Singapore Art Week (also known as SAW) is a fantastic 10-day visual art event hosted by the National Arts Council and the Singapore Tourism Board.
The festival, which takes place in venues all over Singapore, reinforces its position as one of the leading art destinations in the world.
Singapore Art Week 2025 Program Dates Calendar & Exhibition Tickets
Singapore Arts Week is suitable for both locals and visitors to Singapore. Throughout the festival, many exhibitions and demonstrations are hosted. There will be gallery openings, lifestyle events, public art, and workshops. The festival aims to engage people in discussions about art and culture and the important impact of art.
Art After Dark at Gillman Barracks
Presented by New Mongrels as part of Singapore Art Week, supported by the National Arts Council
Experience the vibrant fusion of visual arts and music as Art After Dark at Gillman Barracks returns for SAW over two electrifying evenings. On 24 – 25 January 2025, discover emerging musicians in two distinct nights of entertainment.
As you explore, fresh sounds curated by New Mongrels will guide your journey. This collective of young and emerging musicians brings together diverse genres, from hip-hop and rock to electronic and R&B, offering a platform for Singapore’s next generation of musical talent.
Visitors can also wander through the exhibitions by the resident galleries after hours, wrapping up a line-up of exciting events not to be missed.
When: 24–25 January
Venue: Gillman Barracks, Carpark B
Opening hours:
24 January: 6pm – 9.45pm
25 January: 6pm – 9.30pm
Admission: Free admission
Sonic Sessions at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Sonic Sessions returns for another exciting edition of SAW at SAM! Join us at The Spine—the vibrant heart of Tanjong Pagar Distripark, located between Blocks 37 and 39—for an eclectic lineup of performances by both local and international artists.
Enjoy a range of genres with acts like Subsonic Eye, Bakers In Space, Pleasantry, and many more! Catch us on both weekends of SAW, from 17–18 January and 24–25 January.
When: 17–18 January, 24–25 January 2025
Venue: The Spine (Between Blocks 37 and 39), Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Opening hours:
17 Jan: 6.30pm – 10pm
18, 24, 25 Jan: 5.30pm – 10.30pm
Admission: Free admission
SAW x LTA Art in Transit
The National Arts Council (NAC) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) are working together to bring facets of local arts closer to the community while improving the overall commuting experience on public transport. In this inter-agency collaboration, commuters and pedestrians can look forward to artwork, some with interactive elements and features, in the unexpected spaces of their daily commutes.
Themed Train and Stations
As part of Singapore Art Week (SAW) 2025, the National Arts Council is partnering with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the second time to bring the arts closer to commuters on their daily travel.
NAC expands on its partnership with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to enliven more spaces in our public transport nodes as part of the Art in Transit programme. Following a successful first run during SAW 2024, eight MRT stations and a themed train will continue to spotlight nearby SAW programmes in January 2025.
Dates: 7 Jan – 10 Feb 2025
MRT Stations: Bugis, Dhoby Ghaut, Fort Canning, HarbourFront, Little India, Raffles Place, Tampines, and Tanjong Katong
Themed Train: North-East Line
From 6 January to 10 February 2025, art takes over at these MRT stations as our transport nodes are decked up for Singapore Art Week.
Catch them at HarbourFront Station (North East Line), Little India Station (Downtown Line), Dhoby Ghaut Station (North East Line), Tampines Station (Downtown Line), Bugis Station (Downtown Line), Fort Canning Station (Downtown Line), Tanjong Katong Station (Thomson-East Coast Line), and Raffles Place Station (North-South Line & East – West Line).
SAW x PAssionArts
In its 3rd edition, SAW x PAssionArts celebrates SG60 by bringing the arts to the heartlands under the key message of “Building Our SG Together”. This joint initiative by SAW and PAssionArts pairs artists with Community Arts & Culture Clubs (CACCs) in five neighbourhoods across Singapore in the meaningful co-creation of visual art installations distinct to each neighbourhood.
Encouraging grounds-up community art movements and arts accessibility through knowledge and resource sharing, volunteers from the CACCs, together with residents from their neighbourhoods, will work alongside the artists in co-creating the artworks.
From Bukit Batok East, Canberra, Kampong Glam, and Tampines North to Mountbatten, the final artworks will address the SG60 themes of solidarity, togetherness in forging a shared future, as well as unity in a shared identity.
Urban Screens
Dancing Alone (Don’t Leave Me) is a series of onscreen vignettes of solitary women dancing by themselves, for themselves. The work is inspired by a scene from the film, The King and I, where the female protagonist says, “No woman would dance alone when a man is looking at her.” In Wong’s work, the dancer is both the centre of attention and wholly indifferent; her occupation of the screen gives momentary respite and joy.
Yet her ability to escape the gaze of others is constrained by her own longing to be seen. Exaggerated by a highly visible medium, these strange tensions speak of Wong’s long-term preoccupation with romance and agency in relation to cinematic tropes and the complex negotiations that ensue.
This work is curated for Urban Screens, which is presented by Objectifs as part of Singapore Art Week, supported by the National Arts Council and Plan B Media.
When: 14 January 2025 to 26 January 2025
Where: Digital Billboards at Wilkie Edge and Fortune Centre
Opening Hours: 6am – 11pm
SAW Forum
15 Jan 2025, Wed 9.30AM – 5.30PM
National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing
Level B1, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium
The Singapore Art Week Forum 2025 gathers international artists, curators, and museum and urban practitioners to rethink the relationship between art and the public. What are the ways artists, cultural workers, and institutions have made concrete impacts on communities? How can they re-organise and change in order to comfort and to disturb? In what ways can museums and cultural institutions think of the public as constituent parts of themselves?
The National Arts Council organises the Singapore Art Week Forum 2025, National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum, featuring a keynote and two-panel discussions.
Admission tickets include refreshments, light snacks during the tea break, and access to the SAW Opening Reception.
Present your pass at the National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum for free access to all exhibitions on the 15th and 16th of January.
So whether you’re an art buff or a curious beginner interested in learning more, come to Singapore Art Week and enjoy the many exhibitions.
There are so many events during the week that it’s impossible to list them all here. Please check the official event schedule for a complete list of events, dates, times, and venues. Also, please check out the official program guide here for full details in an easy-to-read format.
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