La Lanta Fine Art in collaboration with River City Bangkok is pleased to announce a group exhibition “Here and Now” by Thai and international artists at RCB Galleria 2 on the 2nd floor of River City Bangkok. With the city’s cultural activities grinding to a halt in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the “Here and Now” exhibition symbolizes the reopening of the city. The 350 square meter space is filled with visual arts in a variety of forms including sculpture, painting, photography, printmaking, drawing and textile by a roster of artists represented by La Lanta Fine Art. By revitalizing the art scene that connects people to aesthetic stimulants, the exhibition aims to uplift the spirit of the viewers and to create a platform for visual artists to showcase their artwork in a public space. The artwork on display encompasses multidisciplinary practices by 18 artists including: 3 dimensional |
How long have we been kept inside our home unable to bring our children to play outside? The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has forced people to avoid going out and stay home.
Although media and other online communications tools are available to help our children entertained, only a few of them are created to promote child development, creative and quality family activities. Bangkok International Children’s Theatre Festival or BICT Fest wants to create the project PLAY FROM HOME on the online platform, where a collection of family-oriented activities is being compiled and at the same time, open up a channel for families to share interesting activities that would be beneficial for all families during this outbreak. BICT Fest has gained tremendous success in hosting Bangkok International Children’s Theatre Festival in 2016 and 2018. This year, BICT Fest collaborated with Flock Learning, the founder of Mappa, with a goal to bring everyone – children or adults in a journey to discover new learning experiences through online channels that could help strengthen skills and enhance children’s development through play. The first phase of activities is “Stories from Home” Podcast in collaboration with 28 production, a unique story telling session by 11 invited families scheduled to start on Saturday, June 20. The guest story tellers include Khun Pawaluk (Pao) Suraswadi, a lecturer at Thammasat University, a theatre and education practitioner, Khun Saris (Pik) Puranabhandu, a businessman whose childhood aspiration was to work in the music industry, Phanidchanok (Nidnok) Damnoentam, a creative, a writer and a founder of Facebook “Nidnok” and The Rookie Mom Podcast, Supanan (Namsom) Law, an illustrator who moved to live with her family in the United States, Kittiporn (Bo) Udomrattanakulchai a dancer, theatre artist and a mother of two, Jaturan (Ja) Jariyarattanagoon, an artist, university lecturer and the founder of Ma Ma Art Space, Netnapa (Jeab) Thummanond, a grandmother who raise her granddaughter in the free time while sometimes selling her homemade dishes, Thanchanok (Jib) Seehaphon, an advocate for children’s reading and a founder of Facebook Page “Raising a Child to Grow with books” , Sirinart (Kwang) Sarathee, a writer and illustrator and a founder of Facebook Pages “S I R I” and “Twins & Me”, Chartchai Ketnust, a film director with many works both in Thailand and Myanmar, Thippatai Watanawikkit, former DJ who decided to become a coconut farmer with his daughter, Suvimon Watanawikkit and her friends. The 11 families will bring audiences to the world of storytelling, where children to will develop linguistic skills and enhance their imagination through listening. Families at home can also participate in this activity, stories that are selected will be featured in Stories from Homes Podcast in September 2020. By implementing 3 strategies to enhance business potential with SHA standard, The Core 5 for Safety and Clean Master Plan and "AWC Infinite Lifestyle" introducing gift of happiness to Thai residents with Bangkok Holidays Lifestyle geared towards strengthening the Thai economy after COVID-19
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