Tangent Creative Edition 

A 4-week, in-person, self-directed incubator programme for artists and designers to explore developing their creative practices into commercially viable, self-sustaining businesses.

Happening 14/6/2027→ 9/7/2027

Upcoming information session with Ong Kian Peng, Tracy Phillips (Director, PPURPOSE), and Tiah Nan Chyuan (Director, FARM Studio and President, Singapore Institute of Architects)

Time: 17 September 2026, 730pm to 9pm

RSVP for 17 Sep info session

Creative Edition

Tangent Creative Edition is for artists and designers who want to make their creative practices self-sustaining. 

Art and design schools teach creatives how to be an excellent artist and/or designer: fabrication techniques, how to build a portfolio, the mechanics of exhibiting at a show, roadmaps to landing an agency job. Grad shows often exhibit incredibly well-made pieces that could become commercially viable. Yet once the shows wind down, most of that work has nowhere to go. What students are unaware of is how to make a creative practice self-sustaining, on the creative’s own terms. 

The idea that entrepreneurship could be a legitimate path for creatives is less explored as compared to that of working under an agency or within a larger corporation. Tangent Creative Edition focuses on this other half of the creative life: the practical craft of building a creative and artistic practice that can sustain you, on your own terms. 

This edition is run in collaboration with Tusitala.

FAQ

  • We are looking for young artists, designers and creatives who want to explore ways of making their creative practice sustainable. Participants should be open to developing new perspectives, relationships and opportunities around their practice under the guidance of educators and industry guides. 

    Participants are expected to be physically present in the office for most of the programme.

  • Over the four weeks, participants will:

    • Establish their own definition of a good living i.e. what a sustainable creative life looks like for them

    • Explore alternative ways to make a creative practice financially sustainable.

    • Engage with established figures in the creative industry, alongside a panel of educators and industry mentors.

    • Take part in business-modelling workshops, a human library, and pitching sessions to sharpen how they present their practice and ideas.