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Sculpture Square
Sculpture Square was a non-profit arts organization located at 155 and 161 Middle Road, Singapore. It was founded by sculptor Sun Yu-Li in 1995 as a venue with the focus on exhibiting and fostering ‘3-dimensional’ and other forms of sculptural arts in Singapore.
The venue officially opened to the public in March 1999 with the exhibition Provocative Things: A Three Dimensional Experience in Singapore. The organization also often held annual ‘Sculpture Carnival’ events for the public, which was mainly targeted towards children and young adults in order to hone their interest in the arts.
Sculpture Square Ltd. vacated its premises in August 2014. Since its closure in 2014, the buildings have been occupied by another local arts organization, Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film
During its hoarding by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Sun Yu-Li, an architect turned sculptor, found interest in the former church building due to its ‘unique architectural features’. Sun had prior took notice of the premises whilst commuting to his former studio at Sophia Road. With the support of the National Arts Council, Sun was allocated the land with the proposal to set up a non-profit organization in support of the arts. Sun wanted Sculpture Square to be a “place for (Singapore’s) sculpture and other 3D arts to nourish and flourish”. With the help of his friend, Edmund Cheng, who was the deputy chairperson of Wing Tai Holdings, they managed to network the monetary support needed to back the funding for Sculpture Square. The total funding of more than $1.6 million for the repair works and development was contributed by the National Arts Council, as well as both public and private sectors.
Sculpture Square held its inaugural show, Provocative Things, during its official opening on 22 October 1999. The event proved to be highly anticipated by the Singapore arts community but had quickly dwindled in attention by the following year, causing Sun to authorize T. K. Sabapathy, a local art historian and curator, as senior curatorial advisor to aid with the promotion of the organization. Its following shows included Ghost: The Body at the Turn of the Century, orchestrated by Alan Oei in 2013.
Sculpture Square also held an annual Sculpture Carnival and Children's Sculpture Exhibition from 1999 up to 2012, one of the organization's longest running events. The event encouraged children aged 4 – 12 to create their own mini sculptures out of everyday materials to either be brought home or exhibited. The organization also briefly ran an artist-in-residency program that housed both foreign and local artists from 2003 to 2012 before being replaced in 2013 by a ‘Bureau’ program which allowed research and collaboration between multiple artists.
In August 2014, Sculpture Square left its building at 155, 161 middle road and was temporarily located at 48 Emerald Hill Road where they continued to provide art and curatorial consultancy. Its final exhibition was titled Postcards from the Future. The exhibition showcased postcards featuring the various sculptural works that had been exhibited in the past 15 years of operation- an ironic tribute as the three-dimensional works were paid homage in two-dimensional prints.
It was replaced by another organization funded under the National Arts Council's Art Housing Scheme, Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film, which moved into the space in 2015.
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Sculpture Square
Sculpture Square was a non-profit arts organization located at 155 and 161 Middle Road, Singapore. It was founded by sculptor Sun Yu-Li in 1995 as a venue with the focus on exhibiting and fostering ‘3-dimensional’ and other forms of sculptural arts in Singapore.
The venue officially opened to the public in March 1999 with the exhibition Provocative Things: A Three Dimensional Experience in Singapore. The organization also often held annual ‘Sculpture Carnival’ events for the public, which was mainly targeted towards children and young adults in order to hone their interest in the arts.
Sculpture Square Ltd. vacated its premises in August 2014. Since its closure in 2014, the buildings have been occupied by another local arts organization, Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film
During its hoarding by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Sun Yu-Li, an architect turned sculptor, found interest in the former church building due to its ‘unique architectural features’. Sun had prior took notice of the premises whilst commuting to his former studio at Sophia Road. With the support of the National Arts Council, Sun was allocated the land with the proposal to set up a non-profit organization in support of the arts. Sun wanted Sculpture Square to be a “place for (Singapore’s) sculpture and other 3D arts to nourish and flourish”. With the help of his friend, Edmund Cheng, who was the deputy chairperson of Wing Tai Holdings, they managed to network the monetary support needed to back the funding for Sculpture Square. The total funding of more than $1.6 million for the repair works and development was contributed by the National Arts Council, as well as both public and private sectors.
Sculpture Square held its inaugural show, Provocative Things, during its official opening on 22 October 1999. The event proved to be highly anticipated by the Singapore arts community but had quickly dwindled in attention by the following year, causing Sun to authorize T. K. Sabapathy, a local art historian and curator, as senior curatorial advisor to aid with the promotion of the organization. Its following shows included Ghost: The Body at the Turn of the Century, orchestrated by Alan Oei in 2013.
Sculpture Square also held an annual Sculpture Carnival and Children's Sculpture Exhibition from 1999 up to 2012, one of the organization's longest running events. The event encouraged children aged 4 – 12 to create their own mini sculptures out of everyday materials to either be brought home or exhibited. The organization also briefly ran an artist-in-residency program that housed both foreign and local artists from 2003 to 2012 before being replaced in 2013 by a ‘Bureau’ program which allowed research and collaboration between multiple artists.
In August 2014, Sculpture Square left its building at 155, 161 middle road and was temporarily located at 48 Emerald Hill Road where they continued to provide art and curatorial consultancy. Its final exhibition was titled Postcards from the Future. The exhibition showcased postcards featuring the various sculptural works that had been exhibited in the past 15 years of operation- an ironic tribute as the three-dimensional works were paid homage in two-dimensional prints.
It was replaced by another organization funded under the National Arts Council's Art Housing Scheme, Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film, which moved into the space in 2015.