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ArtWalk@Wessex
2026-01-24 11:00 - 2026-01-25 19:00 (Asia/Singapore) | Wessex Estate, Woking Road- Westbourne Road, Singapore, Singapore, 138707, Singapore
The artists living and working in Wessex Estate are opening their studio spaces to the public over the weekend as part of Singapore Art Week 2026.
A leisurely stroll around the estate will take you to the studios of eight local and international artists where you will find a rich diversity of contemporary and traditional art practices including ceramic art, painting, printmaking, drawing, video and photography, mixed media, graphic art, jewellery and textile work.
January’s ArtWalk@Wessex will be a unique opportunity to see the vibrant paintings from this year’s UOB Painting of the Year Bronze Winner and long-time Wessex artist, Junko Tsujii, as well as original hand-made jewellery from Shing Lee who is joining ArtWalk for the first time.
The artists will be present at their studios during this event giving visitors the opportunity to talk to them directly about their art practice, inspiration and creative process. Artwork can also be purchased directly from the studios.
Artists taking part in this edition of the ArtWalk@Wessex are:
Frances Alleblas Shing Lee Naomi Hanakata
Max Kong Joyce Loo James Stewart
Junko Tsujii Saya Yamaguchi
Set against the beautiful leafy backdrop of Portsdown Road, just off the Green Corridor at Tanglin Halt, are the historical 1940s black and white colonial houses and walk-up apartments which make up Wessex Estate. Drawn to the big open spaces, nature, interesting architecture and a more alterative community, artists have been drawn to this area for decades.
The first open studio event took place in 2006, and since then there have been 23 art walks. The artist community in Wessex has seen many changes over the years, and artists have come and gone, however there is still an active group of artists in living and working in Wessex Estate. Currently ten studios actively participate in the ArtWalk@Wessex and open their studio spaces bi-annually to the public.
More information is available at
https://www.facebook.com/ArtWalkWessex
Instagram @artwalk_wessex
(Note: Exact details of which studios are open on the two weekends can be found on the ArtWalkWessex Facebook page).
ArtWalk@Wessex is taking place as part of Singapore Art Week #SAW2026

STPI Symposium 2026 | Crit Club: The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Reproduction
2026-01-24 13:00 - 16:00 | 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Rd, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Rd, Singapore, Singapore
Crit Club is a contextual performance project by Cem A., the artist behind the art-world’s favourite meme account, @freeze_magazine. Staged like a sports tournament, participants are invited to debate impossible art-related positions that playfully challenge the art world’’s hesitancy to embrace disagreement. In Singapore, among the world’s crypto capitals, Crit Club considers NFTs and memes as inheritors of print’s DNA.

SG Culture Pass credits can be used to offset ticket purchases of this programme.

Debate: Is an NFT’s Worth in the Art or the Trade?
Speakers: Chris Fussner (Founder, Tropical Futures Institute) , Kijun Seo ( Co-founder of Planetarium Labs, PALJA, and HAP), Audrey Ou (Co-founder and CEO, TRLab), Clara Che Wei Peh (Independent curator)
Moderator: Margaret Wang (Private collector and art patron)

Tete-a-Tete: Are all Memes Political?
Speakers: Cem A. (Artist and founder, @freeze_magazine), Al Hassan Elwan (Interdisciplinary designer, brand consultant, and founder, POSTPOSTPOST™)
Moderator: Stephanie Bailey (Curator, The Politics of Print, and Lead Editor, print_screen)

STPI Symposium 2026 | Keynote Conversation: 'The worse things are, the better the art becomes'
2026-01-24 17:00 - 18:00 | 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Rd, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Rd, Singapore, Singapore
A founding member of the Women’s Action Forum in Pakistan, Salima Hashmi’s practice demonstrates the multi-faceted roles that artists can take. Mirroring Hashmi’s concerns for equality and sustainability, while holding space to celebrate life, no matter what, artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will moderate the discussion.

SG Culture Pass credits can be used to offset ticket purchases of this programme.

