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The story retold at every Founder’s Day, of how ACS began in 1886
at 70 Amoy Street with Oldham and 13 boys, holds a special place
in the heart of an ACSian. 129 years on, the Anglo-Chinese School
has grown into six units occupying five campuses in Singapore, with
a student population over 10,000.
Our hearts, our hopes, our aims are one as the six ACS schools
came together to work on the NEA Hawker Centre Art Project under the SG50 ACtS of
Service. The venue chosen was Amoy Street Food Centre, a stone’s throw away from the
original shophouse where it all started.
Under our theme, Then & Now, ACS students and staff contributed eight murals,
incorporating elements to bring out the history and evolution of the area, depicting how
it was like in days of yore and how it is today.
The next time you enjoy a meal at Amoy Street, take some time also to admire the art pieces.
The Best Is Yet To Be.
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ABOUT THE MURALS |
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MURAL 1:
ACS (Independent)’s
digitally-crafted mural
by Leong Chee Weng
Michael (Year 5/2015)
and M Deepayndira (Year
5/2015) merges elements
consistently preserved
from then and now into a
unified, integrated row
of shophouses like a
graphic timeline of the
area itself. Featured
prominently are
traditional merchants on
trishaws, progressively
juxtaposed with elements
of the modern world,
such as motorcars. This
represents the continual
effort to preserve the
socio-cultural history
of the Chinatown area
with the passing of
time. Presented as a
“reflection” of the
present day street, this
banner showcases both
the past and the
present.
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MURAL 2:
ACS (Junior)’s design by artist
Matthew Hubert Tang (Class of 2015) seeks to depict Singapore in the 21st Century, with her unique landmarks such as the Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, the Merlion, and state-of-the-art facilities as well as the ICT tools Singaporeans adopt to enable us to enhance our global position.
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ç MURAL 3:
The artwork by the ACJC Art Club reflects the vibrant dynamics of Amoy Street in transition, developing on the theme of NOW. The compositional structure of this work is made up of multiple perspectives with a contemporary take on the life at Amoy Street. Taking on a whimsical twist and a play of exaggerated forms, the narrative moves from a town planner working on a computer on top of a blueprint to scenes that represent Singapore’s constantly evolving cityscape. Traditional values are still retained with shophouse architecture and the smell and taste of favorite foods. A student to the right points the direction of how ACS has grown. Embedded are icons that announce the inclusion of the digital age. These anamorphic forms encompass the marriage of the old and the new, capturing the environmental characteristics of this heritage gem.
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Murals 4 - 8:
The series of murals by
ACS (Barker Road),
ACS (International) and
ACS (Primary) aims to recognise, and draw on, the history of Amoy Street. The ACS connection with Amoy Street is a feature in the artwork. The five-wall composition, by students and staff of the three ACS schools in collaboration with the Singaporean street artist CENO2, is a mixture of both new and old. The designs show: hawkers, Peranakan patterns, old shop houses (in particular, 70 Amoy Street), a Samsui woman, and food stalls. Overall there is a strong Chinese influence, which is representative of Amoy Street’s close ties to China.
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Mural # 6 |
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Mural # 8 |
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