Where the Hills Once Stood_ Walking Singapore’s Vanished Peaks with Syahrul Anuar and The Urbanist (Image courtesy of The Urbanist Singapore)

(Singapore, August 28, 2025) Many events take place every month at the two vibrant locations of the Singapore Art Museum. This month’s highlights include:

SAM Contemporaries: How To Dream Worlds – An exhibition exploring perspectives towards dreaming. Accompanying programmes include poetry readings, walking tours and more, inviting visitors to delve deeper into the artists’ emerging practices.

Undercurrents_ Voices of SAM Contemporaries (Image courtesy of Singapore Art Museum)

Undercurrents: Voices of SAM Contemporaries brings together the artists and curators of SAM Contemporaries: How To Dream Worlds across a series of six pop-up internet radio sessions, each featuring one artist in conversation with their paired curator(s) and/or collaborator(s). This series underscores the exploratory nature of SAM Contemporaries as a commissioning platform for emerging practices and seeks to bring a more informal and personal touch to audiences' understanding of the artists behind the works.

Talking Objects and The Living Room – Presented in parallel, these two exhibitions reflect on how art is carried through time and space.

A Weekend with SAM – Two days of performances and conversations with the artists and curators in celebration of the opening of Talking Objects and The Living Room.

This Little Red Dot... (2025) - My Everyday in Singapore – A showcase featuring 60 diverse artworks exploring the personal stories that shape our shared Singaporean identity.

Secrets, Sand and Stories_ Artist sharing and artefact-making workshop with NEO_ARTEFACTS (Image courtesy of Singapore Art Museum)

Secrets, Sand and Stories is a two-part programme that comprises an artist sharing followed by a workshop led by NEO_ARTEFACTS (Fazleen Karlan)—with a twist. As an extension of the interactive nature of her installation Secrets, Sweat and Sand (2025) unveiled at SAM Contemporaries: How To Dream Worlds, participants are invited to dress up as characters within the work. bring a more informal and personal touch to audiences' understanding of the artists behind the works.

New Access Initiatives at SAM – SAM is making the museum experience more accessible through new tactile exhibition maps and a calm space for those in need of a sensory break.

A Weekend with The Everyday Museum: Subtle Dwellings – The Everyday Museum presents a series of programmes centered around their ongoing art commissions, from fun workshops to design challenges.

Public Art Tours – Guided tours exploring SAM’s public art commissions around the Tanjong Pagar Distripark and Rail Corridor areas.

Open Call: Singapore Biennale Ambassadors – The highly-anticipated Singapore Biennale 2025 is calling for Ambassadors to be part of the Biennale community and contribute to this vibrant cultural event.

These are only a few of the events happening at SAM. Visit their website to find out more about their events: https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg 

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