Objectifs
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| name | Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Film |
| image | Objectifs.JPG |
| caption | Objectifs at 155 Middle Road |
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| established | 2003 |
| location | 155 Middle Road, Singapore 188977 |
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|name= Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Film |image=Objectifs.JPG |caption=Objectifs at 155 Middle Road |coordinates = |established= 2003 |location= 155 Middle Road, Singapore 188977 |website = Objectifs is an independent non-profit visual arts space in Singapore that aims to cultivate original voices in visual storytelling, and to inspire and broaden perspectives through the power of images. It presents a year round programme of exhibitions, screenings, residencies, developmental programmes, talks and workshops that advance the practice and appreciation of photography and film.
Background
Established in 2003, Objectifs first took root in Liang Seah Street in the Bugis area in Singapore. The centre was co-founded by Singaporeans Emmeline Yong and Dawn Teo. It moved to Arab Street in 2009 and occupied 4 floors in an art deco influenced shophouse. In June 2015, Objectifs moved to its current location, at 155 Middle Road, Bugis, in the arts and heritage district, under the National Arts Council's Arts Housing Scheme. The facilities include a gallery/screening space, two multipurpose spaces, outdoor courtyards and a retail store.
Programmes
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Women in Film & Photography is an annual programme celebrating extraordinary and groundbreaking works by women photographers and filmmakers, highlighting the important contributions that women make to the arts.
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Stories That Matter is an annual programme that looks at critical issues and trends in non-fiction visual storytelling.
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Curator Open Call is an annual programme that invites Singapore-based curators to submit proposals for exhibitions at Objectifs and aims to broaden perspectives by supporting curatorial research and innovative ways of presenting image-based work.
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The Objectifs Documentary Award is awarded to photographers for original voices in visual storytelling in Singapore and the wider region, encouraging them to discover and tell stories about their native communities.
Gallery
The gallery spaces at Objectifs have a strong focus on works by artists from Asia and Singapore.
File:Objectifs gallery former church building.jpg | Gallery Building File:Side view of main entrance to Objectifs gallery store.jpg | Main entrance to gallery store
References
References
- Ting, Lisabel. (6 May 2015). "New home for photography centre Objectifs". [[The Straits Times]].
- "Remedy for Rage, Women in Film & Photography 2019". The Straits Times.
- "AsiaArtPacific Review Women in Film & Photography 2017".
- "Objectifs’ next showcase takes on the eternal influence of myths".
- "Review of 'MAT' at Objectifs".
- "“MAT” at Objectifs: Pluralisms, perceptions and podcast failings". Arts Equator.
- "Photography Exhibition, Objectifs Documentary Award". The Straits Times.
- (13 November 2015). "In praise of shadows". Time Out.
- (14 January 2016). "Interview with Sookoon Ang". The Artling.
- (23 August 2018). "Saving Singapore’s old buildings one photograph at a time". Channelnewsasia.
- (15 July 2019). "A photographer's portrait of home: Exhibition transports viewers back to post-1965 Singapore". The Straits Times.
- (1 March 2018). "The Past and Passing". Arts Equator.
- (17 August 2015). "He shoots portraits for love". The New Paper.
- "North of the DMZ". ArtAsiaPacific.
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