SENISOMETHINGNEW: STAMP IT, SERAI STYLE!
Step into the colourful past of Geylang Serai and uncover the stories behind its local businesses told through the humble name card. Once tools of trade and identity, these small prints carried big dreams, creativity, and pride in craft.
In this hands-on session, rediscover how design once shaped branding and storytelling in the area and make your own stamp-based name card inspired by traditional trades like songkok makers, perfumers or opticians.
Walk away with ink on your hands, your very own keepsake and a renewed appreciation for the artistry that shaped Geylang Serai’s entrepreneurial spirit.
SENISOMETHINGNEW: LISTENING ROOM 1 - P.RAMLEE & FRIENDS
An intentional sound space to drift through the eras of Malay music - together.
Dig through old Malay records and discover the sounds that shaped Geylang’s music scene with vinyl collectors and sound curators @vinylheavy and @itch_sg (together as @heavyitch).
Two eras. P. Ramlee & Friends and Pop Yeh Yeh. These rooms focus on appreciating the voices, sounds and cultural shifts that paved the way for Singapore’s music landscape today.
SENISOMETHINGNEW: THREADS OF GEYLANG
Geylang Serai has long been woven with stories of textiles, tailors and traditions passed from hand to hand.
In this tactile workshop, we’ll thread together the connections between fabric, craft and community.
Threads of Geylang invites you to learn simple stitching, try textile stamping and upcycle old clothes with motifs inspired by the neighbourhood from batik prints to woven carpet patterns.
Along the way, we’ll explore how fabric connects people, culture and nature, and how small acts of mending can renew more than just what we wear.
SENISOMETHINGNEW: MEMORY GARDENS
What memories bloom when you think of Geylang Serai?
In this experimental floral design workshop, we’ll explore the area’s cultural and personal stories through our 5 senses.
Using fresh produce from Geylang Serai Market — think lemongrass, coconut leaves, ginger and other seasonal items often found in traditional cooking and ceremonies — together with simple floral materials, you'll create an arrangement inspired by a personal or shared memory of the area.
To complete your piece, document your creation in a mini zine, an archive of your story in bloom and a keepsake to bring home from the garden of Geylang.
SENISOMETHINGNEW: LISTENING ROOM 2 - POP YEH YEH
An intentional sound space to drift through the eras of Malay music - together.
Dig through old Malay records and discover the sounds that shaped Geylang’s music scene with vinyl collectors and sound curators @vinylheavy and @itch_sg (together as @heavyitch).
Two eras. P. Ramlee & Friends and Pop Yeh Yeh. These rooms focus on appreciating the voices, sounds and cultural shifts that paved the way for Singapore’s music landscape today.
SENISOMETHINGNEW: RENTAK BAHRU
Rentak Bahru (New Beats) is a live community beat-making session led by music producer, Fauxe and beatmaker, Zeromemorythief where classic Malay records are reimagined into fresh new sounds.
Bring your own heritage-inspired beats, join the jam or simply vibe, doodle and connect with fellow creatives as art meets rhythm at the table.
INVITATION FOR BEATMAKERS TO BRING YOUR BEATS
Calling all beatmakers! Bring your heritage-inspired beats and join the community. We’re opening the floor for you to share your work, connect, and celebrate creativity together.
ART CLUB
Not a musician? Fret not. We’re all about community and collaboration. Drop by our art table, draw freely and make new friends from all kinds of art scenes, all while vibing to the sounds of the beats.
senicinema : film club + the balcony @ mahmud’s tandoor
In collaboration with @thebalcony.sg @mahmudstandoor , we’re bringing films produced by filmmakers of our youth community! Each screening will be followed by an intimate conversation between the filmmakers and the audience, diving into the stories, process, and provocations behind the screen.
WE <3 SUPPORTING LOCAL
In our efforts 2 supporting local businesses, we kindly ask presentation of a receipt from @mahmudstandoor of any amount at the door. HAVE A TANDOORI BURGER AND WATCH SOME FILMS WITH US!
(5% discount will be given to senisini community - code will be released on event day)
wRITER CIRCLE : STRANGER ENCOUNTERS SHOWCASE
HI KOMMUNITI
IN COLLABORATION W STRANGERS CONVOS & LAYL ASH-SHAYR, WE PRESENT YOU: WRITING/SKETCH CIRCLE ON LOVE
WHEN
SUN 2 NOV 16:00 TO 17:00
WHERE
STRANGER CONVERSATIONS #02-38D 195 PEARL’S HILL TERRACE 168976
WHAT TO EXPECT
Together, the group will form a collaborative, supportive writing circle where participants will not be limited by language but will also have the option to sketch and respond visually to the same prompt.
