Channeling Life to Singapore Arts

Artery is the “Y Combinator” for artists in Singapore — an independent nonprofit for artists to build sustainable practices.

/ Our Manifesto

Art is the heartbeat of culture. Just as arteries carry oxygen to sustain life, Artery channels resources, opportunities, and support to ensure that Singapore’s artistic ecosystem thrives.

At Artery, we believe that art should not just exist; it should thrive, inspire, and be a vital part of everyday life. We are here to empower artists, uplift audiences, and build a self-sustaining ecosystem where creativity fuels a lasting impact.

/ Why It Matters

Art is not a luxury; it is essential to a nation’s soul.

Art fosters empathy, sparks conversations and shapes identity. Yet, many talented artists lack the infrastructure to turn passion into profession. Artery is here to change that by ensuring that artists have the resources, platforms and audience they need to flourish.

You are not just funding art. You are sustaining a lifeline.

Visitor walking past artworks in a gallery
A glowing screen at the end of a dark corridor
Sculpture of a figure with branching arms
Artist at work on a large sheet of paper
Neon sign reading Nothing to hide
Glazed ceramic sculpture of a fox figure
Iridescent projection on a rock form
Painting of a figure with a lion head beside a stop sign

/ What We Do

We cultivate talent

Providing artists with essential business support, curatorial guidance, funding and presentation opportunities so that they can focus on their art-making.

We expand art appreciation

By partnering corporates, we systematically integrate and encourage engagement with Singapore art in corporate environments and meaningful public spaces, ensuring it is widely seen, valued and collected.

We build a thriving ecosystem

Linking artists, patrons, and institutions in a shared vision where art is not just created, but sustained, appreciated, and invested in.

/ The Missing Middle

Talent isn’t what’s missing. Continuity is.

Why

The artist reality

Many artists in Singapore are not lacking in talent, but they face challenges in sustaining their practice over time.

How

The system shift needed

Supporting the arts today requires both public and private capital to work together — not just to enable creation, but the continuity of artistic practice that builds Singapore into a culture-forward society.

What

Artery as the solution

Artery focuses on the “missing middle”, acting as a complementary layer to public funding infrastructure to support high-potential artists between milestones so they can sustain and grow their practice over time.

/ Key Programmes

Three ways we keep the arts flowing

Artist
Accelerator

Artery team in a programme meeting

This 12-month + 4-year programme builds a tribe around the artist that provides intentional nurture for practice growth. From curatorial guidance, business support to stipends and workspaces, the AAA is an unmatched opportunity for Singapore artists to thrive. There are two planned open calls each year. Information will be published on our website and social media in September and March.

How the accelerator works

Audience
Development

Visitors experiencing an immersive art projection

Art thrives in societies that value culture as infrastructure. For art to thrive, it needs the space to be nurtured, seen and experienced. Our patron programmes are designed to encourage philanthropic and corporate participation as a means to expand the visibility and appreciation of Singapore art and artists in meaningful spaces.

See our patron programmes

Art Impact
Fund

Painted egg sculptures displayed in a public square

(Coming soon) Helping promising artists become sustainable also means building a regenerative cultural economy. This art-focused impact fund seeks to invest in Singapore art and cultural projects that have the potential to travel. When projects become culturally viable, profits are returned to support other artists. Over time, this enables a thriving and culture-forward Singapore that combines public infrastructure with private funding.

/ Artery Artist Accelerator (AAA)

Artery Artist Accelerator (AAA): 12 months, then 4 years

12 months

  • A living stipend of up to $2,000 per month
  • Artery buys works of the artists up to a specific quantum for the category
  • Full business, legal & marketing support based on a mutually agreed work plan
  • Complimentary use of the Artist Studio
  • Artists deliver according to the agreed work plan

+ 4 years

  • A chance to be sponsored for selected overseas residency programmes
  • Allocated annual curatorial hours
  • $10,000 credits for business, legal or marketing (valid for 4 years)

/ Accelerator Process

  1. Our process

    Swipe to move through all seven steps.

