Ong Sor Fern

Arts Editor

Sor Fern started at The Straits Times writing about books and has since covered arts and culture as well as film and entertainment. She founded a short-lived tabloid-sized books supplement for the paper and helped conceptualise The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards.

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Tun Tan Cheng Lock Trust donates $1.4m to Peranakan Museum for curatorial role

Curator Naomi Wang has been appointed as the inaugural Tun Tan Cheng Lock Curator of Peranakan Art.

Singapore writer-lawyer Colin Goh joins Intercultural Theatre Institute

Colin Goh will oversee recruitment, fundraising and partnership engagement as well as reporting for institutional milestones in his new role.

JW Marriott’s GM Karl Hudson’s home library has travelled with him across eight countries

Mr Karl Hudson, general manager of JW Marriott Singapore South Beach, for the BookTalk column, on January 14, 2026.

Inflatable monkeys take over Gillman Barracks for Singapore Art Week

Antz's inflatable monkeys take over Gillman Barracks in a multi-site installation.

3 new arts venues opening during Singapore Art Week

Flock at Kampong Java (left) and Project Art Hunter.

A Lesbian Love Story: The Musical is a warm-hearted, tuneful trifle that entertains

sfstory16 - A Lesbian Love Story: The Musical opens at the Esplanade Theatre Studio on Jan 15.
Credit and copyright: CRISPIAN CHAN

Tamara Singh of non-profit The Nature Conservancy grew up on David Eddings and Agatha Christie

Ms Tamara Singh with the books she reads at home on Dec 29, 2025, for the ST Life BookTalk column.

6 highlights from National Gallery Singapore’s Fear No Power: Women Imagining Otherwise

The exhibition is on from Jan 9 to Nov 15 and admission is free.

National Gallery Singapore’s new show highlights five pioneering women artists from the region

Indonesian artist Dolorosa Sinaga’s bronze sculpture We Will Fight (2004/2025) is situated outside the gallery’s doors in the Spine Hall.

Time to shut down the Singapore Biennale?

One of three shop units at Lucky Plaza housing Singapore Biennale works.

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