The Singapore Art Museum is getting more than just a physical upgrade in the form of extensive renovations that has part of the art campus currently closed. A new chair of the museum’s board of directors has been announced.
Edmund Cheng will now helm the board, being named to the position at the beginning of April. Cheng comes to the spot with plenty of art-related experience under his belt, having served as chair on a number of art-minded organizations. These include government art agencies, galleries, councils, and even the nation’s tourism group. In addition to chair of the Singapore Art Museum, Cheng is also currently in a leadership role of a Singapore lifestyle company.
Cheng said he is excited to work with the board of directors to continue to advance the role of art in Singapore through the Singapore Art Museum. He hopes that through his leadership, the museum will continue to be a popular and meaningful destination for both Singapore residents and tourists who come to visit the country and end up discovering just how rich the art and culture in the region is. Cheng added that his work will simply build on that of the previous chair, Jane Ittogi.
Ittogi held the position for five years, seeing the Singapore Art Museum through a number of important changes to its business plan. She was behind important programming that saw a higher level of public engagement with the museum, including immersive and interactive events, exhibits, pop-up shows, educational workshops, and speeches by many different individuals involved in the art community. Ittogi also encouraged collaboration between the museum and other Singaporean entities, the end goal always being bringing more art to more people. One such example of this kind of outreach is a partnership between the museum and a prison, which is responsible for showing art from inmates involved in a special program to help them find a creative outlet through art classes.
Ittogi said that she looked forward to seeing what Cheng did with the position, adding that she hopes he continues the level of community engagement the museum has been enjoying. She is excited about contemporary art in Singapore, especially within the scope of the kind of programs both at the Singapore Art Museum and other museums in the nation. One government official lauded Ittogi’s hard work as chair of the board of directors at the museum, saying that the kind of growth the facility saw in those five years wouldn’t have been possible without Ittogi.
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To read more about Edmund Cheng’s leadership at the Singapore Art Museum, go to https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2018/04/05/mr-edmund-cheng-assumes-position-as-new-chairman-of-singapore-art-museum/.