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Film Fanatic: 6th edition of Painting with Light film festival returns to National Gallery Singapore

Painting with Light returns to National Gallery Singapore for its sixth edition, spotlighting filmmakers exploring art, culture, and works that address the urgent social issues of their time. The festival runs from 4 to 14 September 2025, and presents over 45 feature-length and short films from Singapore, Southeast Asia, and around the world, inviting audiences to see art in new ways through the lens of … Continue reading Film Fanatic: 6th edition of Painting with Light film festival returns to National Gallery Singapore

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Art What!: Material Moves at STPI

STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery presents Material Moves, a major exhibition that brings together four of Singapore’s most important artists; Han Sai Por, Goh Beng Kwan, Ong Kim Seng and the late Chua Ek Kay, in a celebration timed to the nation’s 60th year of independence. All four are Cultural Medallion recipients, and each has played a defining role in shaping Singapore’s art scene. … Continue reading Art What!: Material Moves at STPI

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Preview: George Town Festival 2025 – Connection

GEORGE TOWN, PENANG – The annual George Town festival is back for a new edition, once again bringing George Town alive with arts and culture. Now in its 16th edition, the festival takes on the theme of ‘Connection’, as it focuses on how arts and human experiences are closely intertwined. Over 40 events make up this year’s programme lineup, ranging from theatre, music, dance, photography, … Continue reading Preview: George Town Festival 2025 – Connection

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Art What!: Pioneering interdisciplinary artist Amanda Heng and curator Selene Yap are Singapore’s artistic team for Biennale Arte 2026

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is pleased to announce the appointment of pioneering interdisciplinary artist Amanda Heng to represent Singapore at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia (Biennale Arte) in 2026. She will collaborate with curator Selene Yap to realise the presentation. The pairing marks the 12th presentation of the Singapore Pavilion, which is commissioned by the National Arts Council (NAC), supported by the Ministry … Continue reading Art What!: Pioneering interdisciplinary artist Amanda Heng and curator Selene Yap are Singapore’s artistic team for Biennale Arte 2026

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UOB unveils world’s tallest, brightest and longest projection canvas

In celebration of UOB’s 90th anniversary and Singapore’s 60th year of independence (“SG60”), the UOB Plaza 1 building will become the world’s tallest, brightest and longest projection mapping canvas. From 28 June to 9 August 2025, the 280-metres-tall facade of UOB Plaza 1 will feature a series of projection mapping shows, developed and created by local talents, that commemorate the Bank’s 90th anniversary and SG60. … Continue reading UOB unveils world’s tallest, brightest and longest projection canvas

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Art What!: Melting Thresholds by GOFY & Sweet Cheeks

Singapore-based creative platform GOFY, recognised for spotlighting Southeast Asia’s vibrant urban art scene, is excited to unveil Melting Thresholds—the latest chapter in their GOFY& series, which showcases the diverse talents of Southeast Asian artists through partnerships with lifestyle brands. This whimsical showcase brings together the works of four rising visual artists from the region: Shu and Money Wang from Malaysia, Nina Sach from Thailand, and … Continue reading Art What!: Melting Thresholds by GOFY & Sweet Cheeks

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Art What!: Singapore Celebrates 60 Years of Independence with an Enticing Multisensory Pavilion ‘RASA-TABULA-SINGAPURA’ at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

VENICE, ITALY – In celebration of Singapore’s 60th year of independence (SG60), the Singapore Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 invites visitors to take a seat at the Table of Superdiversity—an enticing reimagination of city-making and nation-building through the universal act of dining. Titled RASA-TABULA-SINGAPURA, the Pavilion reinterprets the Latin notion of tabula rasa (a blank slate) as a multisensory experience. Here, RASA (taste in Malay), TABULA … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Celebrates 60 Years of Independence with an Enticing Multisensory Pavilion ‘RASA-TABULA-SINGAPURA’ at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

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Art What!: Heman Chong’s ‘This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.’ at Singapore Art Museum

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) presents the first major survey exhibition of mid-career Singapore artist Heman Chong, titled This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. From 10 May to 17 August 2025, explore 51 works from the early 2000s to the present, including six new commissions unveiled at the exhibition. The exhibition maps Chong’s prolific conceptual practice … Continue reading Art What!: Heman Chong’s ‘This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.’ at Singapore Art Museum

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Art What!: i Light Singapore 2025 – To Gather

As Singapore marks its 60th birthday, i Light Singapore (iLSG) returns from 29 May to 21 June 2025, to illuminate the city and connect communities through captivating light installations and exciting programmes that foster sustainable lifestyles. Organised by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and presented by UOB, Asia’s leading light festival will light up Marina Bay and neighbouring precincts, including returning satellite site South Beach and … Continue reading Art What!: i Light Singapore 2025 – To Gather

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Art What!: Wifredo Lam – Outside In at STPI

STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery presents Outside In, the first solo exhibition in Southeast Asia dedicated to pioneering artist Wifredo Lam (1902–1982). On view from 24 May to 13 July 2025, the STPI Annual Special Exhibition brings together over 60 works on paper from the Wifredo Lam Estate, offering rare insight into the printmaking practice of an artist who is increasingly recognised as one … Continue reading Art What!: Wifredo Lam – Outside In at STPI

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