Speaker: Salima Hashmi (Artist, educator, art historian and activist)
Moderator: Rirkrit Tiravanija (Artist and Professor of Professional Practice, Visual Arts, Columbia University School of the Arts)

Momentary Pulses: Art in the Central Business District
2026-01-30 - 2026-12-31 | Various sites across Singapore’s CBD (from Raffles Place to Tanjong Pagar), Singapore
Date: 30 January 2026 – 31 December 2027
Venue: Various sites across Singapore’s CBD (from Raffles Place to Tanjong Pagar)
Admission: Free
Presented by The Everyday Museum (a public art initiative by Singapore Art Museum), Momentary Pulses is a public art trail that invites you to slow down and encounter art in the daily flow of life. Spanning overlooked and interstitial public spaces like linkways, open plazas and MRT passages, seven newly commissioned installations by Singapore based artists respond to the sights, sounds and commercial pulse of the Central Business District (CBD) — turning routine journeys into moments of reflection and imagination.
Featuring works by Song-Ming Ang, Finbarr Fallon, Catherine Hu, Zul Mahmod, collaborative duo Teow Yue Han and Federico Ruberto, Yang Jie and Immanuel Koh, the trail reveals the textures and histories embedded within Singapore’s urban core. The works will be launched in two phases, with the first phase featuring five installations by Song-Ming Ang, Finbarr Fallon, Catherine Hu, Zul Mahmod, and the collaborative duo Teow Yue Han and Federico Ruberto. The remaining two works by Yang Jie and Immanuel Koh will be introduced in the later part of 2026. Each installation is sited within walking distance in the CBD, including stops near OUE Link (Raffles Place), One Raffles Quay (North Tower), Asia Square (Tower 1), Shenton House, and Tanjong Pagar MRT (Exit G). Look out for kinetic and sound-based installations, AI-driven works, sculptural interventions, and site-specific gestures that reframe how we perceive the city’s everyday infrastructures. Together, these works offer distinct lenses on movement, memory, technology and transformation — encouraging new ways of seeing a district in constant motion.
As part of the public art trail’s opening, The Everyday Museum launches Story Scape (30 January – 8 February 2026), a festival organised in collaboration with StoryFest. The festival extends the trail through exciting storytelling performances, artist talks and an evening audiovisual experience at RASA Space. Programme details will be announced on SAM’s channels.

Aliwal Urban Arts Festival 2026
2026-01-31 12:00 - 23:30 | Aliwal Arts Centre, 28 Aliwal Street, Singapore, Singapore, 199918, Singapore
Experience the pulse of urban creativity at Aliwal Urban Arts Festival (AUAF) 2026, a one–day celebration that transforms Kampong Gelam into a vibrant playground of arts, music, dance and skate culture. Organised by Arts House Group in conjunction with Singapore Art Week, the festival returns under the theme Symbiosis, offering a multisensory journey through immersive installations, live graffiti painting, a bustling arts market, dynamic dance and music performances, and high–energy skateboarding.

From interactive workshops and open studios to skateboarding and music showcases, AUAF 2026 invites audiences to explore, participate, and connect with artistic practices that thrive on experimentation and collaboration. Highlights include:
Arts Installations• Heart Chamber by RSCLS: An immersive exhibition of sound, light, digital art and live performance.• New Feature Wall by RSCLS: A collaborative mural celebrating Kampong Gelam’s living heritage.• Strange Terrain by Nimble Mystic Studio: Playful inflatables reshape familiar spaces into surreal landscapes.Competitions• Kinetic Feed & Mini Flips by SkateSG – Test your skills in fingerboarding challenges and join skateboarding clinics.Walking Tour / Drop–In Activities• D’TOUR & D’TOUR Kids Edition by RSCLS – Explore Kampong Gelam’s vibrant murals through guided walks for all ages.• Synapses: Urban Art Market – Discover unique creations from local makers and sustainable upcyclers.• Graffiti Showcase & Try–outs – Watch live aerosol art in action and try your hand at graffiti techniques.

Live Performances• YOU BUILT THIS by Hothouse: A dynamic roundtable interwoven with live acts and thought–provoking screenings.• Experimental Playground by ScRach MarcS: Spontaneous collaborations where artists improvise in unexpected pairings.• “Get Up & Get Down” Block Party by ScRach MarcS: A vibrant street dance celebration pulsing with beats and energy to close the night.Whether you’re an urban arts enthusiast or simply curious, AUAF 2026 invites everyone to experience a festival where creativity thrives through connection.

