Arts Week 2025

From 14th to 16th April, the Arts Faculty, supported by the student Arts Ambassadors, organised Arts Week 2025: Imagining Other Worlds.

Arts Week aims to raise the profile of the Arts in the College community. This year’s theme, Imagining Other Worlds, sought to prompt students to consider alternative realities across time and space, developing an appreciation for diversity. This was facilitated through the conduct of a variety of fun-filled and laughter-inducing activities. 

At the Main Lobby, Impressions and Imagination gave students the chance to pause and peruse photographs taken by members of ACJC’s Photographic Society. Through the manipulation of colour, light and shadows, different versions of common scenes were unveiled, allowing one to have a different take on the seemingly mundane. In addition, in a collaborative artwork Make Your Mark, students engaged in the co-creation of an art piece with the rest of the school community, using an atypical art material. Students marvelled at the synergistic art piece that captured a range of different emotions and messages!

At the walkway to the canteen, a trivia game hosted by ACJC’s Arts Ambassadors tested students on their knowledge of various Arts subjects. The game had many students and staff unleash their competitive streaks in hopes of emerging victorious. Furthermore, with All Rhyme and No Reason, many brave students took on tongue-rolling and mind-boggling Dr Seuss rhymes to see how fast they could speak without tripping over their words! This was an activity that allowed for the reminiscing of fond childhood memories.

ACJC’s Oldham Library saw the launch of a unique event: The Mind’s Eye, which gives students the opportunity to share their unique reads with others, with the aim of promoting a reading and reflective culture in our community. Additionally, in an initiative embracing the art of silence, Project Shhh encouraged students to simply… read in silence.

Sonder VII was an art exhibition filled with meaningful and thought-provoking pieces by our H2 Art and Art Club students. These pieces came in numerous forms and mediums — paintings, pottery, photographs, sculptures, film, and more — each telling their own story, beckoning viewers to arrive at their own interpretations of the works. 

Apart from exciting activities scattered throughout the school day, there were also special afternoon sessions catered to student  interests. 

One such session was on writing, drawing and publishing in Singapore, featuring local authors, two of whom were ACJC’s very own teachers! Ms Samantha Han, Mr Syam and alumnus/artist Jashorn came together to share their publishing journey with students. 

Jeyes Tan, a local singer-songwriter and an ACJC alumnus from the Class of 2022, hosted an unplugged music session, peppered with anecdotes about his musical journey. His unique sound and ability to transform his musings into lyrics enabled him to connect with the listeners, making this a very special experience.

The departments also arranged for guest lecturers and various learning journeys to enrich students’ understanding of their subjects beyond the curriculum. 

Finally, the teachers ended Arts Week with an unforgettable bang, dressing up as their favourite characters and challenging students to identify who they were. From classic characters like Red Riding Hood and Alice in Wonderland, to modern icons like Ken from Barbie and the emotions from Inside Out, students were ecstatic to find their teachers decked out in brightly coloured and over-the-top costumes. Striking particular awe, fear, and giggles in students was a teacher who gleefully wore a matching outfit with his Labubu doll, and a majestic and stately Hang Tuah.

With that as the perfect end to Arts Week, the meaningful and memorable activities undoubtedly brightened up school life and injected joy and vibrancy into a culture that is uniquely ACJC! 

To quote John Keating from Dead Poet’s Society:  ‘...poetry, beauty, romance, love — these are what we stay alive for.’ 

Truly, Arts Week 2025 was an eye-opening experience for all students — encapsulating the beauty and value of all aspects of the Arts, and reminding all to never stop Imagining Other Worlds, because there truly is something for everyone out there.

To God be the Glory, The Best is Yet to Be!

Written by: Claire Esther Choy,  Chloe Esmeralda Choy and Alyssa Cheong Xuan Min  (2AH)