Art Journalism 101

We are pleased to announce the launch of A&M Education with our Art Journalism 101 short course that will give participants the tools to become an art journalist.

We are pleased to announce the launch of A&M Education with our Art Journalism 101 short course that will equip participants with essential tools of art journalism.

Through a combination of online and in-person group classes, exclusive exhibition tours and one-to-one coaching with the A&M team, you will learn to: 

  • Conduct research efficiently

  • Ideate and write compelling pitches for different types of articles

  • Craft a succinct writer’s profile

  • Communicate effectively with various parties for information

  • Draft and edit an article that puts forward a point of view

  • Apply formatting conventions for publication

At the end of the course, there is an opportunity for you to have your first byline on artandmarket.net.

    • Art students who would like to build their writing portfolios

    • Art practitioners who would like to diversify their work

    • Academics who would like to learn to write journalistically

    • Journalists who would like to explore writing about art

    • Anyone who is curious about how art journalism works

    • Session 1 | 20 October (Thursday), 7pm-9pm, Online

    • Session 2 | 22 October (Saturday), 10am-1pm, Physical

    • Draft Submission | 25 October (Tuesday), 1pm

    • Session 3 | 27 October (Thursday), 7pm-9pm, Online

    • Session 4 | 29 October (Saturday), 10am-1pm, Physical

    • Final Submission | 1 November (Tuesday), 1pm

    • Online: Art & Market Personal Room on Zoom

    • Physical: Art & Market, Tanjong Pagar Distripark,
      39 Keppel Road, #02-01, Singapore 089065

  • SGD600 per person.
    *25% off course fee for students and recent graduates (less than a year from graduation).

    The deadline has been extended to 11 October 2022, 11.59pm GMT+8.
    Apply here!

    If you have any queries, write to us at info@artandmarket.net.

What To Expect

Aside from these sessions, we will provide timely feedback via email from the draft stage, and we will continue workshopping via email from the final submission stage for publication.

    • Break down research process

    • Differentiate among types of stories

    • Brainstorm and propose story ideas

    • Write to parties for information

    • Attend media previews and/or exhibition tours

    • Compose and ask interview questions

    • Develop story ideas

    • Draft stories

    • Receive feedback

    • Profit from peer review process

    • Refine stories based on feedback

    • Refine writer's profile

    • Select and place images

    • Format stories according to house style

    • Identify pull quotes

    • Publish stories

Teaching Team

  • Nadya Wang is Founder and Editor of Art & Market (A&M) and Fashion & Market (FAM). Through these pioneering platforms that strike a balance between the journalistic and the academic, she creates content together with a dedicated team that features practices and processes within the Southeast Asian art and fashion communities respectively. Nadya has been a full-time lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts since 2014. In 2022, she was awarded a PhD in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art.

  • Ian Tee is Associate Editor at A&M. He conceives of independent content and manages the platform’s publishing schedule. Through his interviews and long-form articles, he hopes to gather learning experiences from various practitioners and map out connections in the regional art ecosystem. In addition to his role at A&M, Ian is also a visual artist exploring youth in relation to the themes of rebellion, vulnerability and identity. His works have been presented in Singapore, Tianjin, Jakarta and Sydney.

  • Vivyan Yeo is Content Producer at A&M, where she writes thematic articles, designs collateral, and co-organises multimedia programmes about the Southeast Asian art scene. With experiences at Cambodian Living Arts in Phnom Penh, Christie’s New York, Gajah Gallery, NUS Press, Christie’s Singapore and Art Agenda, S.E.A., she constantly seeks fresh perspectives and aspires to enrich others through art.

Published Stories

Stories written by our participants:

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