由新加坡当代艺术研究会首创的中西魔幻文化交融活动“万盛艺术节”，将在10月29日和30日傍晚5时半至10时，在位于兀兰的易艺同行画廊（10 Oakwood Grove , Singapore 738260）绽放异彩，并在31日傍晚，配合西洋万圣节三四千名鬼怪装扮游人的浩荡气势，在竖起大型青花瓷南瓜门的画廊，搭起神魔相互辉映的艺术大平台。

 

西北区任梓铭市长、苏慧敏议员、国立大学校长陈永财教授、著名诗人学者王润华教授和西马殿堂级画家朵拉女士，皆为万盛艺术节的主宾。目前这项活动已得到新马40多位杰出诗人、画家、音乐家、舞蹈家、戏曲家、摄影家和民间艺人的热情响应，参与演出和展示别具神魔特色的艺术品。

 

会场上可观赏陈军荣大师警世寓意的最新画作【天堂有路】、【地獄无门】和【人间正道】，还有他以莫奈的睡莲雕琢的莲花棺。马来西亚刀画家古天发老师，亦正亦邪的魔幻画作【武侠万圣节之倚天屠龙青蝠鬼王】，令人触目惊心。孙皓仪女士也将展出珍藏的彩绘兵马俑雕塑品。

 

王润华教授将戴上面具，以华巫英三语吟诵他的名诗【皮影戏】。蔡志礼博士特为万盛艺术节创作的【九歌山鬼】，除了配上湘灵音乐社的剧照，也播放由蔡臾成以这首诗作曲吟唱的歌乐。南洋艺术学院侯绚婷同学的人头陶瓷作品很让人惊艳。南洋女中的同学也受邀展示她们制作的出色艺术品。戏曲方面，潮剧社呈献精彩表演，湘灵音乐社呈献丁马成老先生编剧，林绍凌老师改编的【人生百态】，以各式面具展示人生百态，让大家在万圣节满街尽是妖魔装扮的人群中，感受传统南音的独特魅力。

 

到时立志引领流行曲风潮的 Hitmaker 年轻歌手们 ，也会在场演唱，由音乐界的后起之秀杨婷婷和吴江一舸，特为万盛艺术节创作主题曲和多首动听歌谣。云大篪先生编著，对新加坡第一代画家代表人物百岁林子平致敬的【墨魂】，也会在会场上展以特惠价展卖。

有兴趣前来体验充满魔幻的艺术嘉年华会的朋友，请通过以下电邮与我们联系。

 

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The inaugural Hello-Win Arts Festival is inspired by the fusion of Eastern mythology with the phantasmagorical realms of the imagination typified by Western cultural traditions such as Halloween day. Organized by the Contemporary Arts Research Association (CARA), the Hello-Win Arts Festival will take place on the 29th and the 30th of October, 5.30pm to 10pm at the I-Ching with Arts Gallery (10 Oakwood Grove Singapore 738260).

 

On the evening of 31st, Halloween day itself, where three to four thousand residents parade from door to door in a plethora of Halloween costumes and make-up. A custom-made giant pumpkin gate imprinted with the well-known blue and white colors of Chinese porcelain welcomes invited guests into a showcase of Art where deities and demons shine in equal measure.

 

Mr Alex Yam, Mayor of the North-West District, Ms Hany Soh, Member of Parliament, Professor Tan Eng Chye, President of the National University of Singapore, Professor Wong Yoon Wah, esteemed scholar-cum-poet, and Ms Duo La，distinguished artist-writer from Malaysia, are the Guests-of-Honor for this year’s event.

 

The call for artists for the Inaugural Hello-Win Arts Festival has been encouraging; over 40 writer-poets, painters, musicians, dancers, theater performers, photographers, and folk artisans have come forth with their own unique interpretations of the thematic nuances surrounding deities and demons.

 

Grandmaster Tan Khoon Yong will be unveiling his latest masterpieces which contain a cryptic message for humanity, as well as a wonderfully-conceived coffin that pays homage to the water lilies of Monet. Also on display is a rare painting by Mr Koh Teng Huat, of knife-painting fame. Ms Jennifer Soen, a veteran curator, will also be lending sculptures from her private collection to this year’s exhibition.

 

The organizers are also privileged to have Professor Wong Yoon Wah don his mask for us, in a magnificent recital of his famous poem, Shadow play, in three languages. Dr Chua Chee Lay has also prepared a poem especially for the Inaugural Hello-Win Arts Festival – The Nine Songs of the Mountain Spirit which is not only accompanied by moving stills from the Xiang Ling Musical Society, but also presented seamlessly in tandem with the vocal artistry of Cai Yu-Cheng. Guests can also view the hauntingly beautiful ceramic works of NAFA student, Ms Hou Xuan Ting as well as the works of students from Nanyang Girls’High School.

 

Representatives from the field of Theatre and Musicals also feature in this year’s event: The Teochew Opera Association will be performing, as well as a piece by the Xiang Ling Musical Society based on Mr Lin Shao-Lin’s adaption of Mr Ding Ma-Cheng’s screenplay, The 100 shades of life utilizing masks to signify the exigencies of everyday life. It is a performance that allows the throng of Halloween Day revellers to imbibe the charm of the traditional sounds from the South, or Nan Yin, even as they masquerade as demons and ghouls.

 

Guests will also have a chance to hear from the voices and musical creations of talents from Hitmaker Global Academy, led by two emerging stars, Yang Ting Ting and Wu Jiang Yi Ge, who have composed the theme song for this year’s event.

 

The Soul of Ink by Mr Woon Tai Ho, a Singapore Book Awards nominated book written about Singapore’s beloved artist Mr Lim Tze Peng will also be made available for sale to guests at a special discount in support for the event.

 

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