Come and explore SAM at dusk after opening hours. Watch a performance, view the ongoing exhibitions, listen to live music or create your own artworks in a fun-filled evening of art and entertainment. This rendition is specially curated for the Singapore Biennale.
Find out more about the line-up below.
*Programmes may be subject to change without prior notice. Information accurate at time of publishing.
[LIFESTYLE] The Night Market with Balestier Market Collective and Friends
A Night Crafter's Market for Local, by Local
Dates: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 & Sat, 22 Oct 2022
Times: 6PM – 10PM (21 Oct) ; 6PM till late (22 Oct)
Venue: Epigram Coffee Bookshop
Presented by Balestier Market Collective, The Night Market features well-loved local brands.
Image courtesy of Niang Brewery
[TOUR] Staff Picks
Featuring Biennale Office Manager, Luke Mathew Tan
Date: Fri, 21 Oct
Time: 6.30PM – 6.45PM
Venue: Meet at Gallery Reception, Level 1
Curious to know our Biennale staff’s favourite artworks? Join Luke Mathew Tan from the Singapore Biennale Office as he shares personal anecdotes and thoughts on his experience working on Natasha and his favourite works in the Biennale.
Artwork Activation by Haegue Yang
The Hybrid Intermediates – Flourishing Electrophorus Duo (2022) by Haegue Yang
Dates: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 & Sat, 22 Oct 2022
Time: 7PM – 7.30PM
Venue: Gallery 1, Level 1
The sculptural dyad The Hybrid Intermediates – Flourishing Electrophorus Duo (2022) by artist Haegue Yang was conceived specially for the Singapore Biennale 2022. Poised on casters, each life-sized work features sculpted electrical outlets housed in “bodies,” which are topped with colourful gardens of plastic vegetables. These complex and self-insisting sculptures address the actual and metaphorical possibility of movement. Watch this dynamic pair come to life in this live activation.
[PERFORMANCE] & [ARTIST INSIGHTS] Ong Kian Peng
Date: Fri, 21 Oct
Time: 8PM – 9PM
Venue: Level 5
Learn how Singapore artist Ong Kian Peng developed his artwork, The Viscous Sea, a Singapore Biennale 2022 commission, during a three-month artist residency in Jordan.
[TOUR] Staff Picks
Featuring SAM's Senior Manager of Strategy and International Partnerships, Sherlyn Wong
Date: Sat, 22 Oct
Time: 6.30PM – 6.45PM
Venue: Meet at Gallery Reception, Level 1
Curious to know our Biennale staff’s favourite artworks? Join Sherlyn Wong from Strategy and International Partnerships as she shares personal anecdotes and thoughts on her experience working on Natasha and her favourite works in the Biennale.
[PERFORMANCE] EATMEPOPTART & SAM present: PERPETUAL MOTION
Date: Sat, 22 Oct
Time: 7.30PM till late
Venue: The Engine Room, Level 1
By registration only. Click here to register.
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EATMEPOPTART & SAM present: PERPETUAL MOTION
Featuring weelikeme, Hedger
*Please note that you are required to purchase a Singapore Biennale 2022 (SB2022) admission ticket and register on Peatix to participate in this programme. This programme is free for SB2022 ticket holders, but admission fees apply.
To mark the opening of Singapore Biennale 2022 titled Natasha, SAM and EATMEPOPTART will be throwing a party that invites you to re-discover ways of seeing and relating to the world.
Celebrate music in the company of fellow revellers at our a rock and roll rager, Perpetual Motion, in The Engine Room. EATMEPOPTART residents weelikeme & Hedger will be playing a selection of anthems and curiosities, taking you on a voyage into the universes of Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Electronica, Power Pop and everything in between. Embrace the possibility of intimacy and spontaneity and embark on the journey of Natasha through music.
*Please note that you must register on Peatix and purchase a Singapore Biennale 2022 admission ticket for 22 October 2022 to attend this programme.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Please read carefully and note that by registering you agree to the terms and conditions stated below.
• Please note that you must register on Peatix and purchase a Singapore Biennale 2022 admission ticket for 22 October 2022 to attend this programme.
• You will be required to show both your Peatix and Singapore Biennale 2022 tickets before entry.
• A SB2022 ticket permits entry into the SB2022 Galleries on Level 1 and Level 5 from 10am to 10pm on 22 October 2022 only.
• Venue has a capacity limit, entry to the event is on a first-come-first-serve basis. Patrons will be turned away when the venue has reached the maximum capacity.
• A Singapore Biennale 2022 ticket permits entry into the Singapore Biennale 2022 Galleries on Level 1 and Level 5 from 10am to 10pm on 22 October 2022 only.
• Please note that no food and drinks are allowed in the galleries.
• Patrons will be required to present a valid photo ID with a recent photo to enter.
• Bag checks will be conducted before entry. Please refrain from bringing bulky items.
• Those aged below 18 will not be allowed to purchase and consume alcohol on the premises.
• SAM reserves the right to refuse entry to any individual.
• By attending this programme, you consent to being photographed and/or filmed. These materials may be used by SAM for museum-related and biennale-related publicity purposes only.
• We reserve the right to cancel or rearrange the organised event. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information on this programme. However, changes are sometimes unavoidable and SAM reserves the right to make modifications to programmes without prior notice. Please visit https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg for the most updated information.
[DROP-IN ACTIVITY] CREATE: Name Your Badge
Design Your Own Pin Badge!
Time: 6PM – 9PM
Venue: Level 1
Do you have nicknames for your family and friends? Design your own pin badge with a nickname you would like for yourself or for your loved ones.
[DROP-IN ACTIVITY] CREATE: Acrostic Name Poems
Play with words and write a poem from the letters of your name.
Time: 6PM – 9PM
Venue: The Engine Room, Level 1
What is in a name? Play with words and write a poem from the letters of your name in this interactive activity with Graceful Quills.