  2. 01

    Interview & panel review

    Shortlisted artists are interviewed to determine suitability for the programme.

  3. 02

    Acquisition & onboarding

    After committing to pieces for acquisition, the business director and head curator build a mutually agreed 12-month work plan with the artist.

  4. 03

    Resource allocation

    Based on the artist’s career track and work plan, Artery allocates and sources resources to support their goals.

  5. 04

    Regular check-ins

    The junior curator checks in bi-weekly; the head curator checks in ad hoc, depending on the artist’s progress.

  6. 05

    Industry partnerships

    The curatorial team seeks gallery and institution partners for showcases aligned with the artist’s progress.

  7. 06

    Programme evaluation

    The team evaluates artistic and career growth annually for the next 4 years.

  8. 07

    Overseas residency support

    Artery matches and sponsors high-performing artists to suitable overseas residencies.

/ Our AAA Artists

Cohort #01

Portrait of Joanne Lim in her studio

b. 1985, Singapore

Joanne Lim

Data visualisation Installation Community-driven projects

Joanne Lim is an artist interested in translating and visualising data collected through long-term, community-driven projects. Her practice explores how data and lived experiences can be transformed into aesthetic forms, working across a range of media to address contemporary social and political issues — particularly surveillance, hierarchy, and power.

Her work has been presented at FOST Gallery, Mirrorball (2026), ART SG (2025, 2026), From Palais to Pulau, Penang, Malaysia (2025); SOUP, Tenthaus and Critical Craft Collective, Bergen, Norway (2023); EASTEAST_Tokyo2023, Science Museum, Tokyo (2023). She is a recipient of the Winston Oh Travelogue Award in 2022, 2024, and 2025, received the inaugural Asia-wide Art Futures Award in 2023, and was nominated for the Takifuji Art Award in 2024.

/ Our Patron Programmes

Rethinking patronage beyond just monetary donations

We invite corporate partners to make a lasting cultural impact through subscription, space, and in-kind support — three programmes for partners of different shapes and canvases.

Turn corporate giving into a living gallery

For a fixed monthly fee*, your workplace receives rotating artworks from our curated collection, displayed with full credit, context, and cultural capital. Patrons also enjoy quarterly updates on the artist’s journey, annual surprise tokens like artist-signed prints, and staff engagement sessions with art. A small subscription that brings big imagination to your team.

It’s not art on loan — it’s a front-row seat to Singapore’s artistic legacy.

*Benefits are subject to the subscribed tier.

Suits companies with clear branding, staff engagement and/or ESG-driven goals

Contact our team

/ Our Partners

In good company across Singapore’s art world

  • Lotus Fine Arts Logistics
  • Admirax
  • Tiger Beer
  • Yeo Workshop
  • Richard Koh Fine Art
  • Art Galleries Association Singapore
  • Elephant Pictures
  • Ultra Mind Labs

/ In the Press

Featured in The Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao, The Edge Singapore and a+

Read the coverage

/ The Collective

Meet The
Minds Behind
The Vision

Belinda Ang

Belinda Ang

CEO

Michelle Vinnetan

Michelle Vinnetan

Operations Lead

Joyce Toh

Joyce Toh

Head of Curation & Industry Development

Carolyn Lam

Carolyn Lam

Executive Assistant to CEO cum Ops Support

Gwyneth Poh

Gwyneth Poh

Junior Curator cum Arts Programme Manager

Aston Long

Aston Long

Digital Producer (Intern)

Alvin Lau

Alvin Lau

Patron Development Lead

Board

Mr. Danny YongBoard Co-Chair · Founder, Yong Hon Kong Foundation
Mr. Hsieh Fu HuaBoard Co-Chair · Founder, BinjaiTree
Ms. Angelene ChanBoard Member · Executive Chairman, DP Architects

Advisors

Esther WeeLegals
Yvonne KohComms & Reputation Management
Bruce LiewCompliance & Governance