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Illuminate at Singapore Night Festival 2015

Designed by the third year students from NAFA’s Diploma in Fashion
Design, a collection of eight glow-in-the-dark outfits was displayed
in Illuminate, an environment simulating an enclosed rave party. The
exhibition was lit using UV lights to illuminate the Peranakan-inspired
prints, patterns, motifs and fabrics displayed at the Peranakan Museum
during the Singapore Night Festival 2015. The fun, avant-garde and
quirky designs provided a theatrical effect with the support of sound
and special lighting.

The exhibition set was designed by part-time 3D Design Lecturer
Mr Tung Ching Yew, Managing Director of the award-winning firm
Spirit Of Design Analogy. He was conferred the Gold Award as part
of the 2015 Design Excellence Awards, being the sole winner in the
Installation Design category, for the design of the exhibition space.

g3nerati0ns and Apotheosis of the Dance

Newly-commissioned works from Singaporean composers Americ Goh, Zechariah Goh,
Jeremiah Li, Phoon Yew Tien, and Terrence Wong premiered over two evenings at the
Lee Foundation Theatre as part of SG50 and NAFA’s School of Music’s 30th Anniversary
celebrations. The compositions were performed by the NAFA Chorus, Chinese
Ensemble, Wind Ensemble and New Music Ensemble to reflect the nation’s history,
resilience, development and collective aspirations of its people. Support from the SG50
Collaboration Fund was received for the performances.

Innovati50n

In an exclusive collaboration between NAFA and the Agency for
Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), NAFA students from
the Fine Art and Design & Media programmes created artworks for
a mobile exhibition as part of Science@50, an initiative that celebrated
50 years of Singapore’s achievements in science and technology.
The Innovati50n exhibition showcased 17 art pieces inspired
by scientific inventions and technology in a mobile truck that
travelled to shopping malls across Singapore from 5 September to
11 October 2015. The exhibition concluded with a showcase at
the ArtScience Museum on 5 and 6 December 2015, titled
Innovati50n Reconstructed. Talks by A*STAR scientists and art
demonstrations by NAFA students were also conducted over the
course of the exhibition which attracted more than 1,000 visitors.

Image courtesy of A*STAR

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