Personally Speaking is a visual arts project that explores the stories of caregiving for people with special needs, mental illness, and the elderly. Eight Singapore artists have been inspired by the personal joys and challenges of caregivers, shared with them by people of all walks of life, including parents, children, teachers, social workers and healthcare professionals.

While each account is unique, they collectively reflect the anxieties and difficulties faced by many caregivers. Many of them harbour simple hopes and dreams of a better life for their wards. Through this exhibition, we hope to create a space that allows everyone to reflect on their own caregiving journey and consider the kind of care that we would like our loved ones and ourselves to receive.

ITINERARY

6.30pm Registration & networking reception

7.00pm Artists to share their work and learnings 

7.30pm Guests to view artwork 

8.30pm Close of session 

The artists who will be present to answer your questions include:

Alecia Neo - Between Earth and Sky

Alecia’s artistic practice questions the kinds of individuals who are valued by contemporary society by exploring the relationships between people, their identities and contexts. Working primarily with photography, video, installation and participatory workshops, she develops long-term projects involving a variety of individuals and collaborators, overlooked communities and their spaces. She is currently Artist Lead for Brack, an arts platform for socially-engaged artists and their projects. For more information on Alicia's work in the project, click this link: https://www.objectifs.com.sg/ps_alecianeo/

Deanna Ng - Yours Truly

Deanna is an independent photographer, artist and educator. She was one of Asia’s emerging talents profiled on Nikon’s “Through Asian Eyes” campaign in 2011. In 2015, she was one of 60 artists included in the book Singapore Eye—Contemporary Singapore Art. For more information about Deanna's work in this project click this link: https://www.objectifs.com.sg/ps_deannang/

Mary Bernadette Lee - I Carry You In My Heart

Mary Bernadette Lee (Mrydette) is an artist based in Singapore. She uses art as a medium to work with the community to encourage expression and creation. Her practice is a phenomenological approach to understanding the relationship between the exterior topography of body, and the interior tapestry of psychological states which are expressed through her paintings and sculptures that foreground the architecture of her as a person and an artist. For more information about Mary's work in this project, please click this link: https://www.objectifs.com.sg/ps_marybernadettelee/

Jean Loo, co-lead for Early Childhood Development, Lien Foundation

Jean is Co-Lead of Early Childhood Development at Lien Foundation, where she uses her interest in creative arts and community mobilisation to pilot radical projects and advocate for inclusive education and equality in early childhood. Prior to joining the Foundation, Jean was a community artist who co-founded SUPERHERO ME.  Her responsibilities at Superhero Me include producing strategic public outreach events, managing partnerships with schools, government bodies and art institutions, and planning Superhero Me’s advocacy content. She also mentors a network of creatives including artists, producers, designers and filmmakers, as well as a growing community of 60 art facilitators to confidently work with children with special needs. She is a recipient of the Singapore National Youth Award, the nation’s highest accolade for youth. 

To view a YouTube video about the project please click here:  https://youtu.be/3ReBJwhiD_Q

For more details on the location and parking, click here: https://www.objectifs.com.sg/visiting-us/

REGISTRATION

Please note places are on a first-come-first-served basis so do register early! Deadline for registration is 30 November 2018. Please sign up early to avoid disappointment. We apologise that requests for places after the deadline will not be entertained. As places are limited and if you have RSVP but cannot make it, we appreciate that you cancel your registration so that we can make the place available to someone else. Cancellation details are provided below under NO SHOW POLICY. Thank you.

Members:

FWA members attend free of charge. Please login on the website before registering.

Institutional Members:

Diamond members- Registration at FWA member rates for up to 15 persons per Institutional Member.

Platinum members- Registration at FWA member rates for up to 10 persons per Institutional Member.

Gold members- Registration at FWA member rates for up to 5 persons per Institutional Member.

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NO SHOW POLICY

We understand that with busy schedules, there may be times when you cannot make an event after you have registered for it. In the event that you cannot make an event, we appreciate that you use our new tool now available to cancel the event. Cancellation is allowed upto 2 days ahead of the event date. To do so, please login to the FWA website, under “My Account”, select “My Events”, you can cancel the event registration under the “Cancel registration” column. For members that no-show for 3 consecutive events, we regret to inform that you will be barred from attending any FWA events for the next 3 months. We hope you understand this policy as our events are often in high demand and your co-operation will allow those who can and wish to attend our events to do so. 

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