Aside from setting the Marina Bay precinct awash with colour and light through more than 30 environmentally sustainable light art installations, i Light Marina Bay 2012 is ready to add to the bustle of activity in the Marina Bay area through a host of interactive fringe events and activities, including free artist talks, weekend night carnivals and photography workshops. 

Organised by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) with festival direction provided by Smart Light, i Light Marina Bay 2012, Asia’s first and only sustainable light art festival will take place from 9 March to 1 April 2012.

Explore i Light Marina Bay Installations
On weekends, free guided tours led by student volunteers from Temasek Polytechnic will be available for visitors to gain valuable insight into the creative process of the artists and their creations.

Visitors can also explore the art installations at their own leisurely pace following the Light Walk Trail, a specially curated route designed by the curatorial team which covers all 31 art installations.

Light installations seen at i Light Marina Bay in 2011.

Free artist talks will also be conducted on the first weekend of the festival for members of the public to interact with the artists. Participating artists include Cornelia Erdmann (Hong Kong); Craig Walsh (Australia); Edwin Tan (Singapore); Storybox (New Zealand); Tay Swee Siong (Singapore); Uno Lai (Taiwan); Aleksandra Stratimirovic (Sweden); Angela Chong (Singapore); Dev Harlan (USA); OCUBO (Portugal) and Zulkifle Mahmod (Singapore).

Events & Performances
To celebrate Singapore’s city nightscape and the dynamic artworks that will light up the Bay, a range of exciting fringe events will also take place during the Festival. Each weekend, there will be a Night Carnival featuring booths selling food and drinks, as well as eco-friendly merchandise.

Visitors can look forward to free coffee from NESCAFE, as well as free light painting activities offered by LUMIX. Visitors will be entertained by roving percussion performances of samba, rata and reggae beats by Junk Jam, talented LED light twirlers and towering LED stilt walkers as well as Singapore Sky Dancers’ synchronised kite flying.

In addition, there will be outdoor story-telling sessions that showcase the fun science of light and sound while also communicating the sustainability message in a lighthearted way.

Working with community partner People’s Association, i Light Marina Bay 2012 will also present the NESCAFE® PAssion Movie Night during its final weekend on 31 March 2012 at The Lawn. Visitors can also learn to create their very own light installation – a "Light Catcher" made out of simple craft materials – at a workshop to be held during the movie night.

For more information, go to //www.marina-bay.sg/ilightmarinabay