Love art? Join us in the Arts@HortPark initiative, a collaboration with the National Arts Council (NAC) where the community can participate in activities and programmes like mural painting, performances, visual arts exhibitions, and workshops conducted by local artistes.
HortPark is part of the NAC’s Arts and Culture Nodes Network, an island-wide network of arts and culture nodes for people to come together to participate in, enjoy, and experience the value of the arts in their neighbourhood.
Upcoming Programmes
Botanical Sketch
Alfresco botanical sketching is back at HortPark! Bring your own materials and enjoy the morning by drawing with your fellow botanical art enthusiasts!
The talented members from the Botanical Art Society (Singapore) will be conducting this session. Participants will be placed in groups and led by members of the Society to observe and draw plants.
Registration opens on 6 Mar 2023, 10 am. Click here to register.
Ongoing Programmes
Mural Painting
Nature’s Garden
Finished painting by Yuen Kum Cheong.
In collaboration with students from APSN Delta Senior School and School of the Arts (SOTA), Artist Yuen Kum Cheong transformed the wall at our Formal English Garden into a flourishing mural.
This mural features butterflies that emerged from the same species of caterpillars painted at the adjacent English Cottage Garden. Come see this captivating painting at HortPark and observe the visual dialogue between this series of mural paintings!
Click here for the concept sketch.
Nature’s Delight
Finished mural by Yuen Kum Cheong
In collaboration with Bukit Gombak Eagles Interact Club and SHINE Children and Youth Services, “Nature’s Delight” is a celebration of the beauty of nature around us, its diversity and productivity, and the importance of nature’s sustainability. HortPark visitors (young and the young at heart) will immerse themselves in nature’s embrace while viewing this mural that features native garden creatures at larger-than life size.
Come check out this beautiful mural painting at the English Cottage Garden in HortPark!
Click here for the concept sketch by Yuen Kum Cheong.
Past Programmes
Botanical Art Series
Botanical Art Exhibition - Making an Entrance
Stemming from an interest in Man’s relationship with the natural world, Loh Xiang Yun produces dynamic forms of image-making which are informed by keen observation and careful execution. Over the years, she has created scientific botanical illustrations of herbarium specimens in pen-and-ink for scientific publications. In this exhibition, diagnostic features extracted from her drawings are enlarged and configured into large-scale prints of plant species and amalgamations of plant parts. Viewers are invited to explore this realm that emerged from Loh’s experiences of engaging with the world of botany through the perspective of a Scientific Botanical Illustrator.
Making an Entrance is her endeavour to initiate a conversation on the diversity of plants we share space with and illuminate the vital threads of co-existence interweaving living beings.
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Making An Entrance
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Artist
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Loh Xiang Yun
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Date
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5 November 2022 – 5 February 2023
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6 am to 11 pm daily
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Exhibition Gallery @ HortPark
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"The Habit of Your Plant" Workshop
Discover the intricate details of your houseplants while creating your own plant fragment packet with botanical artist Loh Xiang Yun. These plant fragment packets are a great way to organise your collection of dried flowers, leaves, seeds, and more.
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The Habit of Your Plant
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Artist
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Loh Xiang Yun
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Date
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14 January 2023.
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1.00 pm to 2.30 pm |
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Fruit Room @ HortPark
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Registration has closed.
Botanical Art Exhibition - Artist Tour
If you can’t get enough of the exhibition ‘Making an Entrance’, join the artist, Loh Xiang Yun, as she leads you through the exhibition and shares more about her role as a scientific botanical illustrator and the process behind the pen-and-ink drawings.
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Botanical Art Exhibition - Artist Tour
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Artist
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Loh Xiang Yun
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Date
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19 November 2022
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Location
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Exhibition Gallery @ HortPark
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Registration has closed.
Performing Arts
Performing Arts - Twilight Evening with The Lorong Boys and One Dance Asia
Soak in the evening with The Lorong Boys hailed as society’s new revolutionary genre-defying musicians. Their mind-blowing versatility, technique, and talent will keep you on your feet for more!
Stay tuned for One Dance Asia’s original dance production of 'Alice in Wonderland', highlighting the intricate balances in our environmental world and how we can do our part for nature to restore peace and unity amongst Wonderland and its magical creatures. Bring your own picnic mat to enjoy the performances.
If you missed the performances, watch the video here!
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Twilight Evening |
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Artists
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The Lorong Boys and One Dance Asia
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Date
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3 & 4 December 2022
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6 pm to 7 pm
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Location
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HortLawn @ HortPark
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Registration has closed.
Human; Nature (by One Dance Asia)
They once lived in harmony, both Man and the Earth. Nature provided for Man and Man relied solely on the Earth’s fruits to survive. Man did its part to till the earth and to harvest its growth. They were once complementary and they thrived.
Urbanisation in Singapore has posed many challenges to Nature due to limited land space. This performance by One Dance Asia presents the vital importance of Man’s respect and appreciation for the nature that surrounds us. Human; Nature promotes awareness, harmony and the beauty of Man's intrinsic relationship with Nature through the Arts.
Photography Exhibition
“City in Nature” Photo Exhibition
Photo by Darren Soh
This photo showcase featured snapshots of nature in our midst through different perspectives – from various vantage points, to close-ups and even astronomical imaging! These are the works of four Singaporean professional photographers Darren Soh, Gareth Phua, Yeo Wee Han and Charmaine Yap, whose images will give you a different dimension to Singapore, our City in Nature
"City in Nature" Photography Exhibition - Students' Edition
A follow-up to last year’s “City in Nature” photography exhibition that featured the works of four professional photographers, this edition showcases forty works by aspiring youth photographers from secondary and tertiary education institutions across Singapore.
Through the lens of these young photographers, the rich biodiversity and lush urban greenery of Singapore are brought into focus. Each photo presents a youthful take on what it means for Singapore to be a City in Nature, and how nature is intertwined with the rhythm of our everyday lives.
Photo credit: Cheryl Tan
Photo credit:Yuka Faye Komatsu
Photo credit: Liew Shan Yi
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City in Nature Photography Exhibition
- Students' Edition
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Date
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12 Mar 2022 to 12 Jun 2022
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Opening Hours
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6 am to 11 pm daily
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Venue
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Exhibition Gallery @ HortPark
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Botanical Art Activities
Botanical Sketching at HortPark
Bring your own materials and enjoy the morning by drawing with your fellow botanical art enthusiasts! The Botanical Art Society (Singapore) will be conducting an informal alfresco sketching session at HortPark. Participants will be placed in groups and led by members of the Society to observe and draw plants.
Please note that this activity will be held on-site with safe management measures for a limited number of pre-registered participants; no walk-ins are allowed. Successful registrants will be notified via a confirmation email.
Registration has closed.
Botanical Watercolour Taster: Paint a Pear
Painting by Kelly Bassett
Join Kelly as she teaches the basic skills of botanical watercolour painting. From brush techniques to still life painting, there's something for all art and nature enthusiasts to enjoy.
Registration has closed.
About the NAC Arts@HortPark Arts and Culture Nodes Network
The National Arts Council’s island-wide network of arts and culture nodes is for people to come together to participate in, enjoy, and experience the value of the arts in their neighbourhood. HortPark is part of the National Arts Council’s Arts and Culture Nodes Network.