There’s always something to look forward to at the start of the year. Eager anticipation, for what the next few months will bring. A renewed sense of hope that this year’s resolutions will become reality, and for a fresh slate of activities to revel in. We’re already off to a strong start with Singapore Art Week, happening from 22 to 31 January 2026.
This is when art takes over. The city runs amok with all things artful and creative, from exhibitions and interactive spaces to live performances and mural trails. ART SG takes the spotlight, where the contemporary art fair takes over the Sands Expo and Convention Centre. This year’s edition is co-presented with S.E.A Focus as both platforms champion the region’s burgeoning art scene. It’s a global affair as the two fairs bring a stellar line-up of over 100 participating galleries from all over the world.
For those who can’t sit back and watch, a list of interactive art exhibitions await. ART SG collaborates with Rockbund Art Museum Shanghai to bring Wan Hai Hotel: Singapore Strait, transforming The Warehouse Hotel into an immersive space where film, performance and installation collide. Meanwhile, Momentary Pulses: Art in the Central Business District brings you on an art trail throughout central Singapore where a vibrant landscape dreamed up by local artists is displayed against the backdrop of our concrete jungle.
We’re simply spoiled for choice. From a hypnotic sonic festival to an exploration of printmaking, look no further than Vogue Singapore’s guide of all the events to look forward to at Singapore Art Week 2026.
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The Earth Laughs in Flowers
Renowned Singaporean artist Dawn Ng collaborates with Sullivan+Strumpf to host her solo exhibition, titled The Earth Laughs in Flowers. 12 large-scale paintings, one for every month of the year, will be on full display. Each artwork acts as a time capsule, where time, colour and emotion are expressed through a blend of inks and dyes meticulously crafted into a frozen ice block, before being shattered and sown onto wooden canvases. Every moment is sealed in time, creating a new visual language of memory, change, and record-keeping.
The Earth Laughs in Flowers runs in Singapore Repertory Theatre from 21 January to 1 February.
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ART SG and S.E.A. Focus
ART SG returns for its fourth edition, offering the world a glimpse of the region’s dynamic art scene. For the very first time, the art fair is co-presented with S.E.A. Focus as they join hands with a united purpose–championing contemporary art from all around Southeast Asia and raising a platform for artistic change and innovation. This year’s S.E.A. Focus theme ‘The Humane Agency’ seeks to highlight human compassion, where artists are peacemakers against pressing global currents.
Alongside the expansive selection of artworks on display is a curatorial lineup of programmes. Philip Colbert, known for his colossal animated lobsters, will host an exclusive panel in conjunction with his lobster takeover at Tanjong Beach Club and Whitestone Gallery. Sotheby’s famed contemporary art auction is also back—this time, with a special focus on the works of five female artists from Southeast Asia and beyond. Meanwhile, Vogue Singapore will host an exclusive panel discussing the intersection of art and fashion, and how they are entangled to form everyday life.
ART SG runs in Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands from 23 to 25 January. Vogue Singapore’s panel takes place on 24 January, from 12.30pm to 1.30pm at ART SG. Get tickets here.
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Fear No Power: Women Imagining Otherwise
Women have long been the silent weapons of every community, raising, building and nurturing each generation. This exhibition illustrates the power of art through the perspectives of five Southeast Asian female artists. Featuring artwork from the 1960s to the 2010s, it highlights pieces by Amanda Heng, Dolorosa Sinaga, Imelda Cajipe Endaya, Nirmala Dutt and Phaptawan and their multi-faceted roles–not just as artists but educators, writers and the backbone of their communities. Each piece is a double-edged sword of personal perspective and collective political expression.
Fear No Power: Women Imagining Otherwise runs in Singapore Art Museum from 9 January to 15 November.
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Oh! Moonstone
In a world where everything changes, some remain the same. Embark on an art walk around Moonstone Lane, where site-specific artworks are located across the estate. You’ll be privy to the grime and growth of the neighbourhood, from plantations and warehouses to the kampungs and shrines that make up the residential precinct today. Each landmark examines the constant shift of change and continuity, tracing persistent memories against a backdrop that constantly evolves.
Oh! Moonstone runs from 18 to 25 January.
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Philip Colbert × Aruta Soup: Playscapes of Dreams & Seas
Dive into the animated world of Philip Colbert and Aruta Soup. It’s a fantastical dreamscape of the former’s lobsters and the latter’s signature bunny Zero, exploring the connection of dream and reality. Featuring 70 curated artworks, installations and limited-edition prints, the lobster and bunny come to life as they reflect on identity and resilience while navigating an increasingly complex world.
