Safiah Sulaiman

E: safiah.sulaiman@gmail.com
W: www.safiahsulaiman.com

Curatorial Experience
March May 2016
Curatorial Assistant, Next Wave Festival (Melbourne)
National Arts Council (Singapore) Youth Arts Overseas Attachment Programme
www.nextwave.org.au
November 2015 February 2016
Skammdegi Festival (lafsfjrur)
Under Lisths Artspace in lafsfjrdur of Fjallabygg, North Iceland
www.skammdegifestival.com

Australia

Iceland

Arts Administration Experience

May November 2015
Festival Assistant (Arts Marketing), Esplanade Theatres on the Bay

Singapore

Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (www.esplanade.com ) is one of the busiest arts centres in the
world. As a not-for-profit arts centre, Esplanades mission is to entertain, engage, educate and
inspire through the arts.
Responsibilities:
Assist in the branding, marketing strategies and publicity for the 10th anniversary of da:ns
festival, one of Esplanades key annual festivals

May 2014 May 2015

Project Manager, Unseen Art Initiatives

Singapore

Unseen Art Initiatives (www.unseenart.co) is a non-profit organisation founded by visual artist,

Alecia Neo (Singapore)
Responsibilities:
Manage administrative and production schedules
Help to pitch and market the groups project to stakeholders
Seek sponsorship and funding from government, companies and foundations
Assist in the publicity and marketing
Oversee production work


October 2011 May 2014
Education and Outreach Executive, The Necessary Stage

Singapore

Formed in 1987, The Necessary Stage (TNS) (www.necessary.org) is a non-profit theatre

company, and a recipient for the National Arts Councils Major Grant (Singapore). TNS is also the
organiser of the annual M1 Singapore Fringe Festival.
Responsibilities:
Assist in the development of arts education programmes and external commissioned projects
Help to pitch and market the projects to stakeholders
Negotiate contracts
Manage administrative and production, rehearsal as well as touring schedules
Ensure timely payment and invoicing
Oversee production work
In charge of the archival and documentation of the projects
Ensure working conditions consistently comply with all regulatory requirements
Milestones:
Partnered with the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports (MCYS) to 79 primary schools
Collaborated with the National University of Singapore Centre for Biomedical Ethics in 2012
Commissioned by HCA Hospice Care in 2012
58 secondary schools in 2013 and 2014 with the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF)
Creative Communication Programme as part of Victoria School English curriculum
Forum Theatre for West Zone Cluster School Principals and Vice Principals in 2013

October 2011 May 2014

Project Executive, M1 Singapore Fringe Festival

Singapore

First held in 2005, the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival (www.singporefringe.com) is an annual

multidisciplinary arts festival showcasing local and international works. It has since involved and
featured artists from 38 countries.
Responsibilities:
Part of the curatorial team for the festival programme
Assist in the publicity and marketing of the festival to academic institutions
Create a positive, supportive and fun work environment for volunteers and interns
Milestones:
Highest ticketed audience in the history of the festival with an average of 93% in 2014
19 out of 31 performances sold out in 2014
Successful marketing campaign of the festival in 2013 and 2014, with advertisements in more
than 50 bus stop shelters and taxi stands nationwide


Art Project(s)
i thought about you when i was here (2015 -16)
An international travelling exhibition, in collaboration with:
Menntasklinn Trllaskaga (Iceland)
Fernanda Chieco (Brazil)
Jack Duplock (London, UK)
Jade de Robles (Spain/England)
Deanna Ng (Singapore)
Tampines Secondary