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For instance, two junior artists won prizes at the brought cheer and fun to residents at Society for the
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19 Kanagawa Biennial World Children’s Art Exhibition Aged Sick through games, crafts and food.
while another won the Land Transport Authority’s
Downtown Line 3 Postcard Design Competition. The NAFA has come a long way since its inception in
junior music students also scored high notes when they 1938. The grande dame has gone through numerous
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swept all three prizes in the Junior category of the 1 challenges and scored multiple achievements.
Nanyang International Music Competition. 11-year-old We had the honour of welcoming His Royal Highness,
Chloe Chua added another feather to the hat when The Prince of Wales to our campus on 1 November
she was the joint first prize winner for the junior division 2017. His Royal Highness viewed art exhibits from the
at the Menuhin Competition, one that is dubbed the NAFA Collection at The Ngee Ann Kongsi Galleries,
‘Olympics of the Violin.’ My heartiest congratulations to where some of the alumni artists were present to
all of them. introduce their works with pride. Students from the
School of Music also had the honour to interact and
Learning is a lifelong process and education has no age perform musical pieces for The Prince of Wales. It was
barrier. This is why NAFA remains committed to its adult indeed a very special day for all those who were present
learning through the NAFA Centre for Lifelong Learning at the Academy.
(CLE). There are numerous courses for those looking
to enhance their artistic skills, in addition to new course As we celebrate the Academy’s milestone year, we wish
offerings in Visual Merchandising and a Specialist to acknowledge the people who have walked the same
Diploma in Orchestral Conducting. path with us on this journey. On behalf of the board of
directors, I would like to thank our alumni, corporate
Besides providing courses in-house, CLE has also partners and donors. Special mention goes to the late
exported some of its expertise beyond our campuses. Mr Leong Yoon Pin, Mrs Lucien Wang and Ms Ng Soh
It has partnered with Ngee Ann Polytechnic to provide Shan, who continue to inspire and nurture our students
training for some modules in Diploma in Arts Business through scholarships and merit awards that are made
Management and Early Childhood Education. CLE will possible by generous contributions from their estates.
also be collaborating with the National Arts Council
and Ministry of Education (MOE) in a teacher training Other donors have also poured in their support
programme to teach dance as a Co-Curricular Activity through events, such as the annual golf tournament in
in MOE schools. October 2017, raising over S$190,000. Including the
government’s Cultural Matching Fund, this brings the
Apart from the day-to-day operations at the Academy, total donation raised over the past four years to more
NAFA is also driven in its ongoing efforts to give back than S$2 million. These funds are an important enabler
to the community. To enable a more efficient planning for our students, as they receive scholarships and gain
of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes, knowledge in well-developed learning facilities. Building
a committee was formed. In the inaugural project with on our heritage, we will continue to strive to stay ahead
Hwa Mei Centre for Successful Ageing, the elderly folks of the curve as we embark on the next chapter together,
had a great time creating unique artworks with the help as one strong NAFA family.
of our staff. In another CSR project, staff and students

Low Sin Leng
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

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