Cirque du Soleil KOOZA
2026-02-06 - 2026-02-22 | Bayfront Event Space
The globally acclaimed Cirque du Soleil returns to Singapore after seven years with its breathtaking Big Top production, KOOZA. Fresh from its successful run in Hong Kong and ongoing performances in South Korea, Singapore will once again experience Cirque du Soleil’s world of wonder when KOOZA opens at the Bayfront Event Space from 6 February to 22 February 2026. KOOZA continues Cirque du Soleil’s signature style by combining imaginative storytelling and exceptional physicality. The spectacle takes audiences into an emotional ride with edge of your seats surprises featuring flying acts, whimsical characters, vibrant costumes, a hilarious trio of clowns and a powerful live score — all performed under Cirque du Soleil’s signature, climate-controlled, iconic Big Top beside Marina Bay Sands. Presented by Mast Entertainment, a long-standing Cirque du Soleil partner since 2007, and Lushington Entertainments, a renowned regional entertainment group and affiliate of the Singapore Grand Prix, KOOZA marks the next chapter in Cirque du Soleil’s celebrated legacy in Asia.

TAF Conversation Series: Roger Nelson on Sriwhana Spong
2026-02-07 16:00 - 17:15 | New Bahru (School Hall), New Bahru, 46 Kim Yam Rd, New Bahru, Singapore 239351, Singapore, Singapore
The public programmes for Rituals of Perception, TAF’s inaugural exhibition curated by Artistic Director Xiaoyu Weng, will further explore the practices and artworks of exhibiting artists.
In this talk, art historian, curator, and educator Dr. Roger Nelson will share his ongoing research on exhibiting artist Sriwhana Spong. In particular, Dr. Nelson will discuss the role of collaboration in Spong’s practice and her diasporic relationship with Southeast Asia and Bali.
This will be followed by a conversation between Dr. Nelson and TAF Associate Curator Wong Binghao on Spong’s exhibited artwork Instrument I (Sevgi and Bengisu) (2022) and Bau-bau besom cling-clang (From out the sounding cells), a performance that activates Instrument I and has been specially conceived for this exhibition by Spong and musician Vivian Wang.
A live performance will take place before the programme.
Free admission. RSVP required.
Please register for the talk here.
Venue: New Bahru School Hall (Mezzanine, level 3)

TAF Conversation Series: Stephanie Comilang and Carolina Fusilier (With performance 'Attuning to Sonic Residue' by Carolina Fusilier and Fumitake Tamura)
2026-02-28 16:00 - 18:00 | New Bahru (School Hall), New Bahru, 46 Kim Yam Rd, New Bahru, Singapore 239351, Singapore, Singapore
Conceived as the closing event of TAF’s inaugural exhibition Rituals of Perception, this iteration of the TAF Conversation Series features a newly commissioned performance by Carolina Fusilier in collaboration with musician Fumitake Tamura, followed by a conversation between Fusilier and artist Stephanie Comilang, moderated by Xiaoyu Weng, TAF’s Artistic Director. The program marks the culmination of TAF’s year-long research on materiality, focusing on how contemporary artists engage the entanglement of material, technological, and embodied systems.Developed as an extension of Fusilier’s installation Inmortalistas (2025) and conceived specifically for the New Bahru School Hall, the performance Attuning to Sonic Residue centers on a handcrafted device designed to capture radio waves and electromagnetic frequencies, integrated into a wearable suit. Emitted in real time through a speaker embedded in the costume, the sound transforms the performer’s body—and the surrounding artworks—into living antennae capable of receiving and amplifying invisible signals. The work frames the body as a technological interface, rendering perceptible the constant exchanges between bodies, architecture, and technological systems, and positioning active listening as a ritual practice. Approaching radio and technology from a narrative perspective, Comilang’s video work Piña, Why Is the Sky Blue? (2021), created with Simon Speiser, unfolds through the voice of Piña, a sentient AI shaped by ancestral knowledge. The work interweaves the stories of Amazonian women radio broadcasters, Afro-Ecuadorian and Indigenous healers, and Filipina spiritual leaders, whose memories and ritual knowledge are “uploaded” into artificial consciousness.

