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NATIONAL LIBRARY BOARD PRESENTS

PRESS JANUARY — MARCH 2016 SERIES 3 #PRESSPLAYSG FB/PRESSPLAY.SG 1

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Back by popular demand and proudly brought to you by the National Library Board’s Arts & Culture team, PRESSPLAY aims to make youth arts more accessible to the public and to celebrate the impact of the arts on young people’s lives.

In collaboration with arts institutions, community organisations and independent artists, PRESSPLAY offers arts programmes for young people in public libraries throughout Singapore.

So what are you waiting for?

It’s time to PRESSPLAY.

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SAT 23 JAN

AIRPLAY: ELLIPSIS

SAT 30 JAN

LIGHTPLAY: GRIDS & SPACES

SUN 31 JAN

MAKEPLAY: URBAN GRAPHICS WALK (ORCHARD)

SAT 06 FEB

AIRPLAY: R!OT IN MAGENTA

SAT 13 FEB

#AA: FILMMAKERS

SAT 20 FEB

MAKEPLAY: STICKER MAKING CO-CREATION

MAKEPLAY: PERANAKAN TILE PRINTING

MAKEPLAY: TYVEK PAPER DESIGN

MAKEPLAY: URBAN GRAPHICS WALK (CENTRAL)

#AA: DESIGNERS & CRAFTERS

SAT 27 FEB

MAKEPLAY: WOODBLOCK PRINTING

MAKEPLAY: RUBBER STAMP CARVING

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Not all programmes are listed here, please refer to our Facebook page for more updates.

SUN 28 FEB

MAKEPLAY: BRUSH LETTERING

SAT 05 MAR

#AA: PHOTOGRAPHERS

MAKEPLAY: 2-COLOUR SCREEN PRINTING

LIGHTPLAY: #OOTD – FASHION SNAPS SUN 06 MAR MAKEPLAY: RUBBER STAMP CARVING

SAT 12 MAR

AIRPLAY: TAKE TWO

SUN 13 MAR

LIGHTPLAY: MADE IN SINGAPORE

MAKEPLAY: TYVEK PAPER DESIGN

MAKEPLAY: URBAN GRAPHICS WALK (ORCHARD)

#AA: MUSICIANS

SAT 19 MAR LASTPLAY (SEE P. 36)

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Want to win a product from our local artisans?

Post a flatlay or event picture related to PRESSPLAY and tag us. One creative participant will go home with a hand-crafted or skilfully designed item each month, with another three to be given out at LASTPLAY! FLATLAY

EVENT

1. You’ll need a craft or art piece (made at our workshops or related) and a book/ magazine

1. Take a picture of a performance, talk, tour or workshop under PRESSPLAY 2. Be liberal with filters and stickers as you please

2. Arrange them aesthetically with props, backdrops and whatever you fancy

3. Post it on Facebook or Instagram and recommend us a related book/magazine with why you chose it in that post

3. Snap a picture 4. Post it on Facebook or Instagram and tell us why you selected that book/magazine in that post

4. Make sure to hastag #pressplaysg so we can find it!

5. Make sure to hastag #pressplaysg so we can find it!

Contest starts on 23 Jan and winners will be announced monthly on our Facebook page. Stay tuned for updates! Happy snapping!

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1. Go to www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary 2. Type PRESSPLAY or the title of the programme in the search box 3. At the registration page for the programme, click Register, then Checkout at the top right 4. If registration is closed, please leave your details in the link at the bottom of the registration page to be placed on the waiting list 5. We will contact you within 3 days of the programme should a seat become available 6. Email arts@nlb.gov.sg for enquiries and follow us on www.facebook.com/pressplay.sg for updates 7. If you’re a returning PRESSPLAYER, you know the drill Admission is free for all programmes but registration is required.

For the best experience, seats and materials are capped at an ideal capacity. We seek your understanding that priority will be given to participants aged 16-35 for the youth festival.

Programme details are correct at time of print.

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Get crafting and let your hands do the talking in our series of intimate demonstrations and workshops as well as tours to local initiatives to see these makers and crafters in their own element.

Local, hand-made and proud.

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What does our world look like after filters have been added to photographs and editing completed in videos? In our workshops and film screenings, discover how the world through a lens differs from our vision.

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Great beats.

Evocative lyrics.

Mellow moments.

Good vibes. After all that, AIRPLAY needs nothing other than your company. Come up for air with friends or your plus-one for an evening with musicians, lyricists and singers.

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RIOT N MAGENTA

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#ARTIST

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Connect with artists from various disciplines and hear them speak about their chosen art form, processes and individual journeys of breaking out of anonymity. If you’re an aspiring artist, this one’s for you.

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As PRESSPLAY comes to a close, make a date with us for an intimate and interactive insiders-only finale event, held exclusively at Central Public Library afterhours. From us for you, until the next time.

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Stretched far between acoustic melancholia, post-rock, indie-R&B and electronic-pop – the extremities that mark Charlie Lim’s music, is a certain sense of cinematic gravitas that takes you on a sonic journey set against the rich narratives of life’s tales.

Garnering solid reviews and airplay across Asia-Pacific, his self-titled EP opened doors to the region’s biggest stages – with a 7-city tour across Asia, headlining slots at key festivals such as The Gathering, Mosaic Music Festival, Clockenflap, Urbanscapes, Jarasum Jazz Festival andand Music Matters Live.

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Being with iNCH moves you into quite a different world. One that seems far richer in life’s intricacies, with blisters of puerile joy and kooky jolts on instrospection. Her music – a potpourri of surprising beats and honesty crafted indie-rock melodies, will take you along a journey that is evocative and at times provocative.

Born and raised in a colourful family of theatre pedigree in Singapore, iNCH was always destined for the performing arts.

While enrolled at the fine arts school, she became the front woman of indie rock band Allura at age 16. In 2009, she gained the attention of music critics with the release of her debut solo EP, The Bedroom – a collection of playfully delightful melodies. The success of The Bedroom opened the door to an invitation to SXSW Music Festival in 2010 – a trailblazing first for a Singaporean singer-songwriter. Her first full-length album Wallflower was released in 2010 to a sold-out launch show; crystalising the path for her solo career.

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