In 2019, the academy-wide project left Angkor Wat in Cambodia behind to embark on Ayutthaya as the next Southeast Asian crucible for research, inspiration and making. The project proposed to a particular site and aspects of its legacy as a creative stimulus, fuelling new dimensions in thinking, imagining, design, making and outcomes. This 2020 capsule…
Learn about the global plastic pollution crisis through more than 70 powerful photographs and videos in an exhibition by National Geographic. From the Arctic to the Antarctic, plastic waste is everywhere. Planet or Plastic?, ArtScience Museum’s first exhibition to launch since re-opening after Singapore’s circuit-breaker, shines a spotlight on the fragility of the natural environment as a result of the…
#Swap4Earth is a virtual eco-conscious & social good festival. Get ready to swap mindsets in order to learn, connect, empathise and then act to strengthen integration to our Planet and the People. What to expect? – Free talks – Green Activities – Movie Screening – Sustainable Marketplace – Green Rewards All talks and workshops are…
Cuturi Gallery is delighted to present Sneaky Treasures, a solo exhibition by French artist Idir Davaine (b. 1990, France). Adopting a seemingly playful and intuitive approach, Davaine returns with his polychromatic palette, coupled with his latest exploration of liberating forms in this series of nine paintings across canvas and paper. Drawing inspiration from the environments…
THIS Buddhist Film Festival 2020: Online Edition (THISBFF) will be held from 5 to 13 September 2020 with 8 thought-provoking films. Organised by Dharma In Action Ltd since 2009, THISBFF is a biennial event that aims to promote awareness of the Buddha’s timeless Teachings and the diversity of Buddhist cultures around the world through the…
Time Passes is conceived as a corridor of time that echoes the indeterminate passage of our days as we navigate the pandemic that is still to pass, and the detritus that it will leave behind. Its title references the middle chapter in Virginia Woolf’s novel To the Lighthouse which captures a movement in time and feeling, leaping through…
A new exhibition opening at Objectifs’ Chapel Gallery on 3 September will feature works by four Singaporean artists exploring the connections between bodies and four domains: the shifting urban landscape, systems of control, post-human transformations, and alternative kinships. In doing so, the exhibition looks at new possibilities for existence and relationships, ideas which are especially…
Septfest — The Substation’s long-standing celebration of art, culture and community—returns after a 5-year hiatus! Taking on the theme In The Margins, the festival takes a closer look at the stories of the marginalised, displaced, and forgotten communities. In its more abstract interpretation, the festival also features works that highlight the fragility and ephemeralness of spaces,…
Red Dot August is the August theme of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s series of free programmes, which are presented all year round. As we celebrate our nation’s birthday and the things that make us uniquely Singapore through diverse art forms, we also bring together the different communities and provide a platform for Singapore artists…
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