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Visually impaired performing artist being nurtured to fulfil her dream
May 5, 2022, Channel 8
Claire Teo is an Emerging Artist of ART:DIS who, at the age of four, was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa. It is a medical condition which will cause her field of vision to deteriorate till it is no smaller than the size of a coin. Though Claire will eventually lose her…
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Musical notes are their voice
April 18, 2022, Lianhe Zaobao
In life, people with autism have difficulty expressing themselves in ways that most people can understand. Chee Jun Hong, the String Director of The Purple Symphony which is Singapore’s first inclusive orchestra, established The Joy Ensemble to enable non-disabled individuals to hear what people with autism have to say. Alongside other…
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New arts space in Bukit Merah for people with disabilities
December 13, 2021, The Straits Times
A new arts space for people with disabilities is set to open early next year in Bukit Merah. It will be housed in the building once occupied by the old Bukit Merah branch library. The centre by ART:DIS, a charitable organisation, will include a black box stage, a digital recording…
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40 years of work by late artist on display
August 25, 2021, The Straits Times
Two years after her death, the family of the late Singapore artist, writer and teacher Chng Seok Tin has put together a memorial exhibition spanning four decades of artistic output. The show runs at The Arts House till Sunday (Aug 29), gathering more than 60 pieces such as paintings, prints,…