Aliwal Arts Centre opens new doors for the local creative scene.

The prolific artistic director of TheatreWorks has been appointed festival director of the overhauled Singapore Arts Festival, which will be back next year after a two-year hiatus. He talks to Terry Ong about finding his way back home again after getting lost in New York.

Ahead of its opening in 2015, France's private museum Pinacothèque de Paris previews The Art of Collecting, Masterpieces from the Pinacothèque de Paris.   

The 29-year-old London-based director is the first Singaporean to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival (Ilo, Ilo took home the Camera D’Or trophy recently and will screen at local cinemas in August). He talks to Terry Ong about the highs and lows of filmmaking.

Acclaimed abstract artist Peter Zimmerman deconstructs traditional pictorial concepts in his works, resulting in an explosive collection of pieces featuring intense colors with multi-layered epoxy paint in his first solo show here. Gallery director Dane Reinacher breaks down Zimmermann’s various abstractions for us.

Five new gay-themed books for further reading.

Why there’s never been a better time to be gay in Singapore.

The globetrotting co-founder of travel site Indiescapes (which provides individual holiday activities hosted by city locals) shares her travel adventures.