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Making $2k from stickers: How art markets like Public Garden are breeding young illustrators
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Public Garden has become a hotly anticipated event on the shopping calendar – and is a breeding ground for up-and-coming illustrators.
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SINGAPORE – “How much are you going to spend at Public Garden?” – so goes the opening refrain of many TikTok videos filmed around the art market known as one of Singapore’s biggest local design fairs.
The rest of the script is simple: assuredly proclaim a low number, usually under $50, before splicing with a clip of the aftermath, where said person reveals sheepishly that he or she has spent upwards of $200 on stickers, keychains and other dinky knick-knacks.
