Tanoto Foundation Centre for Southeast Asian Arts at NAFA

VISUAL ARTS GROUP - FEDERATION OF ART SOCIETIES SINGAPORE

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INTRODUCTION

The Federation of Art Societies (Singapore) is an establishment formed by a group of art societies in Singapore and was registered with the Registry of Societies on 24th January 1992. Singapore Art Society, the local art body with the largest number of membership, initiated the idea of forming the federation together with several leading art groups in order to get a shelter for fellow artists belonging to these art bodies to carry out their artistic activities. Singapore Art Society, the Society of Chinese Artists, Singapore Watercolour Society and the Modern Art Society were the four pioneer founders and today there are all together twenty-six art bodies under the federation’s big umbrella.

The ultimate motive of the federation is to unite the different art societies together in order to shoulder the responsibility and carry out the mission of promoting art and culture. Since then it has been actively functioning and involving as well as organizing various forms of activities to promote art and culture i.e. art courses, calligraphy lessons, life model sketching & painting, talks & seminars, art exhibitions, group tours to visit art groups abroad exchanging artistic ideas and experiences as well as establishing good mutual relationship with artists and art groups overseas.

 

新加坡美术总会简介

新加坡美术总会是由多个美术团体组合于1992年1月24日注册成立的,最初是由新加坡艺术协会，中华美术研究会，新加坡水彩画会及现代画会联合发起。而今天共有二十六个美术团体齐集于新加坡美术总会旗下。

美术总会的最主要目标是把众多美术团体联合起来，共同努力推广美术文化活动。本会自成立以来，经已举办及协办了无数各类不同的艺术活动，包括创办绘画课程，书法班，人像及人体模特儿写生，有关艺术的讲座，海内外大型美展。集体参观各国美术馆，画廊与美术学院，访问海外艺术团体及艺术家等活动，并建立与海外艺术界的友好关系。