This year’s installment of the Singapore Coffee Festival will feature much more than the hot, caffeinated brew. Fans of books and art will definitely want to check out the event thanks to all the special programming that has been scheduled for it.
Visitors can look forward to a literary and artistic partnership between two teams who will work to make illustrations on the spot that interpret a segment of a written work. This special event will also serve as a preview to this year’s Singapore Writers Festival, which is just a handful of months away. Audience members will be able to participate in the show by adding coffee vocabulary to the works, which the artists will have to then illustrate.
An organization for young artists will also be teaming up with a writing group to make recycled art. Visitors to the festival can expect to go home with to-go coffee cups that feature poetry from noted Singaporean writers, as well as designs by different artists and art collectives.
Yet another art feature that will be a strong draw for visitors to the festival is a live demonstration of graffiti art by a group of artists working for a Singaporean newspaper. If they feel so inclined, visitors can even help contribute to the large pieces of art, experiencing firsthand what it takes to make art on such a large scale.
Perhaps one of the most unique features of the festival is a special arts marketplace. Keep the cash at home, though. Visitors are being encouraged to bring items that they can trade for the goods they want in the marketplace. Items can be anything from artwork or writing of their own to something that is less tangible, like a story told orally, a song sung, or a dance performed. The aim of these kinds of bartering interactions is so visitors can have a better idea of the value of art and the work and effort that go into it.
Fans of books will love literary programming at the festival. There will be a number of book and column readings by noted authors and writers, as well as sales and signings. A special segment will be dedicated only to children’s books, meaning the festival is a place for all ages.
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To read more about the Singapore Coffee Festival and the events that will take place during it, go to http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/getting-creative-with-coffee.