Bras Basah.Bugis Arts Sprawl x Singapore Design Week 2018
Bras Basah.Bugis Arts Sprawl x Singapore Design Week 2018
The Bras Basah.Bugis Arts Sprawl celebrates the vibrant and bustling arts and heritage district through an array of exciting programmes, street art and many more within the sub-zones of Bras Basah.Bugis. Taking on a design slant, Arts Sprawl returns to Queen Street as part of Singapore Design Week 2018 with a variety of activities ranging from performances, art workshops, art market, interactive installations and many more. Refer to the programme line-up below for more information. Save the dates and join us for a fun-filled weekend at Arts Sprawl x SDW 2018!
Registration for all workshops will close on Thursday, 15 March 2018, 23:59hours.
Cassette Weaving Workshop by Rehyphen
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 | 4pm – 5pm
Sat, 17 Mar 2018 | 6pm – 7pm
Venue: SAM@8Q, level 2
Do your part to reduce and eliminate e-waste by giving discarded tapes new life! Choose a cassette of your choice and weave the tape into a piece of MusicCloth at this workshop, where you will also get to learn how to create an EZ-Link card sticker.
*Free admission, registration is required due to limited capacity. Each session will be 30 minutes. Participants are required to bring their own ez-link cards.
Linocut Printing Workshop by WHENIWASFOUR
Fri, 16 Mar & Sat, 17 Mar 2018 | 5pm – 6pm | 7pm – 8pm | 9pm – 10pm
Venue: Along Queen Street
Try your hand at Linocut printing and learn the technique of printing Singapore’s iconic playgrounds onto tote bags. Sign up for the workshop now!
*Free admission, registration is required due to limited capacity. Each session will be 30 minutes. Participants can bring their own tote bags and print for free.
Please note the following session is fully subscribed: Sat, 17 March, 5pm - 6pm
Make-Up Workshops by Cosmoprof Academy
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 -
Fashion Show Make-Up Workshop: 6pm – 7pm
Face-painting Workshop: 7pm – 8pm
Sat, 17 Mar 2018 -
Fashion Show Make-Up Workshop: 5pm - 6pm
Face-painting Workshop: 6pm – 7pm
Venue: SAM@8Q, level 2
Interested in picking up some make-up techniques for a fashion show or that upcoming special event? Sign up for this workshop with professional make-up artists from Cosmoprof Academy!
*Free admission, registration is required due to limited capacity.
Coffee & Calligraphy Workshop (fully subscribed)
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 | 6pm – 7pm
Sat, 17 Mar 2018 | 4pm – 5pm | 5pm - 6pm | 6pm – 7pm
Venue: Asanoya Café, 15 Queen Street
Step into the world of calligraphy at our Coffee & Calligraphy workshop! Choose from an array of pre-designed postcards for a token fee and learn how to pen your name in this special fashion.
*Free admission, registration is required due to limited capacity. Light refreshments from Asanoya Café will be provided for participants.
Please note ALL the sessions are fully subscribed.
Knifitti Craftist & Live Knitting
Fri, 16 Mar & Sat, 17 Mar 2018 | 5pm – 8pm
Venue: 222 Queen Street, level 1
Keen on lending the artist a hand to knit a giant yarn installation? Join us for the live knitting sessions and spot the colourful yarn dotted around Queen Street!
Registration is not required.
Slap Bracelet Workshop by WHENIWASFOUR
Fri, 16 Mar & Sat, 17 Mar 2018 | 5pm – 10pm
Venue: Flea Market at Queen Street
Relive your childhood days at the slap bracelet DIY workshop and design your own slap bracelet. Revamp this old school accessory with a new look!
Registration is not required. Each session will be 15 minutes only; each participant will get to design 1 slap bracelet for free.
Graffiti Poems
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 | 6pm – 8pm
Sat, 17 Mar 2018 | 4pm – 5pm | 6pm – 7pm
Venue: Along Queen Street
Painted using hydrophobic ink, spot our invisible graffiti poems along Queen Street. Catch our graffiti artist live in action too!
Free Face-Painting by Cosmoprof Academy
Fri, 16 March 2018: 7pm to 9pm
Sat, 17 March 2018: 5pm to 7pm
Venue: Along Queen Street
Get your face painted by our professional make-up artists from Cosmoprof Academy!
