CultureLink Pte Ltd

What CultureLink Pte Ltd does

CultureLink Pte Ltd is a Singapore-based creative producing, artist management, and arts consulting agency founded in 2009 by Goh Ching Lee, who previously directed the Singapore Arts Festival for a decade and served as Senior Director of Performing Arts at the National Arts Council. The firm operates as an intermediary that advises, designs, plans, and implements international artistic projects, touring artists out of and into Asia and producing original co-productions such as Dragon Ladies Don't Weep and One Day We'll Understand. Its services are organized around three professional-services revenue streams: creative producing for international productions, artist management and touring arrangements, and consulting/advisory work commissioned by government bodies and cultural institutions.

The company's client base comprises arts festivals and venues (Brisbane Festival, OzAsia Festival Adelaide, Asia TOPA Melbourne, Holland Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Southbank Centre London), government cultural bodies (Singapore's National Arts Council and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Asia-Europe Foundation, Japan Foundation, Korean Arts Management Service), and major Singapore venues (Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, Singapore International Festival of Arts). CultureLink represents international companies including Akram Khan Company, Hotel Pro Forma, and U-Theatre for Asian touring, and has delivered commissioned programmes such as Titian Budaya: Bridging Cultures for Singapore's 50th independence anniversary. The firm initiated the Creative Producers Development Programme and seeded the Producers Sg community network, reinforcing its position as Singapore's first home-grown intermediary of its kind.

CultureLink is a privately held Singapore private limited company with 13 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no public financial disclosures. Revenue derives from negotiated project-based fees across producing, management, and consulting engagements rather than any software, subscription, or productized pricing model. There is no technology or AI component to the offering; competitive advantage rests on the founder's personal reputation, decades-long international festival relationships, and the firm's role as a trusted cross-border conduit for performing arts exchange across Asia, Oceania, Europe, and North America.

Name

CultureLink Pte Ltd

Legal name

CultureLink Singapore

Website

https://culturelink.com.sg

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CultureLink is a Singapore-based creative producing, artist management, and arts consulting agency that acts as an intermediary facilitating international performing arts exchange between Asia, Oceania, Europe, and beyond, serving festivals, venues, government cultural bodies, and artists through project-based professional services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Consulting and Creative Producing Services

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (711410)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Tour & Artist Management Services (HSACAHAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cultural Consulting & Market Suitability Review (MPAAANAF)

Keywords

• Arts consulting services
• Creative producing
• Artist management
• Festival programming
• Cultural exchange

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Creative Producing Services: CultureLink acts as creative producer for international artistic productions, facilitating co-productions between artists, festivals and venues across Asia, Australia, Europe and beyond.
2. Artist Management and Touring: Management and touring arrangements for artists, arranging performances and exhibitions at international festivals and venues.
3. Arts Consulting and Advisory: Consulting services for culture ministries, festivals, and cultural organizations including programme design, planning and implementation. Projects commissioned by embassies and government bodies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CultureLink is a Singapore-based creative producing, artist management, and arts consulting agency that acts as an intermediary between artists, festivals, arts venues, government bodies, and cultural institutions. It advises, designs, plans, and implements international artistic productions, tours artists out of and into Asia, co-produces works with major venues and festivals, and provides consulting and advisory services to culture ministries and cultural organizations on cultural diplomacy and international exchange programmes.

