Associate Artist Programme
(2022/23 Cycle)
OH! Open House is Singapore's leading art institution that develops curatorial programmes on site-specificity centred around the neighbourhood - people, places, stories - as the unit of exhibition and representation.
A group of artists selected by our Advisory Committee will take part in our inaugural Associate Artist Programme (AAP) over a one-year period (1 Sep 2022 to 31 Aug 2023). The programme immerses artists within the next art walk neighbourhood, Kampong Gelam and connects artists to local communities, businesses and historical places.
This programme serves as an alternative model and offers neighbourhood immersion, curatorial support, peer-to-peer dialogues and engagements with communities. It does not expect any exhibitional outcome beyond a public-facing work-in-progress presentations or sharing sessions.
A group of artists selected by our Advisory Committee will take part in our inaugural Associate Artist Programme (AAP) over a one-year period (1 Sep 2022 to 31 Aug 2023). The programme immerses artists within the next art walk neighbourhood, Kampong Gelam and connects artists to local communities, businesses and historical places.
This programme serves as an alternative model and offers neighbourhood immersion, curatorial support, peer-to-peer dialogues and engagements with communities. It does not expect any exhibitional outcome beyond a public-facing work-in-progress presentations or sharing sessions.
OH! KAMPONG GELAM (2022-2023)
Associate Artist Programme
Images: View of Kampong Gelam, Palimpsest (2016) by Randy Chan, Open Love Letters (2018) by Jimmy Ong, The Bizarre Honour (2017) by Robert Zhao. Click on image to view in full size.
OH! Open House is Singapore's leading art institution that develops curatorial programmes on site-specificity centred around the neighbourhood - people, places, stories - as the unit of exhibition and representation.
5 local and 3 international artists selected by our Advisory Committee will take part in our inaugural Associate Artist Programme (AAP) for the period of 1 Sep 2022 to 31 Aug 2023. The AAP situates participants within the neighbourhood of Kampong Gelam, connecting artists to local communities, businesses and historical places. It does not expect any exhibitional outcome beyond a public-facing work-in-progress presentations or sharing sessions. The AAP curator will be disclosed at a suitable time.
This programme serves as an alternative model and offers neighbourhood immersion, curatorial support, peer-to-peer dialogues and engagements with communities.
OH! is interested in practices that engages with:
- Alternative stories and personal experiences of the local community
- History and heritage
- Socially-engaged practices
- Community-centric research
Nomination & Selection Process
Nominated artists are selected by the committee based on the merit of their artistic practice. A further selection will take place through an interview round, and artists are assessed based on their research interests, openness to engaging and working with the community, as well as their ability to commit to this programme.
Programme Overview
ONBOARDING (SEP 2022)
NEIGHBOURHOOD IMMERSION (OCT 2022 - FEB 2023)
WORK-IN-PROGRESS PRESENTATION (MAR 2023)
ONGOING RESEARCH (APR - JUL 2023)
PUBLIC PROGRAMMES (AUG 2023)
Nominated artists are selected by the committee based on the merit of their artistic practice. A further selection will take place through an interview round, and artists are assessed based on their research interests, openness to engaging and working with the community, as well as their ability to commit to this programme.
Programme Overview
ONBOARDING (SEP 2022)
- Artists will meet the curator and project manager for an in-depth discussion about their proposal
NEIGHBOURHOOD IMMERSION (OCT 2022 - FEB 2023)
- Oct 2022: Take part in a 3-day workshop (talks, meetings with the communities of Kampong Gelam)
- Oct 2022 - Feb 2023: Participate in a residency/attachment based on their programme (e.g. a homestay, apprenticeship with a business)
WORK-IN-PROGRESS PRESENTATION (MAR 2023)
- Initiate a public-facing site-specific programme (in the form of a walk, work-in-progress sharing, presentation or workshops in a format they’d like to propose)
ONGOING RESEARCH (APR - JUL 2023)
- Engage in research based on the research proposal submitted
- Establish dialogue with residents, businesses in Kampong Gelam, with the support and facilitation of OH!
PUBLIC PROGRAMMES (AUG 2023)
- Participate in an artists roundtable/discussion to share the process/experience of the AAP
Learn more about our panelists here.
Senior Curator and Deputy Director (Curatorial Research), National Gallery Singapore
Linda Neo Co-Founder, Primz Gallery
Shabbir Hussain Mustafa Senior Curator, National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum
Tan Guo-Liang Artist, writer, curator
OH! and the Advisory Committee are deeply saddened by the passing of our fellow member, Mr Tan Boon Hui. We have witnessed how the arts scene has transformed and grown under his leadership, especially through various major initiatives and institutions such as the Singapore International Festival of Arts, Arts House Limited and the Singapore Art Museum. We are immensely grateful for his guidance, sharing and contributions to the programme. We will dearly miss the fervent discussions and exchanges that we shared.
Designers: FACTORY