April 18, 2007 | Broadcast

National Art Gallery: Competition Jury Announced

 

Submissions for the National Art Gallery closed on Friday, April the 13th. The jury panel was recently announced, and will be chaired by Professor Tommy Koh, Singapore’s Ambassador-at-Large and comprising:

-Mrs Cheong-Chua Koon Hean, CEO, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore
-Mr Jean-François Jarrige, Director of Guimet Musee National des Arts Asiatiques, France
-Mr Koh Seow Chuan, Chairman of National Art Gallery Executive Committee,Chairman of Singapore Art Museum and Board Member of the National Heritage Board, Singapore
-Dr Julian Raby, Director, Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, USA
-Ms Rita Soh, President, Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore
-Mr Peter Wilson, Project Director, Royal Shakespeare Company Transformation Project, UK

- Official NAG Website

April 13, 2007 | Broadcast | News

CUGE

By JJ Yeo

A new facility has been opened at the Singapore Botanic Gardens to train greenery specialists here and from around the world. 82 people made up first batch who recently received their arborist certification form the Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology (CUGE), which opened on Thursday the 12th of April. The Centre offers courses on several subjects like plant management and landscape design, and has established links with USA-based non-profit organization  the International Society of Arboriculture, offering its certification right here in Singapore.
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