement-based core. The search to break new …
