Vibrancy

The Tong Chong Street Market was created in 2015 in partnership with a local social enterprise. Blending green lifestyle aspects with food to promote healthy living and sustainability, the market features fresh farmers’ produce and creative dishes, and celebrates unique food festival themes.

In 2021, the market had a much greater presence than in 2020, running from March through to the end of the year and offering a diverse range of food and beverage options for tenants, employees and visitors. Beginning with a tea festival, the market changed themes every two months, and also featured street food, Asian food, hot and cold summer foods, and a coffee festival.

As always, sustainability was an important component of the market, with reusable dishware and utensils available to borrow, food waste recycling bins, and eco-product stalls featuring recycled and upcycled items.

For more on the Tong Chong Street Market, see the official website.

Held through December 2021, Ivana Wong’s solo exhibition debut called "ArtisTree Selects: The Missing Something – The Singing Canvases", was an artistic, multi-media showcase.

The exhibition featured a series of visually compelling installations that encompassed music, chiaroscuro, video footage and written words created by the local singer-songwriter turned artist. Ivana’s aim was to invite audiences on a poetic sensory journey to relive memories, revitalise the act of sharing and contemplate lost feelings in our everyday lives.

The Singing Canvases was another of Taikoo Place’s placemaking efforts, amplifying the importance of love, sharing, wellness and connecting with the people who matter in our individual lives. By inviting the artist to attend personal dialogues with the audiences at the exhibition where she shared her inspirations about the creation, it has helped to enrich the sense of ‘place’ among those who work and live here, as well as propelling the dynamism and arts and culture diversity in the community.