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Singapore artists

Artists worry as Goodman Arts Centre hikes short-term rentals by 60 per cent

Artists renting project studios at Goodman Arts Centre have been informed of a rent hike from mid-2026.
Artists renting project studios at Goodman Arts Centre have been informed of a rent hike from mid-2026.

Theatre review

Force Majeure’s band of unfulfilled artist siblings aptly opens Pangdemonium’s finale season

London-based, Singapore-born playwright Stephanie Street's Force Majeure transposes Chekhov's Three Sisters (1901) into a story of privileged artist siblings withered by life in a cultural backwater amid profound global changes.
London-based, Singapore-born playwright Stephanie Street's Force Majeure transposes Chekhov's Three Sisters (1901) into a story of privileged artist siblings withered by life in a cultural backwater amid profound global changes.

Singaporean bookbinder Adelene Koh is finalist for Loewe Foundation Craft Prize

Adelene Koh is the only Singaporean finalist for the Loewe Craft Prize (2026) and the second since Ashley Yeo in 2018.
Adelene Koh is the only Singaporean finalist for the Loewe Craft Prize (2026) and the second since Ashley Yeo in 2018.

Veteran photographer and Cultural Medallion recipient Foo Tee Jun dies at 90

Foo Tee Jun at Objectifs -- Centre For Photography And Film for his 2024 solo, Time & Tide
Foo Tee Jun at Objectifs -- Centre For Photography And Film for his 2024 solo, Time & Tide

Year of the Horse stars

No horsing about: Turning 84, artist Wong Keen continues to upset bourgeois taste

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Artist Wong Keen, 84, with his acrylic on canvas painting 'The Source of Supper' at artcommune gallery in Carlton Hotel Singapore on Feb 4, 2026.
For CNY Horse year package.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
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Artist Wong Keen, 84, with his acrylic on canvas painting 'The Source of Supper' at artcommune gallery in Carlton Hotel Singapore on Feb 4, 2026.
For CNY Horse year package.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Performance artist Amanda Heng talks about her renaissance and the Venice Biennale

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Artist Amanda Heng, Singapore’s representative to the Venice Biennale 2026 pictured with her work at the National Gallery Singapore on Jan 21, 2026. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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Artist Amanda Heng, Singapore’s representative to the Venice Biennale 2026 pictured with her work at the National Gallery Singapore on Jan 21, 2026. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Giraffe sculptures around Singapore to inspire people to ‘stick their necks out’ and help others

Life Awards 2025

The Great ‘Bust’ Up Award goes to SG60 art exhibitions

Culture Story founder Chong Huai Seng (R) and curator Kwok Kian Chow pictured with the Lee Kuan Yew bust and a work by Ming Wong.
Culture Story founder Chong Huai Seng (R) and curator Kwok Kian Chow pictured with the Lee Kuan Yew bust and a work by Ming Wong.

Singapore’s Ho Tzu Nyen and Eugene Tan make ArtReview’s Power 100 list

Artist Ho Tzu Nyen (right) and Dr Eugene Tan, director and chief executive of both the National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum, have been named the top 100 most influential people in the art world by ArtReview on Dec 4.
Artist Ho Tzu Nyen (right) and Dr Eugene Tan, director and chief executive of both the National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum, have been named the top 100 most influential people in the art world by ArtReview on Dec 4.

Free entry, Milo and pop-up market: National Gallery Singapore’s 10th birthday wish is art for all

NGS' GalleryToddlers! encourages children to engage with art.
NGS' GalleryToddlers! encourages children to engage with art.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.