Members' Exclusive | The 8 Commandments of Dolorosa Sinaga: An Art & Activism Workshop
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Members' Exclusive | The 8 Commandments of Dolorosa Sinaga: An Art & Activism Workshop
Sat 12 Sep | 2 – 5.30 pm | National Gallery Singapore, Supreme Court Wing, Level 5, Glass Room | $45 (Members only), registration required: https://www.nationalgallery.sg/sg/en/workshops/Members-Exclusive-The-8-Commandments-of-Dolorosa-Sinaga-An-Art-Activism-Workshop.html
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Join acclaimed Indonesian artist Dolorosa Sinaga, featured in the exhibition “Fear No Power: Women Imagining Otherwise”, for an exclusive hands-on workshop sculpting with aluminium foil.
An influential sculptor, educator, and activist, Sinaga's practice demonstrates how art, activism, everyday life, and community are inseparable. Through decades of making and teaching, she has championed art as a form of care, solidarity, and social engagement. Her work “Fear No Power”, which lends its title to the exhibition, embodies these enduring commitments.
In this artist-led workshop, participants will have the rare opportunity to engage directly with Sinaga and learn about her approach to art and activism. Use aluminium foil to create the artist’s signature feminine forms – dancers, mothers, and groups of women, and discover how artistic expressions can cultivate collective care and become a catalyst for social change.
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About the speakers
Dolorosa Sinaga (b. 1952, Indonesia) is an artist, human rights activist and art educator, for whom these roles are deeply intertwined. Trained in sculpture at the Jakarta Institute of Arts (IKJ) in the early 1970s and later at Central Saint Martins in London, she returned to teach at the IKJ in 1983 and eventually served as Dean. The years leading up to the fall of Indonesia’s New Order regime in 1998 was a critical moment pivotal time of political awakening for Sinaga. Despite an expanding global economy and growing opportunities for socio-economic mobility in the 1990s, Sinaga observed that women remained systematically disadvantaged and excluded. Sinaga declared her commitment to amplifying women’s voices through her art. Her sculptures have since dealt with themes of historical memory, social injustices and women’s struggles. Sinaga also established Somalaing Art Studio for artmaking, mentorship and collaborations, and the Beranda Rakyat Garuda (the People’s Veranda of Garuda), a space for dialogues on art, politics and culture.
#NationalGallerySingapore #FearNoPower #DolorosaSinaga #ArtActivism #ArtWorkshop #SoutheastAsianArt
Sat 12 Sep | 2 – 5.30 pm | National Gallery Singapore, Supreme Court Wing, Level 5, Glass Room | $45 (Members only), registration required: https://www.nationalgallery.sg/sg/en/workshops/Members-Exclusive-The-8-Commandments-of-Dolorosa-Sinaga-An-Art-Activism-Workshop.html
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Join acclaimed Indonesian artist Dolorosa Sinaga, featured in the exhibition “Fear No Power: Women Imagining Otherwise”, for an exclusive hands-on workshop sculpting with aluminium foil.
An influential sculptor, educator, and activist, Sinaga's practice demonstrates how art, activism, everyday life, and community are inseparable. Through decades of making and teaching, she has championed art as a form of care, solidarity, and social engagement. Her work “Fear No Power”, which lends its title to the exhibition, embodies these enduring commitments.
In this artist-led workshop, participants will have the rare opportunity to engage directly with Sinaga and learn about her approach to art and activism. Use aluminium foil to create the artist’s signature feminine forms – dancers, mothers, and groups of women, and discover how artistic expressions can cultivate collective care and become a catalyst for social change.
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About the speakers
Dolorosa Sinaga (b. 1952, Indonesia) is an artist, human rights activist and art educator, for whom these roles are deeply intertwined. Trained in sculpture at the Jakarta Institute of Arts (IKJ) in the early 1970s and later at Central Saint Martins in London, she returned to teach at the IKJ in 1983 and eventually served as Dean. The years leading up to the fall of Indonesia’s New Order regime in 1998 was a critical moment pivotal time of political awakening for Sinaga. Despite an expanding global economy and growing opportunities for socio-economic mobility in the 1990s, Sinaga observed that women remained systematically disadvantaged and excluded. Sinaga declared her commitment to amplifying women’s voices through her art. Her sculptures have since dealt with themes of historical memory, social injustices and women’s struggles. Sinaga also established Somalaing Art Studio for artmaking, mentorship and collaborations, and the Beranda Rakyat Garuda (the People’s Veranda of Garuda), a space for dialogues on art, politics and culture.
#NationalGallerySingapore #FearNoPower #DolorosaSinaga #ArtActivism #ArtWorkshop #SoutheastAsianArt
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