WHAT’S ON: THIS WEEKEND AND BEYOND

THEATRE Online festival of short plays

Bangkok Community Theatre presents “BCT Shorts 2020”, an online festival featuring eight one-act plays by eight directors and a big team of actors and producers. The line-up includes Fred And Bob; The DMV One; The Birds Are Feeding Me; Sad, Sad, Mad; Fugue; Return To The Site Of Her Success; Blacktop Jungle and Pity The Fool. They are now available to watch on YouTube: BCT Shorts 2020 for free at any time. Feedback is also welcome on BCT’s YouTube channel.

Visit youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqCNmByLJzTLaPpdxfqlEbiZndUtmvNeM.

FAIRS & SALES Delightful fair

CentralPlaza Lardprao, 1st floor Phahon Yothin Road

Until Jan 17, 11am-9pm

The “Delightful DoiTung” fair offers special promotions on quality products including natural-fibre handwoven fashionable clothes by professional designers who combine patterns with traditional DoiTung weaving techniques under the “Zero Waste” concept; one-of-a-kind items, each of which is produced only once; and New Year gift sets. Meanwhile, DoiTung cafe is also serving its signature ready-to-drink coffee drip.

Visit facebook.com/DoiTungClub.

Mini book and craft fair

SEA Junction, Room 408 Bangkok Art and Culture Centre Pathumwan intersection

Jan 16-17, 11am-7pm

The “Southeast Asia Mini Book and Craft Fair” will feature new books given in consignment from recognised publishers with an interest in Southeast Asian countries as well as new and used books in Thai, English and Indonesian on various issues related to Southeast Asia and the Greater Mekong Sub-region. Also available at the fair will be different types of crafts from Southeast Asian countries such as papier-mache from Myanmar and the Philippines; metre tapes and sand dolls from Vietnam; puppets made from recycled papers, batik pencil cases and fabric dolls from Indonesia; and last but not least, handmade bags and postcards from Thailand.

EXHIBITIONS Space between us

1st floor of Iconluxe Iconsiam Charoen Nakhon Road

Until Jan 31, 11am-9pm Organised by Tang Contemporary Art, “The Space Between Us” is a pop-up exhibition featuring a curated selection of almost 30 contemporary artworks by 15 local and international artists. The exhibition includes video works, sculptures, prints and paintings. The art show aims to open a door to a whole new world where viewers are invited to engage in different cultures and ideas presented through these new media artworks.

Visit tangcontemporaryart.com or call 02-000-1541.

Human experience

Tang Contemporary Art

2nd floor, River City Bangkok Charoen Krung 24

Until Jan 31, 11am-7pm Tuesday-Saturday

The “Duo Solo Exhibition Of Michael Kvium and Christian Lemmerz” features oil-on-canvas paintings in Baroque style inspired by universal conflicts such as the body, family relations and vanity. They are created by Danish artist Kvium and displayed alongside the marble sculptures by his fellow artist Lemmerz, who was born in Germany but now lives and works in Denmark and Italy. The sculptures circle around concepts of life and death, will and oppression, combining the classical art of sculpting with contemporary issues of the world.

Visit tangcontemporary.com or call 02-000-1541.

Unlock yourself

RCB Photographer’s Gallery 2 Bangkok City Bangkok Charoen Krung 24

Until Feb 7, 2021, 11am-8pm

The “Unlock” exhibition will take viewers on a journey of selfdiscovery to unlock themselves in the same way photographer Phichai Kaewvichit has done using his camera. On display are 30 of his photographs that reveal his journey in four distinct chapters of his life. He wishes to inspire viewers to unlock whatever might be holding them back and widen their perspective in order to discover the “artist” hidden within.

There is no admission fee. Call 02-237-0077/8.

Bangkok dreamscapes

RCB Galleria 3 of River City Bangkok Charoen Krung 24

Until Feb 17, 11am-8pm

“Bangkok Dreamscapes” features a series of architectural photographs by Argentine architect-cum-photographer Marcelo von Schwartz who captures the emotions lying underneath the buildings and places in the city. His work isn’t a representation of a formal appearance but a recreation of a wide range of emotional inputs placed in another dimension, as if it’s coming from a dream.

There is no admission fee. Visit rivercitybangkok.com or call 02-237-0077/8.

Slow down with clay Offbeat Box, Lat Phrao 21 Until Feb 22, 11am-6pm Wednesday-Sunday

“A Practice Of Slowing Down” features a collection of thousands of thin, circular porcelain plates — stacked or connected — by Sukanjana Kanjanabatr, an artist with an architectural background, who finds the repetitive process of working with clay and porcelain a simpler way to understand more about herself. Her time-consuming works are reminiscent of the Japanese aesthetic — Wabi-sabi, a Zen philosophy that is centred on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.

Call 082-612-0672.

Venus in the shell

RCB Galleria, 2nd floor

River City Bangkok

Charoen Krung 24

Until Feb 28, 11am-8pm

The “Venus In The Shell” exhibition presents an interpretation of Venus, the goddess of love, through mural paintings by internationally acclaimed artist and illustrator Phannapast Taychamaythakool. The exhibition has four parts in which viewers can delve into the secretive corners of humanity’s fragility, anger, disappointment, love, joy, jealousy, brightness and darkness.

There is no admission fee. Visit rivercitybangkok.com or call 02-237-0077/8.

