Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Artists Village


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. The consensus is that the subject meets notability standards. Issues over its promotional tone can be resolved by editing. NAC. Bridgeplayer (talk) 23:01, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

The Artists Village

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Very promotional, sources are thin. Dubious notability. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 17:26, 6 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletions. – AllyD (talk) 18:12, 6 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep A Google News search on The Artists Village Singapore turns up diverse items (from which I've added a 2010 New York Times article to the references); a Google Books search turns up a snippet view of what looks like a chapter on this organisation in "Situation: collaborations, collectives and artist networks from Sydney Singapore Berlin", published by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. Also coverage in books such as "Asian ethical urbanism: a radical postmodern perspective", "The Asian modern: culture, capitalist development, Singapore" and more. AllyD (talk) 18:27, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * See in particular the assertions of notability on this page from "The Asian Modern". AllyD (talk) 18:32, 6 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep – Per two new inline citations from NY Times, which establishes notability. Northamerica1000 (talk) 21:15, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 00:17, 7 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Another lousy nom by a clueless otter.♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:21, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
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