Join us this school holiday at our annual Faber-Castell Art Festival! #art4all
Back by popular demand, this will be our third year running this Art Festival happening between 21 to 30 June 2019!
Date: 21 to 30 June 2019
Time: 10am to 9pm daily
Venue: Marina Square Central Atrium
Admission: Free
Featuring Local & International Artists, more than 30 Art Workshops, ‘Live’ Art Demonstrations, Art Exhibition, Iconic Singapore Sculptures, ‘Colour to Life’ AR Experience and more!
Note: We are giving away Faber-Castell products to 3 lucky winners! Details at the end of post.
Faber-Castell Singapore will be holding its annual art festival for the third year in a row in an effort to promote art for all ages from 21st June to 30th June 2019, at the Marina Square Central Atrium. Over the course of 10 days, Faber-Castell, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of quality products for writing, drawing and creative design, will be showcasing the versatility of its product range through various art forms. World-renowned for their Art & Graphic range, Faber-Castell enjoys a great reputation among artists and hobby painters.
With ongoing art workshops throughout the year and the annual art festival – Faber-Castell Singapore is passionate about making art accessible to all ages – from children to teenagers, adults and even seniors. “Our diverse portfolio of products aims to provide a lifetime of the best quality creative experiences for all, regardless of age. We offer Creativity Kits for Kids, Children’s Art Products, Mixed Media Mediums, along with Professional Art Materials and Fine Writing Instruments. Faber-Castell is your ‘Companion for Life’, seeing you through life’s journey at every stage. Our products accompany the consumer from childhood to being a student to becoming a working professional in the future – and from one generation to another” says Mr. Yandramin Halim, Managing Director at A.W. Faber-Castell (S) Pte Ltd.
There will also be a wide selection of Faber-Castell products that range from materials for professional artists, hobby artists, kids, office use, technical drawings and even fine writing instruments at very special prices, should you wish to bring home our products after experiencing them at the art festival.
Festival Highlights
– Art Exhibits and ‘Live’ Demonstrations
Visitors can feast their eyes on vibrant artworks on display and for sale plus live demonstrations by a line-up of more than 20 local and international artists. A key highlight includes a spectacular sculpture of Singapore’s iconic landmark – Marina Bay Sands made entirely with Faber-Castell’s connector pens by Indonesian artist, Muhamad Taufik. Keep an eye out for a new highlight this year – a stunning display of 119 soft pastels artworks made by more than 20 artists created in a symphony of colours that is sure to impress. There’s nothing quite like watching an artist at work. A selection of artists will be demonstrating their craft daily using mediums such as soft pastels, charcoal, fineliners and acrylic paint.
– Hands-on Classes
Those who are keen to participate in art classes to pick up a new skill or two can choose from the 32 classes conducted by 20 visual artists specialising in various art forms such as painting, crafts, sketching, doodling, lettering, calligraphy, drawing etc. Due to the limited number of seats available per workshop, participants would have to register via eDMs or the events section on our Facebook page. Sign up for our workshops mailing list via our Facebook Page or email workshops@faber-castell.com.sg
– Build your own Pen, Make your own Pin Badge or Magnetic Badge, Caricature for Charity
Free-and-easy activities await the entire family. Visitors can look forward to fringe-activities like assembling your own pens, designing your own magnetic badges, manga drawing and acrylic painting on stones by artists! What’s more, cartoonist and illustrator, Rizal from Faber-Castell Indonesia will be drawing caricatures for a fee. 50% of the proceeds raised from this will be donated to Autism Resource Centre (Singapore), which runs programmes like Pathlight School and Employability & Employment Centre for students and adults on the autism spectrum.
– ‘Colour to Life’; AR Experience by Faber-Castell
Yet another star attraction at our art festival is the Faber-Castell ‘Colour to Life’ experience, which combines colouring with an Augmented Reality (AR) based application. ‘Colour to Life’ is packed with a set of colouring book, consisting of five different characters over 15 pages, and 20 Faber-Castell Connector Pens. After colouring the characters, the pages are scanned via an app which allows you to interact with it in 3D. You can take selfies and play games with your coloured creations!
– Tag us and win!
Having fun at the Art Festival? We want to see your pictures taken at the exciting Art Festival! Simply LIKE, FOLLOW and TAG Faber-Castell Singapore on Facebook or Instagram and hashtag #ARTFESTIVAL2019 and #art4all in your posts. 10 winners will be selected. Multiple entries are allowed. The winners will be awarded with a S$100 product hamper.
For more information, visit here.
We are giving away Faber-Castell products to 3 lucky winners worth $300 in total, visit our Instagram page for more information .
It is the one month June school break, we have compiled a list of activities and things to do this June School Holidays.
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