Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2024 presents unique art-ivities, graffiti showcases, dance workshops, Chinese opera and more

, Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2024 presents unique art-ivities, graffiti showcases, dance workshops, Chinese opera and more
ScRach MarcS  

Start the new year with a celebration of Singapore’s vibrant urban arts and culture scene at  Aliwal Urban Art Festival (AUAF), happening on Jan 27, 2024 at Aliwal Arts Centre. 

Organised by Arts House Limited during the last weekend of Singapore Art Week 2024, visitors can expect a series of exciting activities led by various renowned local urban arts groups and communities of different artistic practices. 

, Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2024 presents unique art-ivities, graffiti showcases, dance workshops, Chinese opera and more
NADI Singapura

From engaging visual art and dance workshops to exciting graffiti showcases, open studio sessions, performances and more, AUAF will feature an eclectic array of free and ticketed unique art-ivities at the heart of the cultural enclave of Kampong Gelam.

Start at Urban art collective RSCLS’ retrospective exhibition titled The 10 Year Series – Retrospective of 10 Years of AUAF Art, Solidarity Movement, Rebel Daughters. Visitors will get deeply acquainted with the spirit of urban art movement through the lens of AUAF and other past RSCLS programmes.

Watch the finals of the graffiti competition GraFIGHT X happening on the grounds of Aliwal Arts Centre, and get to see artists transform the walls of the centre in live graffiti painting sessions throughout the day. The popular D’Tours also makes a return, an alternative walking tour of murals and street art around the cultural Kampong Gelam enclave for those curious about the neighbourhood.

, Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2024 presents unique art-ivities, graffiti showcases, dance workshops, Chinese opera and more
Chowk Productions

For visitors who prefer to exercise their creativity and get moving, an array of theatre, dance and visual art workshops by The Improv Co., Nine Years Theatre, Chowk Productions and DASSAD await. Drop by the studio of New Opera to hear them share on vocal and acting tips and swing by the Chinese Opera Studio to watch how opera performers transform themselves through makeup and costume.

, Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2024 presents unique art-ivities, graffiti showcases, dance workshops, Chinese opera and more
Chinese Opera Studio

Be mesmerised by performances from renowned Malay drum ensemble NADI Singapura and catch Kalpavriksha Fine Arts and Chowk Productions in their captivating dance performances with post-performance artist talks.

, Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2024 presents unique art-ivities, graffiti showcases, dance workshops, Chinese opera and more
Kalpavriksha Fine Arts

Then get up-close-and-personal with art groups such as Wolfsloth, Chris Chai and interdisciplinary setup Hothouse at their available open studios; visitors will get to learn more about their artistic practices. Discover unexpected treasures at the Pop-Up Market by The Social Exchange which will feature one-of-a-kind wares from several local creatives.

, Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2024 presents unique art-ivities, graffiti showcases, dance workshops, Chinese opera and more
Wolfsloth

As night falls, put on your dancing shoes and get grooving to hip-hop music curated by The Linch Agency, and dance acts curated by dynamic street dance duo ScRach MarcS who will close the night with their Re:Union Party.

, Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2024 presents unique art-ivities, graffiti showcases, dance workshops, Chinese opera and more
Khally from The Linch Agency

For more information on Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2024, visit artshouselimited.sg/aac-auaf-2024.