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Corporate Social

Responsibility

In alignment with our core value of
Care, NAFA uses its collective talents
to embark on Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) projects to make
a difference in our communities.
The CSR Committee decided to work
with Hua Mei Centre for Successful
Ageing, from the Tsao Foundation.
For our first project, we created a fun,
caring and fulfilling programme to
bring the arts to the elderly, with the
aim of fostering creativity and building
relationships. Over two sessions
(27 October and 10 November 2017),
our staff volunteers got together
with the elderly at Hua Mei Centre, Following this successful CSR
engaging them to reminisce about a project completion, we embarked on
favourite object and the memories that a second project with the Society
they evoked. Together with the elderly for the Aged Sick. On 9 March
participants, we created silhouette 2018, colleagues and students
cutouts of the memories. During the came together to organise a carnival
third session, on 17 November 2017, complete with games, crafts, food
these lovely and colourful art pieces and photo booths to bring cheer and
were exhibited at Hua Mei Centre. fun to the residents. There was also a All of these initiatives were fun and
In addition, NAFA organised a hearty performance and a sing-along session enriching experiences, which helped
sing-along session to old favourites, of oldies that brought back memories foster relationship building between
from artists such as Teresa Teng. for the residents. all our volunteers and residents.

NAFA students’ responses

to untitled 2018
(the infinite dimensions

of smallness)

In an industry partnership between National Gallery
Singapore and NAFA, 37 Fine Art and Dance
students responded to critically acclaimed artist
Rirkrit Tiravanija’s immersive installation named untitled
2018 (the infinite dimensions of smallness) with an
interdisciplinary performance. The installation consisted
of a large-scale bamboo maze with a central Japanese tea
house and referenced materials, architecture and traditions
from around the region, creating an inviting and interactive
space for visitors.

NAFA’s students presented a series of movement pieces
choreographed for different spaces in the Gallery. These
pieces drew upon the installation’s themes, such as social
interaction, ritual and elemental forces.

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