Arts residency pilot gives nursing home residents chance to discover hidden talents

An arts residency pilot by the Agency for Integrated Care and National Arts Council gave nursing home residents a chance to discover their hidden talents

Mr Teo Say Siong PHOTO: AGENCY FOR INTEGRATED CARE
Madam Lely Danam PHOTO: AGENCY FOR INTEGRATED CARE
David Yew Ah Hwa ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
Madam Fatimah Abdul Manap PHOTO: AGENCY FOR INTEGRATED CARE
Madam Joan Oliveiro PHOTO: AGENCY FOR INTEGRATED CARE
Mr Lim Yi Wei (front row, far left), 45, Madam Ang Keng Nai (front row, second from left), 77, Mr Khang Tock Kwang (front row, far right), 88, and Mr Chee Tie Sing (back row, third from right, wearing blue top), 80, from Orange Valley Nursing Home (Marsiling) PHOTO: AGENCY FOR INTEGRATED CARE
New: Gift this subscriber-only story to your friends and family

Thirty art projects created by nursing home residentsare on display at the Sparks! Art Wellness Exhibition, which is on at Raffles City Shopping Centre until Sunday.

The pieces, which span art forms such as painting, sculpture, photography and digital media, were made between October last year and January by residents in nine nursing homes.

Already a subscriber? 

Read the full story and more at $9.90/month

Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month

Unlock these benefits

  • All subscriber-only content on ST app and straitstimes.com

  • Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile device

  • E-paper with 2-week archive so you won't miss out on content that matters to you

Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 15, 2018, with the headline Arts residency pilot gives nursing home residents chance to discover hidden talents. Subscribe