Ground Zero: The Necessity for Arts Spaces
DATES
15 OCTOBER 2023
TIME
5PM – 6PM
ADMISSION
Free
About
Relieved from institutional demands, we ruminate over the role of independent art spaces, as incubators nurturing future generations of artists, a convergence between radical ideas, artists & civil society, and most importantly as a vehicle for change.
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Featuring
Usha Chandradas
MODERATOR
Publisher of (Plu)ral Art LLP
Usha Chandradas is an art historian and publisher. She’s a co-founder of Plural Art Mag, a digital art magazine with a focus on modern and contemporary visual art in Southeast Asia and was recently appointed as a Nominated Member of the Parliament of Singapore. Usha also practiced as a tax lawyer for over a decade and presently lectures in International Tax at Nanyang Technological University.
Usha Chandradas is an art historian and publisher. She’s a co-founder of Plural Art Mag, a digital art magazine with a focus on modern and contemporary visual art in Southeast Asia and was recently appointed as a Nominated Member of the Parliament of Singapore. Usha also practiced as a tax lawyer for over a decade and presently lectures in International Tax at Nanyang Technological University.
Tan Pey Chuan
SPEAKER
Creator of I_S_L_A_N_D_S
Pey Chuan Tan is a curator, producer, and the creator of I_S_L_A_N_D_S, an experimental platform based in Singapore. She collaborates with a wide network of creatives, bringing diverse audiences together for educative and empathic connections. Pey Chuan is interested in the intersections between art and design, as well as new models for integration and support of the arts.
Pey Chuan Tan is a curator, producer, and the creator of I_S_L_A_N_D_S, an experimental platform based in Singapore. She collaborates with a wide network of creatives, bringing diverse audiences together for educative and empathic connections. Pey Chuan is interested in the intersections between art and design, as well as new models for integration and support of the arts.
Dr. Wang Ruobing
SPEAKER
Co-founder of Comma Space
Lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts
Dr. Wang Ruobing is an artist, educator, independent curator and academic based in Singapore. Her research concentrates on environment, sustainability and transcultural discourses, particularly on contemporary art in China and Southeast Asia.
Lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts
Dr. Wang Ruobing is an artist, educator, independent curator and academic based in Singapore. Her research concentrates on environment, sustainability and transcultural discourses, particularly on contemporary art in China and Southeast Asia.
Gwen Lee
SPEAKER
Co-founder and Director of DECK
Gwen Lee is the co-founder and director of DECK, a visual arts organisation that champions photography arts in Singapore. She is also the co-founder of the Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF), the longest-running photography festival in Southeast Asia. She has curated photography exhibitions in Singapore and overseas.
Gwen Lee is the co-founder and director of DECK, a visual arts organisation that champions photography arts in Singapore. She is also the co-founder of the Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF), the longest-running photography festival in Southeast Asia. She has curated photography exhibitions in Singapore and overseas.
