Singapore Arts Centre The Substation to Close Permanently, Board Announces1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore arts centre The Substation will close permanently, its board announced in a statement on Tuesday (March 2).
This comes less than a month after news that the arts centre would be leaving its premises on Armenian Street, its home of over 30 years, in July – when the building would be taken back by the National Arts Council (NAC) for two years for renovation works.
The decision was made following “lengthy deliberations and several discussions with the NAC and with members of the arts community”, the board said.
Though there were “broader reasons” that have contributed to the Substation’s closure, the board wrote in its statement, it highlighted its disagreement with the NAC’s decision to convert the 45 Armenian Street space into a “multi-tenanted building” and that decision’s implications for the Substation’s identity, autonomy and operations.
“While NAC has suggested that the Substation may return to 45 Armenian Street as a co-tenant when renovations are over, NAC made it clear that the Substation will be one of several co-tenants and will not occupy the building in its full capacity,” the board wrote.
Image credit: The Substation
