It is less than a month to the Singapore Toy, Game and Comic Convention (STGCC), a much anticipated annual festival that celebrates the amalgamation of art and pop culture. Its latest announcement unveils the special SG50 collaboration with local artists and welcomes seven more pop culture personalities to its star-studded line-up.
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STGCC x SG50 Customised Munnies by Local Artists
STGCC celebrates Singapore’s Golden Jubilee by collaborating with talented local artists in an array of memorabilia. Keep an eye out for exclusive SG50-customised Munnies by artists, both established and emerging, such as Tell Your Children, Ziqi of Monster Little and Keh Choon Wee. Ong Ean Keat of Keatopia, Mas of Wanton Noodle and Caramelaw A.K.A Sheena Aw are also creating their own SG50 collectibles. These limited-edition customs will be available for bidding at a silent auction at STGCC, where all proceeds raised will go to child welfare organisation, Club Rainbow.
Toy Artists Making an Appearance
This year’s show will feature works and appearances by Huck Gee, Jason Freeny and Simone Legno. They make up STGCC’s exclusive toy panel where they will share their experience in the kingdom of toys, knowledge on what skills are required and their collaboration with major corporate brands.
Huck Gee is known for his handmade figures that are instant hits with toy fans around the world. The artist’s artwork, such as his famed Dunny titled “Hello my name is” is exhibited in galleries worldwide, including the New York Museum of Modern Art. Another of Huck Gee’s famed custom creations, known as the “Kokios Courier Service”, is a magnificent set featuring a specially curated munny. Toy collectors will be ecstatic to hear that Huck Gee will be selling an exclusive version of his brand new platform figure, “The Blank!” toy.
Jason Freeny dissects toys and, with his deft sculpting fingers, reveals the anatomical makeup of beloved childhood icons Barbie Dolls, Hello Kitty, Giant Lego Man and Little Pony. Freeny, who has won the hearts of many with his fictitious anatomical sculptures, sets foot on Asian soil for the first time for STGCC. He is co-hosted by Mighty Jaxx, a local toy creation company that collaborates with internationally recognised artists on limited edition figures. His works also stem from collaborations with world renowned toy or product design companies like Toy2R, and FCTRY. Freeny has clinched four Toy Designer awards by Clutter Magazine and will be bringing his STGCC exclusives, Friendly Fire and Micro Anatomic to the show.
Much to fans’ delight, Simone Legno’s cutesy Japanese-inspired lifestyle brand, tokidoki, has announced the regional debut of the Unicorno 4 Series. STGCC will be the first location in the region to feature this series, which is slated to be launched worldwide in the third quarter of the year. The Italian-born designer who is based in California, will be releasing it alongside the limited-edition STGCC x tokidoki Unicorno, his STGCC exclusive in celebration of SG50 when he returns this year.
Other Illustrious Pop Culture Stars
Making an appearance at Walk of Fame is C.B. Cebulski. Wearing two important hats at Marvel, C.B. Cebulski isn’t just a brilliant writer/editor for best-selling titles like Loners, X-infernus, Wonderlost. He also serves as an international talent scout for the giant publisher, where he handpicks cream-of-the-crop new artists and hunts for opportunities to expand creative interests in new markets, delivering the best of Marvel to fans.
STGCC is also honoured to debut the Women in Comics panel. Agnes Garbowska (a renowned artist for My Little Pony) and Camilla d’Errico (famous for her self-publishing work for Helmetgirls and Tony Tony Lollipop) will share about how they break barriers in the comic book industry as well as their success stories.
Bringing the house down at STGCC DJ Night 2015 with metal rock and chiptunes are DJs Yuyoyuppe a.k.a DJ’TEKINA//SOMETHING and Hige Driver. Yuyoyuppe is one of the fastest rising stars in the music scene in Japan and has performed at many prestigious Japanese rock festivals like Summer Sonic and Rock in Japan. He is also the sound producer of the critically acclaimed Japanese band, BABYMETAL. Delivering a range of cutesy blip blop tunes at STGCC for the first time, DJ Hige Driver is one of the top artists in the Chiptune scene. He has provided many hits to the anime world, namely the ED for Weekly Girl’s Nozaki-kun, Kantai Collection, Unbreakable MachineDoll, Monster Musume and many others.
Catch STGCC on 12 and 13 September 2015 at Halls B and C of Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands. STGCC tickets are on sale now, priced at SGD19 for a one-day pass and SGD28 for a two-day pass. Tickets are available for sale at selected authorised retail outlets and at the event, while VIP Packages are sold online exclusively. Ticketing details here.
Priced at SGD100, the STGCC VIP Package (valued at $255) will grant each holder priority entry, a two-day VIP Badge, three Fast Passes for the Walk Of Fame to meet their favourite pop culture stars, and prized goodies such as Simone Legno’s STGCC x tokidoki Unicorno and Jason Freeny’s DIY Dissected Gingerbread Man.
