Our first ever community banner with the signatures of the residents who came for the tea party. Do add yours in!
(pictures courtesy of Zaihan, of WCS) The Banner will be up on display for the duration of August.
Last weekend, we had our first ever party to mark the 'launch' of our special Community National Day Banner.
Instead of having a typical design that is generic, Seng Poh RC thought to ask if the White Canvas Gallery would consider contributing the outcome of the sketchwalk through the estate, to create a special National Day banner that would have a real local flavour.
WCS and the artists of the walk readily agreed, and it was put together into what you see above. The design of the banner was done by WCS, and we hope you will agree that it is really quite eye-catching!
On the day of the launch party on 1 August, even though it was overcast and drizzled, many residents turned up to see what the banner was all about, and we have to say that all of them were pleasantly surprised to see our home town captured first in an artistic form, and secondly, transformed into a banner!
Young and Old were excited to sign their name on the banner - often looking for that particular sketch that showed their block or their street.
(Pictures courtesy of Barnie Leow)
Even those who did not plan to come to the event, but passed by, were happy to see the banner, and added their name to it, and then joined in to have a cup of tea and a chat with their neighbours.
(Pictures courtesy of Barnie Leow) The little girl at the bottom left of the picture was looking for her sketch.
So, what else is there to say but that, we do love our neighbourhood, and we do appreciate how Art can make us recognize the beauty of our hometown! Seng Poh RC is thankful for the helpful folks at WCS, the 4 artists - Don, Tia, Miel and Paul, and all the other enthusiasts who turned up for the sketch walk and made the banner possible.
Happy National Day everyone - as we so love our hometown, we can then also love our country....
p.s. Seng Poh RC welcomes opportunities for collaborative events between all who are interested in the neighbourhood, especially where the event is an opportunity for residents and friends of the estate to meet. If you have any proposals, do drop us an email here - we will forward it to the RC.
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