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
Mr Eugene Tan
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
Singapore Art Museum
Mr David Heng
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Temasek Trust Asset Management Pte Ltd
Mr Michelangelo Samson
Chief Executive Officer Philippines
Head of Client Coverage ASEAN
Standard Chartered Bank
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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Eugene Tan Chief Executive Officer and Director
Ho Kee Sin Director (Facilities Management & Operations)
Kevin Lim Director, Innovation & Technology
Esther Conyard Director (Marketing Communications, Visitor Experience & Business Development)
Mohd Suhirman Bin Sulaiman Deputy Director (Production Management)
Ong Puay Khim Deputy Director, Collections and Public Art
Eugene Poh Deputy Director, Information Technology Tan Shir Ee Head (Partnerships & Patronage) |
Michelle Goh Chief People Officer and Director (Strategy & International Partnerships)
Terence Chong Director (Finance & Governance)
June Yap Director (Curatorial & Collections)
Ong Zhen Min Director (Content Publishing)
Susan Goh Deputy Director (Human Resource)
Mark Chee Deputy Director (Estates, Project & Sustainability)
Tamares Goh Deputy Director, Biennale and Programmes Haeju Kim Head (Residencies) & Senior Curator (Curatorial & Collections) |
CURATORIAL TEAM |
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June Yap Director (Curatorial & Collections)
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
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Ong Puay Khim Curator & Head, Collections and Public Art
Duncan Bass Curator, Media & Tech
Joella Kiu Curator
Selene Yap Curator
Syaheedah Iskandar Assistant Curator
Angelica Ong Curatorial Assistant
Siobhan Tang Curatorial Assistant, Design
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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 TENDER FOR MANAGED WEBSITE HOSTING ENVIRONMENT FOR SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM
Reference No.: SAM/ITT/2024/0004
Date of Publication: 27 June 2024
Closing Date: 17 July 2024
Closing Time: 4pm
[Note: Tender Document is revised as of Fri, 28 June, 1:57pm]
Vendors are to submit their quotation and other relevant/required supporting documentation to [email protected] by Wed, 17 July 2024, 4pm.
For further clarifications, vendors may email to the following with Subject of Email append with “SAM-ITT-2024-0004”, before: 11 July 2024:
Eugene Poh |
Assistant Director, IT |
TENDER DOCUMENTS
Please click on the link below to download the tender documents:
DOWNLOAD TENDER DOCUMENTS (SAM/ITT/2024/0004)
Please contact us if you have any questions.
INVITATION TO QUOTE (ITQ): FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A DESIGN COLLECTION WEBSITE FOR SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM (SAM)
Reference No.: SAM/ITQ/2024/0010
Date of Publication: 5 July 2024
Closing Date: 19 July 2024
Closing Time: 4pm
Vendors are to submit their proposals and other relevant/required supporting documentation to [email protected]by19 July 2024, 4pm.
Please note that Proposals submitted after the Closing Date/time shall be disqualified, at the discretion of SAM.
Vendors who wish to seek clarifications shall submit their written request with the email subject 'SAM_ITQ_2024_0010-Design Collection Website' to the contact person below:
Berny Tan |
Curator |
66979 759 |
Siobhan Tang |
Curatorial Assistant |
66979 759 |
Eugene Poh |
Deputy Director |
66979 735 |
Imran Abdul Latiff |
Assistant Manager |
66979 767 |
TENDER DOCUMENTS
Please click on the link below to download the tender documents:
DOWNLOAD TENDER DOCUMENTS (SAM/ITQ/2024/0010)
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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