Popular public arts festival ARTWALK Little India (ARTWALK) returns to celebrate the rich heritage of the precinct from 22 January to 6 February 2021, demonstrating how art continues to fuel and inspire even in challenging times. Held in conjunction with Singapore Art Week, this year’s festival will be presented in a hybrid format for the first time, featuring both digital and on-site programmes.
Visitors can expect exciting performances, interactive workshops and a virtual walk that will take them through new murals and places of interest.
Highlights of the event include:
– Jigri Yaar Bhangra, which commemorates its 35th year in the industry with a special performance. Filmed around iconic spots in Little India, viewers will witness the powerful energy of this dance reverberating through their screens when they tune in via Facebook.
– Bollywood Zumba with Theeya, a live Zoom class that promises an intense workout to popular Bollywood tunes.
– Spiced Up Motifs, for child-friendly fun, a workshop that includes stencils and cooking spices, families will create motifs used in Indian textiles in this sensory play.
– Master storyteller Kamini Ramachandran who will recount tales tied to the old cattle industry at Serangoon Road and the Thaipusam procession of Little India.
– Monster Day Tours will take audiences on a virtual walk to discover the many murals and places of interest in the precinct.
– For those who prefer to stretch their legs, visitors can take a walk to view six new artworks in the heritage precinct, including a community wall along Upper Dickson Road by artist Khairulddin Wahab.
– This year also sees ARTWALK’s first international collaboration between Indian artist Bhajju Shyam, a recipient of the Padma Shri (one of India’s highest civilian awards), and Singaporean urban artist Sam Lo. Brought together by the St+art India Foundation, a non-profit organisation based in India that works on public art projects.