Fashion on the Street
Fri, 16 Mar & Sat, 17 Mar 2018 | 7pm – 7.30pm
Venue: SAM@8Q Plaza & Queen Street
Watch the expanded walkway of Queen Street transform into a fashion runway as we bring you an urban street-side fashion show! If you appreciate brilliant talent then you’re in luck, this fashion showcase is by the students of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
Live Band Performances
Fri, 16 Mar 2018
6.30PM: Jazz performance by Rob Collin (SAM@8Q)
7.30PM: New Stream Brass Band (SAM@8Q)
8PM: Roving band segment by MOTUS (Along Queen Street)
9PM: Roving band segment by MOTUS (Along Queen Street)
Sat, 17 Mar 2018
6PM: New Stream Brass Band (SAM@8Q)
6.30PM: Springtime Wonderland (SAM@8Q)
7.30PM: Brass Nation (SAM@8Q)
8PM: Full band performance by MOTUS (Along Queen Street)
9PM: Roving band segment by MOTUS (Along Queen Street)
It’s time to groove to the music! Catch our local bands as they bring you batucada beats, incorporating elements of jazz, funk, hip-hop, rock and pop music within a contemporary brass band framework. Catch these amazing talents!
Old Calendar Arts Installation by WHENIWASFOUR
Fri, 16 Mar & Sat, 17 Mar 2018 | 4pm – 10pm
Venue: Along Queen Street
Head into the life-sized Chinese calendar art installation, redesigned with a contemporary touch and vibrant colours, to take that Instagram-worthy selfie!
Flea Market & Food Stalls
Fri, 16 Mar & Sat, 17 Mar 2018 | 12pm – 10pm
Venue: Along Queen Street
Indulge in retail therapy as we bring you locally designed and produced merchandise at our flea market! Don’t forget to also fill your tummies with the yummy selection of food and snacks.
Vanda Dendrobium Electric Supercar Showcase
5 - 18 March 2018 | 10am - 7pm | National Museum of Singapore
In conjunction with the Singapore Design Week 2018, get an exclusive up-close look at the Vanda Dendrobium - an electric supercar named after a genus of orchids native to Singapore. Catch this first public showcase of the Vanda Dendrobium at National Museum of Singapore! Learn more about the innovation and inspirations behind the Vanda Dendrobium and other cutting-edge projects by Vanda Electrics, in two special sharing sessions on 16 & 18 March. Find out more here.
Cinerama: Metamorphosis | A film programme by SAM and Asian Film Archive at SAM@8Q
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 | 8pm
Sat, 17 Mar 2018 | 2.30pm & 5.30pm
Venue: SAM@8Q
An extension of and in dialogue with the Cinerama exhibition, Singapore Art Museum and Asian Film Archive presents Cinerama: Metamorphosis - a film programme featuring films which will reframe how we perceive the moving image. For more information on the films, click here.
In Flux by Wee Hong Ling
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 | 10am – 10pm
Sat, 17 Mar 2018 | 11am – 10pm
Venue: The Private Museum, 51 Waterloo Street, #02-06
In celebration of International Women’s Day and in conjunction with Singapore Design Week 2018, The Private Museum is pleased to present “In Flux” by New York-based Singaporean artist, Dr Wee Hong Ling, from 16 March to 6 May 2018. This solo exhibition follows the most recent development of Wee’s artistic practice, featuring three distinct series of ceramic works (Brooklyn, Moxie and My Family Portrait) and more importantly, the inaugural showcase of blacksmithing works by a Singaporean female artist.
*Registration information:
For activities that require registration, please email us at ArtsSprawlRSVP@ipossible.com.sg with the following information:
-Your name
-Contact number
-Workshop(s) you wish to sign up for
-Preferred slot(s)
-Number of Pax per workshop
-Names, contact number and email addresses of the participants you’re signing up
Please note that registration for all workshops will close on Thursday, 15 March 2018, 23:59 hours.
Disclaimer: All information is correct at time of broadcast. The National Heritage Board reserves the right to make changes and modifications to the programme without prior notice. The views and opinions expressed by speakers, facilitators or artists in the talks, workshops and performances do not represent the position of the Board.