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Singapore Art Week 2026: The region's pinnacle visual arts season to experience the best of Southeast Asian art
Singapore’s premier visual arts season, Singapore Art Week (SAW), ignites the city from 22 to 31 January 2026. Organised by the National Arts Council, Singapore (NAC) and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), SAW 2026 serves as a vital meeting point for the local and international visual arts community.
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ART SG to Organise S.E.A. Focus from 2026
S.E.A. Focus, a major contemporary Southeast Asian Art event in Singapore, will be organised by ART SG starting in 2026. This marks a new chapter for the event, which was founded and successfully delivered for seven years by STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery (STPI). Emi Eu, Executive Director of STPI, will remain as the artistic consultant alongside John Tung as the curator for the 2026 edition.
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Highest number of 515 patrons recognised for arts philanthropy in Singapore at POAA 2025
The National Arts Council (NAC) celebrates a significant milestone in Singapore’s arts philanthropy with this year’s Patron of the Arts Awards (POAA). This year, POAA honours 515 patrons, the highest number of awardees in the last five years.
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Record 46 Recipients Awarded 2025 Arts and Heritage Scholarships by National Arts Council and National Heritage Board
NAC triples number of awards with support of the President’s Challenge and announces inaugural batch of 27 NAC Arts Scholarship (Diploma) recipients
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Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and National Arts Council Join Hands to Launch Inaugural Chinese Opera Festival 2025
From 21 June to 26 July 2025, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) and National Arts Council (NAC) will present the inaugural Chinese Opera Festival 2025, a joint initiative celebrating one of Singapore’s traditional performing art forms.
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ArtsEverywhere@CDC set to reach out to more Singaporeans with double the performances and three times more artists and arts groups
From April 2025 to March 2026, Singaporeans will enjoy double the number of monthly arts performances at heartland venues across Singapore. ArtsEverywhere@CDC is a collaboration by the National Arts Council (NAC), the five Community Development Councils (CDCs) and People’s Association (PA). It has brought the arts closer to over 40,000 residents since its launch last July at Paya Lebar Quarter by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, and Second Minister for Law, Mr Edwin Tong.
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