ABOUT
PRESIDENT
GRACE JONES
GRACE JONES displayed a unique perspective and talent for art at a young age. He attended the National University of Singapore, majoring in Art and Design. During his university years, he actively participated in various art activities and clubs, winning numerous awards for his distinctive artistic style, including the Singapore Youth Artist Award and the Asian Artist Award.
Art is a part of life, making our world richer and more colorful. We should cherish and inherit this unique cultural heritage, allowing more people to experience the charm of art.
MISSION
The mission of SGFARA includes promoting the innovative development of local art, providing a platform for exchange and cooperation, popularizing art knowledge, and cooperating with international art institutions. To achieve this mission, SGFARA actively collaborates with governments, enterprises, academic institutions, and art groups to obtain more resources and support. At the same time, SGFARA actively participates in international art exchanges, establishes cooperative relationships with artists and art institutions worldwide, and provides more international exhibition opportunities for Singaporean artists.
ART NEWS
A New Contemporary Art Center in Kazakhstan Puts Decolonization into Practice
The opening performance of Barsakelmes. Photo Nurtas Sisekenov Kazakhstan’s newly opened Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture offers a guide to decolonization, and it goes something like this:
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Rebrands to … the Philadelphia Art Museum
The facade of the Philadelphia Art Museum, showing off its new name and logo. Photo Rob Cusick/Courtesy Philadelphia Art Museum On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Museum
As the Government Shutdown Continues, Previously Unaffected Museums Prepare to Close Their Doors
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. De Agostini via Getty Images As the government shutdown continues into its third week, museums previously unaffected
Patrick Eugène Collaborates with Dior for 10th Edition of Lady Dior Art Project
Haitian-American artist Patrick Eugène has been tapped by Dior to reinterpret the house’s iconic Lady Dior handbag. Patrick Eugène Atelier © Heather Sten Haitian-American artist Patrick Eugène has been tapped by Dior to reinterpret
Diane Keaton Loved to Make Art, Though She Didn’t Consider Herself An Artist
Diane Keaton attends the Handprint and Footprint in Cement Ceremony for Actress Diane Keaton hosted by TCL Chinese Theatre on August 11, 2022 in Hollywood,
Glenn Close’s Iconic Hollywood Costumes Are On View at the Telfair Museums in Savannah
Glenn Close at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ Governors Awards, 2024. Photo Frazer Harrison/Getty Image The Hollywood actress Glenn Close began collecting
The Louvre’s Jacques-Louis David Retrospective Offers a Fresh Perspective on the French Master
Jacques-Louis David, The Oath of the Horatii, 1784. Photo Michel Urtado/©GrandPalaisRmn (Musée du Louvre) The bicentenary of Jacques-Louis David, who passed away on December 28,
What the Los Angeles Wildfires Taught the Art Insurance Industry
Radcliffe Avenue in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles during the Palisades Fire, January 2025. Photo Apu Gomes via Getty Ron Rivlin thought he