Rebels of the art

Museum of Digital Art (MODA) River City Bangkok

Charoen Krung 24

Jan 8-April 18, 11am-8pm on weekdays and 10am-8pm on weekends and public holidays

“The Impressionists” is a multimedia exhibition that features the life and artwork of 10 masters of impressionism — Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Auguste Renoir, Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Rousseau, Georges Seurat, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, and Paul Gauguin. Visitors will be immersed in the 19th-century art movement; a time when the 10 rebels were inspired to paint the world as they saw it and not as the establishment determined.

Advance tickets cost 290 baht (190 baht for students and seniors) from zipeventapp.com/e/ theimpressionists.

Consoling art

Number 1 Gallery, Silom 21

Jan 9-31, 10am-7pm Tuesday-Sunday “Happyology” gathers paintings by a group of 10 artists who present their different perspectives, attitudes and notions of beauty on canvas. The exhibition is aimed to help spread positive power to society in order to console those being affected by economic, social and political problems.

Call 02-630-2523.

From children’s views Yelo House, Gallery Zone Soi Kasemsan 1, Rama I Road Jan 14-17, 9am-9pm

“Dek Lao Mai” is an exhibition of 36 photographs taken by 25 children living in remote areas of Thailand which portray their different aspects of life, religion, education and geography. Their stories are re-enacted with film camera photos under the concept “Innovation And Relationship With Surrounding Objects”. The exhibition aims to open up a different narrative view from the children’s perspective.

There is no admission fee.

Visit deklaomai.com.

GET-TOGETHERS Magical celebration

Central Embassy, Ploenchit Road Until Jan 10, 10am-10pm

The “Let’s Celebrate 2021: The Magical Land For All” has turned the atrium space into the coolest arctic land featuring a 200m² Winter Skate Park with Polar Bear Snow Canon and Brix Dessert Bar surrounded by icebergs and flurrying polar snow. Right in front of the shopping mall is a rotating Candy Xmas Tree and Santa’s illuminated Candy Cane village towering 14m tall with a troop of Santas ready for merry snapshots. There are also special extra activities and holiday entertainment. Shoppers can expect special promotions from leading brands.

Visit centralembassy.com.

Doi Tung festival

Doi Tung Development Project Mae Fah Luang, Chiang Rai Until Jan 31, 8am-6pm

Every weekend and on public holidays

Held under the theme “House Of Love”, the seventh edition of the “Colors Of Doi Tung Festival” is a chance to witness temperate flowers in full bloom; shop for products that reflect the culture and traditions of six tribal groups — Akha, Lahu, Tai Yai, Tai Lue, Tai Lua, and Yunnanese people; and enjoy live music and tribal performances in the Mae Fah Luang Botanical Garden. There is also a “Doi Tung Tree Top Walk” activity, which takes visitors on an adventure on a 30m-long bridge about 300m above the ground, a children’s playground with fun rides and many DIY craft workshops. Tribal foods are also available.

Visit facebook.com/DoiTungClub or call 02-252-7114 and 053-767-015—7.

CONTESTS Safe plastic

The Plastic Industry Club, the Federation of Thai Industries, the Thai Plastic Industries Association and the Plastic Institute of Thailand invite students and interested members of the public to enter the fourth “Thailand Plastics Awards 2020” to vie for cash prizes worth 70,000 baht in total. They are required to design plastic products under the theme “Circular Economy Product” that shows their social and environmental responsibilities. The top three winners will receive a cash prize worth 30,000, 20,000 and 10,000 baht, respectively. There are two consolation prizes worth 5,000 baht each also. The top winner will represent their country in the Asean Plastics Awards 2022.

The submission deadline is Jan 8. To apply, visit forms.gle/Rp3YRctDkqVTaTVRA or call 02-345-1006.

Singing and dancing teachers

GMM Grammy is looking for singing and dancing teachers to join a brand new international project to be launched soon. It’s open to energetic men and women aged 20-30 years with four-five years’ experience in singing or dancing (an experience in teaching singing and dancing is an advantage). They must have good English speaking and writing skills, communication skills, good human relations and positive thinking. Also, they must be able to work as a team and always be on top of new trends and styles.

Interested persons should send a one-minute clip of them singing or dancing, accompanied with resumes to gmmofficialaudition@gmail.com by Jan 31.

Art contest

The “Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize” is accepting digital art creations by Southeast Asian artists, with cash prizes worth US$60,000 (1.8 million baht) up for grabs. Organised by Julius Baer, a leading Swiss private banking group, the inaugural Art Prize is open to young artists aged 18 to 40 years whose entries reflect at least one of the bank’s next-generation investment themes — Arising Asia, Digital Disruption, Energy Transition, Feeding The World, Future Cities, Shifting Lifestyles And Inequality, and Sustainability. There are two categories of digital art — still images and moving images. All digital artwork must be original and completed between Jan 1, 2019, and Feb 28, 2021, in order to qualify for consideration. Three winners will be selected from each category and will each receive a cash prize of $15,000, $10,000 and $5,000, respectively.

The submission deadline is Feb 28. Visit juliusbaer.com/en/spotlight/ next-generation-art-prize.

Young writers awards

Aspiring young writers and illustrators aged 10-18 years are invited to enter the fifth “Neilson Hays Young Writers Awards” which is accepting illustrated children’s picture books or short stories in English until March 15. Held under the theme “Differences: Diversity”, the competition has five categories open to students from both Thai/bilingual and international schools who can enter as individuals or teams of up to three persons. Winners will receive certificates and prizes worth 10,000 baht per category from the Embassy of Canada. All works must be original and should not have been previously published.

Visit NeilsonHaysLibrary.org or email YoungWriters@NeilsonHaysLibrary.org.