In Touch With: Hands and History​

In Touch With: Hands and History​

Mental Wellness Programme at the NUS Museum

Tuesday, 23 August, 7-8.40PM (only for NUS staff and students – please sign up with your NUS email)

Saturday, 27 August, 2-3.40PM (all are welcome)

Fee: $6 NUS Community / $10 Public (limited to 15 pax per session)

In this Back-to-School edition of our In Touch With programme, we explore the materiality and contexts of Southeast Asian and Chinese ceramics through mindful encounters with the Museum’s Lee Kong Chian and Archaeology Library ceramic collections. Focusing on tactility, colour, and symbols, this sensorially engaging programme will unfold as a walk-through of the gallery spaces reflecting on selected ceramic works, followed by a workshop where participants will be guided into creating their own miniature pottery using air-dry clay and basic tools. At the end of the programme, participants will get to bring home their creations in a display case!

About the series

In Touch With is a series of pilot programmes by the NUS Museum to encourage connections between art and mental wellness. With guided explorations of our exhibitions and works, participants are offered opportunities to engage in reflection and relaxation, weaving through mingled textures of painting, sculpture, emotions, and embodiment.

Note

- Each session has limited capacity in order to facilitate a productive session. You will be put on a waitlist once maximum capacity has been reached, and the team will contact you once a slot opens up.

- Please also note that this session is not a wheel-throwing pottery course and will be conducted by our Museum staff.

- As we will be using air-dry clay for the miniature pottery, please note that there might be some possible allergens present in the materials (e.g. gluten, latex). The ceramic wares will not be glazed and can be taken home on the day of the workshop.