third space Programmes

Choreographing the Campus
We encourage NUS student dancers and choreographers to enliven the campus by creating site-specific and site-responsive dance performances in unconventional spaces on campus. 

   
Performance image from Snowfall (left) at University Town and The Waltz at Lover's Garden (right) at the 'Lover's Park'

Previous works that choreographed the campus include Snowfall (October 2024) and The Waltz at Lover's Garden (February 2025):

Snowfall:

Snowfall (October 2024)

A site-specific contemporary dance performance at UTown Green that took place on 30 October 2024, choreographed by NUS students Calista Chong and Li Jiaxin, performed by various NUS students.

The Waltz at Lover's Garden:

The Waltz at Lover's Garden (February 2025)

A site-specific dance theatre piece that was performed at the park adjoining NUS Central Library, lovingly dubbed the 'Lover's Park' by NUS students, on 14 February 2025 as part of the NUS Arts Festival. This project was a collaboration between students from NM3245 Managing Arts and Cultural Events and NUS Dance Synergy. 

NUS Makers' Alley 
NUS' biggest student-run makers market that provides a platform for NUS students to sell their crafts. Check them out on Instagram: nusmarkersalley and Telegram: t.me/NUSmakersmarket to find out more! Do DM them to find out how you can participate in the creative craft market.

A maker's booth selling self-made stickers and keychains at University Town, Town Plaza

Arts/Craft Workshops
third space also supports workshops that engage the NUS community in arts or craft activities. 

One of such initiatives are Art Immersion Workshops by RVRC Artelier, where students both within and outside RVRC come together to learn the basics of various art forms, from watercolour painting to mixed media works. These workshops are conducted both by RVRC Artelier students and invited guest artists. 

Invited artist, Leach, guiding students during a watercolour workshop

The NUS Makers' Alley also run regular craft workshops run by NUS students, ranging from crochet to jagua ink. 

Students giving each other Jagua "tattoos" at an NUS Makers' Alley craft workshop

If you are interested in proposing your own arts or craft workshops for the NUS community, get in touch with us at cfathirdspace@nus.edu.sg!

Keep a lookout for upcoming workshops via the OSA Events Calendar or on Instagram @cfathirdspace!

third space provides artist residency opportunities for individuals and student collectives to develop their projects by providing artists-in-residence with the space and resources required to support their artistic practices. 

Interested in pitching your ideas for an arts residency to third space? Write to us at cfathirdspace@nus.edu.sg! 

n:ow arts

n:ow arts, an independent theatre-based collective of NUS student artists, are third space's current artists-in-residence, for a two-year period from AY24/25 to AY25/26. 

n:ow arts members (from left to right): Tzee Yen, Kai Ling, Yi Wei, shen hao and Evangel

n:ow arts has produced two site-specific movement pieces, (I)n Nature: Part 1 and Part 2 and have two works-in-progress that will be staged in AY25/26 as part of their residency. Through the support of third space, the students of n:ow arts are able to take creative control and experiment with the types of performances they are interested in putting up, complete with guidance and mentorship from professional artists that they choose to work with during this process. Read more about their residency here. 

(I)n Nature: Part 1 and Part 2 (January 2025)

Interactive Visual Installations 

third space will support visual arts installations put up around the NUS campus that the NUS community can interact with. Such installations should be long-term projects that students can continually contribute to for a full semester. So far, CFA has worked with groups of students from NM3245 Managing Arts and Cultural Events to develop their large-scale visual arts installation ideas.

Eligibility criteria:

• Engagement: Capture the attention of the NUS community, fostering a sense of engagement and interaction
• Creativity and expression: Provide a platform for expression, allowing the NUS community to voice their thoughts, creativity and beliefs
• Community building: Create a shared experience that promotes a sense of unity and connection with the campus community

Previous interactive visual installations included maNUScript and Hey, Hustler..., both of which were conceptualised by students from NM3245 Managing Arts and Cultural Events, a course offered by NUS department of Communications and New Media. 

maNUScript was presented by third space and hosted by NUS Libraries at NUS Central Library. It presented itself as a space for conversation where participants can freely interact with the installation by responding to the prompt statement through pinning their written notes and/or coloured strings. 

maNUScript Installation at NUS Central Library 

If you are interested in being involved, please email cfathirdspace@nus.edu.sg.

Hey, Hustler... was presented at NUS Central Forum. It was targeted towards graduation students in NUS who are facing the pressure of juggling final year academic commitments, internships and job hunting all at the same time – also known as “hustling”. The installation hopes to serve an opportunity for self-introspection, to remind themselves they are enough without 'hustling'.

Hey, Hustler... Installation at NUS Central Forum

Living Arts Lab

The Living Arts Lab is envisioned as an inspiring and generative hang-out space for our students, just outside the CFA office (UTown SRC Level 3), that can also be used for casual arts activities, projects, and open dialogue with staff in the CFA office. 

The first iteration of the Living Arts Lab, designed by Hairi Cromo with puppet contributions from NUS students! Hairi Cromo spruced up the space with warmth, modular seating and interactive elements by displaying the puppets made by students. The Living Arts Lab will remain an evolving space, where we aim to engage a different artist each time to reinvent the space. 

Living Arts Lab designed by Hairi Cromo, with puppets made by students on display 

CFA is interested in working with scenographers and set designers in the rejuvenation of the Living Arts Lab on a yearly basis. If you are interested, please reach out to cfathirdspace@nus.edu.sg