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
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This photograph shows a bicorn hat recently authentified as worn by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte during a press preview in the library of the Chateau
Ex-Sotheby’s CEO Tad Smith Banks on NFTs, Agrees to Buy Collectibles Platform Candy Digital
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Scholar Attributes Long-Suspected ‘Workshop Copy’ Painting to Rembrandt
Rembrandt, Old Man with a Gold Chain, 1631. Courtesy Art Institute of Chicago A painting long thought to be a “workshop copy” of a cherished
Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ Could Leave Madrid for the First Time in Over 30 Years
Visitors walking by Picasso’s Guernica at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid. The museum reportedly ejected three women who came wearing Stars of David and
Germany Creates New Council to Oversee Returns of Looted Art
Statute of the goddess Ngonnso, Cameroon Erik Hesmerg/Staatliche Museen zu Berlin/Ethnologisches Museum. The German government is creating a new council to oversee the restitution of
Getty Museum Acquires Two Significant Dutch Still Lifes
Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Glass Vase with Flowers and Fruit</i), ca. 1673-74. Courtesy Getty Museum The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has acquired two Dutch
François-Xavier Gbré Uses His Photography to Fill in History’s Gaps
François-Xavier Gbré. Courtesy Nuits Balnéaires “What I try to do with my work is to fill the many gaps in history, and to tell history
Sky Hopinka Reframes the American Landscape at the Barnes Foundation
Sky Hopinka, Red Metal Dust, 2026, installation view, at Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia. Courtesy the Barnes Foundation Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, an ARTnews series where we