Singapore Art

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Organizations and Artist Groups

1819 Supermovement - founded 2005: website: continuation of the "Support Your Local Heroes" curriculum that grew from coffee-shop talk and a small sticker movement;1819 is a mentality of supporting and loving local endeavours.
3D Sense - founded 2000: a non-profit group that promotes computer graphics and organizes the annual Comgraph event, local chapter of Special Interest Group in Computer Graphics.
5th Passage Artists Ltd - founded 1991 by Susie Lingham and Suzanne Victor: currently largely dormant installation and performance art organization with a controversial past; it was co-run with Henry Tang and Iris Tan.
Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Dayu, aka APAD, aka Association of Artists of Various Resources - founded 1962 by Abdul Ghani Hamid: has a number of Malay artists as its members.
Angkatan Pelukis Muda, aka Society of Young Painters - founded 1956 by Abdul Ghani Hamid.
Animation 2000 - a Nanyang Polytechnic and National Arts Council organizational collaboration project that promotes animation.
Art Against AIDS - Action for AIDS presents a gallery site of winning pictures.
Art Culture Club, aka Culture Club - headed by artist Irene Hong.
Art Outreach Program - founded 2003 by Claudia Cellini: website: non-profit organization that brings the appreciation and theory of art to the students and community in Singapore, supported by American Express, Art Options, Land Transport Authority in its Art Invitational, curatorial, consultancy and arts management services provided by the Director Tan Shir Ee in 2005.
ARTSingapore - founded 2000 by AGA: website: the organization that stages the annual contemporary Asian art fair in Singapore.
Artsingapore.org - founded 2006 by Woon Tien Wei and Jennifer Teo: website: documents practices of local artists.
ArtsSingapore.com, aka FACTS - founded 1999, renamed 2005 by Chng Nai Wee: hosts FACTS - Forum for the Arts Community in Singapore - in conjunction with SingaporeArt.org.
Artist Village, aka The Artist Village, aka TAV - founded 1988 by Tang Da Wu: website: this is a group of installation and experimentation-oriented artists; past presidents include Koh Nguang How and Lam Hoi Lit, office at 91A Hindoo Road in 2004, Lina Adam, and Jeremy Hiah are members.
Artist Village - the Post-Ulu Project.
Artist Village - the Drawing Project.
Artists Regional Exchange - Australian based non-profit organization holds artist residency and exchange programs between South-east Asian artists and Australia.
Arto Mato - founded 2003 by Jennifer Teo: website: artistic production, curatorial, publishing, and marketing activities.
Arts Alliance Group - group that brings arts to the community and supports a charity at the same time.
Arts without Limits - founded 2005: website: network of artists and educators specializing in the arts and social work working within correctional as well as rehabilitative settings, aiming to use aesthetic methodologies in encouraging freedom of creative expression and promoting communication, positive social interaction, inner healing, and self-esteem; team comprises Felicia Low, Noorlinah Mohamed, Yap Ching Wi, Shireen Abdullah and Edmund Chow in 2006.
ARTVSTS - founded 2004: website: inaugural show 2006; urban artists committed to bringing the gallery to the streets; members include OneTwoDelta / LilPinkDevil / maes2ro / Orkibal / PhuEk! / The Killer Gerbil / Zero.
Asia Europe Foundation - founded 1997: website: within the framework of Culture E - ASEF, this foundation promotes the exchange of Asian and European culture, inclusive of visual arts.
Arts and Culture Feedback Group - defunct: individuals who feedback on the state of the arts in Singapore, and suggests changes and improvements on the local arts society, now made over as part of the People's Forum.
Artscommunity@egroups.com - founded 1999 by Alvin Tan: website: the largest virtual group catering to the arts community in Singapore.
Artscommunity@egroups.com - biodata of some of the members, among them visual artists.
Asean-Cocci National Secretariat Singapore - administered by the Arts and Heritage Division of the Ministry of Information and the Arts.
Asian Film Archive - founded 2005 - initiative by Singaporeans to make a push to archive all the films in Asia, artistic and commercial.
