Beyond the Surface: Create nature-inspired designs

Co:ntemporary Encounters The InterCo:nnected Self

Experience a process-driven approach to art-making with this workshop. Co:Created by Mary Bernadette Lee. Participants will be guided through a series of activities to extract forms and patterns from items that they encounter in nature. Engage in close observations of the visual qualities of found objects as materials for art and design.

Digital NACAEP Onsite

The Great Lift Off: Solvent-transfer Printmaking

Co:ntemporary Encounters Cultural Co:nfluences

This workshop is designed to enhance our understanding of how prints are made, and how they relate to visual media like magazines. By learning about this alternative printing technique, particiapnt will create their own colored montage using images taken by local artist Ang Song Nian.

Digital NACAEP Onsite Talks

From Wardrobe to Wall: Eco-friendly Yarn Macrame

Co:ntemporary Encounters Eco Co:nsciousness

Inspired by the art of upcycling, local artist Izziyana Suhaimi creates artworks with environmental sustainability in mind. Participants will learn how to breathe life into old items by using them as art materials instead of discarding them. In this workshop, participants will transform t-shirts into balls of yarn and create a macrame wall hanging.

NACAEP Onsite

Bichromate Printing

STEAM DisCo:veries

Bichromate printing is a 19th-century photographic printing process that produces a sublime painterly quality to photographic images. The technique utilizes a combination of pigments together with the light sensitivity of dichromates to produce multi-colored. Participants will engage in risk-taking through art.

Digital NACAEP Onsite

Digital Photography: Portraiture with Natural Light

Creative Eco:nomies The InterCo:nnected Self

Learn how to harness natural light in order to create beautiful portraits. This workshop follows a guided shoot where participants will have the opportunity to experiment with different lighting scenarios and hone their camera skills. Understand the craft of impactful visual storytelling through photography.

Digital NACAEP Onsite

Cyanotype: Printmaking with the Sun

STEAM DisCo:veries

Dive into the world of alternative processes and make a one-of-a kind cyanotype! Participants will to create their own cyanotype prints and understand the theories behind the age-old process. The outcomes are highly customisable – choose between paper, fabric, bag or even have your own photos printed! Expect lots of fun under the sun!

NACAEP Onsite

Pinhole Camera Making & Darkroom Printing

STEAM DisCo:veries

See the world in a different light through a pinhole camera! Travel back in time and enjoy the process of making your own handcrafted camera and developing images in a “darkroom”. In this workshop participants will learn about key concepts in photography such as exposure, basic darkroom skills and the anatomy of a camera.

NACAEP Onsite

Camera Obscura Making with Found Objects

STEAM DisCo:veries

Learn how to create your own camera obscura with everyday objects like food containers, boxes or even an entire room.Through understanding the basic principles such as the anatomy of a camera, participants of this workshop will find that the possibilities offered from a DIY camera are limitless; even different surfaces can be used for the record of light.

Workshops

NACAEP

Beyond the Surface: Create nature-inspired designs

The Great Lift Off: Solvent-transfer Printmaking

From Wardrobe to Wall: Eco-friendly Yarn Macrame

Bichromate Printing

Digital Photography: Portraiture with Natural Light

Cyanotype: Printmaking with the Sun

Pinhole Camera Making & Darkroom Printing

Camera Obscura Making with Found Objects