STPI - Creative Workshop & Gallery, Singapore

STPI Singapore, Singapore Overview

The Singapore Tyler Print Institute is a renowned international space for artistic experimentation in contemporary art through print and paper mediums. Located next to National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum, the STPI or Singapore- Creative Workshop & Gallery is an ideal place for such tourists that have a creative bent of mind and love exploring the world of art. It’s a non-profit entity that is dedicated to offering support to budding artists in creating modern artworks as well as to offer expertise in areas like printing.

The STPI is Asia’s biggest print workshop contained in a commercial 19th-century building nestled within close proximity to the Singapore River. The place holds many spectacular exhibitions, programmes, fairs, guided tours and workshops that offer a great platform to discover various forms of art. Tourists coming at the STPI can expect to interact with artists and engage in panel discussions with them.

Exhibitions at STPI Singapore

The Singapore Tyler Print Institute organises creative workshops, hosts exhibitions of artworks produced at their workspace and frequently participates in local and international art fairs. The STPI gallery also holds around 8 exhibitions annually, followed by artist collaborations, talks, panel discussions, screenings, performances, docent-led tours and coffee & conversations. Apart from this, it also hosts papermaking workshops, guided tours and an annual open house.

The STPI has Art fairs where participants are from all over the world. Some of the notable participants are Art Basel-Hong Kong and Miami, The Armory Show-New York, Korean International Fair-South Korea, Art Paris Fair and SH Contemporary-Shanghai. The annual special exhibition segment allocated for works from the Singapore National Collection houses various private collections and artist estates.

Notable artists and their artworks featured in the yearly exhibition include:

David Hockney's 'A Matter of Perspective'
Zao Wou-Ki's 'No Boundaries'
Edo Pop's 'The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints’
David Hockney's 'Through the Eyes of the Artist'
Henri Matisse's 'Works from 1917 - 1952’
Pablo Picasso's 'The Vollard Suite'
Haring Symbols and Icons from the Estate of Keith Haring-2006
The Enlightened Vision Robert Motherwell’s Prints in Singapore

STPI Guided Tours

The Singapore Tyler Print Institute offers free tours for its visitors. The volunteered guides will take you through the processes of their creations and explain their artworks. The tour guides help visitors to be able to understand and appreciate the artistic creations. In addition to giving an insight of the unique artwork, the tour also helps its visitors gain invaluable experience of visiting this creative platform. The visitors go home with a paradigm shift of the artistic use of print and paper.

How to Reach STPI Singapore

STPI is located at 41 Robertson Quay.
Buses that stop a minute away from STPI are 1N, 2N, 3N, 4N, 5N and 6N.

The nearest MRT is the Clarke Quay MRT (NE5) which is 10 minute's walk away from STPI.