Awesome Design Kitchen - 4 Singaporean Goldsmith College art graduates Lee Sze-Chin, Lim Kok Boon, Donna Ong and Tan Guo Liang whip up contemporary work in their design kitchen; situated inside an art gallery.
Buffer-Kit - founded 2002: an artist exchange group that has worked with Loose Tooth, and also showed at Un-titled Gallery, artists include Tang Ling Nah, Baidah Ahmad, and Celine Yeo in 2004.
Censorship Review Committee - how the authorities regulate the cultural and information environment in Singapore.
Center for Advanced Media Technology - applied new media industrial research body; SingaporeArt.org views organization as potentially a major partner for new media art forms.
Center for the Arts - founded 1993: an NUS agency to promote the arts in the university and the community.
CG-3D - website: aggregation of the Singapore digital artists community.
Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore, aka CCSS - founded 1968: an integral aspect of traditional Chinese painting; has exhibition hall at its quarters.
Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore - 30th anniversary celebration of this established society.
Chip Bee Gardens Artist Colony - 20 artists who reside along Jalan Puteh Jemeh set up group and hold studio shows every month.
Coded Pixels - co-foundered by Paul Lincoln: a digital design and art group that produces online collaborative projects like One.
Contemporary Asian Arts Center, aka CAAC - founded 2002: office is sited at La Salle, the first director is TK Sabapathy, centre was subsumed by LaSalle in 2004, TK Sabapathy plans to establish an independent autonomous center.
Cyberarts and Cyber Culture Research Initiative - University Scholars Program supported by the National University of Singapore, this is the nucleus of Singapore's cyberarts development.
Danger Museum - founded 1998: website: an arts organization that challenges the concept of museum as institution, currently directed by Woon Tien Wei (Singapore), Oyvind Renberg (Norway) and Miho Shimizu (Japan).
DesignSingapore - founded 2005: website: DesignSingapore Council is the co-ordinating body for the promotion of the design industry in Singapore.
EaSt CoAst StuDio GlaSs workshop - founded 2003 by Jane Cowie: to educate glass art enthusiasts.
Equator Arts Society - founded 1956: group in the 1960's that focused on Social Realistic and an art reflective of national identity and leaned away from the colonial roots, past presidents include Koeh Sia Yong.
FACTS, aka Forum for the Arts Community in Singapore - founded 1999, renamed 2005 by Chng Nai Wee: hosted by ArtsSingapore.com in conjunction with SingaporeArt.org.
FARM - originally 4, then 5 artist friends, from Temasek Design School who hang out and show together, show at Esplanade Citilink in 2003; artists include Winson Woo, En Am Ling Celeste, Leo Tong Juan, Chen Yixiang, and Sai Zorn Pha.
FARM.SG - founded 2005: website: the organization comprising of Systemmakers - Brenden, Nanchyuan, Selwyn, Torrance, and Willie in 2006, that Grows Local Creatives, hosts RADIO, ROJAK, HOME, TV, and CAMPAIGN.
Federation of Art Societies, aka FASS - the umbrella organization of 21 arts societies that has its office at Still Road area of Kampong Eunos and has a spacious compound, past presidents include Baet Yoke Kuan and Ho Ho Ying.
Fetter Field - founded 2006: Singapore based young performance artists.
Finelines - current membership standing of 6 artists who presents drawing works.
Fragnetics - founded by Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) alumni students: website: the software technology chaps who are behind some of the artist collaborations in Singapore's cyberarts push, worked on MAAP 2004 live transmission and the LANgame work at SingaporeArt.
Friends of the Museums, aka FOM - renamed 2004: website: successor of the organization Friends of the National Museum, volunteers are educated and in turn educate others on the Arts in Singapore.
Friends of the National Museum - founded 1978: website: an volunteer membership organization that helps the National Museum, and that has more than 1000 members, and that has originated more than 20 years ago.
FUNdaMental Multi-disciplinary - multi-disciplinary group that collaborates with predominantly visual and performance art groups such as Kill Your Television.
Future of Imagination, aka FOI - founded 2003: website: an international performance arts organization that is based in Singapore.
Future of Imagination 2 - biography of the artists who participated in FOI#2.
