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People, Places & Pieces

Meeting an Old Friend, Oil on Canvas, by Chang Kim Ngoh

Supported by National Arts Council, People, Places & Pieces is an art exhibition organised by Very Special Arts Singapore to showcase and sell artworks by artists with disabilities. With more than 80 pieces of artworks being exhibited for a week, the event is known as the largest platform for people with disabilities to achieve financial independence through art making. The artists featured in the exhibition are 21 and above and have different types of disability; from mental to physical to sensory.

Opening Event: 20 October 2017 (Friday), 7pm to 8:30pm

Paper Quilling Workshop: By Yeo Xiang Yuan, 21 October 2017, 3pm to 4pm

Venue: ION Art Gallery, Level 4 ION Orchard, Orchard Road, Singapore

When: 20 - 26 Oct 2017, 10am - 10pm

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