4a.Singapore has Good reasons in promoting and supporting the Arts

And the reply from the Director:

Dear Kwank Liang

Thank you for your reply below. I appreciate the time and effort you put into this email to share your thoughts on the many issues you and we face. They are very enlightening, beneficial and thought-provoking. I will not attempt to address them but just wish to assure you that we, as NAC, have looked into most of these issues. We will continue to do so in order to champion Singapore arts/artists and establish Singapore as a distinctive global city for the arts.

More importantly now, I want to address the challenge you are facing regarding your art-making in Singapore. You are right we have taken action to take back your studio at TKS. Nevertheless, we still wish to assist you in other ways, if and where feasible, so that you can continue in art-making whenever you return to Singapore.

I would like to meet you in person to discuss such matters and get to know you better as an artist. Please do not fly home specially for this meeting. Just let me know when you are back so that we can meet for a chat. Once again, thank you for your reply. I am saying so not out of courtesy or formality. I discern you have put in so much thoughts and belief into the contents. I appreciate that very much and look forward to meeting you.

Best regards
Chwee Seng

Lim Chwee Seng
Director,
Visual Arts / Director, Resource Development
National Arts Council