Gnani Arts - Singapore-based organization that aims to promote and cultivate the arts of India through creative conceptual exhibitions, art workshops/classes/seminars and research projects.
Gone Fishing Cafe - a modest family-run cafe at Hillview that has space for artists to show their works, as well as for the debuts of artists in various fields, as part of their overall cafe approach towards making a good life.
Group 90 - informal get-together of artists, designers, media and communications specialists and other professionals who work in a studio setting, drawing nudes; founded by the late Brother Joseph McNally.
Hwa Hun Art Society - founded 1973 by Poh Yeow Beng, Ling Cher Eng, Tan Oe Pang and others who were students of Fan Chang Tien; a Chinese painting and calligraphy society.
Infocomm Development Authority, aka IDA - a statutory board subdivision of MITA, responsible for developing Singapore as a digital media hub.
Instinc - founded by Yeo Shih Yun in 2004: website: artist-run place, previously located at Chinatown, located at Peranakan Place in 2006: joined by artists Valerie Ng and Wyn-Lyn Tan.:
International Centre of Asian Arts, aka ICAA - founded 2005: website: research and development, performance centre, a forum and a platform for Asia's expression and relation to the rest of the world.
Institute of Contemporary Arts@La Salle, aka ICA - founded 2004: contemporary arts research initiative takes over from the original TK Sabapathy research project, 2005 director is Eugene Tan.
International Forum for Intermedia Art, aka IFIMA - founded 1992 by Jay Koh, registered 1996: arting is carried out on a global basis with this organization, co-director is Chu Chu Yuan.
International Property Office of Singapore, formerly The Registry of Trade Marks and Patents - founded 1937, statutory board 2001: website: leading government agency that formulates and administers intellectual property laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the greater development of IP in Singapore.
Jurong Town Corporation, aka JTC - website: the largest commercial space developer in Singapore; it has public and corporate art programs, and it is a patron of the visual arts.
KSdcGr - Artist profilers and show promoters, based at Perumal Studios.
KYTV, aka Kill Your Television, aka TIRAMISU - founded 2002 by Aaron Kao, Jeremy Sharma, and Rizman Putram - graduates from LaSalle BFA, known for multi-disciplinary, visual, and performance art projects, band together to make music as TIRAMISU, member artists include Dovan Ong, Choy Ka Fai, and associate artists include Vijay Singh, Serena Ho, Jon Chan.
LadyFest@SG - founded in 2000 by Kyn: the Singapore chapter of the international movement of the arts focussed primarily on women; started off as an avenue for female artists in music, then branched off to art and design, photography and film in 2005.
Landing Space - Khoo Peng-Ean, Twardzik Ching Chor Leng, Brigid Watson, Tan Wee Lit, Lee Tet Keong, Max Kong, and Steven Lim, are part of this group that has had shows Landing Space, Borrowed Nature, and Art Fields.
Little India Studios - referring to Plastique Kinetic Worms, Perumal Studios (comprising p-10 and p4B, p12A, p14a, Awesome Design Kitchen), The Other House, and Nog Studio.
MAAP, aka Multi-media Art Asia Pacific - see below.
MASS - founded 1964: the new image and acronym for Modern Art Society Singapore, whose past presidents include Thomas Yeo, Jeremy Ramsey, Lim Leong Seng, and Baet Yeok Kuan.
Media Development Authority - founded 2003: website: the government body that regulates, develops, and promotes the media, Media21 is a strategic initiative, formed from the merger of Singapore Broadcasting Authority (aka SBA, founded 1994), Singapore Films Commission and Films and Publications Department.
Miao Hua Chinese Society - headquarters is at Kampong Eunos.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aka MFA - this governmental organization purchases local art for display in its offices around the world, and for gifts to foreign entities.
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, aka MICA, formerly Ministry of Information and the Arts, aka MITA, formerly Mnistry of Community Development, formerly Ministry of Culture and Social Affairs, formerly Ministry of Culture - founded 1959: website: develops Singapore as a Global City for Information, Communications and the Arts, builds a creative economy, gracious community and connected society with a Singaporean identity rooted in multicultural heritage.
Mixed Reality Laboratory@Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NUS - Dr Adrian Cheok is the director in 2005, and the team is investigating applied virtual and realistic interactive media.
