Open call for SAM Residencies programme

Application deadline: February 28, 2021 (23:59 GMT +8)

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is launching its SAM Residencies programme with the first open call taking place from December 9, 2020 to February 28, 2021. Four residencies have been developed in line with SAM’s vision of engaging local and international artistic communities across a wide range of disciplines. SAM will be accepting applications for three of the four residencies, which will be open to artists, curators, and community and education-focused art practitioners. Its EX-SITU: Art Spaces Residency, which is by invitation only, will host two Asia-based independent art organisations annually.

The SAM Residencies programme is designed to engage both the art community and the public at large. For the art community, it serves as an incubator for new approaches to artistic and curatorial practices through supporting dialogue within and beyond the field of contemporary art. It offers a platform for artistic experimentation and encourages the exchange of ideas and opportunities for future collaboration, as well as network building. The Residents will also be encouraged to interact with or involve local communities and the public in different ways, through presentations and programmes such as open studio visits, talks, workshops and other activities.

Open Call for SAM Residencies 2021

The SAM Residencies is now accepting applications for its Artist, Community & Education, and Curatorial & Research residencies from December 9, 2020 to February 28, 2021.

The studio-based residencies will take place within a period of one to six months. The topics and themes explored in each residency cycle will reflect contemporary concerns, with the 2021 cycle focusing on artistic practitioners whose processes engage with notions of “intimacy,” “infrastructures” and/or the impact of technology on contemporary life.

Artist Residency: open to artists and collectives who are looking to develop artistic practices and emergent modes of artmaking.

Community & Education Residency: open to practitioners who explore the relationship between art practice and forms of education or whose core practice engages with local communities or the public in various ways.

Curatorial & Research Residency: open to curators and researchers who are working on new modes of curatorial thinking and research process.

Selected residents will begin their cycle between July 2021 to March 2023. These residencies will be open to those based in Singapore or internationally and will take place in physical spaces in Singapore. The location of these residency spaces will be announced at a later date.

The application forms and residency details are available at singaporeartmuseum.sg/residencies/open-call

For enquiries, contact residencies@singaporeartmuseum.sg