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
Artist Helen Cammock Removes Controversial Video Referring to Churchill from London’s National Portrait Gallery: Morning Links for June 23, 2026
Helen Cammock in 2019. Photo Stuart Wilson/Getty Images for Turner Contemporary To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good morning! Helen Cammock
The Netherlands and Germany Agree to Return 2,000 Artifacts to Ghana
President John Dramani Mahama (left) minister of foreign affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa at the Next Steps conference in Accra, June 2026. Photo Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images
Manhattan Borough President Plans to Use His $50 M. Budget Toward the Arts, as Rebuff to the Trump Administration
The American Museum of Natural History in New York is set to receive $2 million as part of the Manhattan Borough President’s decision. Photo Angela
National Trust, Mid-Fight with Trump over White House Ballroom and Kennedy Center, Elects New President
Brent Leggs will be the next president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Courtesy the National Trust for Historic Preservation The board of the
Mayan City, Hidden for More Than 1,000 Years, Is Discovered Intact in Mexico
A LiDAR scan of Minanbé INAH. A joint Slovenian-Mexican archeological team has discovered an undisturbed Mayan city in a remote area of Campeche, Mexico. Located
After Splashy Venice Debut, Florentina Holzinger’s ‘Seaworld’ is Coming to Berlin, Brooklyn
Austrian artist Florentina Holzinger performs at the Austrian Pavilion, titled ‘Seaworld Venice’, during the 61st Venice Biennale in May. Photo by Giuseppe Cottini/Getty Images Ring
London’s Jewish Museum Reopens in Temporary Location After Three Years
JW3 in London, home of the Jewish Museum London’s temporary exhibition program Two Rooms. Photo Hufton + Crow/View Pictures/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The
Tunnels From Henry VIII’s Palace of Beaulieu Found Beneath an English Boarding School
Entrance to a tunnel discovered this month under New Hall School in Essex, England Henry Godfrey-Evans/BBC. Tunnels dating to Henry VIII’s reign have been discovered