art jam - Nanyang Technological University

Text: Audrey Lim
Photo: RCGNTN
head’s up
MAKE LOCAL YOUR FOCAL
Website: http://rcgntn.com
RCGNTN, which stands for the word recognition,
is a website that is dedicated to promoting
local talents who are, more often than not,
constantly being sidelined by mainstream media
channels in favour of established foreign acts.
The notion of Singapore talents being inferior
to their Western counterparts is not only passé
but also ignorant. While some may choose to
despair at the lack of support given, Samantha
Lo and Lu Yawen have channeled their energy
into creating RCGNTN. The website is seeing a
growing number of contributors who write about
topics ranging from music to architecture and
culture. So if you feel fervently about our local
talents, send in your articles to them and you
could be part of the team. Indeed, RCGNTN
walks the talk and its promise to promote local
talents applies to all areas, not just music and
art. When we asked them what constitutes to
‘talent’, they replied: “An individual passionate
in the craft who will strive to perfect it in their
own vision, no matter the consequences and
obstacles they face. That deserves recognition.”
Well put, we concur.
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