In this panel, we bring together 4 speakers who play key roles in art projects and institutions. The discussion will look into how spaces for art were run before the pandemic, and how things are changing and adapting thereafter.

The live broadcast will conclude with a question and answer session in the last 30 minutes with Anmari Van Nieuwenhove.

Upending national and regional boundaries, surprising points of intersection between far-flung regions, building bridges between indigenous and hybrid identities, latitudes that exceed themselves and exist concurrently. Exploring ideas of multiplicity beyond the norm, destroying parochialism and reconnecting.

A fresh discovery of synaesthetic healing through the different senses and the mediums of music, dance, performance, wellness and cuisine.

The future of technology, art, and business, building a new, interdisciplinary, connected yet conscious and caring world. Looking towards a more ethical approach to the digital arts ecosystem.

A&M Salon is a gathering of creative individuals to explore art at the intersection of other disciplines. This session looks at the unexpected connections that have been found between art and food, fashion and design in general, as well as the collaborations that bridge these porous worlds.

This discussion centers on the cultural significance and educational aspects of performance art practices and its extension into the social life; which seeks an egalitarian model to assume artistic responsibility and autonomy in response to the artist’s immediate social environment.

In this Panel, we bring together Alexander Koch and Lim Kok Boon who once practiced as artists. The discussion would look into their journeys as art practitionersto how they navigate the same field today in different modes.

The conditions of inhabiting the future, beyond the blockchain or AI, chance and serendipity instead of disruption, undoing dystopias and proposing better alternatives. Visualising the unexpected that is to come by breaking down concepts of space and geographical time zones.

Why have artists become increasingly drawn to creating collectives? What does working in a group offer to its members, and how is an artist collective’s success measured by themselves and others? We consider how these teams gain strength in numbers and work towards common goals.

In this segment of DORMANCY, we will take a closer look at the impact of this development (the commercialisation and market dynamics in relation to the arts) by asking: how has this created realities that have led to an exhausting situation that an increasing number of contributors to the art field experience as a form of burn-out?

This conversation outlines the various activities and visions of each entity, and reflects on how collaborative models of production have impacted artistic and curatorial practice especially in the context of Singapore and Southeast Asia.

In the panel discussion, the artists are also bringing their roles as parents (and grandparent) to the discussion. We consider how they navigate three basic human activities — caring, playing, and working — and seek to rethink art practices of the future.

What does it take to keep an artist-run space going? The speakers talk about the challenges and opportunities that come with operating an independent space, observations of the art scenes in which they work, as well as best practices and perennial challenges.

This panel discussion will reflect on the past ten years of SAW, discussing Singapore’s position as a vibrant arts hub in a regional context. From a commercial perspective, three leading art professionals will share their insights on what makes a successful art week.

Join Itamar Kubovy, Khoo Eng Tat, and Lim Chye Hong as they share their experiences in navigating the digital realms to optimize live, five-senses, and in-person experience. The key focus being, how to rethink cultural programming as a primary tool to activate a sense of community, trust, and belonging.

Join Korakrit Arunanondchai and Professor May Adadol Ingawanij from the University of Westminster and the Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM) in discussing ideas of the ritual and its relationship to the visual membrane of “media” and “cinema” in Southeast Asia.

Borne from a desire to connect with colleagues across geographies at a time when travel was largely curbed, ambitious cross-boundary projects offer possibilities for art practitioners to work around restrictions to connect and create. We take a look at the outcomes of these bold initiatives.

Borne from a desire to connect with colleagues across geographies at a time when travel was largely curbed, ambitious cross-boundary projects offer possibilities for art practitioners to work around restrictions to connect and create. We take a look at the outcomes of these bold initiatives.

During the extended lockdowns, many art practitioners turned to archiving to make good use of the unexpected downtime. We hear from archivists about the pleasures and pains of the archiving process, and the lessons they have learnt to make the endeavour as seamless as possible.

In collaboration with Shayus Sharif (Bras Basah Open, current SAM resident), Salty Xi Jie Ng presents her ongoing research, based on interviews with SAM directors, curators, and fellow artists.

The discussion is centered on artists’ creative processes and the experiential value of art in relation to mental health well-being; it explores the therapeutic and healing processes of performance as an experiential art form that can be imbued into the artists and audiences to become reciprocally beneficial for both parties.

What are the philosophical implications of this turn towards the virtual? Join Acute Art's Daniel Birnbaum, Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen, as well as guest speaker Mi You in this panel discussion about the philosophical implications of the virtual turn.

Blockchain technology is a relatively new innovation in the artworld. How can it be implemented for the benefit of artists, galleries, institutions and the art market at large? We discuss its strengths and uncertainties, and the ways it can transform the future of art-making, dealing and collecting.