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Welcome to My World Volume 3 May 2016 MCI (P) 155/05/2015 Welcome to my world On Cover Boat Quay, 25 cm × 35 cm, IN THIS ISSUE: Watercolour on Paper, by William Chia (Artist of ALIVE programme) 02................... VSA Artists’ Get Together 2016 Colours of Hope MISSION 03................... Uniqlo T-shirt Design Showcase Exhibition To create and provide access and opportunties for people VSA You & Me Charity Concert with disabilities through the arts. 04................... Purple Parade 2015 05................... VSA Flag Day 2016 VISION 06................... Performing Arts Holiday Workshops A world where people with disabilities are empowered 07................... Enabling Village Opening Ceremony through the arts, contribute to and integrate with the SSO Christmas Concert community. 08................... VSA Workshops March Performing Arts Holiday Workshops 09................... VSA Annual Year-End Party 02 10................... Story Telling & Creative Writing Workshop I Story-Telling & Creative Writing Workshop II 11................... Handicraft Workshop VSA Arts Angel Programme 12................... Portraits! 13................... Care & Share Thank-You Show 14................... Upcoming Events for ALERT 16................... Welcome to My World 2016 17................... Artist’s Talk Session 01 – Pann Lim 18................... Story of my life @ VSA as a Volunteer 19................... VSA Updates From left, Cavan Chang (VSA beneficiary), Francis Poon (ALERT 20................... Every Donation Helps! Programme Art Teacher) and Cavan’s mother, Cecilia. VSA EVENTS VSA Artists’ Get Together 2016 10-11 March 2016, VSA Changi City Point VSA organised its very first Artists’ Get Together at VSA and standards of VSA art instruction through feedback and Art Space over two sessions on 10 and 11 March. With a networking. Through these informal exchanges, we hope to turnout of more than 50 artists, caregivers and the VSA strengthen the rapport and camaraderie between our artist faculty, the sessions were intended to raise the quality beneficiaries, caregivers and VSA teachers. Colours of Hope VSA Collaboration with The Aquila Trust 9-15 December 2015, IMMagini Gallery Singapore Ngoh, Chuan Yew Eng, Daren Leslie, Chew Min Li and many others. 37 works ranging from paintings to crafts were on display. A total of 24 works were sold at the end of the week-long exhibition. A collection of artworks by artists with disabilities were exhibited at the IMMagini Gallery Singapore from 9 to 15 December 2015. It was an exhibition jointly organised by VSA Singapore and The Aquila Trust featuring works by VSA artists such as Chang Kim 02 | Welcome to My World VSA EVENTS Uniqlo T-Shirt Design Showcase Exhibition 8 January 2016, UOB Ability Hub THE T-Shirt Design Showcase Exhibition, graced by Ms Denise Phua, Mayor of Central Singapore District, was held on 8 January at UOB Ability Hub, Enabling Village formerly known as Employment and Employability Institute (e2i). Called “Kaleidoscope”, the exhibition underscored Uniqlo, the Japanese clothing retailer’s strong belief in “power of clothing”, and provided an opportunity for artists with special needs to showcase their abilities. The exhibition showcased artworks of students and artists from the Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN) and VSA which were transformed into designer T-shirts. VSA You & Me Charity Concert 9 January 2016, LePark A night of jamming and grooving for a worthy cause as local artistes and bands performed to raise funds in support of VSA’s art programmes. VSA thanks our partners 50 for 50 and their team especially Mr Zhao He for organising this foot stomping high energy concert. We’re very proud to be one of the charities under 50 for 50. Play on fellas! VSA THANKS OUR PARTNERS 50 FOR 50 AND THEIR TEAM ESPECIALLY MR ZHAO HE FOR ORGANISING THIS FOOT STOMPING HIGH ENERGY CONCERT. Volume 3 Issue May 2016 | 03 VSA EVENTS The Purple Parade 2015 31 October 2015, Hong Lim Park THE Purple Parade is Singapore largest annual persons with special needs. Booths showing the works gathering for persons with special needs. In its third year of disabled artists and the work of the VWOs were on running, the Purple Parade 2015 was held at Hong Lim display at the parade. In spite of inclement weather, Park on 31 October 2015. Led by Ms Denise Phua, Mayor everyone had a fulfilling and inspirational time at this of Central Singapore District, the mammoth celebratory memorable occasion. event was co-organised by several VWOs with the Prime Minister Lee Hsien Leong as Guest of Honour. VSA was VSA WAS PROUD AND HONOURED TO BE proud and honoured to be appointed coordinator of the APPOINTED COORDINATOR OF THE CONCERT concert segment for the Purple Parade. More than 7,000 SEGMENT FOR THE PURPLE PARADE. participants were enthralled by 23 performances by Photo Credit: Central Singapore CDC 04 | Welcome to My World VSA EVENTS VSA Flag Day 2016 5 March 2016 VSA’S inaugural flag day! Held on 5 March 2016, the event was enthusiastically supported by student volunteers, parent groups, members of the public and staff of VSA. In spite of the scorching sun, the fervent