The Arts

Exploring new frontiers in culture and artistic expression

Boo Junfeng

Director

Boo Junfeng is one of Singapore’s most noteworthy young filmmakers

Anthony Chen

Filmmaker

Filmmaker Anthony Chen is the standard bearer of contemporary Singaporean cinema

Chng Hak-Peng

CEO, Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Chng Hak-Peng of Singapore Symphony Orchestra is an experienced business executive and a lover of classical music

Chong Siak Ching

CEO, National Gallery Singapore

The CEO and chief steward of Southeast Asia’s largest public collection of modern art

Rosa Daniel

CEO, National Arts Council

A flag-bearer for the arts and cultural scene in Singapore

Emi Eu

Director, STPI

Emi Eu is one of the key people facilitating artistic experimentation in Singapore and across Southeast Asia

Glen Goei

Co-artistic director, Wild Rice

Glen Goei is one of Singapore’s leading film and theatre directors, with a body of work that spans performing arts to events and even architectural design

Ivan Heng

Artistic director, Wild Rice

The groundbreaking actor and theatre director works tirelessly to create a world-class local theatre scene

Eric Khoo

Filmmaker; Founder & CEO, Zhao Wei Films

Eric Khoo, a scion of business magnate Khoo Teck Puat, is credited with the revival of the Singaporean film industry in the 1990s

Gaurav Kripalani

Artistic Director, Singapore Repertory Theatre

A theatre veteran and champion for the arts in Singapore, Gaurav Kripalani takes the artistic reins of SRT

Dick Lee

Composer, Fried Rice Paradise Entertainment

Singer, songwriter, playwright, director—Dick Lee wears many hats, and uses them all to champion Asian culture in pop music

Hossan Leong

Stage and screen actor, television host, radio deejay and comedian

Multi-hyphenate entertainer Hossan Leong shines on every stage—be it theatre, television, film or radio

Jeremy Monteiro

Jazz pianist, singer, composer and music educator

Accomplished jazz musician Jeremy Monteiro is known as Singapore’s “King of Swing”

Pooja Nansi

Festival director, Singapore Writers Festival

Festival director of Singapore Writers Festival—and poet, musician and performer—Pooja Nansi lives and breathes the arts

Adrian Pang

Artistic director and co-founder, Pangdemonium

Award-winning actor Adrian Pang is one half of homegrown theatre company, Pangdemonium

Tracie Pang

Co-founder and Artistic Director, Pangdemonium

Veteran theatre practitioner Tracie Pang is one half of the dynamic duo behind Pangdemonium

Magnus Renfrew

Co-founder, Art SG

The international art world pioneer is renowned for launching art fairs in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo

Haresh Sharma

Playwright, The Necessary Stage

Award-winning playwright Haresh Sharma is a pillar in Singapore’s theatre scene

Alvin Tan

Artistic Director, The Necessary Stage

A prolific theatre director, The Necessary Stage’s Alvin Tan has entertained audiences for more than three decades

Eugene Tan

Museum Director, National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum

Eugene Tan has been instrumental in building Singapore’s dynamic art scene for over a decade

Tan Kay Ngee

Founder and principal architect, Kay Ngee Tan Architects

Veteran architect who infuses his designs with modern Chinese sensibilities

Tan Kheng Hua

Actress, Fly Entertainment

The accomplished actress has put Singapore on the global stage with roles in international productions

Tina Tan Leo

Founder, Privato

Fashion curator Tina Tan Leo’s sartorial legacy is one that has introduced Southeast Asia’s fashion to the rest of the world and she is not slowing down any time soon

Daniel Teo Tong How

Chairman and managing director of Hong How Group; director of Tong Eng Group, Hong How Group; Tong Eng Group

Architect and real estate developer Daniel Teo of Hong How Group and Tong Eng Group is a fervent lover of the arts

Yvonne Tham

CEO, The Esplanade

Esplanade–Theatres on the Bay's CEO has extensive experience in elevating culture

Kennie Ting

Director, Asian Civilisations Museum

Kennie Ting has created a unique space in which to explore the pan-Asian history

Edmund Wee

Publisher and CEO, Epigram Books

Singapore’s number-one literary enabler is an avid supporter of Southeast Asian talent

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