WHAT TO BRING
NOTHING! If you’re bringing your own sketchbooks/materials - we will not be permitting paint for this round of art club. Please bring only dry materials (chalks, oil pastels, crayons).
WHY?
Unleash creativity in a safe circle. Build a poem together, see what you can make. Join a community that values process over product, coming together with our reflections of Love 🫶🏼
100% PROCEEDS GOES TO OLIVE YOU HUB
Olive You is a grassroots mutual-aid initiative born in March 2024, out of urgency, love and the unwavering belief that every Palestinian deserves dignity, healing and hope. Olive You Hub has been supporting Palestinian refugees in both Egypt and Palestine, meeting both the physical and emotional needs of Palestinians through providing food, water, medical support and community as they navigate this deeply traumatic and unstable period, as well as giving them the resources to sustain and upskill themselves.
GRAB YOUR TICKETS HERE : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stranger-encounters-collab-writingsketch-with-senisini-layl-ash-shayr-tickets-1755507232389?aff=oddtdtcreator
SHOW&TELL | sg, LDN, nyc (online)
a senisini, realartsschool and mothhue project
WE ARE BRINGING BACK SHOW & TELL 4 U
3 communities, 3 cities, 3 different time zones.
In collaboration with London-based art community @realartsschool making holistic arts education free and @mothhue , a platform focusing on networking for creatives, founded by our senisini team member Kaija from New York City
WE’RE PLATFORMING ARTISTS ACROSS MEDIUMS FROM THESE 3 CITIES TOGETHER
show & tell is a judgement free open platform for artists and creatives (painters, poets, filmmakers, photographers, sculptors, graphic designers etc) to showcase their work, as well as to appreciate and consume the works of others. This time with artists hailing from 3 very distinct and contrasting art scenes. SUBMIT YOUR WORK THROUGH THE LINK IN OUR BIO!
HAPPENING ON 1ST NOVEMBER, SATURDAY
10PM SINGAPORE, 3PM LONDON, 10AM NEW YORK
(If you would like to just join in the online event, the link to the meets call will be shared on the day of 1st November)
senicinema : with muhammdiyah welfare home
bringing filmmaking club to MWH with our Sunday Art Clubs with the boys!
A SKY FOR EVERYONE
ZINE MAKING WITH : AL-NUJUM SUPPLIES AND HOMELESS HEARTS
UPDATE❗️: Our online conversation with @homelesssg will be on the 9th October, 7.30pm instead. We apologise for any inconvenience.
SENICINEMA : with brindin productions
FILMMAKING CLUB WITH BRINDIN PRODUCTIONS
For the first of our three-event series of [SENICINEMA], we are collaborating with @thebrindin to make filmmaking accessible to all.
This filmmaking club will be broken down into 3 stations facilitated by BRINDIN PRODUCTIONS, CINEBIT FILMS and yours truly SENISINI to equip you with some technical (lighting and angles) and creative (storyboarding and creative thinking) filmmaking skills. this community effort has been made possible by our venue sponsors, STUDIOFIVE SPACES and equipment sponsors,CAMERA RENTAL CENTRE.
With the support of JAMIYAH SINGAPORE, this club will engage students supported by the organisation, in learning and sharing filmmaking skills to empower the community.
WHERE: STUDIOFIVE SPACES,10 GAMBAS CRES, LVL 2 NORDCOM 2, SINGAPORE 757003
WHEN: 5TH OCT, 13:00 TO 18:00
WHAT TO BRING: YOURSELF!
WHAT TO EXPECT: A DAY OF FILMMAKING AS A COMMUNITY, SENISEEYOUTHERE?
HOW MUCH: FREE!
senisantai
[SIGN-UPS NOW CLOSED] SENISANTAI-ART PICNIC @ BOTANIC GARDENS NEXT SAT 20TH SEPTEMBER
4PM TO 6:30PM
THEME IS [WHAT THE EARTH PROVIDES]
Bring your mat (and a sketchbook) and come down 2 draw with us!
We will give randomised prompts relating to and exploring our ideas of [what the earth provides] to stimulate creativity and conversation, followed by a short sharing session at the end.
SEE YOU THERE KOMMUNITI
senisini wip
SENISINI’S TURNS 1 YEAR OLD!
B’DAY ART CLUB NEXT SATURDAY 30TH AUGUST @forkd.bybrozky LEVEL 2 FROM 13:30 TILL 19:00
BRING YOUR WIPs TO SENISINI
WHAT TO EXPECT
[SESSION 1] WIP ART CLUB 13:30-15.30
Art club area to work on your WIPs with us! Show & tell at the end (if you wish to)
Screen printing & merch station
[SESSION 2] WIP ART CLUB 16:00-18:00
Art club area to work on your WIPs with us! Show & tell at the end (if you wish to)
Screen printing & merch station
[SESSION 3] FREE & EASY 18:00-19:00
Make art & mingle!