Philip Colbert x Aruta Soup: Playscapes of Dreams and Seas runs in Whitestone Gallery from 23 January to 14 March.
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Sonic Shaman 2026: Borderless
The international sound festival arrives on Singapore’s shores for the very first time. Here, global and regional artists gather to create a hypnotic blend of experimental sound, performance and contemporary art. Rooted in the region’s layered history of sound and musicality, Sonic Shaman 2026: Borderless pushes the boundaries between the relationship of listening and sound-making. And that’s not all–a Memory Market with creative booths, food and workshops by Singapore-based creatives invites you to engage beyond your senses.
Sonic Shaman 2026: Borderless runs from 22 to 31 January.
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STPI Symposium: The Politics of Print
STPI’s inaugural two-day symposium is the first of its kind in the region. If you’ve ever been curious about print’s role in the vast world of contemporary art—why the medium is on the rise, and how it continues to drive artistic and political movements—this is the event for you. In addition to thrilling conversations breaking down all-things-print, you can expect plenty of art at STPI’s accompanying Print Show, featuring the works of 27 prominent artists integrating printmaking in their practice.
Nathaniel Gaskell, director, exhibition programming and content development at STPI, remarks: “We imagine the symposium to be a timely introduction to the significance of prints and multiples in popular culture, given their resurgence in popularity in global art markets right now. More than anything, audiences will be able to revisit their understanding of printmaking in contemporary times, one that’s often overlooked due to the primacy of other disciplines like painting or sculpture.”
The Symposium runs from 22 to 31 January. The Print Show runs from 23 to 24 January.
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Wan Hai Hotel: Singapore Strait
Wan Hai Hotel makes its second appearance and its Singapore debut at Art Week. Translating to ‘circumnavigating the sea’, this exhibition dwells on our strategic geographical location, and our unique archipelagic history and maritime identity. The Warehouse Hotel on Robertson Quay is transformed into an immersive world of film, site-specific installations, performances and artist-led gatherings. You’ll step into an era shaped by boat workers, secret societies and red-light economies, a time in the past that forms the present.
Wan Hai Hotel: Singapore Strait runs in The Warehouse Hotel from 20 to 31 January.
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Motif by Keiko Moriuchi
Motif by Keiko Moriuchi invites you to peel back the layers and engage with the true meaning. As one of the last living Japanese Gutai artists, Keiko Moriuchi presents her first Singapore exhibition with her newest works. Amidst layers of gold leaf is her radical experimentation of sacred geometries and cosmic symbolism. This particular medium takes centre stage, as the space is presented in stark contrast against the shimmering tone, which Moriuchi deems as “the universe’s prescription”.
Motif by Keiko Moriuchi runs in Tokonoma from 17 January to 1 February.
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Jeon Byeong Sam: InterFace and Rumination
One just isn’t enough for Jeon Byeong Sam. The contemporary Korean artist is presenting two large-scale exhibitions at national landmarks. His first exhibition InterFace is held at Capitol Singapore, where you’re presented with the artist’s unique world bridging virtual and reality. Thousands of portrait images hand-folded to de- and reconstruct human identity, creating new images of prominent figures and AI-generated portraits. Running concurrently at Chijmes is his second exhibition Rumination, a large-scale media installation projected across the iconic building’s facade. Here, national flags are transformed into moving abstract sequences to create a dynamic visual that transcends borders.
InterFace runs in Capitol Singapore from 22 January to 22 February. Rumination runs in Chijmes from 22 January to 31 January.
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Botero in Singapore at IMBA Theatre
A new creative destination has entered the room. IMBA Theatre opens at Gardens by the Bay, where curiosity comes to life through immersive spaces and exhibitions. The platform collaborates with local and global artists and institutions to bring new meaning to art and innovation.
Its mighty debut arrives with Botero in Singapore, a larger-than-life showcase of Botero’s works throughout his lifetime. This marks the first and only Southeast Asian stop for the showcase. Venture through over 130 original Botero pieces across three parts: begin with ‘Life in Fullness’, an immersive experience of Botero’s life as an artist and human, narrated by the maestro’s eldest son. Next, step into ‘Heart of Volume’, an exclusive exhibition featuring his paintings, drawings and indoor sculptures over the 70 years of his career. The ‘Garden Grandeur’ makes for an extraordinary ending with 10 monumental sculptures across Gardens by the Bay, bringing humour and gravitas to the public landscape.
Botero in Singapore runs at IMBA and Gardens by the Bay from 24 January to 18 May.
