Happenings this week
We highlight the best our city has to offer and what’s keeping it abuzz. Here are the best things you can do in Singapore this week.
A Wes Anderson Risograph workshop
When: Now until 29 June 2025
Where: Knuckles & Notch, 261 Waterloo St, 02-25, Singapore 180261
Keen on the art of Risograph printing? Here’s your chance to get a hands-on experience, where you will craft a masterpiece featuring iconic scenes and characters from Wes Anderson’s works. Learn essential techniques over the course of 3.5 hours and leave with five A3 copies of your work as well as a free poster, designed by the good people at Knuckles & Notch. More here.
Elegant Sounds: Music, Craft and the Literati
When: Now until 30 June 2025
Where: Asian Civilisations Museum
The qin, a seven-string, fretless zither-like instrument from China, has been played for centuries and is long associated with scholars and literati. At Elegant Sounds, get to know more about the country’s national treasure, where the significance of the qin is explored through diverse artefacts from the Han Dynasty all the way to the present. Visitors can also try their hand at playing an actual qin and with the help of a tactile digital interactive, watch a master craftsman tell you all about making a qin. More here.
Take Flight with Wings of Art
When: Now until 1 July 2025
Where: Marina Square Central Atrium
As part of Wings of Art 2025, what will be the world’s longest Barbie doll runway (over 60 metres) is inviting the public to partake in a national creative initiative for good. As a way to raise S$100,000 for the Singapore Red Cross Young Hearts Programme, 1,060 Winged Barbies will take centre stage, with 60 Barbies designed by local artists and 1,000 crafted by members of the public. All proceeds will be donated to the education and mentorship of underprivileged children; 250 per cent tax deductible. More information here.
Les Vaches Sont Maigres en Haiti (1973). Photo by STPI/Wifredo Lam Estate
Wifredo Lam: Outside In
When: Now until 13 July 2025
Where: STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery
As Asia’s first solo exhibition dedicated to pioneering artist Wifredo Lam (1902 to 1982), the STPI Annual Special Exhibition will bring together over 60 works from the Wifredo Lam Estate, offering rare insight into the printmaking practice of an artist recognised as one of the most important figures in 20th-century modern art. The exhibition will highlight Lam’s renewed focus on printmaking in his later years, which were often created alongside leading avant-garde poets like Aimé Césaire and Gherasim Luca.
Raffles Courtyard x St Germain
When: Now until 17 July 2025
Where: Raffles Courtyard
For the next couple of months or so, swing by the Raffles Courtyard for six refreshing Southeast Asian-inspired cocktails, each made with hand-picked fresh elderflowers and accentuated by the all-natural St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur. Order by the glass (S$22 or S$15 at happy hour) or one-litre carafe (S$108 or S$88 at happy hour). More here.
Happy Together: Visions of Gladness
When: Now until 27 July 2025
Where: Whitestone Gallery
Explore how happiness is expressed, shared and celebrated across cultures. Featuring immersive artworks by five contemporary artists (Goldie Poblador, Krit Ngamsom, Kumari Nahappan, Mulyana and Yuree Kensaku), this exhibition captures the rich emotional landscape of Southeast Asia, revealing happiness not as something that’s short-lived but one that’s shaped by strength found in unity and adversity.
Heman Chong’s first major survey exhibition
When: Now until 17 August 2025
Where: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Heman Chong: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness is the first major survey exhibition by the prolific multifaceted artist. Bringing together 50 artworks and new commissions from the early 2000s to the present, the show will examine Chong’s post-conceptual strategies and gestures, expressed through works that work through image, text, performances and situations. More here.
Pop Air
When: Now until 31 August 2025
Where: Marina Bay Sands
Balloon Museum presents Pop Air, a collective exhibition featuring national and international artists with works surrounding the theme of air. See groundbreaking works come together in a visually stunning and emotionally engaging journey, and experience a new form of sociality through art. Tickets here.
Framed: A Murder Mystery
When: Daily
Where: National Gallery Singapore
Combining the love of video games and real-life immersive experiences, the National Gallery Singapore has collaborated with Hidden on Framed: A Murder Mystery, a fun, new way of discovering art. Available on the phone for solo explorers or otherwise, one will play the accused murderer, solving puzzles and uncovering hidden secrets as they explore the various exhibitions. Tickets are at S$29.90 per participant, inclusive of a general admission pass to the National Gallery itself.
Coming up:
Music Climate Action Summit
When: 4 July 2025
Where: Haw Par Villa
Set within Sundown Festival’s GAIA zone, the Music Climate Action Summit is a first for Southeast Asia, set with a mission to catalyse real change across the live music industry. Together with key players from across the region (Nurul Sarifah, co-founder of Kpop 4Planet; Tim Shiel, artist and advisor at Green Music Australia…), explore how the industry can take bold steps toward a more eco-conscious future. Ticket holders will enjoy access not just to the summit, but an industry mixer and the Sundown After Party, where the award-winning Martin Reyes Band will take centrestage. More here.
Björn Again
When: 4 to 5 July 2025
Where: Marina Bay Sands
Björn Again, the world’s top ABBA-inspired tribute band, is on its way to Singapore for three highly entertaining performances. Sing along (and dance along, if you wish) to the band’s greatest hits, such as Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, and leave with the most unforgettable experience of any ABBA fan’s life. Tickets here.
Release: Let go, reset and realign
When: 15 and 18 July 2025
Where: Her Wellness Club
At Release, a restorative 90-minute group session by hypnotherapist Tae Webster and mindful movement specialist Sophie, one will be taught the art of letting go, be it stress, inner resistance or negative self-talk. Be gently guided into an alpha brainwave state to bring awareness to your breath and physical body, and then be led into a state of deep relaxation via hypnotic meditation. Tickets here.
SOS Kumar
When: 17 July to 3 August 2025
Where: Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands
There’s no better way to celebrate Singapore’s 60th than enjoying a night of laughter with local standup comic, Kumar. Together with his fabulous “Gorgeous Riotous Crew” of drag queens and dancers, join him for a wild ride of quirky (and current) affairs and love-hate relationships with cultural icons, told with a brand of humour that’s bold, loud and unapologetically Singaporean. Tickets here.
Fred again..
When: 18 and 19 July 2025
Where: Pasir Panjang Power Station
Fred again.., an English record producer, singer and DJ with the knack for finding beauty and meaning in the ordinary, will soon make his Asia debut this July. Best known for his Actual Life albums and his work for artists like Ed Sheeran and George Ezra, he will begin the tour in Singapore, before moving on to Bangkok, Seoul and Japan. Tickets here.
Camila Cabello: Yours, C tour
When: 12 August 2025
Where: The Star Theatre
Camila Cabello is coming to Singapore as part of her highly anticipated Yours, C tour. Known for her high-energy live performances, the multi-award-winning and Diamond-certified singer-songwriter will bring along a discography of unforgettable smash hits, including Señorita, Bam Bam and Never Be The Same. Fans can also expect her to bring her gloriously chaotic album from 2024 to live. Tickets here.
Featured photo by Raffles Singapore
