Singapore Art Museum opened in 1996 as the first art museum in Singapore. Also known as SAM, we present contemporary art from a Southeast Asian perspective for artists, art lovers and the art curious in multiple venues across the island, including a new venue in the historic port area of Tanjong Pagar.
SAM is building one of the world's most important public collections of Southeast Asian contemporary art, with the aim of connecting the art and the artists to the public and future generations through exhibitions and programmes. SAM is working towards a humane and sustainable future by committing to responsible practices within its processes.
SAM will inspire humane and sustainable futures through transformative, thought-provoking and meaningful everyday encounters with art of our times.
SAM will present contemporary art from a Southeast Asian perspective in active dialogue, discovery and collaboration with our constituents; through our collection, research, exhibitions and programmes.
CHAIR
Mr Edmund Cheng
Deputy Chairman
Wing Tai Holdings Limited
BOARD MEMBERS
Ms Chong Siak Ching
Chief Executive Officer
National Gallery Singapore
& Head of Visual Arts Cluster
Mr David Heng
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Temasek Trust Asset Management Pte Ltd
Mr Michelangelo Samson
Chief Executive Officer & Head of Client Coverage Australia
Standard Chartered Bank (Australia)
Mr Tay Yu Jin
Equity Partner & Head, International Arbitration (Asia)
Mayer Brown (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Prof Fumio Nanjo
Senior Advisor
Mori Art Museum
Ms Junie Foo
President
Singapore Council of Women's Organisations
Mrs E-Len Fu
Director and Founding Partner
Kids21 Pte Ltd
Ms Sumitra Pasupathy
Co-Founder & Board Director
Playeum Ltd
Mr Teh Hua Fung
Co-Founder and Group President
Group ONE Holdings
EX-OFFICIO
Mr Tan Xuan Rong
Director (Arts and Heritage)
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Mr Low Eng Teong
Chief Executive Officer
National Arts Council
SENIOR MANAGEMENT |
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Chong Siak Ching Deputy Chair, EXCO
Michelle Goh Chief People Officer and Director (Strategy & International Partnerships)
Ho Kee Sin Director (Facilities Management & Operations)
Terence Chong Director (Finance & Governance)
June Yap Director (Curatorial & Collections)
Susan Goh Deputy Director (Human Resource)
Mark Chee Deputy Director (Estates, Project & Sustainability)
Shabbir Mustafa Senior Curator & Deputy Director, Residencies
Lim Chye Hong Head (Education, Access & Programmes) |
Eugene Tan Director (SAM)
Elvin Wong Director (Office Administration)
Kevin Lim Director, Innovation & Technology
Esther Conyard Director (Marketing Communications, Visitor Experience & Business Development)
Ong Zhen Min Director (Content Publishing)
Mohd Suhirman Bin Sulaiman Deputy Director (Production Management)
Ong Puay Khim Deputy Director, Collections and Public Art
Tamares Goh Deputy Director, Biennale Office and Curatorial Programmes
Tan Shir Ee Head (Partnerships & Patronage) |
CURATORIAL TEAM |
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June Yap Director (Curatorial & Collections)
Ong Puay Khim Curator & Head, Collections and Public Art
Duncan Bass Curator, Media & Tech
Joella Kiu Curator
Teng Yen Hui Assistant Curator & Manager, Collections
Kenneth Tay Assistant Curator
Tiara Izzanty Assistant Manager, Curatorial and Collections
Angela Pinto Curatorial Assistant
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Shabbir Mustafa Senior Curator & Deputy Director, Residencies
Haeju Kim Senior Curator
Hsu Fang-Tze Curator
Selene Yap Curator
Syaheedah Iskandar Assistant Curator
Tiara Izzanty Assistant Manager, Curatorial and Collections
Angelica Ong Curatorial Assistant
Seline Ilana Teo Curatorial Assistant
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Our Annual Report covers the period from 1 April through to 31 March each year, in accordance to the fiscal year. You may download our Annual Reports below:
SAM offers visits to the museum's exhibitions for members of the media who hold a valid media pass. Please contact us at least 3 working days in advance to arrange for a media visit.
