Featured in media press, publications and platforms covering the arts, lifestyle, and public culture.For a fuller list of media features, interviews, and project mentions, see the press archive below.
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Artist Feature
Forbes Meet The Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Class Of 2026 "The 11th edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list highlights the brightest young sparks across the region. This year’s listees are pushing the boundaries in their respective fields at a time when AI is fast becoming ingrained in work and play.
The 30 Under 30 class of 2026 was selected from a pool of close to 4,000 nominations who were evaluated by Forbes Asia’s team of reporters and editors across the region and vetted by a panel of experts, including 30 Under 30 alumni, from a range of sectors. The final tally represents 18 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region. India has the most entries, 78, followed by China, 46, Australia, 38, and Japan, 32. Indonesia, Singapore and South Korea have 18 each." |
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Artist Feature & Interview
F ZINE Meet The Emerging Artists Defining Singapore Art Week 2026 "Artists Quek Jia Qi and Aaron Lim (right) make public art that’s playful and interactive, creating projects and events where people can help shape the experience as it happens. Drawing on Quek’s focus on learning through community and Aaron’s knack for participatory design, their work turns everyday spaces into opportunities for noticing, experimenting, and connecting. Together, they create fun, curious invitations that get people talking, playing, and sharing moments with one another - as exampled by their SAW 2026 joint show Bring Your Own Racket."
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Artist Feature & Interview
The Straits Times Residents roped in to turn MRT viaduct space near Bukit Gombak station into art installation "When artist Quek Jia Qi got a call from the National Arts Council (NAC) in November 2024 that her proposal to design and enliven the space under the MRT viaduct in Bukit Gombak was selected for Singapore Art Week 2025, she was excited to explore a neighbourhood that she does not live in, and to share the stories of its residents. Her month-long effort to gather images of around 100 artefacts – among them vintage bus tickets, a cathode-ray tube TV and old black-and-white photographs – from Bukit Gombak residents to show what the estate means to them resulted in an art installation titled A Living Museum For Bukit Gombak. Ms Quek, 28, spoke to residents and shop owners in the estate to learn about their daily lives. She then set up a website where residents can upload images of personal artefacts that tell their story of Bukit Gombak
...This is the first time that MRT viaduct spaces have been transformed into canvases for art." |
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Exhibition Feature & Artist Interview
Channel News Asia Insider: Singapore Hour Where to Find Singapore Most Surprising (And Free) Art Collection, 2025 4:20 - 5:21 A national media feature on how art is appearing in everyday spaces across Singapore, reflecting Jia Qi’s experimental participatory exhibition, Open Assignment, bridging her interest in art and education, bringing creative expression closer to public life. |
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Artist Feature & Interview
National Museum of Singapore Before the Boats Set Sail — Behind the Scenes of Between Tides & Ties: An Intergenerational Showcase "Go behind the scenes of Between Tides & Ties, a special intergenerational project organised by the National Museum of Singapore as part of its ongoing commitment to fostering meaningful connections across generations. Led by multi-disciplinary artist Quek Jia Qi, pre-schoolers from My First Skool (Bukit Merah) and seniors from NTUC Health Day Care Centre (Bukit Merah) came together to craft a fleet of boats from "fragments" — materials inspired by the trade heritage of the Singapore River — each carrying within it stories, memories, and imagined histories of a river that once bustled with life."
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Artist Feature & Interview
Lianhe Zaobao 老少同制“拼贴船” 85岁前苦力重温新加坡河往事 "本地青年艺术家郭嘉琪举办跨代艺术工作坊，让儿童与年长者通过感官体验共同制作“拼贴船”，唤起对新加坡河的记忆与理解。85岁前苦力蔡茂顺参与活动，忆述当年在河畔搬运货物的艰辛岁月；6岁孩童则从长辈故事中了解历史，并为作品取名“彩虹船”... 这个项目的初衷是让年长者和儿童共同参与到艺术创作中，观察孩子的想象力与年长者的丰富阅历碰撞时会擦出什么火花。“我希望跳出仅把新加坡河视为贸易和经济转型地点的传统视角，转而关注它的社会情感层面，将船只视为承载人们梦想、记忆和渴望的载体（vessel）。”
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Artist Feature & Interview
F ZINE The Emerging Artist To Look Out For At Singapore Art Week 2025 "With a socially-engaged practice, Quek creates art experiences that connect communities, learning, and creativity. Fascinated by how public spaces can become hubs for collective storytelling and discovery, she focuses on transforming everyday environments into platforms for dialogue and exchange, helping people see the world around them in fresh, new ways."
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Artist & Artwork Feature
Healing Arts Pharmacy of Play “Reimagine the medical prescription through the lens of play in this series of whimsical, tactile felt artworks, created as part of an intergenerational community art project. Enjoy a dose of “Funadol” and explore “play prescriptions” inspired by participants’ personal experiences. Through shared stories and artistic expression, Pharmacy of Play gently nudges us to rethink wellbeing—framing play as a language of care across generations. No side effects—just playful invitations to care for ourselves and each other.”
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Artist Feature
E-flux Announcement Third edition: Bones, stones, and calling the four elements Brent Biennial 2025 “Metroland Cultures is delighted to launch the third edition of the Brent Biennial and announce the artists participating in this year’s edition, from June 22–October 24, 2025. Titled “Bones, stones, and calling the four elements” and curated by Annie Jael Kwan the biennial seeks to invoke a communal spirit of gathering and imagining. Between June to October 2025 four “rituals,” WATER, EARTH, FIRE and AIR will unfold at four Brent sites—a public reservoir, a park, an old medical facility and a university campus. ” |
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Artwork & Artist Feature
The Straits Times Art takes over everyday spaces for Singapore Art Week 2026 “Community-oriented works, like Bring Your Own Racket by local artists Aaron Lim and Quek Jia Qi, place sculptural play at Discover Tanjong Pagar Community Green, inviting spontaneous interaction and movement from workers in the Central Business District.” |
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