Asia’s leading contemporary arts and design institution
LASALLE College of the Arts is the highest ranked specialist arts institution in Southeast Asia for performing arts, and joint top for art and design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024).
The College offers 35 Diploma, BA (Hons) and postgraduate programmes in fine arts, design communication, interior design, product design, film, animation, fashion, dance, music, theatre, arts management, art histories, curatorial practices, arts pedagogy and practice, arts and cultural leadership, art therapy, music therapy, creative writing and arts and ecology.
LASALLE provides a nurturing, interdisciplinary learning environment to inspire the next generation of forward-looking, globally engaged artists, designers and leaders of creative industries. Its faculty is led by a community of award-winning artists, designers, educators and researchers, and their practice-led research sets LASALLE apart as an international centre of excellence.
Founded in 1984 by the late De La Salle Brother Joseph McNally – a visionary artist and educator – LASALLE is a non-profit private educational institution. The College receives tuition grant support from Singapore’s Ministry of Education. LASALLE is a founding member of the University of the Arts Singapore.
MISSION, VISION & VALUES
Our Mission
LASALLE exists to:
- Inspire students to become forward-looking, globally engaged creative artists and critical thinkers who will contribute meaningfully to transformations of culture and society
- Develop and provide arts leadership for Singapore by fostering imagination, experimentation and new knowledge in creative practice and research
Our Vision
LASALLE will be:
- Asia’s leading contemporary arts and design institution
Our Values
- Collaboration
- Excellence
- Courage
- Agility
- Engagement
Our Culture
LASALLE promotes the significance of the arts to effect personal, social and economic transformations. An empowering and dynamic environment inspires ambitious aspirations for staff and students, and the development of high-level skills, creativity and critical reflection.
WHY LASALLE?
Global Experience
- To excel as an artist and a leader, it is essential to stay in touch with the world. Which is why we offer an international curriculum that is rich in diversity and blends with a global consciousness.
Collaborations
- We actively engage in industry projects that provide invaluable real-world working experiences and employment opportunities for our students.
Awards & Showcase
- Our students and alumni have made their mark locally and internationally for their outstanding work. The College has also been recognised for excellence through the numerous institutional awards it has won.
Features
- We turn the spotlight on headlining academics and students who have made the world sit up and notice.
Academics
- Students are mentored by international faculty who span a breadth of creative professions and represent an international career portfolio with the industry’s top organisations.
Visiting Artists / Artists in Residence
- With LASALLE's status as a premier contemporary arts education institution in the Asia-Pacific region, it's little wonder that celebrated arts practitioners from all over the world choose to visit and collaborate with us.
As we take a bold leap forward into a new era of arts education, LASALLE College of the Arts presents a Year in Review that unveils a horizon full of promise.
Here are some highlights from 2022/23:
- LASALLE hosted the inaugural University of the Arts Singapore Arts Symposium, where Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing delivered a speech on his hopes for the future of arts education in Singapore, and the contributions of ten pioneer arts educators were celebrated.
- In the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2023, LASALLE is highest ranked in Singapore and joint top in Southeast Asia among specialist arts institutions.
- The LASALLE Show 2023 featured sold-out performances and exhibitions throughout all gallery spaces that attracted a crowd of thousands on opening night. We welcomed a number of distinguished guests, including Minister for Health Mr Ong Ye Kung and Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Mr Edwin Tong.
- Accolades won by students and alumni include the Young Artist Award, Harpers Bazaar Asia NewGen Fashion Award, National Youth Film Awards, Straits Times Life Theatre Awards, and a prestigious nomination for the Yugo BAFTA Student Awards.
- New partnerships were established with 18 institutions across the UK, Europe and Asia.