Modern Art Society Singapore, aka MASS - founded 1964: website: organization of Singaporean visual artists headed by elected committee, participates in international art shows; 2003 President is Baet Yoke Kuan; recent past presidents include Lim Leong Seng, Jeremy Ramsey, and Thomas Yeo.
Modern Art Society Singapore, aka MASS - Singaporeart.org reference.
Modern Art Society Singapore, aka MASS - archived website.
Molan Art Association - founded 1967 by NAFA graduates who had studied ink painting under See Hiang To: art society that promotes this Chinese xieyi art style.
Multimedia Art Asia-Pacific, aka MAAP - website: an organization stationed in Australia that conducts multimedia art projects in Asia and was responsible for part of the MAAP in Singapore, SENI Singapore 2004 show.
NAFA Alumni Association - founded 1974 by Song Chwee Him: website: alumni of the Nanyang Academy band to exhibit.
Nanyang Art Association - an art association dominated by Chinese artists, and headed by San See Piau in 2004.
Nanyang Clay Group - registered 2005: group of 13 ceramists who band together to show, members include Lim Hua Choon, Peter Low, Oh Chai Hoo and Soh Keng Thiam, showed The Bowls at Drama Centre in 2005.
National Arts Council, aka NAC - founded 1991: website: executive arts council in Singapore responsible for nurturing and promotion of the arts, formed by the merger of The Festival of Arts Secretariat, Singapore Cultural Foundation, Arts Division of MITA, and the National Theatre Trust.
National Arts Council eClub - online club for artists, curators, and critics that have forums for Singapore art, international art, and international criticism of art.
National Heritage Board, aka NHB - founded 1993: website: preserving the art and cultural heritage of Singapore, formed from the merger of The Festival of Arts Secretariat, Singapore Cultural Foundation, Arts Division of MITA, and the National Theatre Trust.
National Institute of Education, aka NIE - the visual arts faculty affiliated to the Nanyang Technological Institute where students graduate to be art teachers in local schools.
Nog Studio - founded 2004 by Angie Seah: an artist-run space at Jalan Besar for young and emerging artists to showcase their works on an affordable rental basis
Nusian Art - founded 2004: a loose name for the part-time artists who are affiliated with the NUS (National University of Singapore), showed in 2004.
One-north - the developer unit of Jurong Town Corporation that is creating Biopolis and other architectural developments, and that is promoting the role of art as integral to the success of these developments.
Operation Art Core, aka OAC - founded 1994 by Phyreman aka Scope01: website: local members include Trase, Phase One, Shyne, Dice, art graffiti group inspired by street art, hip-hop culture, graffiti, and that has showed at the Esplanade and at Orchard Cineplex.
p-4B - studios of Chia Wei Hao, Heng Yew Seng, Dorathy Lye, Ong Hui Har.
p-10 - founded 2004 by 2 artists, 2 art educators, one curator: a curatorial initiative and a public art space in Little India, artists who have showed there include Cheong Kah Kit, Wilkie Tan, Susie Wong, and Ming.
p-10 - the inside blog view of this public art space run by artists that include Jennifer Teo and Tien.
p-10 - another inside blog by Tien.
p-12A - studios and meeting points for Lim Kok Boon and Donna Ong, fellow artists include Chan Li Ping, Jaceelyn Kee, Lee Sze-Chin, and Guo Liang.
p-14A - studios and meeting points for Juliana Yasin, Chia Chu Yia, Grace Kwa, and Lee Chuen Ping.
Pachui Art Society Singapore - long-standing art society to promote this Chinese Art form.
Perumal Studios - refers to these studios: p-10, p-4B, p-12A, p-14A, Awesome Design Kitchen, that reside at a single low-rise housing block at Perumal Road that is adjacent to Little India MRT station.
Photo-Art Assocation, aka PSA - founded 1964: website: photography as an artistic media.
Photographic Society of Singapore - founded 1950: website: blending into the visual arts in the age of digital convergence.
Phunk Studio - website: group of designer-artists who work both commercially and show artistically.
