Gillman Barracks art galleries sign lease extensions despite 2030 end-date, expect more visitors
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Singapore artist Tang Da Wu’s performance at Gillman Barracks in 2024, inspired by a Teochew parable of a boy coming across a baby goat suckling.
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- Half the 11 art galleries at Gillman Barracks have extended leases until 2030, despite plans to repurpose the site for housing after that date.
- Galleries remain optimistic about growing visitorship and continue regular exhibitions, valuing the unique heritage and community atmosphere of Gillman Barracks.
- Some galleries are exploring alternative spaces but prefer to stay until 2030 to maximise their investment and maintain connections in the art ecosystem.
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SINGAPORE – Art galleries at Gillman Barracks are maximising their leases, with several recently signing or prepared to sign extensions till 2030.
At least half of the 11 arts tenants have committed to or are ready to continue operating in the former British military barracks, despite confirmation on July 10 that they are living on borrowed time and will have to depart by 2030 for the precinct to be redeveloped, The Straits Times has learnt.
