Art Legacy
During the College’s final academic year, a series of projects were undertaken in celebration of the art and artists that had been nurtured at Yale-NUS.
The projects were organised by faculty and staff under the guidance of Professor of Humanities (Literature) and Director of the Division of Humanities Rajeev S. Patke.
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Alumni Talks
In October 2024, two alumni returned to the College to give presentations in celebration of more than a decade of arts practice and arts teaching at Yale-NUS. In discussing their formative artistic experiences at the College, as well as their post-graduation careers in the arts, they highlighted how the cross-disciplinary nature of the College curriculum had enabled students to acquire and pursue wide-ranging interests in the arts.
Independent researcher and editor, Hunter Deerfield (Class of 2018) was invited by Lecturer in Humanities (Art Practice) Dr Tay Wei Leng to host three days of talks encompassing his work in photography, archives and publishing. He also recalled how a discussion with an Art History professor in Elm Dining Hall had prompted a shift in his artistic journey from creative writing to the visual arts.
Professor of Humanities (Literature) Rajeev Patke invited Ritika Biswas (Class of 2018) to share her experiences as an independent curator and art researcher. Held in the Black Box Theatre, Ritika’s presentation explored her recent work on exhibitions, collaborative research projects, public art festivals and experimental lectures across Asia and Europe.
Both talks were open to students and the wider College community, and were supported by staff from Makerspaces, Initiatives, Community and Exhibitions (MICE), the Media and Classroom Technology team and the Faculty Affairs Office.

Magic Hour
This exhibition was a final opportunity for artists connected to the Yale-NUS community to publicly exhibit their creative practice. It included the work of alumni, actual students and present and former faculty in artistic practice.
The exhibition’s organisers, Art and Humanities alumni Julianne Thomson (Class of 2018) and Senior Lecturer in Arts Practice Christoph Draeger, reflected that “Like the setting sun on campus, the exhibition shone a warm, gentle hue on all the works included, infusing them with a quiet witness-a-moment of timeless appreciation after a long day that has passed. In the wake of the College’s closure, the exhibition was a moment of bittersweet reflection and quiet celebration, akin to contemplating an extraordinary sunset.”

Magic - Art Practices at Yale-NUS College
Edited by former Lecturer of Humanities (Visual Arts) Dr Yanyun Chen, this anthology gathered the voices, stories and artworks of the students, alumni, faculty and staff who had journeyed through the arts at Yale-NUS College. Featuring a timeline of the history of the arts at the College, along with an exhibition catalogue for the Magic Hour exhibition, Unfold Magic celebrated the assembling of curious and creative folks who crafted the art practices at Yale-NUS College and who were, in turn, changed by it.

Unfold - Creative Writing at Yale-NUS College
In celebration of the vibrant and innovative tradition of creative writing at Yale-NUS, this anthology featured work from Yale-NUS students and alumni. Magic Unfold gathered poems, stories and essays inspired by, or written and published during, their stay at Yale-NUS. It also gathered reflections and testimonials on the impact of Yale-NUS on their writing journeys. The anthology was edited by Senior Lecturer in Humanities (Creative Writing) Lawrence Ypil, together with the alumni editorial board composed of Lishani Ramanayake, Myle Yan Tay and Shawn Hoo.