Grey Yeoh

Arts Manager and Curator, Creative and Cultural Policy Researcher, and producer in Sydney, Australia

Grey Yeoh

Arts Manager and Curator, Creative and Cultural Policy Researcher, and producer in Sydney, Australia

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Grey is an international arts & culture manager & producer, specialising in performing arts & visual arts. His vast arts network extends to North, South & Southeast Asia, Australia & Europe.

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Grey is currently the Finance & Operations Manager at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Warrane/Sydney, Australia.

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“My work is always about deep & meaningful collaborations, working with & championing the under-served, the minority, the diverse & the fringes of the arts sector in Asia, Australia & beyond. I work most with independent artists & small-to-medium-sized arts companies, ensuring that the international & funding opportunities are shared equitably. To me, this is one way to promote equity, build resilience & pipeline growth to future-proof the arts sector.”

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He has an MA in Arts & Cultural Leadership at LASALLE College of the Arts, a programme with Goldsmiths University of London. He wrote his thesis on the Creative Industries Policy of Malaysia 2010-2015.

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Grey is a HAO Summit Singapore Fellow, an Asia Society Asia 21 Young Leader, the Advance Cultural Leadership Programme (ACLP) Hong Kong Fellow & the European Festivals Association's Atelier for Young Festival Managers alumnus. He was a member of the Japan Foundation Asia Centre's NEXT Generation: Producing Performing Arts 2018. He is also the most recent participant of the fifth Producers' Academy by CIFAS.

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Grey was most recently a Project Manager at the Asia-Europe Foundation's Culture Department, working on several projects including the Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2023 and ASEF LinkUp: Asia-Europe Cultural Diplomacy Lab.

From 2019 to 2023, he was the International Engagement Consultant for the Asia region for the Australia Council for the Arts (now called Creative Australia). He led on its Asia engagement effort in partnership building, connecting artists and arts organisations to build reciprocal collaborations.

From 2018 - 2019, he worked as a Senior Programme Manager at the National Gallery Singapore, commissioning artists for its public engagement & festivals. He worked primarily on the 'Children's Biennale', 'Small Big Dreamers Festival' & the 'Light to Night Festival'.

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From 2010 - 2017, he was the Head of Arts & Creative Industries for the British Council Malaysia. He also played a dual role as the Southeast Asian Cluster Lead. He was the Head of Arts at British Council in Australia.

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  • Education
    • MA in Arts & Cultural Leadership with distinction
    • A Goldsmiths University of London programme at
    • LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore