Tiong Bahru Sketchwalk starting now!

The long awaited Sketchwalk @ Tiong Bahru has officially begun!

An Invitation: Opening Reception of Fernan Escora's "Playing with Intimacy" exhibition

Dear all,

We would like to invite you to the opening reception of artist Fernan Escora's exhibition "Playing with Intimacy", here at White Canvas Gallery! Details are as follows:

Date: Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Time: 7: 00 PM

Location: White Canvas Gallery, Tiong Bahru, Singapore

Fernan Escora is a Filipino artist who is known for his meticulous ink on canvas works. For this exhibition, he has produced ten deeply personal works focusing on the dynamics of human relationships.

Come along for a night of cocktails to pair with an awe-inspiring display of the enigmatic bonds between people.

Tiong Bahru Sketches - Artists' Talk (Saturday, 3 July)

The artists of the current exhibit Tiong Bahru Sketches: Outside - In share their insights on sketching and anecdotes about the works on exhibit at the gallery.

Videos will be posted soon.

Join the artists on July 17 when they have a sketchwalk in Tiong Bahru to mark the end of the exhibit. Assembly is at the gallery at 2pm. Free!

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Location: White Canvas Gallery, Tiong Bahru

Tiong Bahru Sketches: Outside/In

As the only art gallery in the in the community of Tiong Bahru, we wanted to pay homage by having our first programmed exhibit about it. We have invited sketchers Paul Wang, Tia Boon Sim, Don Low and Miel to create sketches of Tiong Bahru from street level, from inside the homes of people we know who live here, and at different times of the day to give a feel of what Tiong Bahru is now. For many Singaporeans, Tiong Bahru is something from the past. It has retained the core of its structures that have been here since the 1930s. But at the same time, as a living community, it is growing. We wanted to keep a record of the changes it is experiencing now, for posterity and to examine how the artists see Tiong Bahru.

Please come to our opening on June 30, 7pm, to share our joy as we celebrate Tiong Bahru through the art of Paul Wang, Tia Boon Sim, Don Low and Miel.

A lecture on the architecture of Tiong Bahru by resident architect and Vice Chairman of the Seng Poh Residents Association Mr. Kelvin Ang follows at 730pm.

See you there!

White Canvas Gallery: A White Canvas, Infinite Possibilities

White Canvas Gallery is a new art gallery located in Tiong Bahru in Singapore. It is a product of serendipity and the collaboration of the gallery owners, the employees and the artists who contribute their art and their views.

It is a market rule that for a gallery to survive, it must be able to distinguish itself from others through a definite stand on what art is. We are a young gallery, and none of us are art experts (although we are experts in other fields related to it). All we know is that we love art and we love to share it. And even in that, we have our own different opinions. Live and let live. Enjoy the moment. That is what we think. Our lives become richer when we learn to see from other people's eyes.

For now, the gallery is a space that can be used by artists like their own white canvas. It is a place to start something new. Sometimes, things will be interesting. Sometimes, things will be great. Sometimes, not. But we believe it is trying that really counts. We believe in our artists and what they can do. And we think that others would love to see their works too.

The gallery, although it is primarily a space, is not just that. It is equally about people like art. It is about artists sharing their works. It is about people discussing and admiring the works over coffee or a meal. It is about learning, discovering, savoring, sharing. It is about conversations and relationships. After all, art is one of the things that truly make us human.