For media photography and filming requests, please download and complete the Media Shoot Application Form and email it back to us at least 2 weeks in advance. Applications are subject to approval by the museum.
For any other media enquiries about SAM, please email us [email protected].
Contemporary art is created by artists living and practicing in the here-and-now, particularly the 21st century. Contemporary art may be regarded as both art of the present-day, as well as art of a historical category, that for the Southeast Asia region may be seen as emerging from the 1970s, and in the case of Singapore, reaching a critical juncture in the 1990s.
Contemporary art reflects on contemporary society and the issues surrounding people and the world we live in. The areas that contemporary art explores include our everyday realities, questions about personal, cultural and national identity, and reflections of humanity’s impact on the environment.
Contemporary artists work in a wide range of mediums, and their artworks can be multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. Contemporary art utilises a combination of materials and methods, and concepts play a prominent part to challenge traditional boundaries and ideas of how art is defined—or even what constitutes art.
When engaging with contemporary art, viewers are encouraged to consider whether the work is "thought-provoking" or "interesting". Beyond asking "Is this work aesthetically pleasing?", viewers can also reflect if the artwork questions the status quo, or changes perspectives on an issue.
INVITATION TO QUOTE FOR VISITOR RESEARCH SERVICES AT SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM (“SAM”) DURING SINGAPORE ART WEEK (“SAW”)
Reference No.: SAM/ITQ/2023/0019
Date of Publication: 6 December 2023
Closing Date: 19 December 2023
Closing Time: 12pm
Interested vendors are to revert with the required documents and quotation via email: [email protected], no later than 19 December 2023, 12pm.
Please note that Proposals submitted after the Closing Date/time shall be disqualified, at the discretion of SAM.
For further clarifications, interested vendors shall submit their written request to the contact persons below,
Maybelline Tan |
Assistant Director, Marketing Communications |
TENDER DOCUMENTS
Please click on the link below to download the tender documents:
DOWNLOAD TENDER DOCUMENTS (SAM/ITQ/2023/0019)
Please contact us if you have any questions.
INVITATION TO QUOTE FOR BRAND AWARENESS AND EQUITY STUDY FOR SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM (“SAM”)
Reference No.: SAM/ITQ/2023/0018
Date of Publication: 6 December 2023
Closing Date: 19 December 2023
Closing Time: 12pm
Vendors are to submit their quotation and documents via email to [email protected], no later than 19 December 2023, 12pm.
To seek clarifications, interested vendors may email to the following:
Maybelline Tan |
Assistant Director, Marketing Communications |
TENDER DOCUMENTS
Please click on the link below to download the tender documents:
DOWNLOAD TENDER DOCUMENTS (SAM/ITQ/2023/0018)
Please contact us if you have any questions.
INVITATION TO QUOTE FOR THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF LOGISTICS AND AUDIO-VISUAL & LIGHTING (AVL) EQUIPMENT FOR SINGAPORE ART WEEK (SAW) 2024 PROGRAMMES
Reference No.: SAM/ITQ/2023/0016
Date of Publication: 7 December 2023
Closing Date: 14 December 2023
Closing Time: 5pm
Interested vendors are to revert with the required documents and quotation via email to [email protected] by 14 December 2023 at 5pm.
Please note that Proposals submitted after the Closing Date/time shall be disqualified, at the discretion of SAM.
For further clarifications, vendors may email to the following:
Bernice Ong |
Manager, Programmes |
Naomi Ng |
Senior Executive, Programmes |
TENDER DOCUMENTS
Please click on the link below to download the tender documents:
DOWNLOAD TENDER DOCUMENTS (SAM/ITQ/2023/0016)
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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