Pink Ark - multi-disciplinary sound collective formed by artists, Urich Lau, Zulkifle Mahmod and kAI (Lam Hoi Lit) as an extension of their art practices in the medium of installation, video and live performances.
Plastique Kinetic Worms, aka PKW - founded 1998 by a group of artists that includes Vincent Leow: website: co-operative artists' gallery exhibiting new works, with an impressive record of provocative shows.
Plastique Kinetic Worms, aka PKW - an introduction to Plastique Kinetic Worms who have organized interesting events such as Parallel World.
Print-making Society (Singapore), aka Singapore Print-making Society, formerly Contemporary Print-making Society aka Contemporary Print-making Association - founded 1980 by Tan Ping Chiang, Ho Ho Ying, Thang Kiang How and Wee Beng Chong: website: renamed in 1998, the society holds an annual show, the 2003 show Read the Small Print was held at Utterly Art, and the 2004 show was at STPI.
Print-making Society (Singapore) - Singaporeart.org reference.
Salon Solidarity, aka Splashwurks - founded 2005 by 4 art educators: website: who blog and write about art and art events in Singapore.
San Yi Finger Painting Society - founded 1978 by Wu Tsai Yen - Chinese painting society, the world's first such organization, past presidents include Lim Sue Luan 2002.
sciSKew collaborative - based in New York in 2004, Shanghai stationed Chow I-Shin, former Yale Fellow Koon Wee, and Princeton-educated Eunice Seng are architects who have created artworks on the subject of architecture and the city in Visions and Illusions, and in SENI 2004.
Sculpture Society; aka Singapore Sculpture Society; aka SSS - founded 2001: website orientated towards artists who were leaning towards 3-dimensional and installation works, president is Han Sai Por in 2004, Yeo Chee Kiong in 2005.
Sculpture Society; aka Singapore Sculpture Society; aka SSS - Singaporeart.org reference.
Select Art Society Singapore - founded by Dr Teo Kian Seng.
SENI - founded 2004: website: Seni is the Malay lexicon for Art, a multi-disciplinary group show in Singapore organized by the Singapore Art Museum and National Heritage Board, conducted by the artistic director, the sociologist Chua Beng Huat, and by co-ordinating curators, Ahmad Mashadi, June Yap, and Kim Machan; this is a precursor to Singapore Biennale 2006.
SENI - the press release of SENI 2004, an initiative that is the precursor to the Singapore Biennale.
Sentosa Artist Village, aka Art Village Studios at Sentosa - studios of artists at the island south of Singapore, Tan Chan Kerk was the chairman from 2001 to 2004.
Siao Tao Chinese Seal-Carving, Calligraphy and Painting Society - founded 1970: a traditional art form with a following among the older generation, the members attempt to modernize this art form that has been categorized as one of the visual arts; the president in 2002 is the cultural medallion recipient Tan Kian Por.
Shicheng Calligraphy and Seal Carving Society - a traditional art form that is categorized locally as a subset of the visual arts.
SIGGRAPH Singapore Chapter - founded 1998: local chapter of the Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and the Association for Computer Machinery that promotes computer graphics.
Singa City Chinese Calligraphy and Printing Society - headquarters is at Kampong Eunos.
SingaporeArt.Org, aka Singapore Art - founded 1999 by Chng Nai Wee: website: a non-profit set-up archiving e-mail, newsgroup, and where possible, internet releases on content relating to Singapore visual arts for documentation and research.
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ngapore Art Society aka SAS - founded 1949 by Richard Walker, Francis Thomas, Liu Kan

g, Sun Mohyani, Charles Salisbury, CA Gibson-Hill), Roy Morrell, Phyllis MacKenzie, and Tok Khoon Seng, to establish an independent body which could foster the practice and appreciation of art in Singapore, formerly based at the British Council, presently organizes the annual Dr Tan Tzse Chor Art Awards, more than 500 members.
Singapore Arts Council, aka Singapore Arts Federation - renamed, and renamed again to Federation of Art Societies,

society active in the 1970's.

Singapore Animators Connection - serving the Singapore digital community.
Singapore Animators Connection - community of artists who view digital art as an exciting alternative media.
