Sustain the Arts (stART) Fund

Mr Danny Yong

Founder Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Dymon Asia Capital and Founder, Yong Hon Kong Foundation

Mr Yong has generously pledged to donate $1,000,000 towards the stART Fund as its first Founding Donor. The National Arts Council is pleased to name two awards under the stART Fund to the Yong Hon Kong Foundation and Dymon Asia Capital.

Tote Board

Tote Board has generously pledged a donation of $2,000,000. Through the stART Fund, Tote Board hopes to boost the ability of smaller arts organisations to raise funds, scale operations and enhance their governance.

Mr Pierre Lorinet is the Chairman of our stART Fund Committee and also serves on various boards including the Trafigura Group and the National Arts Council. Mr. Lorinet has generously pledged to donate $250,000 as a Major Donor to the stART Fund.

Mr Osbert Lyman, Co-Founder of Lyman Group has generously pledged a donation of $210,000 to establish The Lyman Fund, which will go towards the promotion of Traditional Chinese Arts and the nurturing of emerging Chinese visual artists and calligraphists. 

Marina Bay Sands

Marina Bay Sands reaffirms its commitment to the development of Singapore's arts scene with a donation of $500,000, through the establishment of the Sands Innovative Arts Fund.

The Fund will go towards supporting emerging artists in their creative outreach to our community, which includes tapping on new technologies and/or innovative ways that challenge traditional artmaking and/or audience engagement.

Resorts World Sentosa (RWS)

Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) has generously pledged a donation of $200,000 to empower artists in their creative expression of environmental sustainability and audience engagement, through the establishment of the Singapore Oceanarium by RWS Sustainability Arts Fund.

The Fund will support programmes of various arts forms relating to oceans, marine biodiversity, and/or sustainability to drive meaningful conversations in Singapore and beyond.

Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan

The Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Traditional Arts Fund aims to preserve and promote Singapore's unique multicultural heritage through its support of programmes featuring the traditional arts.

United Overseas Bank (UOB)

United Overseas Bank (UOB) has generously pledged a donation of $200,000 to establish the UOB Digital Art Grant, which will go towards fostering transformation and to support the art community in realising creative pursuits using digital technologies.