Screen printing & merch station
senicircle with cuturi gallery
seni(art)circle : edition 1 x @cuturigallery ⭕ ⭕ ⭕ ⭕
THE FIRST OF MANY - a support circle, for artists, creatives and art lovers. We’re bringing together painters, illustrators, filmmakers, actors, writers, curators and consumers, in a circle having an open discussion about our stories, love, struggles and hopes for the arts.
For our first edition, we will be sitting together with the artists of sixty summers here, a running exhibition by @cuturigallery from 12th July to 8th August - Aisha Rosli (@_aisharosli), Anna Du Toit (@_oo0o0ooo_ ), Faris Heizer (@faris.heizer) and Marla Bendini (@marlabendiniart).
Sixty Summers Here celebrates a generation of ten young Singaporean artists in their 20s and 30s, whose practices embody the vitality and resilience of contemporary art-making. Marking Singapore’s 60th year of independence, the exhibition brings together works across painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation, with a focus on process and nuanced observations of everyday life.
artclub @ stranger conversations
ART CLUB THIS FRIDAY 18 JULY @strangerconvos FROM 20:00 TO 21:30
WHAT TO EXPECT
This art club will be guided by music... Think jazz, world and hiphop - guiding your art process (TOGETHER) Art materials, community and a safe space to make creative and art friends.
WHAT TO BRING
If you’re bringing your own sketchbooks, materials, pieces to work on - we will not be permitting paint for this round of art club. Please bring only dry materials (chalks, oil pastels, crayons).
art club at kampongseni
artclub : maybe you really like art but think you're bad at it, maybe you're good at making art but too scared to share it - this weeks art club is about remembering that sometimes it's not that deep (but it can be if you want it to be...)
we will be sharing some artwork and how artists have expressed themselves using different themes and mediums whilst making a group artwork together
come make art with senisini
for our final art club at kampongseni, a residency activated by @visitkamponggelam, our senileaders walked the kommuniti through different artworks and the contexts of the stories and artists behind the art.
By focusing on the humans of the art and their processes, we wanted the room to see the bigger picture of art making and how it goes beyond "painting/drawing well".
The kommuniti worked on group pieces where they tried integrating some of these techniques from the artists - expressing themselves, together!
islamic art club kampongseni
Our first workshop will be run by our senisini team exploring the arts of Islamic culture. Islamic art is known for weaving geometry, harmony and the infinite nature of the divine into stunning patterns. In this workshop, we'll explore the beauty of maths, art and spirituality through tile painting
Aishah and Nasrin brought us through the geometric and cultural contexts of Islamic art, and how spirituality is translated through art forms of calligraphy, architecture and of course - tiles!
senispringtime
we’re teaming up with HerSpace by @ourhud at @fareastflora next weekend! come hang out and personalise your senisini bag with us. we’ve got eco prints, lino stamps, floral appliqués and good company. all proceeds keep our art clubs freeeeee 🌸
SENISAFESPACE
A 2-day only independent youth community art installation
📍*SCAPE, LEVEL 5
🕛 010225 020225, 2PM-6PM
This space explores what safety looks, feels and sounds like. Revisit the simplicity and joy of childhood, reconnecting with the warmth of familiar moments and forgotten places.
Art being our safe space was the starting point for our community installation. collectively - senisafespace is how we hold onto our sentiments of childhood, of the items, experiences and moments, places and people who make us us, of what eases our heart with the pressures of having to grow up.
Humanness and human experiences, we are a community of artists wanting to make art 4 the people, culture and future.
SHOW & TELL
senisini is all about making art and art spaces more accessible for our community.
participation and admission for the show&tell was free - a platform powered by artists and creatives in Singapore for artists and creatives in Singapore
LALOOLALANG
we’re bringing in community in the love of ART, HERE!
(SIGNUPS LINK IN BIO) whether it’s a photography workshop with @munnisk , discovering new textures with @masspaghettior storyboarding your next TikTok with @wytevr - scavenging and experimenting with creativity hasn’t been this FREE 🆓
BE THE FIRST 20 FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEETUP 8-10PM ON THE 19TH TO GET A SENISOUVENIR 💡
💥💥we’re for the people, future, culture💥💥
ART CLUB @ 60 ALLEY BAKES N COFFEE
thank u to everyone that showed up to our art supplies donation drive last Saturday night, we can’t wait to see u again at the next senisini event … soon? 👀