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2025SGADC
SINGAPORE ART DESIGN COMPETITION
Design for Green: Where Art Meets Sustainability
A collaborative initiative by the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and the Singapore Art Research Association to establish the "Design for Green" Experimental Lab Center.
ABOUT ME
The Singapore Fine Arts Research Association (SGFARA) was established in 2009 with the aim of promoting the development of art in Singapore, raising the level of art research, and cultivating a new generation of artists. The president is Weiguang Lin, an American-Chinese who graduated from the Art School of New York University.
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

Here is the Artist List for the 16th Gwangju Biennial
https://www.sgfara.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/41001_2544657_1745376039905167258.jpg Ho Tzu Nyen. Courtesy Singapore Art Museum The 16th Gwangju Biennial, opening this fall in South Korea (Sept 5-Nov. 15, 2026), has announced the
MoMA to Present the First Survey of Piet Mondrian’s New York Paintings
Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie Woogie, 1942–43 The Museum of Modern Art, New York The Museum of Modern Art has announced a forthcoming exhibition dedicated to
Duane Michals, Maker of Enigmatic Sequences of Images That Defied Photography’s Conventions, Dies at 94
Duane Michals, Self-Portrait, 2025. ©Duane Michals/Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York Duane Michals, one of the 20th century’s most important photographers, known for making
Dépendance Gallery To Close After 23 Years in Brussels
Installation view of “Oscar Tuazon: dépendance,” 2013, at dépendance, Brussels. Photo Sven Laurent/Courtesy dépendance, Brussels Dépendance, the iconoclast, 23-year-old Brussels gallery that built a trusted
World Cup Fever: Soccer Balls Designed by Futura 2000, Katherine Bernhardt, Hank Willis Thomas, and 20 Other Contemporary Artists Have Been Installed Around New York and New Jersey
Futura 2000 with his soccer ball installed at Journal Square Plaza in Jersey City, New Jersey. Photo Jennifer Brown/City of Jersey City Many in the
Trump Administration Plans Year-Round Construction for Triumphal Arch
A model of President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch. Photo Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump wants to fast-track the construction of his proposed triumphal
David Hockney, Painter Who Captured the Sensibility of ’60s Los Angeles, Is Dead at 88
David Hockney. Photo Victoria Jones/Getty Images David Hockney, one of the 20th century’s most famous artists, best-known for his depictions of the sunny glitz of
See Never-Before-Shown Martin Wong Works, Now On View in a Show Of His Chinatown Paintings
Martin Wong at home in San Francisco in 1990. Florence Wong Fie. Tucked away at a small institution in Chicago is an eye-opening show by
