Bootcamp Programme

Associate Artist Programme (2022/23 Cycle)

Day 1 (30 Sep, Fri): Introduction to Kampong Gelam

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

[Guided Tour] Introduction to Kampong Gelam
History and communities of Kampong Gelam

Faizah Jamal
Former NMP and resident of Kampong Gelam

Around Kampong Gelam

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

Rumah Makan Minang

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

[Workshop] Discover the DNA of neighbourhoods through Cultural Mapping

Janet Pillai
Independent researcher and consultant

Activity: Participatory mapping with stakeholders of Kampong Gelam

Residents
Local businesses
Institutions
Visitors

Malay Heritage Centre

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tea Break

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

[Talk] Socially-engaged arts

Sharing on Both Sides Now: Mengukir Harapan, a community engagement project exploring what it means to live well, and leave well and normalising conversations about death within the Malay community

Kok Heng Leun
Artistic Director, Both Sides Now and former Artistic Director, Drama Box

Malay Heritage Centre

Day 2 (1 Oct, Sat) - Communities and Stakeholders of Kampong Gelam

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

[Talk] Kampong Gelam as an intellectual hub

Ibrahim Tahir
Founder, Wardah Books

Wardah Books

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

[Curator-led Tour] Cerita Exhibition

Syed Muhd Hafiz
Curator, Malay Heritage Centre

Malay Heritage Centre

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

Koh Nangkam Restaurant

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

[Tour + Talk] Growing up in Golden Mile Complex

Rush Ang
Creative Manager of Room 0416

Golden Mile Complex

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

[Walk] Visits to businesses in Kampong Gelam

Kampong Gelam

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

[Walk] Kampong Gelam, our Leluhur

Hidayah Amin
Author, Leluhur: Singapore's Kampong Gelam

Kampong Gelam

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

[Talk] Textile industry and batik

Oniatta Effendi
Founder, Galeri Tokokita

Galeri Tokokita

Day 3 (2 Oct, Sun) - Malay Identity

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

[Talk] Deconstructing the Malay identity: Challenging the state’s narratives surrounding the Malay community

Nur & Anna
Co-founders, Lepak Conversations

Crane Living Arab Street

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

[Talk] Navigating the modern world as a Malay-Muslim woman

A sharing on the book, Growing Up Perempuan — a collection of stories about the intricacies, contradictions, and duality of growing up as a woman in the Muslim community.

Filzah Sumartono
Co-Editor of Growing Up Perempuan

Crane Living Arab Street

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch

TBC

Day 4 (8 Oct, Sat) - Group Reflections/Sharing

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Group Sharing
Individual presentations by participating artists (10-15min each)

Artist practice
Project/research interests for the residency

Crane Living Arab Street

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

TBC

Updated as of: 29 Sep 2022

Associate Artist Programme