Singapore International Foundation (SIF) panel “The Art of Sustainability”

The Singapore International Foundation (SIF) is organizing a panel session titled “The Art of Sustainability” on Friday, 7 October 2022, 11am – 12.30pm SGT.

The event will provide insights and approaches in galvanising action towards community engagement and environmental sustainability. It will also explore the role that the arts, culture and participatory design can play in being agents of change.

The panel is part of the annual Arts for Good (A4G) Fellowship organised by SIF which starts in October this year will take on a hybrid format. 32 Fellows from 12 different countries, including Singapore, India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Australia, Egypt, Pakistan, Philippines and the United Kingdom, will connect online from October to December 2022 and visit Singapore from 9 to 13 January 2023. This panel discussion will be a part of the Fellows’ experience in the online programming of the Fellowship.

Ms Valentina RICCARDI, ASEF Acting Director for Culture, will join the conversation together with representatives from various arts, culture and design organisations, as well as arts practitioners based in Singapore and overseas.

PANEL PARTICIPANTS

Guest-of-Honour: Ms Han Yong Hong, Governor, Singapore International Foundation

Panel Speakers:

Ms Valentina Riccardi, Acting Director (Culture Department), Asia-Europe Foundation
Ms Mui Ping Lim, Principal Associate, Participate in Design
Ms Sock Fong Tan, Glass Artist
Mr Razcel Jan Salvarita, 2021 Arts for Good Fellow & Founder, Baryo Balangaw Creative Initiatives

Moderator: Mr Wei Hong Teo, 2021 Arts for Good Fellow & Assistant Director (Programmes & Digitalisation), *SCAPE