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UNESCO recognition inspires hope in Afghan artist’s city of Herat

Miniature art carved on the wall of Jami Masjid, also known as the Great Mosque of Herat, in Herat in early January 2026. Hundreds of years after the celebrated painter Kamal ud-Din Behzad roamed the streets of Herat, artists in the Afghan city are finding joy and hope in his recognition by UNESCO.

Arts Picks

Charity auction of artwork Wings to support youth in public rental housing

Wings by Eunice Yeo is now at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre

National Gallery Singapore to close South-east Asian art exhibition till Oct 2027 for renewal

National Gallery Singapore will revamp its permanent modern South-east Asian art history exhibition from April 2026 to Oct 2027.

Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026

‘I can’t rehabilitate her’: Deling And Cixi humanises Empress Dowager without making her the good guy

Deling and Cixi is a late-Qing court drama showing the existential clash between East and West.

Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026

Absurd Taiwanese and South-east Asian folktales of metamorphosis in Tall Tales: Bananas & Ang Ku Kuehs

Taiwanese theatremaker Wang Chia-ming (left) and Singaporean theatremaker Oliver Chong's Tall Tales: Bananas & Ang Ku Kuehs premiere at the Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026.

Huayi – Chinese Festival Of Arts 2026

Veteran actress Tian Shui, who co-stars with King Shih-chieh in Le Pere, teared up in rehearsals

Chinese national first-class actress Tian Shui (left) and Taiwanese actor King Shih-chieh (right) star in the Mandarin adaptation of award-winning play Le Pere (The Father) as part of Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026.

Four more shows to catch at Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026

The four shows should guarantee a neigh-ing good time.

S’pore theatre company Pangdemonium to close by end-2026

Adrian Pang (best actor winner) and his wife, Tracie Pang (director of Next To Normal, which won Production of the Year) at the 14th annual Life! Theatre Awards which was held at The St Regis Singapore on 10 March 2014.

Concert review

Singapore Chinese Orchestra kicks off Chinese New Year celebrations with crowd-pleasing fare

The Singapore Chinese Orchestra's annual Chinese New Year concert played to a sold-out hall.

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