Singapore Anime News - community serving Singaporean artists interested in Anime which is increasingly inspiring a subgroup of contemporary Singapore Art.
Singapore Biennale - inaugural 2006: bi-annual national initiative with term-appointed curators and administrators to engender an arts hub in Singapore.
Singapore Color Photo Society - art using the media of photography, this society's headquarters is at Telok Kurau Artists Studios in 2002.

Singapore Commerical Art Society - headquarters is at Kampong Eunos.

Singapore Contemporary Arts Bureau - members include Michelle Lim and Matthew Ngui.
Singapore Contemporary Art Research - operated by Lee Weng Choy.

Singapore Creative Arts Nucleus, aka SCAN - founded 2005: website: nurturing young artists in trans-disciplinary endeavours.

Singapore Film Commission, aka SFC - founded 1998: film as an artistic media, especially installations.
Singapore Film Society - the rise in the use of film in visual artistic expression.
Singapore International Foundation, aka SIF - founded 1991: the main body that promotes Singapore culture around the world, artist Chng Nai Wee was one of the first recipients of the grant award.
Singapore Life Art Society, aka Life Art Society - group that focuses on painting of nudes and bodies.
Singapore Penjing and Stone Appreciation Society - headquarters is at Kampong Eunos.
Singapore Tourism Board, aka STB, formerly Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, aka STPB - website: the organization that stages art shows to promote tourism in Singapore, chairman is Lim Neo Chian in 2004.
Singapore Watercolor Society, aka SWS - founded 1969 by 13 artists: website: traditional watercolorists who capture local scenery on paper, members include Ong Kim Seng.
Society of Chinese Artists, formerly aka Salon Art Society - founded 1935: website: the protagonist art body in South-east Asia, directory of artists and galleries with location details.
Society of Malay Artists, aka Persekutuan Pelukis Melayu - founded in 1949: Mahat bin Chaadang as founding president and M. Salehuddin as founding secretary.
South-east Asian Art Society - this society was established in the last century and whose president in 2002 is Choo Keng Kwang.
Spore Spore - founded 2005: website: network of individuals interested in the intersections of architecture and the urban city.
Studio 19 - artist residence and art studio organization for art production and discussion; consisting of 3 members in 2004: Kai Lam, Urich Lau, and Zulklifie Mahmod.
Studio 19 - website: artists' residence and art studio where artists can produce art, brainstorm and discuss about art related matters.
Studio 106 - a potter's club then spear-headed by the late Ng Eng Teng.
Telok Kurau Artist Studios - founded 1997 by NAC: group of 28 resident artists and 2 art societies in same working compound as beneficiaries of the Arts Housing Scheme of the National Arts Council, and who occasionally hold joint-exhibitions.
Ten Men Art Group - founded circa 1960 by Yen Chi Wei: 6 trips to the Malayan peninsula, Java, Bali, Thailand, Cambodia, Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and Sumatra between 1961 and 1970 by Singaporean artists, expanded to 16 members eventually.
The 2nd Rule - website: urban guerilla magazine group - a digital media and text writing group that publishes and distributes its material by email, and has been engaged in creating artwork at the Vision and Illusions show at St James Power Station and the TGV show at Utterly Art.
The Culture Society - from time to time holds art shows, Irene Hong is Chairman in 2005.
The Other House - founded 2004 by Dennis Tan, Foo Aiwei, and Yang Ge: other housemates include Teresa Teo Guttensohn, Annabelle Felise Aw, Rutherford Chang, and Emily Chua, the studio at 66 Rowell Road is at the side lane, and not at the main road.
The Senior Citizen Calligraphy and Painting Society - headquarters at Kampong Eunos clubhouse.
TIRAMISU, aka KYTV, aka Kill Your Television - founded 1997 by Aaron Kao, Jeremy Sharma, and Rizman Putram: preceded the foundation of KYTV, performance art and roll and roll group of KYTV.
TOYA - Chan Yong Shing and Lim Tho Hock are part of team.
Tsunamii.net - website: group of Singaporean artists inclusive of Woon Tien Wei, Charles Lim Li Yong and Melvin Phua that collaborate on information technology enabling art projects.
