Welcome (Back) to The Visual Arts Society!

Welcome one and all, Freshmen and Seniors of NTU! Another fun year passes, before we knew it, a brand new academic year is upon us, one with new possibilities and challenges ahead for the Visual Arts Society.

Some of you may have questions. Who are we? What do we do? HOW CAN YOU JOIN US!? Stay tuned over the next few weeks. We have quite a few events in store for you! Here are some of them:

6th - 8th September (Monday to Wednesday) 
Welcome Week Booth            11am - 5pm @ Outside LT 7 

8th September (Wednesday)                            
Welcome Tea                          7pm - 10pm @ LT 26  *Updated ! 3/9/2010*


15th September (Wednesday)                          
Subclub Meet and Greet        7pm  - 10pm @ TR 10  *More Info COMING SOON!*


16th-17th September (Thursday - Friday)       
Main Committee Interviews  7pm  - 10pm @ TR 10  *More Info COMING SOON!*


22nd Septmeber (Wednesday)                          
Annual General Meeting       7pm - 10pm @ LT 20  *More Info COMING SOON!*

Click on each event to find out more about them. We'll update the links as more information becomes available, so do check back here for updates!!

Take a look and explore our website as well, you may find some of the answers you seek. But if you have a query that you are dying to get an answer to, feel free to contact us using the links provided on the right.

To get e-mail updates from us, you can register your interest in our club through our registration form here. Or join our Facebook group here!

We hope to see you soon!

Welcome Tea '10

On the 8th of September, Wednesday, 7pm at LT 26, the NTUVAS will be holding its annual Welcome Tea session. Drag a friend! Drag a group of friends! The more the merrier! Here are some of the things you can look forward to during the session.

• Learn! Find out in detail what the society and its constituent subclubs  and portfolios are all about though a series of presentations on the club.
• Meet! Most of the Main Committee members and some of our previous subcommittee members will be there at the session. You can approach them if you have any specific queries about the VAS. Catch them before they fade back into obscurity once more!
• Eat! Enjoy yourself with the light refreshments we will be providing after the Welcome Tea Session. Hey, it’s free!
• Join US! You can register your interest to join our club at the event!
  

So come on down for a night of merriment and fun! We hope to see you there! 

Click on Map to enlarge!

Welcome Week CCA Fair Booth

As part of the Student Union organized Welcome Week event, The Visual Arts Society and its constituent subclubs, AnimeWorks, Comics Ensemble and Designers Club, will be having a booth promoting our society for the CCA Fair held from 6th to 8th September in front of the LT7!

Pay us a visit! Come take a quick look at what our club is all about. You can also leave us feedback on what you would like to see over the next coming year!

You can also register your interest in joining our club, either as a regular ember, Subcommittee member or Main Committee member! Register at our booth and be added to our mailing list to receive updates on our events!

In case you can’t find us, click on the following image to access a handy dandy map to our location. We hope to see you there!

Back to our Upcoming Events List!

EXTRAVAGANZA '10 An Illustration Showcase

The NUS Comics and Animation Society (NUSCAS), NTU Visual Arts Society (NTUVAS) and Collateral Damage Studios (CDS) have once again banded together to bring you  EXTRAVAGANZA, a nation-wide art illustration showcase! It consists of the following components:

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  INK! Concept Art competition, which focuses upon the application of traditional medium in illustration
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  GRAPHITE Concept Art competition, which focuses upon the use of digital tools in illustrative arts
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  SEQUENTIAL ARTS competition, which focuses on the creation of short length comic or storyboarded works.
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  Kaleidoscope exhibition, which featured high quality digital artworks from our local artists

The overall theme for Extravaganza this year is “Flight”

Submission Dateline is the 5th of November 2010

Registration for the competition and exhibition entries begins now! Visit our booth at the upcoming A.C.M.E. Doujin event on 28th of August, or visit our website! More information on the event will be updated as the event draws nearer.

Visit the Extravaganza website to learn more about the event details!

ARTS FIESTA 2010

 Hey to all!

The Visual Arts Society’s big event, ARTS FIESTA , is here once again! A mega event starring all three aspects of the VAS, AnimeWorks, Comics Ensemble and Designer’s Club, with our powers combined, we’ll be bringing you a veritable festival of activities and fun, right here in NTU, ON CAMPUS. Our theme for the year is Art inVASion . 








Where and When? 
 
Date : 18th, 19th and 22nd March 2010. (Thurs, Fri, Mon)
Time : 11:00 am to 5:00 pm

Venue : Outside LT1A (Canopy K)

We will be having our official opening ceremony on the 18th March 2010, 12pm. Enjoy a LIVE acoustic singing performance after a ceremony.Cosplay fans will get to enjoy exciting Cosplay & Anime dance performances on Friday and Monday as well!

 Click on Read more to find out what activities we have in store!

Caption Competition

"Fill the captions with creativity!"

Think that you can write better lines than the comic authors? Come & take up the challenge! Organized by Comics Ensemble. There's $150 worth of Books Kinokuniya vouchers to be won!
Pixel Character Design Competition

"Pixel Character Competition"
Don't worry about how good you can draw, you just need to be creative, create a character based on the pixels!Organized by Designers' Club. The top winners stand to get $80, $50 and $30 worth of Kinokuniya vouchers!
Anime Guess The Song

"Listen and Guess the  song titles to win tons of prizes!"
Back by popular demand! Guess the song name, the singer or the anime, the more you know, the more points you get! Organized by AnimeWorks . Lots of attractive anime goods to be won!
Cosplay Exhibition

" Anime Costume Rentals"
A fan of Cosplay? Have not tried Cosplaying? Don't be left out in the Cosplay heat!  Don the Shinigami uniform from Bleach and get your picture taken! Organized by AnimeWorks  with costumes sponsored by Pan-In-The-Box




AND LOTS LOTS MORE! 


That's not the end of it! Expect a sprawling shopping bazaar, Anime Merchandise from famous local supplier KKnM air-brush tattooing, among the many activities that await you at the event. Hope to see you there! 
 

[AnimeWorks] Animation Revelation 2!

AnimeWorks is proud to bring to NTU two fan favourite Anime movies as part of our semesterly Animation Revelation screening event!

Timings and Dates as follows:
16th March 2009 (Tuesday) – 7pm @ S4 Seminar Room 1 – Full Metal Alchemist the Movie
17th March 2009 (Wednesday) – 7pm @ S4 Seminar Room 1 - Princess Mononoke
The screening is free and open to all members of the NTUVAS! Membership can be applied for at the door. Free Refreshments provided! Please register using the contact details as provided in the above poster.

All movies will be in their original Japanese language with English subtitles.

[Comics Ensemble] Comic Art Seminar 2010

NOTE: THESE ARE SPECIAL POINTS TO TAKE NOTE FOR THIS ART SEMINAR!

1. People who have attended the "Comic Art Seminar 2009" last semester will be allowed to take part in the ADVANCED COMIC ART training session.
2. However, if you are a FIRST-TIMER, i.e. new to this Comic Art Seminar series, you will be given the chance to enter into the BASIC TRAINING session.
3. To enter into this seminar, please email the following information to either Jeanny or Weiliang:

• Name
• Matric No.
• School/Year
• Handphone No.
• Member/Non-member