Free admission.
Register for the talk here.
Venue: New Bahru School Hall

To the Moon and Back
2026-03-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Knuckles & Notch, 261 Waterloo St, #02-25, Singapore 180261, Singapore, Singapore 180261, Singapore
We are delighted to share To the Moon and Back, an intimate live music experience taking place from 20–22 March 2026 at Chaos Gallery. Set within a space surrounded by original local artwork, this concert invites audiences into a reflection on love, the kind that’s often felt deeply but rarely spoken aloud.
Inspired by the subtle ways Singaporeans express affection, To the Moon and Back explores love that is communicated through gestures and shared moments rather than direct words. The title reflects a sentiment many of us might have grown up with: while I love you is rarely heard, to the moon and back is greatly felt.
The programme brings together beloved classical works by Edward Elgar, Erik Satie, and Robert Schumann, alongside music from the films Up and La La Land. Each piece in the repertoire was chosen for the different shades of love it captures, from the romantic to the familial, the nostalgic, and everything in between.
The concert features a unique chamber ensemble of mezzo-soprano Priscilla Fong, clarinetist Stephanie Tan, and harpist Nigel Foo.
The performance is presented alongside an exhibition by local artist Stephanie Tan, whose works explore the many forms love can take between family, friends, and partners. Her art reflects the same ideas that inspired the concert, the quiet nature of love and its ability to transform our lives in subtle yet profound ways.
Together, the music and artwork create a reflective environment where audiences can pause and experience how love reveals itself not just in grand declarations, but also in little moments.
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Nine Years Theatre presents God of Carnage《杀戮之神》
2026-03-20 20:00 - 2026-03-29 21:30 | The Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre @ Funan, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre @ Wild Rice, Funan, # 04-08, 107 North Bridge Rd, Singapore 179105, Singapore, Singapore, 179105, Singapore
Two boys in a park scuffle. Four well-meaning adults meet to talk. What could possibly go wrong?
In God of Carnage, a simple meeting between two sets of parents, hoping to “peacefully resolve” their sons’ fight, spirals spectacularly out of control. Polite smiles crack, civilities crumble, and a night that begins with pastries and good intentions descends into chaos, candour, and comic catastrophe.
Nine Years Theatre brings you Yasmina Reza’s acclaimed, razor-sharp dark comedy that reveals how thin the veneer of adulthood truly is. Under award-winning director Nelson Chia’s signature precision, and with strong performances from an experienced ensemble — led by NYT co-founder Mia Chee, multi-disciplinary actor-writer-host Oon Shu An, Mediacorp multi-hyphenate artist Cavin Soh, and seasoned stage and film actor Tay Kong Hui — their distinct performance energies collide to create sharp, compelling tension. This work animates every shift, crack, and eruption, drawing audiences into a sharply observed battle of pride, parenting, and personal truth.
Come witness the elegant meltdown.
It’s messy. It’s funny. It’s painfully human.

Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, no intermission
Advisory (Some Mature Content)

[STANDARD TICKETS]
Tue-Thu: $68 (CAT 1) | $55 (CAT 2)
Fri-Sun: $78 (CAT 1) | $65 (CAT 2)
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– Promo Period: 11 Dec 2025 to 3 Jan 2026
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Art Central
2026-03-25 12:00 - 2026-03-29 19:00 | Central Harbourfront, 9 Lung Wo Road, Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Art Central is returning to Hong Kong’s iconic Central Harbourfront from 25–29 March 2026 for its eleventh edition. Presented in partnership with UOB, the art fair spotlights a diversity of emerging and established artists represented by pioneering galleries from Hong Kong, Asia, and beyond.
A cornerstone of Hong Kong Art Week, Art Central is set to welcome over 40,000 visitors from local, regional, and international communities. Staged in an architect-designed structure overlooking the Victoria Harbour, the Fair will present over 100 distinguished galleries accompanied by a five-day programme of performances, installations, video art, and talks. The Fair offers collectors, industry professionals, curators, and art enthusiasts a dynamic platform to engage with forward-thinking contemporary art, spark inspiration, and foster meaningful cultural connections.