Product overview

CultureLink is a creative producing, artist management and arts consulting agency that links inspiring ideas, people and places across cultures and continents in Singapore, Asia and beyond. The company offers services in creative producing, artist management, and arts consulting, facilitating international artistic diffusion, exchange and collaboration. They tour artists out of and into Asia, create and produce their own projects, and receive commissions to advise, design, plan and implement projects for clients. The company acts as an intermediary serving the interests and needs of artists, festivals, arts venues, arts academies, museums and galleries, government and corporate bodies, and arts-loving entities. Their service offerings include creative producing, artist management, arts consulting, project development (productions, education, festivals), and international cultural exchange facilitation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Creative Producing Services Acts as creative producer for international artistic productions, facilitating co-productions between artists, festivals, and venues across Asia, Australia, Europe and beyond. Develops, plans and presents original projects and works.
• Artist Management and Touring Manages and represents a roster of international artists and companies (e.g. Akram Khan Company, Hotel Pro Forma, U-Theatre, Margaret Leng Tan, Melvyn Tan), arranging performances, exhibitions, and touring appearances at international festivals and venues across Asia and beyond.
• Arts Consulting and Advisory Provides consulting, advisory, programme design, planning, and implementation services to culture ministries, embassies, national arts councils, and cultural organizations on international cultural exchange, cultural diplomacy, and arts management initiatives.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Chamber MadecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian contemporary opera and music theatre company that co-produced Dragon Ladies Don't Weep with CultureLink Singapore. Co-commissioned the production with Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay and AsiaTOPA.
• National Arts Council, SingaporecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body providing funding and support for Singapore Seasons projects, creative producing initiatives, and international cultural exchange programmes. Supported Creative Producers Development Programme.
• Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, SingaporecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned CultureLink to conceptualize, curate, and produce Titian Budaya: Bridging Cultures programme marking Singapore's 50th independence anniversary and 50 years of Singapore-Malaysia diplomatic ties.
• European Festivals Association (EFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultureLink brokered the first Asian edition of Atelier for Young Festival Managers in partnership with EFA. CultureLink co-published Inside/Insight Festivals with EFA. Founder Goh Ching Lee appointed EFA mentor.
• Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organised Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Asia alongside LASALLE College of the Arts and EFA.
• Esplanade - Theatres on the BaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Singapore venue that co-commissioned Dragon Ladies Don't Weep and One Day We'll Understand with CultureLink and Chamber Made / AsiaTOPA.
• OzAsia Festival AdelaidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree-year partnership (2016-2018) for Singapore Series programming featuring Singapore theatre, dance, music makers and writers. Extended MOU for 2018-2019.
• Brisbane FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree-year partnership (2015-2017) for Singapore Series featuring Singapore artists in performances, workshops and talks. CultureLink served as co-producer.
• LASALLE College of the ArtsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Asia (2011) in partnership with CultureLink, ASEF, and EFA.
• Akram Khan CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK-based dance company managed in Asia through CultureLink. Included in artist roster with productions like Outwitting the Devil and Jungle Book Reimagined touring to Asian venues.
• Hotel Pro FormamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDanish international production house represented by CultureLink in Asia, with productions like Operation: Orfeo, NeoArctic, and War Sum Up touring through CultureLink arrangements.
• U-TheatremajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTaiwanese performing arts company with drumming and movement productions represented by CultureLink for Asian touring.
• Korean Arts Management Service (KAMS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder Goh Ching Lee served on International Editorial Committee of KAMS for international exchanges and arts management support in Korea.
• Japan FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presented Listen to Haruki Murakami concert and Yugen: The Hidden Beauty of Japan theatrical experience with CultureLink.
• Multicultural Arts VictoriamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Mapping Melbourne festival enabling participation of Singapore artists in annual cross-cultural multi-artform festival.
• Russian Concert AgencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-produced Yuri Bashmet & Youth Symphony Orchestra of Russia debut Asian tour with CultureLink.
• Association of Asian Performing Arts FestivalsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultureLink founder Goh Ching Lee served as first chairperson (2004-2009). Association initiated under her leadership.
• Supercell Festival BrisbanemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Forecast programme showcasing contemporary dance from Singapore and Queensland, including works by T.H.E Dance Company and Daniel Kok.
• da:ns Festival SingaporemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSingapore dance festival where CultureLink produced xhe performance by Daniel Kok and Miho Shimizu.
• Singapore International Festival of ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Singapore festival where CultureLink arranged commissions including Cabinet of Curiosities for Margaret Leng Tan's 70th birthday.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Opus 3 Artists: Artist management and booking agency with international touring capabilities. Comparable to CultureLink in facilitating international performance careers and managing classical/world music artist rosters.
• Intermusica: UK-based artist management agency representing classical musicians and ensembles internationally. Directly comparable to CultureLink's artist management and touring business, with similar intermediary role between artists and global venues/festivals.
• Askonas Holt: International artist management firm representing conductors, soloists, and orchestras. Performs the same intermediary function as CultureLink between artists and major venues, with similar touring and consulting service lines.

Emerging players

• Asian Cultural Council: Nonprofit foundation supporting cultural exchange between Asia and the US through grants and fellowships. While grant-focused rather than commercial, it operates in the same Asia–international cultural exchange space as CultureLink's consulting work.
• Liu Xiao Fang Productions: Asia-based independent creative producer specializing in international contemporary arts exchange. Direct peer in the boutique creative producing space, though smaller and with different geographic focus.

Broad incumbents

• IMG Artists: Global leader in artist management and classical/performing arts representation. Comparable to CultureLink's artist management and international touring function, but operates at much larger scale across multiple genres and geographies.
• West Kowloon Cultural District Authority: Hong Kong government-backed cultural infrastructure operator that co-produces international works. Comparable as a partner/competitor to CultureLink's venue co-production model, but operates at institutional scale.

Others

• National Arts Council Singapore (NAC): Singapore government body funding and stewarding the arts sector. Functions as both a major client and ecosystem shaper for CultureLink; not a commercial peer but the most influential counterpart in the firm's operating environment.

Regional players

• Performing Arts Network Japan (ITL): Japanese performing arts information and exchange platform. Comparable to CultureLink in facilitating international touring in Asia, with a more information/database-driven model versus CultureLink's bespoke producing approach.
• Korean Arts Management Service (KAMS): South Korean government-supported arts management agency facilitating international exchange for Korean artists. Comparable to CultureLink as a regional cultural intermediary, but focused on outbound Korean work rather than pan-Asian.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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