Events that worth to check out in Singapore!

Latest Calendar of Events in Singapore

2-31 Oct: THE NATURE OF US
Australian High Commission | 25 Napier Road | Mon to Fri 8.30am-5pm | free admission (all visitors will need to submit to airport-style security checks)  

The Australian High Commission is pleased to present an exhibition of photographic works by acclaimed Australian photographer and environmentalist Peter McConchie in the Atrium Gallery. Come experience Australia’s stunning natural environment in this special exhibition.

10-31 Oct: ALL THE COUNTRY
Aratong Galleries | 29 Leonie Hill, #11-04 Horizon Tower West | viewing by appointment only, t: 6836 6434

Aratong Galleries, in association with Short Street Gallery, Broome, presents a special exhibition of works by acclaimed indigenous Australian artists including Elizabeth Nyumi, Margaret Baragurra, Mabel Juli and Lydia Balbal.
All are welcome to attend the Opening Reception on 10 October, from 6.30-10pm. RSVP: art@aratonggalleries.com

22 Oct - 15 Nov: KINTORE TO KIWIRRKURRA
ReDot Gallery | 11 Everton Road | Tue-Sat 12-7pm | free admission

A new exhibition from Papunya Tula. Featuring a mix of new and established artists, the show explores and guides us through the wonders of life in the harsh Tanami Desert and the areas surrounding Lake Mackay. Featured artists include Makinti Napanangka, who won First Prize at the 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award and her protégé Doreen Reid Nakamarra, who won the General Painting Award.

25 Oct: THE FLINDERS QUARTET
8pm | Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Conservatory Concert Hall, National University of Singapore | free admission by registration only: e. cfaregister@nus.edu.sg, t. 6516 4229

The Flinders Quartet presents an evening of stirring repertoire, including Schubert's String Quartet D 810, also known as 'Death and the Maiden'. The vanguard of an extraordinary creative awakening amongst a new generation of string quartets in Melbourne, The Flinders Quartet possesses a musical maturity honed in the tough competitive environment of international chamber events such Banff, Prussia Cove, London String Quartet Competition and Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. Committed to the development of Australian chamber music and musicians, all the quartet’s members work as soloists in other chamber groups and also collaborate in developmental programs for young chamber groups.

29 Oct: TOMMY EMMANUEL
DBS Auditorium | 8pm | tickets $48, $58, $68 from SISTIC, t: 6248 5555

By overwhelming demand, Tommy Emmanuel will play a one-night-only concert at DBS Auditorium, following the sensational 2006 sold-out concert in Singapore.

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LUKE MANGAN - AUSTRALIAN CELEBRITY CHEF & RESTAURATEUR
Owner of awardwinning international restaurants Glass Brasserie (Sydney Hilton), Salt & World Wine Bar (Tokyo) and South Food & Wine Bar (San Francisco), Luke is a leader in contemporary Australian cuisine. He regularly appears on international TV food programs, including 12 appearances on NBC's Today show and guest spots filling in for Martha Stewart on her show in New York City. Part of Singapore Sun Festival 2008 - www.singaporesunfestival.com 

24 Oct: Signature Dinner with Luke Mangan @ The Hilton Singapore (six-course menu, with fine wines selected by acclaimed wine writer Curtis Marsh)
7pm | Panorama Room, Hilton Singapore | tickets: $350++ | bookings: t. 6348 5555, www.sistic.com.sg

25 Oct: Up Close with Luke Mangan (cooking class)
12 noon | The Hidden Host, 54 Blair Road | tickets: $175++ | bookings: t. 6348 5555, www.sistic.com.sg

25 Oct: Cutting Edge Wines of Australia (three-course dinner with wine selected by acclaimed wine writer Curtis Marsh)
7pm | Flutes at The Fort | tickets: $250++ | bookings: t. 6348 5555, www.sistic.com.sg

26 Oct: Daytime Quaffing - the Art of the Long Aussie Brunch
12 noon | Graze, 4 Rochester Park | tickets: $200 nett | bookings: t. 6348 5555, www.sistic.com.sg

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November 

8 Nov - 6 Dec: BROOK ANDREW: EYE TO EYE 

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts | Galleries 1 & 2 | 80 Bencoolen Street | Mon-Sat 11am-7pm | free admission 

Brook Andrew: Eye to Eye is an exhibition that spans the artist's practice over the past decade, encompassing a diverse range of disciplines, including photography, printmaking, sculpture and neon installations.

19 Nov-20 Dec: TJUNGU PALYAKU WALKA NYUWANA

ReDot Gallery | 11 Everton Road | Tue-Sat 12-7pm | free admission

ReDot Gallery presents the 1st ever show in Asia of the exciting works of APY Lands’ Tjungu Palya.  Tjungu Palyaku Walka Nyuwana (New Works from Tjungu Palya) will showcase the very best from this relatively new, remote art community. Tjungu Palya artists have powerful spiritual links to their country, and produce paintings that are exuberant and highly individual compositions depicting their myth cycles embedded in the topography of the land. Artists include Wingu Tingima, the late Eileen Yaritja Stevens, Nyankulya Watson, Maringka Baker and Ginger Wikilyiri. 

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Up-Coming Events

12 Dec: And the Difference is (The Independence Project) @ NUS 

A collaboration between Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces and NUS Museums, this exhibition 

features the works of seven Australian artists and seven Singaporean artists. 

 

15 Dec: Singapore Premiere of ‘Australia: The Movie’ 

Don’t miss this year’s most anticipated blockbuster starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, 

and directed by Baz Luhrman. 

 

30 Jan: Emma Pask @ Timbre  

“The greatest gift to Australian jazz vocals in the last decade” is how James Morrison, Australia’s 

most awarded jazzman, describes Emma Pask. Winner of the 2006 Mo Award for Jazz Vocalist 

of the Year, Emma has performed with Don Burrows and Ivor Davies and sang at Keith Urban  

and Nicole Kidman’s wedding in 2006.  

Source: Australian High Commission in Singapore