Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) conferred a historic total of 914 certificates on its graduating students from all 21 Diploma and 8 Degree courses at its annual Convocation Ceremony from 6 September to 8 September 2019.
NAFA’s Convocation Ceremony 2019 was held at the Lee Foundation Theatre, NAFA Campus 3. Mr Baey Yam Keng, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Transport & Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth graced the occasion as Guest of Honour at the morning ceremony on 6 September.
This year also saw the inaugural graduating cohort of three degree courses, which administered in partnership with the University of Central Lancashire, namely BA (Hons) Design and Media, BA (Hons) Fine Art Practice and BA (Hons) 3D Design Practice.
To date, over 15,000 NAFA graduates have emerged as accomplished artists, leaders, mentors and educators in the arts and creative industries. They have garnered accolades and awards in international competitions and exhibitions and contributed actively in an increasingly creative economy, both in Singapore and beyond.
Talent Development Programme (TDP)
Convocation 2019 also marked the graduation of the first cohort of NAFA’s Talent Development Programme (TDP) which was launched in 2018. In line with the academy’s commitment to realise students’ full potential, the TDP was established to advance exceptional students who are self-motivated and dedicated to deepening their skills and knowledge beyond the curriculum. These students have undergone internal mentorship programmes and were given opportunities for external training and projects to further develop and sharpen their artistic, technical and leadership skills. Among the 10 in the cohort, seven received NAFA’s top convocation awards, namely Natasha Benedicta, Nicole Choo Jen Quinn, Edward Tan Jia Liang, Lim Ying Xuan Jonelle, Chow Jia Xin Marisa, Ong Wei Lin Joanna and Denise Dannii Tan Shin Ting.
