Shubigi Rao Will Represent Singapore at Venice Biennale in 2022 ocula.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ocula.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sunday, 25 Jul 2021 07:43 AM MYT
The Substation arts centre was housed in a conserved building, formerly a power substation, at 45 Armenian Street (pictured) for more than 30 years. TODAY pic
Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates.
SINGAPORE, July 25 The Substation on Armenian Street, which announced its closure in March, is here to stay, with plans to be a company focused on original arts programming.
The independent arts centre, which was founded in 1990, intends to have a new team of arts professionals and practitioners from multiple disciplines and age groups leading what it dubbed “Substation 2.0”, it said in a media release on Friday.
Singapore sends first female artist-curator team to Venice Biennale straitstimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from straitstimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
July 23, 2021
Both the National Heritage Board and the National Arts Council have pledged to do better and review their processes.
NHB, NAC
SINGAPORE - The Auditor-General s Office (AGO) on Thursday (July 22) flagged to the President key lapses by the National Heritage Board (NHB) in record keeping and the approval of tenders.
Heritage items were missing from the records, bids in tenders were not evaluated, and purchases were often made from the most expensive option.
Another statutory board, the National Arts Council (NAC), had not done enough in the regulation of premises, with non-tenants using its spaces, including for activities unrelated to the arts.
New lease of life for The Substation as arts centre slated to morph into arts company focusing on original programming development theonlinecitizen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theonlinecitizen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.