Shireen Marican

Strategy consultant, systems thinker, and cultural manager 

I'm motivated to advance the engagement of culture with people, institutions and organisations for a just and equitable environment and society. I work with organisations and culture-minded individuals to co-create strategy and practice with heritage, art, communities and culture more broadly, that is aligned to resolving global critical and contemporary issues for a regenerative future. 

I obtained my BA with First Class Honours from LASALLE College of the Arts in Arts Management, and my Masters in Arts in Museum Studies and Curatorial Practice in Nanyang Technological University Singapore.

I started my journey as an educator in 2019, and have lectured / guest lectured in the following undergraduate modules in the BA (Hons) Arts Management course: 

Gallery and Exhibition Management
Docent Training
Principles of Arts Management 
Arts Projects

“Interview with Kennie Ting”, Questioning Museums:Art Institutions in Singapore, 2019, ISBN 978-981-14-1511-1

Cultural Management and Strategy, Trans- / Multi- / Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Programming, Organisation Transformation, Curatorial Practice, Exhibitions, Sustainable and/or Regenerative Future

As part of my professional work with Desire Lines, I have been involved in these projects in the capacity of a consultant, or otherwise stated:

• Dhun Regenerative Communities Advisory 2023
• Ramboll Identity Integration and Transformation, 2022
• Ramboll Design Excellence Forum 2022
• Participate !n Design OrganisationTransformation Project 2021-2022
• Good Design Research awarded to Spatial Anatomy for Re-conceiving the Future of Malls. 2021
• Co-Producer, Flourish Systems Change Podcast by Sarah Ichioka and Michael Pawlyn 2021
• Sustainability Deep-Dive for Singapore Furniture Industries Council 2021
• Panel of Consultants for OrganisationalTransformation Grant (OTG) for arts organisations awarded by National Arts Council 2021
• Curatorial Assistant, Singapore Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale de Venezia - www.togather.sg 2021
• Co-Creation for Singapore Design Week 2021 with DesignSingapore Council

Independently, I have also been a part of these selected projects: 

• Curator, dis/posit}ions, a project funded by National Arts Council for Singapore Art Week 2022
• Consultant for Events Artery Wall Mural Project for Singapore Tourism Board x Iqiyi TV
• Project Coordinator, Rediscover Telok Ayer 2021, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore. 
• Project Manager,St+Art India Foundation x SingaporeTourism Board, Sam Lo x Bhajju Shyam for Artwalk Little India 2021, Singapore. 
• Curator, dis/content: A programme supported by soft/wall/studs under Novel Ways of Being, starch, Singapore. 
• Technical Coordinator, for the inaugural WRLDCTY Festival 2020, Resonance Consultancy, Singapore—Canada. 
• Curator, <!DOCTYPE work>, Exhibition at the Lab at NTU Centre for Contemporary Arts, Singapore. 
• Panellist and Workshop Facilitator, Museum of Half Truths, Hong Kong / UK
• Arts Management and Digitalisation Consultant,The Storytelling Centre Limited and Online StoryFest 2020, Singapore
• Project Coordinator, Media Preview for TWENTY TWENTY @ Cavan Road, Singapore. 

I am inclined to contribute my supervision to Arts Projects, developed in collaboration with the following industry partners:

• Visual art (programming, research and curation)
• Strategy for revisioning arts or cultural organisations or art or cultural events 
• Sustainability and/or regeneration in the arts
• Arts at the intersection of global contemporary issues (e.g. climate change)
• Exhibitions 
• Transdisciplinary events that gather / collaborate with adjacent fields like design and architecture

Teman Warisan Recipient 2023

Platform Projects Curatorial Award Recipient 2020