NAC ART THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FORUM 2024
FOFA is proud to co-organise the 2nd Art Thought Leadership Forum with National Arts Council during Singapore Art Week 2024.
Titled “Creative Regions, Creative Economies”, Prof. Andy Pratt, our Keynote Speaker, and Reem Fadda, Tita Larasati and Daehyung Lee, our panelists, shared their thoughts and case studies with more than 160 senior policy makers, international art thought leaders, patrons and collectors, representatives from art Institutions.
Mr Edwin Tong, Minister for Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth gave the welcome address that morning.
Many audience members found the discussions enriching and left with new perspectives on creativity’s role in urban development and economic growth.
The panel discussion with our 3 speakers can now be viewed here.
Art Programme for B Capital
FOFA was engaged by venture capital firm B Capital to curate art programme for their Annual Asia Event during the Singapore Grand Prix F1 week.
We selected a Singaporean digital artist to create a unique NFT, inspired by B Capital’s corporate logo
Collaborated with AWST to create a “NFT vending machine” that allowed guests to mint an ”event token”
NEO JAPAN: POP ART EXPLORED
FOFA had the pleasure of working with Ms Chloe Chiu, founder of HK-based Onfinitive Project to help her organise and execute their inaugural exhibition at Artspace@Helutrans in Singapore in August 2023.
FOFA provided a wide range of services for this project:
- – exhibition planning and management
- – local PR and publicity
- – opening party & guest-list management
- – sales
- – supervise installation & de-installation
We hosted over 150 guests at the opening event, from art collectors, museum professionals, gallerists, artists and media.
Thank you to our guests and for their support! We look forward to more opportunities to help international art collectors who wish to do something in Singapore, whether it is to bring their art collections in, catalogue and inventory management, curate an exhibition, publish a book, valuation and storage solutions.
TALK BY VALENTINE MORENO 17 JUNE 2023
FOFA is pleased to have Ms Valentine Moreno to share about the best practices to manage your art collection on Saturday 17 June 2023.
Do you know what collection management is?
In this talk, Valentine Moreno will share her vast experience in the museum field as an exhibitions and collections manager to help you better organize and care for your art collection. She will go over the fundamental aspects and practices employed by museums around the world, exploring strategies, tools, and practical tips on how we can adapt and scale them to our personal art collection.
Check out the full talk at: https://youtu.be/bjkTNszPqm8
About the Speaker: Valentine Moreno is a museum and arts professional with over 15 years of international experience in the field, with a focus on how healthy arts administration and logistics can nurture the proper care and growth of art collections and projects. She had worked as an Exhibitions Manager in institutions such as the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto, Canada) and currently works as a Collection Manager for private collectors.the
NAC ART THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FORUM 2023
FOFA is proud to co-organise the inaugural Thought Leadership Forum with National Arts Council during Singapore Art Week 2023. Titled “Re(imagining) The Future” and comprised of 2 international panel of speakers, it was an energetic morning for 120 senior policy makers, international art thought leaders, patrons and collectors, representatives from art Institutions.
Ms Low Yen Ling, Minister of State for Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth & Ministry of Trade and Industry gave an enthusiastic and informed speech. We are thrilled and eager to explore how we can collaborate and propel Singapore’s art scene to the next level.
Guests enjoyed the robust discussion and at the end of the event, many attendees were happy to make new contacts and relationships across the Singapore public agencies and international art leaders.
FOFA & SOTHEBY'S COLLABORATION
In August 2022, FOFA and Sotheby’s co-hosted an exclusive luncheon and pre-VIP private viewing of the artworks for Sotheby’s first live auction event in Singapore since 15 years ago. The event was held at the Regent Hotel Singapore and guests were treated to a guided tour by Sotheby’s specialists.
PRIVATE EVENT BY CREDIT SUISSE & IPG HOWDEN
In August 2022, Credit Suisse and IPG Howden invited FOFA to give a presentation on art collecting to a group of Mandarin-speaking clients. We took the opportunity to invite Singaporean artist, Wong Keen, to join us for the discussion panel and share his philosophy on life and art. FOFA also arranged for Mr Wong’s works to be showcased during the dinner event to the guests’ delight.
DBS FUTURE LEADERS PROGRAMME 2022
FOFA hosted DBS Bank’s Future Leaders Programme 2022 at the gallery. Ning was invited to be a part of a women-only panel “Women of Purpose”. Panelists spoke of their experiences working with family, finding their purpose at work, as well as juggling family and work responsibilities. The young audience enjoyed Mr Chong’s private art collection on display and engaged in deeper conversations with all the speakers after the event.
INTRODUCTION TO NFTS
In March 2022, FOFA was approached by Bank of Singapore to present a lecture on NFTs to a group of their premier private bankers and clients. The lecture introduced different categories of NFTs, how to collect NFTs and what are the risks involved. We gave some examples of how businesses and brands adopt NFTs as well as emerging NFT trends happening in major cities including Singapore. We also explained the concept of how NFTs can provide social and economic utilities to the owner and how one could participate in the Metaverse such as Sandbox and Decentraland.
FIRESIDE CHAT AND BOOK LAUNCH WITH PAK ZAIN
We were proud to host pre-eminent art collector Pak Zain at our gallery for a fireside chat in January 2020. Pak Zain is one of Malaysia’s most respected art collectors of modern and contemporary Malaysian art. The Azahari Collection stands at over 1,000 pieces and is acknowledged to be one of the most significant private collections in Malaysia. Widely known to be a private and low-profile individual, Pak Zain and his daughter-in-law Haslinda shared their insights behind the Azahari Collection, the vision for Galeri Z which was set up in 2015 and their personal endeavours to publish three books on their family art collection.
PRIVATE EVENT BY AXA AND GREAT EASTERN
In September 2019, we collaborated with AXA and Great Eastern to organise a private event for their premier clients. Besides sharing our personal journey as art collectors, we also discussed topics on collection management, art insurance and legacy building.
