The 6th Furniture Design Forum (FDF) will see a panel of distinguished international design gurus as well as local design personalities gathered to share their design experiences and latest trends. Eminent speaker at the forum is renowned Japanese Designer, Naoto Fukasawa who will take you on a journey through the “Core of Awareness”. 13 Jun, 2pm-6pm at Gallery Theatre, Basement National Museum of Singapore. Click here for more information and registration.

Writer-Performer Kaylene Tan presents a reading of her current work-in-progress - an intimate audio triptych inspired by the Singapore River, Peninsula Plaza and the Armenian Church. Traversing history and memory, myth and biography, the domestic and the poetic, this text emerges from nine months of archival research, listening, walking and lingering. The reading will be followed by a question and answer session. 9 May, 7pm at the Playden (Arts House).

A performance beyond the walls of the museum, bringing body art into the city. Renowned celebrity Japanese artist Ai Yamaguchi, local artists ZERO and Joanne Lim present their latest creations using bodies as canvases. Be spotted with the body art models by the Polaroid crew, get your pictures taken and stand to win 3 attractive N Series Nokia mobile phones. Take home with you limited edition Fiction@Love collectible! 11 May, 12.00pm – 2.00pm (Outside Caltex House) • 3.00pm – 5.00pm (Outside Plaza Singapura/Atrium); 13 May, 1.00pm – 3.00pm (Outside Ngee Ann City) • 4.00pm – 6.00pm (Outside Shaw House). Limited free Polaroid instant pictures. Announcement of winners and selected entries will be displayed at SAM from 20 May.

Aging Youth Productions’ first installment of Choking The Chicken will feature musical acts that bravely tread the fine line that divides different genres. Expect a clash of electronic, post rock and ambient in an evening that will entice the audience to redefine their genre pigeon holes. D+A+K+A+I, Bani Haykal, Indus Gendi and Breakbeat Theory. 17 May, 8pm at Earshot

URA’s exhibition, “Singapore 1:1 Island” highlights the city’s architectural and urban design uniqueness through a selection of architectural projects completed island-wide, outside of the city centre, over the past four decades. Untill 11 Apr at the URA Centre.

Every quarter, House finds an undiscovered talent to adopt. This time, they found a talent in Amrita, a 16-year-old baking extraordinaire who makes creative desserts with a touch of bourgeoisie. 17 Mar-22 Apr at House.

The Arts House will be launching Stephen Black’s photography book at the Arts House on 18 April, with the exhibition starting on the 15th and ending on the 27th.

Through a series of paintings, drawings and a fridge, nine emerging artists from Singapore’s local arts institutions will explore the human trajectory of closeness in their maiden fine arts exhibition, “Will You Be | So Close“. Curated by two students from NTU’s School of Art, Design and Media (ADM), the exhibit’s theme came to co-organiser, Annette Heitmann, when she lost someone metaphorically and began a search for something close to her. 27 Mar-14 Apr, Tue to Sun: 1130AM to 7PM at Forth Art Gallery.

Renowned for his juxtaposed black and white surrealistic images, photographer Chow Chee Yong will be launching his first photographic book titled 30th February, a collection of his past photographic works. A JCCI art scholarship recipient, he has been the first Singaporean whose works were acquired by Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts in 2001, a collective of photographic prints which includes artworks by renowned photographers Nobuyashi Araki, Helmut Newton and Ansel Adams. 19 Feb-15 Mar at Kay Ngee Tan Architecs Gallery, 16-17 Duxton Hill.

LINZ is a graphic designer who majored in publication. Yet, in her 5 years of work, she has not produced any publications of her own. Turning 25, she is determined to initiate a new adventure of independent projects… “A Little Beijing” marks her first attempt in self-publishing. 16 Feb to 29 Mar at Books Actually, 125A Telok Ayer Street.

Storyboard’08 is Singapore’s very own film festival that engages and involves film participation at several levels. Engaged on several platforms, Storyboard ‘08 sees the participation of big corporations (Canon, Golden Village and Media Development Authority), renowned and upstart directors (Jack Neo, Eric Khoo, Boo Junfeng, Seah Wee Thye), indie film movements (Sinema, Singaplural and Singapore Film Society), most secondary schools and tertiary institutions, along with the mass public through , an outdoor movie screening. 16-23 Feb at Scape, Youth Park.

This show of artists Herman Rahoam and Foo Ai Wei opens at The Asylum on Friday. The first of a series, they showcase furniture, visuals and music. Opening 18 Jan, 7.30pm at The Asylum, 22 Ann Siang Road. Ongoing. Free.

Om Mee Ai is Korean by birth and received her Master of Fine Art (Painting) in Singapore, where she resides and works. Om’s abstract paintings explore the influence of subjective perception in our objective view. For the past few years, she has been working on abstract paintings that explore notion of perception. Her work deals with the formal aspects of abstraction as a means to interface illusion and reality. 24 Jan - 16 Feb at TAKSU Singapore.

People all over the world - in Helsinki, Birmingham, Jerusalem or Alaska - have joined together to sing out their complaints with fellow citizens. The movement has finally arrived in Singapore. Come and join the Complaints Choir of Singapore! Show your pride for our infamous complaint culture and sing! Anybody is welcome - no singing skills required. For more information or to register, email info@singaporefringe.com or call 6440 8115. Part of the Singapore Fringe Fest 2008.

along with other great bands from Singapore and Malaysia: Force Vomit, The Sallys, The Deserters, Bittersweet, The Pinholes, Stabbing Drama, DRVN and My Writes. 4 May, 2pm to 11pm at The Substation. Admission: 12$ at the door (Free Poster).