HAN@Punggol Open House
14 March 2026, Mini Festival
Join us for a mini festival to experience the neighbourhood through the people who live here. Walk with residents to learn hidden histories, immerse in contemporary artworks that transform everyday spaces, and explore exhibitions that show how neighbours care for their community. Encounter Punggol, its people, places, stories anew.
Festival Highlights
Celebrate the launch of a socially-engaged art initiative, in collaboration with Mit Jai Inn, uniting Punggol residents to contribute 10,000 volunteer hours for social causes in their neighbourhood.
Walk with residents to discover firsthand the living memories of those who call Punggol home.
New artwork commissions by contemporary artists show how stories can transform our encounters of everyday spaces.
Part storybook, part neighbourhood adventure. This creative directory brings Punggol’s past to life through creative narratives and exploration activities.
Programme Lineup
LAUNCH
Art x Community Initiative:
Marking Matters?: Marking Punggol
Celebrate the launch of Marking Punggol, a bold attempt by OH! in collaboration with Mit Jai Inn, a leading figure of Thai contemporary art to initiate social change through art. A suite of 99 papier-mâché sculptures mirroring the forms of objects such as home stools have been finished in Mit Jai Inn’s iconic colourways.
With a strong desire to have audiences think more deeply about the value and function of art within our cultural landscape, the artist has proposed a unique mechanism for the dissemination of these works: rather than outright purchases, individuals pledge to volunteer their time to a charity or non-profit based in Punggol in exchange for the opportunity to collect one of them. Over one year, the project aims to generate 10,000 volunteer hours for social causes in the neighbourhood.
Step into the exhibition to encounter the 99 artworks alongside the stories of the people behind each pledge—and discover how art can bring neighbours together to make a real difference in Punggol.
Date: 14-29 March 2026
Time: 10:00am-10:00pm
Venue: The Cove, Punggol Waterway Point
Admission: Free of charge; No registration required.
Keen to participate in pledging your volunteering hours in exchange for Mit Jai Inn's sculptures? Register now to find out more during the participant briefing session.
Date: 29 March 2026
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Venue: The Cove, Punggol Waterway Point
With a strong desire to have audiences think more deeply about the value and function of art within our cultural landscape, the artist has proposed a unique mechanism for the dissemination of these works: rather than outright purchases, individuals pledge to volunteer their time to a charity or non-profit based in Punggol in exchange for the opportunity to collect one of them. Over one year, the project aims to generate 10,000 volunteer hours for social causes in the neighbourhood.
Step into the exhibition to encounter the 99 artworks alongside the stories of the people behind each pledge—and discover how art can bring neighbours together to make a real difference in Punggol.
Date: 14-29 March 2026
Time: 10:00am-10:00pm
Venue: The Cove, Punggol Waterway Point
Admission: Free of charge; No registration required.
Participant Briefing
Keen to participate in pledging your volunteering hours in exchange for Mit Jai Inn's sculptures? Register now to find out more during the participant briefing session.
Date: 29 March 2026
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Venue: The Cove, Punggol Waterway Point
Mit Jai Inn (b.1960, Chiangmai, Thailand) is a leading figure of contemporary art in Thailand. He is known for his colourful artworks that merge painting and sculpture.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Donors
Shi’ai Liang
Official Venue Partner
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COMMUNITY-LED PROGRAMME
Self-guided Audio Tour:
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Self-guided Audio Tour:
There is Something Beyond the Shore
by Our House Downstairs
Self-guided Audio Tour:
There is Something Beyond the Shore
by Our House Downstairs
There is Something Beyond the Shore is a self-guided audio heritage trail, inviting you to walk along Punggol's coastline while listening to the stories layered into its land and sea, shared by residents past and present. Explore what once was and is becoming of Punggol's coast.
There is Something Beyond the Shore was developed through HAN@Punggol’s Call for Collaboration, an open call that champions alternative stories by empowering residents to share their ground-up experiences through leading creative programmes for fellow residents.
Starting Point: Punggol Coast MRT, near Toast Box (Level 1)
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
Admission: $5 per pax
Our House Downstairs is a ground-up initiative that brings people together through the sharing of neighbourhood skills and stories.
Guided Nature Walk & Virtual Reality Art Workshop:
What’s been livin’ in my hood by Punggol Lovers
Guided Nature Walk & Virtual Reality Art Workshop:
What’s been livin’ in my hood by Punggol Lovers
A two-part walking tour along Punggol Heritage Trail and Virtual Reality art workshop inviting families to rediscover Punggol’s natural heritage through observation and creative play. Discover how flora and fauna have shaped the neighbourhood's past and how technology can reimagine how we encounter them today.
What’s been livin’ in my hood was developed through HAN@Punggol’s Call for Collaboration, an open call that champions alternative stories by empowering residents to share their ground-up experiences through leading creative programmes for fellow residents.
Date: 14, 15 March 2026
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Venue: Singapore Institute of Technology, W1 (Level 2) -02-01 Sustainability Makerspace
Tickets: $15 for a group ticket (Up to 4 pax per group)
Punggol Lovers is an informal a ground-up collective of residents with a shared love for nature.
COMMUNITY-LED PROGRAMME
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Miniature Diorama Exhibition:
Dear Punggol by Esther Siah
Resident-led Exhibition:
Dear Punggol by Esther Siah
Dear Punggol is a resident-led exhibition that invites you to look again at a familiar chapter of Punggol’s history–pig farming. Peer into a series of mailboxes to view intricate miniature paper dioramas recreating scenes from 1980s farm life, created by a resident of Punggol's last farms. These rare glimpses into everyday memories and domestic routines offer a personal lens to the narratives usually told about the neighbourhood's agricultural yet industrious past.
Dear Punggol was developed through HAN@Punggol’s Call for Collaboration, an open call that champions alternative stories by empowering residents to share their ground-up experiences through leading creative programmes for fellow residents.
Date: 14-29 March 2026
Time: 11:00am-8:30pm
Venue: Punggol Central
Admission: Free of charge; No registration required.
Paper Quilling Workshop
Based on the exhibition Dear Punggol, this drop-in workshop invites you to create your own paper-quilled miniatures to take home, while exploring memories of Punggol’s farm life along the way.
Date: 14, 15, 21 March 2026
Time: 2:00pm-6:00pm; 10:30am-6:00pm (21 March only)
Venue: The Plaza, Punggol Waterway Point
Admission: Free of charge; No registration required.
Storytelling Session
Led by Esther, this storytelling session recounts memories of daily routines, neighbourhood shops, bus journeys, and the eventual end of the farm.Date: 29 March
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
Venue: Punggol Library, Level 1, Stories Come Alive Room
Admission: Free of charge; Registration required.
Esther Siah is a paper quilling artist who grew up on her grandparents’ pig farm in Punggol and wants to keep alive the memory of rural landscapes that once stood.