Ten Square: Launch 12th and Screening 13th of January, 2023,19:00-19:30
OPENING: 12th of January, 19:00
1 Short St, Singapore 188218

Media Art Nexus: 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th of January, 2023, 12:00-19:00
North Spine Plaza, Nanyang Technological University Singapore

The first edition of “ART-ACT Festival”, is premiering as a part of Singapore Art Week, featuring audiovisual art pieces from international and emerging artists reflecting on some of the most relevant and pressing topics experienced today globally such as the climate crisis, human rights, freedom of expression, among others.
The festival features 7 curated art pieces that will be screened in two large LED billboard formats around the city of Singapore- one Ten Square, Landmark of Good at the Selegie Art District, and Media Art Nexus at the Nanyang Technological University Singapore. 

The pieces harness the power of art activism to engage the audience in a journey of critical thinking while creating an aesthetic experience of contemplation. They vary in style and medium of production by mixing performance art, illustration, 3D animation, photography, and videography.
Together with the pieces, the artists present a collection of art manifestos to reinforce their call to action.
The project was curated by Aura Murilo and Ina Conradi with the support of He Xiang and Ziqq Rafit from the DesignSingapore Council Associates Network and in partnership with the Ten Square Landmark of Good (Gary Hong and Natalie Hong) and in collaboration with the Royal College of Art London, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, School of Art, Design and Media with Media Art Nexus.

For international audiences who are not in Singapore, the festival will also be live-streamed on the 12th of January at 19:00 SG time through the Instagram profile @mediaartnexus

• List of Artists and Artworks:

Repetition Inhibition by Arnau Donate and Mir Ahad Mahmood  
The City as Text: A Statement of Dignity by Carola Ureta Marín
Box-Body by John Gabriel Agcaoili and Xin Wen  
Plastic Carnival by Ke Peng  
Flowing Scroll by Michelle Devlin 
Bare-ly Seen by Maroa-Isabel Al-Sahlani and Savio Mukachirayil 
Plantasia by Zheng Yuan  PR Animation by Timea Balo
Identity and Graphic Design by Yunqi Peng

Photos by Ahad Mahmood and Arnau Donate, Animation by Timea Balo, and Graphic Design by 彭韵琪. Art pieces in photos: Box-Body, Plastic Carnival, Repetition Inhibition and Bare-ly Seen.