Get ready for a fun-filled Saturday at SAM with SAMily Funday!
Don't miss this special event with programmes and activities designed for all ages. Create your own mask, snap a picture at our AI photobooth, or join the curator tour and learn more about our current exhibition, Proof of Personhood: Identity and Authenticity in the Face of Artificial Intelligence.
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*Programmes may be subject to change without prior notice. Information accurate at time of publishing.
[Tour] Curator Tour of Proof of Personhood (SgSL provided)
Time: 2PM–3PM
Venue: Level 3, Gallery 3
Join SAM curator Duncan Bass as he provides an overview of SAM's latest exhibition, Proof of Personhood: Identity and Authenticity in the Face of Artificial Intelligence
By examining forms of contemporary portraiture generated using interactive software, AI-synthesised images and genetic engineering, Proof of Personhood explores the unstable relationship between identity, agency and authenticity in a world full of online personas, fake news and biometric data capture.
This tour is recommended for adults. Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) interpretation by SADeaf will be provided.
[PHOTO] FuturaFrame AI Photobooth
Time: 1pm – 5pm
Venue: Level 1, Gallery Reception
Capture your memories at SAM at our free AI photo booth! With each click of the shutter, watch our AI algorithms work their magic and generate images inspired by the artworks in our latest exhibition, Proof of Personhood: Identity and Authenticity in the Face of Artificial Intelligence.
[DROP-IN WORKSHOP] INTER/FACE: An Experimental Mask-making Workshop
Time: 1PM – 5PM
Venue: Level 1, The Engine Room
Get creative in this experimental mask-making workshop with Quinn Lum! Think about how you explore the world and its possibilities and find out more about yourself as you build a mask of your own. While materials will be provided for this drop-in workshop, you may also bring along your own.
Adults and children are welcome.
[ACTIVITY] Discover through Touch: Utama's Kitty by David Chan
Time: 1PM – 5PM
Venue: Level 1, The Engine Room
Join us to observe, feel and learn about Utama’s Kitty by artist David Chan, and take home a card embossed with a version of this artwork adaptation.
The SAM Touch Collection is an initiative that extends the contemporary art experience to audiences of all backgrounds and abilities. A portable and interactive collection of artwork adaptations, the SAM Touch Collection was developed to engage with the visually impaired community.
Find out more about the SAM Touch Collection here.
[VIDEO] Touch Collection Artist Interviews
Time: 1PM – 5PM
Venue: Level 1, The Engine Room
Enjoy watching interviews with our SAM Touch Collection artists to find out more about their practices. Learn about how National Collection artworks were adapted into smaller and tactile versions designed with the visually impaired community in mind and to be enjoyed by people of all abilities.
[LIFESTYLE] Balestier Market Collective
Time: 1pm–5pm
Venue: Epigram Coffee Bookshop
Grab a meal for yourself and your family at Balestier Market Collective.