Two Right Feet - art group founded by Tan Chan Kerk.
Useby - Asia Pacific artist co-operative program to network artist and groups, and to conduct exchange shows.
Urban Artists - a group of Singaporean artists inclusive of Boo Sze Yang and Chang Wei who gather to exhibit annually.
Urban Redevelopment Authority, aka URA - website: governmental organization that builds public buildings and has a unit that purchases art for installation in these spaces.
Utopia, aka United Together to Provide Interesting Art - founded by Jason Lim, Vincent Leow, Yvonne Lee: a short-lived co-operative artist organization-gallery at Parkway Parade, members and artists who showed there included Jason Lim, Vincent Leow, Yvonne Lee, and Chua Chye Teck.
UTU Artworks - founded 1996: website: artist co-operative gallery organization based in Singapore.
Vertical Submarine - founded 2004: NAFA artists Joshua, Justin, and Fiona form a group to show at PKW R(A) in 2004.
Very Special Arts Program, aka VSAP - founded 1993: non-profit organization, group of artists who create artworks despite disabilities, Rhapsody 1995 exhibition.
Very Special Arts Program - 1997 exhibition launch.
Very Special Arts Program - Burns and Kaw show the spirit of the artist.
VisAsia - the non-profit Institute of Asian Arts Culture and Asian Arts that is stationed in Australia, but covers Singapore Art promotion as well.
Visions and Illusions - website: a group led primarily by Michelle Lim and Putri Trisulo, among others, who were responsible for the Reconstruction of a City show at St James Power Station in 2004.
Women's Artist Party - group of women artists with site-specific works, started by Susie Wong.
Women's Artist Registry - manned by Amanda Heng.
Women in the Arts, aka WITAS - founded 2000: website: a marketing and support community for women art practitioners in Singapore.
YMCA Art Club, aka Young Mens' Christian Association Art Club (Singapore) - historically, one of the fragmented local art groups that formed the Singapore Arts Society.
Young Artists' Domain, aka YARD - founded by Wil-kie Tan: website: Young Artists Domain showcases content on the visual arts community on the internet, supporters include the Lee Foundation.

Schools and Student Groups

3dsense Media School - multi-media institution that grew out of 3d Sense, located at Peace Centre.
Alpha-Omega Gallery - walk-in art gallery by Commonwealth Secondary School.
Anglo-Chinese Art Club, aka ACS Art Club - founded 1886: art club of Singapore's premier boys' school.
Anglo-Chinese Art Club - on their achievements.
Art of Crafts - educating art and crafts.
Art Outreach Program - founded 2003: headed by Audrey Phng, the auction in 2004 at 4 Seasons raised a quarter of a million for the program to bring visual arts to the schools.
Clayworkers - website: clay art for students at the Bras Basah Complex and also by their mobile van.
Coleman Creative Centre - design diploma offered.
Color Me Mine - introductory popular ceramics classes and activities.
Children's Art Society Singapore - 2002 President is Henry Tng and office is at Zion Road.
Chistle and Mallet - founded by Heleston Chew: arts education program.
Covent of the Holy Infant Jesus, aka CHIJ - girls' school with vibrant arts program, had show at gallery of Plastique Kinetic Worms that was organized by Wilkie Tan in 2004.
Clay Cove's Young Potters - founded by Moni and Magdalene: these two ex-management consultants run children clay modelling classes at Specialist Shopping Center in 2003.
Clay Culture - operated by Lee Gek Chin, clay studio educational program for all ages.
Clay Street - website - a pre-dominant Singaporean presence in this virtual clay sculpture community, include Alvin Yong, Chew Seow Phuang, Ho Ya Chye, Amy Ho, Rosaline Hong, Ada Lim, Tom Lim, Sally Sim, Tan Kok Tian, Teo Lee Koon, Wong Juat Ngoh,and Lim Hua Choon, has classes instructed by overseas potters.
Creative Art Gallery - childrens' art school.
Creative Arts Program - visual arts included, organized by the Ministry of Education Gifted Children Department.
Crescendo Music and Art Studio - school that nurtures the creative expressive abilities of children.
Cristofoli Fine Arts - children's lessons at Funan Center.
