about about

about

about SAM 

 

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.  

 

Our Vision

SAM will inspire humane and sustainable futures through transformative, thought-provoking and meaningful everyday encounters with art of our times.


Our Mission

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.

 

our board

CHAIR 

 

Mr Edmund Cheng
Deputy Chairman
Wing Tai Holdings Limited


BOARD MEMBERS

Mr Eugene Tan 
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
Singapore Art Museum

 

Mr Edmund Koh 
Chairman, Asia Pacific
UBS

 

Mr Tay Yu Jin
Equity Partner & Head, International Arbitration (Asia)
Mayer Brown (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

 

Prof Fumio Nanjo
Senior Advisor
Mori Art Museum

 

Mrs E-Len Fu
Director and Founding Partner
Kids21 Pte Ltd

 

Ms Irene Tedja
Chief Executive Officer
Amitell Capital

 

Mr Pierre Lorinet
Non-Executive Director
Trafigura Group 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

our management and curators

 

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Eugene Tan

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

Quek Poh Meng

Chief People Officer

 

Kevin Lim

Director (Innovation & Technology)

 

Esther Conyard

Director (Marketing Communications & Operations)

 

Ong Puay Khim

Director (Collections, Public Art, Programmes)

 

Mohd Suhirman Bin Sulaiman

Deputy Director (Production Management)

 

Haeju Kim

Head (Residencies) & Senior Curator (Curatorial & Collections)

Michelle Goh

Acting COO and Director, Planning & International Partnerships

 

Terence Chong

Director (Finance & Governance)

 

June Yap

Director (Curatorial & Research)

 

Ong Zhen Min

Director (Content Publishing)

 

Susan Goh

Deputy Director (Human Resource)

 

Eugene Poh

Deputy Director (Information Technology)

 

 

 

CURATORIAL TEAM

June Yap

Director (Curatorial & Research)

 

Haeju Kim

Senior Curator & Head (Residencies)

 

Hsu Fang-Tze

Curator

 

Berny Tan

Curator, Design

 

Teng Yen Hui

Curator & Manager (Collections)

 

Tiara Izzanty

Assistant Manager, Curatorial and Collections

 

Angela Pinto

Curatorial Assistant

 

Seline Ilana Teo

Curatorial Assistant 

Ong Puay Khim 

Director (Collections, Public Art, Programmes)

 

Duncan Bass

Curator, Media & Tech

 

Joella Kiu

Curator

 

Selene Yap

Curator

 

Syaheedah Iskandar

Assistant Curator

 

Angelica Ong

Curatorial Assistant

 

Siobhan Tang

Curatorial Assistant, Design

 

 

 

 

annual reports

 

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:

 

 

media

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].

 

 

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about contemporary art

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.

quotations & tenders

INVITATION TO QUOTE (ITQ) FOR THE DESIGN OF THE KEY VISUAL AND VISUAL IDENTITY OF THE SINGAPORE BIENNALE 2025 FOR SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM (SAM) (“SAM”)

 

Reference No.: SAM/ITQ/2024/0030
Date of Publication: 16 December 2024
Closing Date: 6 January 2025
Closing Time: 4 pm

 

 Vendors are to submit their proposals, quotations and other relevant/required supporting documentation via email to [email protected] by 6 January 2025, 4pm.

 

Submissions received after the Closing Date shall be disqualified, at the discretion of SAM

 

If Vendors are interested to submit a proposal, or if you have further clarifications, Vendors may email:

 

Kong Zhi Jing 

Biennale Executive, Biennale Office

[email protected]

Gwyneth Liew

Senior Manager, Marketing Communications

[email protected]  

 

Email Subject: SAM-ITQ-2024-0030 – Key Visual for SB2025

Singapore Art Museum does not bind itself to accept the lowest or the whole of any quotations. This ITQ will be governed by the Conditions of Contract.

 

TENDER DOCUMENTS

Please click on the link below to download the tender documents:

 

DOWNLOAD TENDER DOCUMENTS (SAM/ITQ/2024/0030)

 

Please contact us if you have any questions.

INVITATION TO QUOTE (ITQ) FOR THE PROVISION AND MANGAGEMENT OF LOGISTICS, MAN-POWER, AND AUDIO-VISUAL & LIGHTING (AVL) EQUIPMENT FOR SINGAPORE ART WEEK 2025

 

Reference No.: SAM/ITQ/2024/0028
Date of Publication: 5 December 2024
Closing Date: 13 December 2024
Closing Time: 5pm

 

Vendors are to submit their proposals, quotations and other relevant/required supporting documents to the the following email: [email protected], by 5pm on 13 December 2024.

 

Submissions received after the Closing Date shall be disqualified at the discretion of SAM.

 

Singapore Art Museum does not bind itself to accept the lowest quote or the whole of any quotations. Singapore Art Museum reserves the right to award in whole or in parts and in parts to more than one Vendor. This ITQ is governed by the attached conditions of contract.

 

For further clarifications, you may call or email to the following:

 

Lauryn Fernandez

Senior Executive, Youth Engagement and Programmes

[email protected]

 

 

 

TENDER DOCUMENTS

Please click on the link below to download the tender documents:

 

DOWNLOAD TENDER DOCUMENTS (SAM/ITQ/2024/0028)

 

Please contact us if you have any questions.

INVITATION TO QUOTE (ITQ) FOR PROVISION OF CATERING SERVICES FOR SINGAPORE ART WEEK VIP BRUNCH

 

Reference No.: SAM/ITQ/2024/0031
Date of Publication: 17 December 2024
Closing Date: 26 December 2024
Closing Time: 5pm 

 

Agencies are to submit their cost proposals and other relevant and required supporting documentation to [email protected] before 5 pm on 26 December 2024.

 

Vendors that feel a site visit will be useful for their proposal may contact officer in charge via email by 12 noon on 19 December 2024 to schedule for one.

 

Submissions received after the Closing Date shall be disqualified at the discretion of SAM.

 

Singapore Art Museum does not bind itself to accept the lowest quote or the whole of any quotations. Singapore Art Museum reserves the right to award in whole or in parts and in parts to more than one Vendor. This ITQ is governed by the attached conditions of contract.

 

For further clarifications, please submit their written request to the following email:

 

Tiffany Wan

Senior Manager, Partnership & Patronage

[email protected]

 

TENDER DOCUMENTS

Please click on the link below to download the tender documents:

 

DOWNLOAD TENDER DOCUMENTS (SAM/ITQ/2024/0031)

 

Please contact us if you have any questions.

corporate governance

corporate governance

 

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