This is the first of a series of Cultural Leadership in Practice online seminars and talks for 2025–26 that will feature arts practitioners, arts managers, cultural and community leaders and academics sharing what they do as leadership practices in their areas of work.
Focusing on the keywords of 'Nourish', 'Impact' and 'Justice', hear their stories of transformation and how they strive towards a better world, one day and one project at a time.
Dr Pow Jun Kai works in the intersection of digital humanities and cultural history. His research interests pertain mainly to the gender, media and sustainability of modern Malayan and Indonesian cultures, including present-day cultural practices in the European and Caribbean diaspora.
The ANCER Research Camp: Arts and Advocacy is a gathering of like-minded researchers—arts practitioners, arts managers, scholars and researchers—with an interest in turning data and research findings into advocacy for arts and culture.
In this conversation, Singaporean ceramicists Daisy Toh and Dr Suriani Suratman will discuss different approaches in using the two specific materials of porcelain and buff raku in their creative practice.
They will speak about the versatile qualities of the raw material in making both functional and artistic works. Both ceramicists will also share about their recent artistic works and future creative directions.
In an age of polished production, RIF25: (un)filtered hopes to highlight the raw, unfiltered creativity that defines today's music scene. This year, RIF aims to amplify the voices of emerging artists who are pushing boundaries, crafting their own sounds and creating communities through their work.
Festival goers can expect an exciting lineup of artists—both established and upcoming—as well as a fully fledged Festival Village showcasing booths selling everything from crafts to clothes.
About RIF
RIF Sessions is an exclusive series of live recording shows happening as part of this year's Rock and Indie Festival (RIF).
In an age of polished production, RIF25: (un)filtered hopes to highlight the raw, unfiltered creativity that defines today's music scene. This year, RIF aims to amplify the voices of emerging artists who are pushing boundaries, crafting their own sounds and creating communities through their work.
In this presentation, art therapist and LASALLE alumna Jolene Chiang will share how art therapy implemented in a community setting can provide a safe space for the bereaved to express their grief and losses. The Living Room refers to the title of a client’s artwork depicting the symbolic space where she cared for her father in his final days, and her role as a caregiver.
Dr Carla van Laar is the Artist in Residence for the MA Art Therapy programme in the School of Creative Industries from 3 to 7 February 2025.
Seeing Her Stories combines Dr van Laar’s fascination with the power of seeing artworks, commitment to sharing women’s stories through art and interest in discursive perspectives. This research adds layers of meaning to understandings about what happens when artworks are made, shown and seen.
Do arts spaces and cultural institutions have a natural lifespan or lifecycle? Should we expect them to last indefinitely? What happens when a founder passes away or leaves? Is there a good way to close an arts space?
What can big data tell us about the temporal and spatial spread of hallyu across the globe?
The symposium will bring together scholars from around the world to present and discuss the findings of the interdisciplinary research project on Mapping Global Impact of hallyu, funded by the Major Research Fund at LASALLE and the Korea Foundation in 2024.
