Level Up: Art Installation Workshop with John Tung

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

A new series of professional development talks and workshops by Art Outreach Singapore that focuses on providing practical, illuminating and tailored insights to guide practitioners along their journey to a career in the arts.

Level Up: Art Installation Workshop with John Tung

Do you want to learn how to best install your own artworks? Whether you’re preparing for an exhibition or hanging artworks in a gallery space, this hands-on workshop will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to hang and install your artworks in a professional way.

Learn the basics of art installation including an introduction to and handling of commonly-used tools, demonstrations of drilling into different wall materials, and best practices and techniques for taking measurements and hanging artworks on different systems. These skills form a crucial toolkit for self-organising artists and curators to be able to take on a wider range of showcase opportunities.

Please note you will be asked during the registration to submit a short response on how the workshop will be relevant and useful to your practice, as well as any specific topics you would like to learn about. As spaces are limited, priority will be given to those who will benefit most from the session.

About the Facilitator

John Tung is an accomplished independent curator and exhibition-maker with a proven track record of producing over 50 artwork commissions and site-specific adaptations, ranging from minute to monumental. Previously an Assistant Curator at the Singapore Art Museum, he curated and co-curated nine exhibitions and served as co-curator for the Singapore Biennale in 2016 and 2019.

John has curated for commercial, non-profit, and government clients, including producing large-scale architectural art installations and pop-up Chinese garden-teahouse experiences in Singapore. In 2023, John was awarded the inaugural Tan Boon Hui Curatorial Prize by Art Outreach for his outstanding work.

He holds a BA (Hons) in Arts Management and an MA in Cultural Management and brings with him close to a decade of experience spanning curatorial, editorial, and pedagogical roles in the arts, culture, and creative industry.