What is SCYA?

SCYA is the acronym for Singapore Contemporary Young Artists, a society that aims to generate interest in Contemporary Art and Art by Singaporean/PR Young Artists to enable further discussion and practice of Art in Singapore.

SCYA’s objective is to encourage relationships between Young Singaporean/PR Artists with communities, schools, corporate and government sectors to increase appreciation of Contemporary Art by Young Artists in Singapore.

SCYA functions to achieve this via four main platforms:

- Exhibitions To showcase Artists by exhibiting their works in physical and online web spaces. These include the SCYA website, blog, Facebook, Twitter & other streams of online promotions with Local & International Partners.
- Research To research Contemporary Art Trends adopted by Young Artists to compile a publication as a directory featuring a new collection of Young Artists where possible, every 3 years.
- Education Talks, Workshops, Residencies: Educational outreach programmes to engage Artists with members of the public and corporate, arts, community and educational sectors.
- Commission Commissioned services for clients who require customised artworks.

Who is SCYA?

The Society comprises a team of Artists, Art Educators, Art Administrators, Art Students & Art Enthusiasts, who are bound by the common purpose and passion of promoting Contemporary Art by Young Artists in Singapore.

What is Contemporary Art?

Contemporary Art refers to art that has been and continues to be created during our lifetimes. As such, it spans across genres and covers various mediums such as:

Photography Painting Installation Art Ceramics Pop Art
Site-specific art Graffiti / Street art Performance Art Internet Art Bio-Art
Animation Multi-media art Sculpture Conceptual Art

Who are Young Artists?

Young Artists are contemporary art practitioners, who are typically in the nascent period of their practice. In SCYA, there is no distinction or discrimination among genre practiced or age.

SCYA’s young artists hold one of more of the following characteristics: