A Fireside Chat with Sundaram Tagore

Continuing with our distinguished guest series, Sundaram Tagore, who has more than twenty-five years of experience in the art world, will talk about the emerging art scenes in Singapore and Asia. It is sure to be an enlightening conversation about the critical role artists and collectors can play in fostering intercultural understanding in an increasingly complex and global world.

An art historian and curator, Sundaram Tagore was the first gallerist to focus exclusively on globalization by assembling a roster of artists from around the world. With spaces in New York City, Hong Kong and Singapore, he is devoted to examining the exchange of ideas between Western and non-Western cultures. As a global individual, he has pioneered cross-cultural exchange in the contemporary arts by mounting exhibitions and hosting not-for-profit events that encourage spiritual, social and aesthetic dialogues.

Tagore is a descendant of the influential Indian poet and Nobel Prize laureate Rabindranath Tagore. He did his doctoral studies in art history at Magdalen College, Oxford, and opened his first gallery in 1999. Tagore is also an award-winning filmmaker and writes for numerous art publications. He was previously a director at Pace Wildenstein Gallery in New York and has advised many international organizations including The Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, Italy; the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the United Nations.

Thursday, 25th April 2013 at 7:00pm

Sundaram Tagore Gallery

Gillman Barracks, 5 Lock Road

Cost: $20 per member to cover catering

Members are allowed to bring one non-member guest. Additional guests will only be admitted if there are unallocated places.

Kindly RSVP by 19 April (Friday) to Bonnie Lee.  Payment should only be made once your place is confirmed; instructions are available here.

Dear Alumni,

The Boat Race Ball draws close and so does the deadline for signing up (15 March). We have currently reached full capacity of 100 sign-ups and are unable to take anymore guests; but if there is still interest, you can still drop us an email at events@oxbridge.org.sg to put yourself on the waitlist. We will notify you if there are any last minute cancellations.

For members who have signed up, we can only guarantee places to those have made full payment for the tickets by 22 March 2013 (Friday). To help us with our administration, please follow the instructions below closely.

Send in your cheque for both membership and Boat Race Ball payment to the following address:

Cheque should be made out to: “The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore”
Attn: Renny Oktavia
Re: Oxbridge Boat Race Ball Payment
BAR Corporate Services Pte Ltd
298 River Valley Road, Level 2
Singapore 238339

You should drop an email to renny@barcorporate.com and guoqiang@pin.sg with the subject “Payment for Boat Race Ball” to tell them to look out for the cheque.

If you wish to pay by bank transfer, you should also drop an email to renny@barcorporate.com and guoqiang@pin.sg, with the subject “Payment for Boat Race Ball” with the following details.

Name:
Mode of payment: *ATM transfer / iBanking (nick)
*For ATM transfers, please email us a clear snapshot of your ATM receipt.

Transaction reference no:
Date & Time of transfer:
Amount transferred:

The bank details are as follows:

Account Name: Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore
Account type: DBS Current Account
Bank Name: DBS Bank Limited
Address of Beneficiary Bank: 12 Marina Boulevard, DBS Asia Centre, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3, Singapore 018982
Bank code: 7171
Branch code: 118
Account name: 118-901243-6
SWIFT CODE: DBSSSGSG

Thank you and look forward to seeing you at the end of the month.

to celebrate the 159th run of the annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities

Dear Fellow Oxbridge Members, Alumni, and Friends,

The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore cordially invites you to attend this year’s Boat Race Ball, which will be held on Easter Sunday, 31 March at the resplendent setting of Eden Hall, the Residence of the British High Commissioner. Kerry Group Vice Chairman and former Foreign Minister Mr George Yeo will grace the Ball as the Guest of Honour. For the traditional debate between Oxford and Cambridge to be held over dinner, the Society is pleased to announce that the British High Commissioner to Singapore, HE Antony Phillipson, will represent the Dark Blues, while Dean of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education and former Attorney-General, Prof Walter Woon, will represent the Light Blues.

Sign up now to avoid disappointment – spaces are limited to 100 pax. Payment and logistical details will be circulated upon registration. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Candlelight Black Tie Dinner and Dancing
7pm for 7.30pm
Live Telecast of the 159th Boat Race at 11.30pm
Carriages at 1am

Eden Hall
Residence of the British High Commissioner
28 Nassim Road, Singapore 258403
Easter Sunday, 31 March 2013

Tickets: $150 per ticket, maximum of two tickets per member

Participation is open to all members. Members whose membership are not in good standing can pay $30 for an Annual Membership or $330 for a Lifetime Membership.

RSVP: events@oxbridge.org.sg (Attention: Oxbridge Secretariat) by 15 March 2013.

The Cambridge Alumni Relations Office will be organising the following event, and we will also be holding a reception towards the end of the session.

Join us at the Intercontinental on Sunday 7 April to hear leading experts from Cambridge and Singapore debate two of the key issues facing governments across the globe: Public Health and Finance.

From Cambridge Professor Martin Daunton and Dr Simon Taylor will join the Vice-Chanellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz for a stimulating and thought-provoking discussion. The lecture programme runs from 1-30pm – 6.00pm and will be followed by an Evening Reception hosted by the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore, giving you the chance to continue the debate with fellow alumni and the experts themselves.

We are pleased to announce that Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnan (Wolfson 1981), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for Singapore, will be joining the speaker’s programme for this prestigious event while Mrs TAN Ching Yee (Selwyn 1983), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Singapore, will be joining the Healthcare Panel Discussion.

To sign up, please sign up here.