ArtsEquator, Sa Sa Art Projects, DECK etc.
Vivyan Yeo

As the pandemic causes disruptions across the globe, the current period presents an opportunity for art lovers to support fellow players in the Southeast Asian art community. Art & Market brings you a selection of fundraising campaigns around the region, as arts media platforms, gallery spaces, and art institutions strive to keep afloat through 2021.

Neak Sophal, ‘Leaf’, 2013, digital print on Ilford Smooth Pearl Paper, 67 x 100cm, edition 1 of 7. Image courtesy of Sa Sa Art Projects.

Sa Sa Art Projects Fundraising Auction
Sa Sa Art Projects presents an online silent auction of 45 artworks from prominent Southeast Asian artists such as Neak Sophal (Cambodia), Mit Jai Inn (Thailand), UuDam Tran Nguyen (Vietnam) and many others. Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting the 2021 programming of the artist-run space, which is dedicated to providing art education, artist support and public programmes to the art communities in Cambodia. Through their online platform, visitors may bid on their desired artwork till 4 December, or donate directly to Sa Sa Art Projects.

Bid here in the Sa Sa Art Projects Fundraising Auction, 4 November to 4 December 2020.

Chua Mia Tee, ‘Epic Poem of Malaya’, 1955, oil on canvas, 112 x 153 cm. One of the artworks available for the Adopt Now Programme. Collection of National Gallery Singapore.

The Art Adoption and Acquisition (AAA) Programme
Through the AAA Program, supporters of the National Gallery Singapore (NGS) are now able to ‘adopt’ key artworks from the gallery’s Singapore and Southeast Asia collection, such as Chua Mia Tee’s ‘Epic Poem of Malaya’, 1995. These artworks may be adopted individually or as a group, and all art adopters will be acknowledged digitally for their contribution. The crowdfunding initiative will go towards acquiring new artworks, and allow NGS to continue cultivating a deeper appreciation of the region's art, culture, heritage and history.

Participate in the AAA programme at National Gallery Singapore here.

#SAVEDECK BUILDING FUND
As its current building is slated for demolition in March 2021, DECK has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the cost of a new permanent space, which is anticipated to include a gallery, a library and research centre, and a black box. Through exhibitions, workshops and artist residencies, the contemporary institution aims to continue providing educational and professional opportunities to artists and photographers in Southeast Asia.

Contribute to the #SAVEDECK Building Fund here, till 31 August 2021.

Project Ctrl S ArtsEquator
With the recent loss of state funding and the complications arising from COVID-19, ArtsEquator is holding a fundraising campaign to sustain their production of editorial content, which involves paying staff salaries and commissioning original content from freelance writers. With the help of 150 contributors across the globe, the independent arts media has been a virtual platform for long-form analysis and critique of the arts in Singapore and Southeast Asia since 2016. As ArtsEquator is a Singapore-registered charity, all cash donations will be doubled by the Cultural Matching Fund.

Contribute to Project Ctrl S ArtsEquator here, till 30 November 2020.

Check-In
Art and Market (A&M) is planning to launch a new annual publication titled ‘Check-In’ in June 2021. The open-access e-publication will serve as a mid-year review of the diverse cultural landscape in Southeast Asia, through the inclusion of first-hand accounts, dialogues and analyses. Contributions to A&M’s crowdfunding campaign will go towards paying writers a fair fee, and support the possibility of producing the publication in print. Everyone who contributes funds for ‘Check-In’ will be acknowledged by name within the publication, and accorded additional privileges based on the donation amount.

Make a contribution to the Check-In project here, till 31 December 2020.