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MA Music Therapy series: Cassandra Chng on bridging mental health provisions in a heartland node

3 Nov 2026

Long a believer in the power of music, Cassandra Chng first searched for an education in music therapy in 2014. At that time, no local programmes for it existed, so …
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MA Music Therapy series: Joanne Lau on growing a music therapy programme in a nursing home

30 Oct 2026

Launched in 2023, LASALLE’s MA in Music Therapy programme is the first of its kind in Singapore, allowing aspiring practitioners to be trained locally. Consequently, the programme has placed great …
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In conversation with: MA Design graduand Pann Lim on the simple question that led him to pursue an MA

23 Oct 2026

Despite having 28 years of design practice—and countless design accolades—under his belt, creative director Pann Lim found himself stumbling in recent years over a simple question from young students and …
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Wandering and wondering at humanity: BA (Hons) Arts Management represents at Ars Electronica 2026

13 Oct 2026

Trip vignettes by Amila Khairana Binte Abdul Rahmat, Angela Kristie Rustham, Muhammad Haris Bin Muhammad Shahril, Shernice Sah Jia Yi and Vina Tan Ding Kiang. … Before this, Echoes of …
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In conversation with: Kyle Balda, director of Minions, Despicable Me 3 and The Sheep Detectives

7 Oct 2026

In June 2026, the Puttnam School of Film & Animation, in partnership with Cartoons Underground, hosted animation director Kyle Balda for a masterclass with students. Balda is a director and …

From left to right, Panisara Sutisukon (Animation Art), Kyle Balda (guest speaker) and Austin Nah Yee Chern (Animation Art).
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Global Creative Dialogues: Cross-university collaborations and knowledge exchange in fashion, illustration and technology

6 Oct 2026

This article was originally written for and published in HKBU AVA Magazine #15 (September 2026) and is reproduced with permission. From August to November 2025, “Stories From Our Wardrobe” brought …

Wide shot of a gallery displaying zines on shelves.
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In conversation with: Kamila Andini on filmmaking as a record of personal discovery

31 Aug 2026

Kamila Andini is one of Southeast Asia’s most distinctive voices. From her acclaimed debut feature The Mirror Never Lies (2011), The Seen Unseen (2017), Yuni (2021) and Before, Now & …
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What to expect in LASALLE: Ngiam Teo on composing for games, film and his own original epic

12 Aug 2026

For his final year project, Class of 2026 graduate Ngiam Teo presented Fleeting Worlds: For The Dawn, which tells the story of Zinnia, an ordinary girl who initially rejects her …
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Memories of Museums, Matcha and mono no aware (物の哀れ): MA Asian Art Histories 2026 study trip to Fukuoka, Japan

4 Aug 2026

By Kendall Fosse and Aparupa Saha At the beginning of the academic year, when the 2026 cohort of LASALLE’s MA Asian Art Histories programme was told about a planned study …
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What happens after art school: Diploma in Audio Production alumna Hidayah Azman

7 Jul 2026

Sound engineer and Diploma in Audio Production alumna Hidayah Azman has worked with an impressive list of artists. Coldplay, Harry Styles, Imagine Dragons, Seventeen, Blackpink, Twice, Mayday and Jay Chou …

Hidayah Azman (front row, first from right) with her fellow crew members on the Singapore leg of kpop group Seventeen’s ‘Right Here’ world tour.
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Trip report: BA (Hons) Arts Management students explore Dublin on COIL Plus+

3 Jul 2026

By Amila Khairana My Year 2 classmates, Vera Tan and Stella Ong, and I travelled to Ireland in June 2026 to participate in a prestigious research symposium organised by the …
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What happens after an MA: MA Arts Pedagogy and Practice alumni Yazid Jalil and Rafi Dean

28 Jan 2026

LASALLE’s MA Arts Pedagogy and Practice programme typically brings together practitioners and educators from a wide range of backgrounds. With unique opportunities for cross-pollination across disciplines, as well as an …
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Fashion takes flight at Wisma Atria with LASALLE’s School of Fashion and Mattel Singapore

18 Dec 2025

30 Barbies collaboratively attired by 30 students from the BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Textiles and BA (Hons) Fashion Media and Industries programmes are currently on display at the indoor …

Fashion takes flight at Wisma Atria with LASALLE’s School of Fashion and Mattel Singapore
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In the studio with: MA Fine Arts’ Nanaki Singh and Lim E-Lynn Joanne

29 Oct 2025

The artist’s studio is a space for individual experimentation and creation, but for Class of 2025 MA Fine Arts’ graduates Nanaki Singh and Lim E-Lynn Joanne, their studios were not …