spirit of the more than 500 volunteers who sold flags across the island never waned. The event raised more than $50,000 and will be a hard- to-beat benchmark for VSA for subsequent Flag Days! Our sincere thanks to all who supported the donation drive and the public for their very generous donations. We would like to thank the following Thank schools and organisations for rendering You their assistance at the Flag Day: • Commonwealth Secondary School • Compassvale Secondary School • Coral Secondary School • Delta Senior School (Association for Persons with Special Needs) • Fuhua Secondary School • Geylang Methodist Secondary School • Nan Chiau High School • St Anne’s Church Group Youth • Temasek Junior College • UOB Scan Hub We look forward to the continued support at our upcoming VSA events. To volunteer with VSA, please contact us at 6448 6275 or via email at general@vsa. org.sg to register your interest. Volume 3 Issue May 2016 | 05 VSA EVENTS Performing Arts Holiday Workshops November-December 2015 Creative Movement workshop WITH 6 performing arts holiday workshops, our beneficiaries were in for a treat last November and December! Covering music, drama and dance, our workshops provided fun and enriching avenues for participants to spend their vacations. From the looks on their faces, it was obvious the participants had a ball of a time play acting, making creative dance movements and being drawn into the role of “Little Red Riding Hood’ at the “If I was Little Red Riding Hood, I would...” Drama Workshop! Some even had a go at being Big Bad Wolf, bringing much fun and laughter! FROM THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES, IT WAS If I were Little Red Riding Hood, I would… OBVIOUS THE PARTICIPANTS HAD A BALL OF A TIME PLAY ACTING, MAKING CREATIVE DANCE MOVEMENTS AND BEING DRAWN INTO THE ROLE OF “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD’... • Singing and Movement workshop • Playing with Spaces drama workshop • Creative Movement dance workshop • Half-day Dance Camp with Catholic Junior College students • One-day Chinese Musical Instrument Workshop with National Junior College students Playing with Spaces drama workshop 06 | Welcome to My World VSA EVENTS Enabling Village Opening Ceremony – Performance by VSA Percussion Group 2 December 2015, Enabling Village OUR students of percussion were very excited and honoured to perform with the concert band from Bukit Merah Secondary School at the official launch of the Enabling Village, located within SG Enable. They were thrilled to be able to put up a good show for the Guest of Honour of the evening, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Leong! Well done to all our performers, you did VSA proud! SSO Christmas Concert 11 December 2015, Singapore Symphony Orchestra OUR beneficiaries and caregivers were invited to attend a Christmas concert by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and they were enthralled by the captivating renditions of hymns and carols. Our sincere thanks to SSO for the 30 complimentary tickets! A truly enjoyable and unforgettable experience for all. A TRULY ENJOYABLE AND UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL. Volume 3 Issue May 2016 | 07 VSA WORKSHOPS New in 2016: Ukulele and Piano Lessons STARTING January 2016, VSA Singapore’s Changi City Point Centre started hosting ukulele and piano classes for persons with special needs. If you are interested to find out more, please give Shin Ni a call at 6604 9431 or simply drop her an email at [email protected]. March Performing Arts Holiday Workshops 17 March 2016 ON 17 March 2016, our students had a blast dancing Drama holiday workshop for Grace Orchard School to Neutron Dance by The Pointer Sisters at a Retro pupils from 16 to 18 March 2016, helmed by drama Dance Workshop organised by students from Victoria teacher, Melissa Chiew. Participants learnt about the Junior College. story of a girl’s fascinating journeys to whimsical and VSA Singapore also conducted a Storytelling and otherworldly places. 08 | Welcome to My World VSA EVENTS VSA Annual Year-End Party 21 November 2015, Bedok Green Secondary School ON the 21 November 2015, VSA celebrated the end of our Certificates of achievements were presented to VSA school term at the Annual VSA Year-End Party at Bedok students by Mr Andrew Liew, VSA Chairman. The year- Green Secondary School. end party concluded on a high note with a presentation The event commenced with a trip to the Alive of a gift token to Mr Lee Yi Shyan and a short speech Museum Singapore where VSA students, Bedok Green by Mr Lim Yu Kee, Principal of Bedok Green Secondary Secondary School chaperones experienced illusionary School before everyone was treated to a sumptuous and interactive artworks. Art they could not only touch high-tea reception. and feel but literally become part of it. After the excursion, everyone including parents and IT WAS AN AFTERNOON OF FUN FOR caregivers gathered back at Bedok Green Seconday THE VSA STUDENTS AS THEY PARTICIPATED School to welcome the Guest-of-Honour, Mr Lee Yi Shyan, Grassroots Advisor for East Coast GRCs (Kampong IN A FRINGE ACTIVITY THAT WAS ORGANISED Chai Chee).
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