" THE School of the Arts (Sota) is partnering a French luxury label to develop a visual arts programme for its students. Louis Vuitton (LV) will fund the initiative, expected to benefit at least 60 of Sota's visual arts students over three years. It is putting in a six-figure sum but declined to say exactly how much.
The programme, starting next year, will see local and international artists from a wide network of designers holding seminars and workshops which could be open to all students and the public. In addition, about 20 visual arts students each year will get to work more closely with an invited artist and attend relevant design festivals overseas. Their work may also be exhibited at Sota's art gallery and a space set aside for them in LV's upcoming store in Marina Bay Sands.
Mr Jean-Baptiste Debains, the president of LV Asia Pacific, said Sota will be given free rein to decide who to invite and the details of the programme.
Sota is a pre-tertiary specialised arts school offering a six-year course for students between the ages of 13 and 18. This is LV's first such partnership with a school in the region.
Mr Debains said that in South-east Asia, Singapore is becoming more important to LV's business, adding that the company felt it would be 'more relevant to contribute to the community through such a programme'. "
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i am so excited for this. i hoped i get picked, but i'm very very afraid i don't.
it would be my big break... sigh.. everything i've been dreaming of in my
past 9 years of doing design. i'm sorry i didn't take pictures today.
past 9 years of doing design. i'm sorry i didn't take pictures today.
i really am, so no fashion updates! latest saturday, i promise! i am so mad,
i can't seem to go on to livejournal, the page just won't load.