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
Aspen AIR Festival to Feature Lucy Raven, Camille Henrot, Los Thuthanaka, Morgan Bassichis, and More
Production still from Raven’s Murderers Bar, 2025. ©Lucy Raven/Courtesy the Artist and Lisson Gallery After an inaugural edition last year, the AIR festival will return
Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art Gets $490 M. from Powerful Real Estate Firm
A design for the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art. Courtesy Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art The forthcoming Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art
Giorno Poetry Systems Gives Grants to 12 Artists Including Jacolby Satterwhite, Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo), and the Late Agosto Machado
Treat a Stranger Grant recipients (from top left to bottom right): Samiya Bashir, Malcolm-X Betts, Agosto Machado, Jacolby Satterwhite, Christopher Udemezue, Pe Ferreira, Gavilán Rayna
Buffalo AKG Art Museum Director Janne Sirén to Depart After 13 Years
Janne Sirén. Courtesy Buffalo AKG Art Museum Janne Sirén, the director of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Upstate New York, will depart his post
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Appoints Essence Harden as Senior Curator
Essence Harden will be senior curator at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Photo Barrington Darius The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in
Montclair Art Museum Hires Esteemed Curator Kate Kraczon After Layoffs at Brown University
Kate Kraczon. Montclair Art Museum. The Montclair Art Museum has a new chief curator. The New Jersey institution hired Kate Kraczon, who lost her job
Natasha Tontey to Unveil Major New Immersive Installation Exploring Indigenous Resistance During Venice Biennale
Natasha Tontey, The Phantom Combatants and the Metabolism of Disobedient Organs (still), 2026. Commissioned by LAS Art Foundation and Amos Rex; ©2026 Natasha Tontey/Courtesy the
Newsmakers: Nalini Malani Lets the Walls Speak with a New Installation in Venice
Nalini Malani. Photo Luke Walker Entering the cavernous Magazzini del Sale in Venice, viewers encounter Nalini Malani’s animations, which are projected directly onto the uneven