IPS, 16 Nov 2008, Prime Sarmiento
CULTURE-SINGAPORE, Nov 16 (IPS) - Shubigi Rao was not too happy when her husband, a pilot, was asked by his company to relocate to Singapore. Rao did not think that Singapore could offer opportunities for a budding artist like her.
Six years later Rao’s perception of Singapore has changed. "If you have new ideas, it’s easy to do it in this country. The arts community is still small so it’s easy to set up a dialogue," she said.
In her 30s Rao has a thriving career here. She gives lectures, has exhibited in several galleries, has won awards and was recently invited by Singapore’s National Arts Council (NAC) to participate in the Singapore Biennale 2008.
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