Digital Media Hub - founded 2003: website: collaborative between Media Hive and Canon, a school that teaches multi-media in Singapore.
Eastone Art Center - north cluster Siglap Secondary School art center that focus on visual arts education for secondary school students, and has facilities that neighbouring schools convene to use.
Folk Art Cottage - founded by Shivali Keshav Agrawal: conducts morning and evening classes for adults and kids and sell hand-painted decorative wooden crafts, greeting cards and instructional pattern packets of original decorative paintings.
Galilee Art School - based at Kreta Ayer complex.
Gladsign Art School - founded by Lim Leong Seng, who recruited outstanding teachers such as Boo Sze Yang, amongst others, art school for children.
Henderson Secondary School - held a show Matchbox at Utterly Art.
House of Clay - weekly classes held at garden studio by an English ceramist artist at Holland Village.
Impasto Art Junction - school with painting courses for adults.
Inspiration Design International Private Limited - a design school at Orchard Towers that was started in 1989.
Junior de Artist - school for the budding child artists.
LaSalle SIA College of the Arts, aka La Salle - founded 1984 by Brother Joseph Mc Nally: website: Singapore's center of higher training in the arts.
L C E School of Art and Design - based at Sophia Road Peace Center.
Little Artists - art classes for young children.
LPN - founded by Hong Tianli: website: a planet for learning of art for kids between the age of 3 years to 12 years.
Media Hive - founded 2003: website: an organization that is dedicated to education in the digital media and film industry, founders and members include Tony Chow, Jonathan Foo, Andy Heng, Yeo Ai Hoon, and Juan Foo.
Ministry of Education Art Gallery, aka MOE Art Gallery - pictures done by children.
National Junior College, aka NJC - founded 1969: website: one of the few junior colleges in Singapore that offers visual arts program at tertiary level under the Art Elective Program
National University of Singapore, aka NUS - founded 1905: website: has a cyberarts module and cyberarts and mixed reality research center.
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, aka NAFA, formerly Nanyang Fine Arts College - founded 1938 by Lim Hak Tai: website: higher arts training at the oldest art academy in Singapore.
Nanyang Junior College, aka Nanyang JC - one of the few junior colleges in Singapore that offers visual arts program at tertiary level under the Art Elective Program.
Nanyang Techological University, aka NTU - establishing a school of arts, design and multi-media, aka SADM, in 2005.
Objectifs - the center for photography and film-making in Singapore; offers part-time courses primarily.
Orita-Sinlair International - new media design school in Singapore.
Pa-Lin Arts School Complex - stationed at the Bras Basah complex.
Paintworks - founded 2005: website: art classes for adults and children, located at Greendale Avenue, run by Angelina Christian, Vera Leininger, Denise Lim, and May Kee.
Play Creation - Garie Sim runs a clay school for children.
Raffles Girls Art Program, aka RGS Art Program - program of the premier local girls' school.
Raffles LaSalle International Design School, formerly La Salle International Design School - founded 1990: a regional design school listed in SGX.
Red Sea Gallery - founded 2002: conducts some ceramics courses at its River Valley space.
School of Arts - National Institute of Education, National Technological University.
School of Arts, Design, and Media, aka SADM - founded 2004: NTU will take in 100 students for this new course in 2005.
Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society Visual Arts School, aka SIFAS Visual Arts - educates drawing and basic art making techniques to beginners and adults.
Singapore Teachers Art and Crafts Association - Chen Chong Swee was a member of this group of art teachers.
Singapore Teacher's Art Society - art teachers band together to show, an organization under FASS.
Temasek Polytechnic - local design school with a strong faculty that trains students in design and the arts.
Tie-jiang - group of 3 Singaporean art students at Goldsmith College in London.
The Experiential Learning Centre - website: invited to show program at ArtSingapore 2004, cited as one of the more exciting programs on early Arts Education, headed by Peggy Zee and Fiona Foo.
UniqArts - teaching artistry, creativity, and knowledge development.
Visual Arts Initiative@Singapore Management University, aka VAI - founded 2006: inaugural show is Artery.
Young Artists' Club - website: club for the budding child artist.

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