SINGAPORE.- Singapore Art Museum’s international residency programme is opening applications for its fourth cycle.

Since its inception in 2021, SAM Residencies has hosted more than 80 residents from 35 countries at its post-industrial warehouse spaces in Tanjong Pagar Distripark. Conceived as a site of incubation, SAM Residencies draws on the museum’s networks and resources to support artistic experimentation, creative development, and international exchange through field trips, collaborations and a range of public activations.

Residents will pursue independent research and are open to engage with communities and the public in Singapore as part of their process. They are also encouraged to share works in progress or research outcomes through open studios, screenings, workshops, talks, and other experimental public formats.

Open call for Cycle 4 (2027/2028)

SAM Residencies welcomes applications from artists, curators, educators, researchers, and creative practitioners from across the globe to apply for Cycle 4.

Slated to run from June 2027 to December 2028, Cycle 4 is organised around three strands: Listening/Attuning, Making/Material Cultures and Beyond Human/Interdependence.

Listening/Attuning platforms practices that respond critically to the urgencies of our time. Making/Material Cultures foregrounds material inquiry and the process of making. Beyond Human/Interdependence addresses relationships between humans, technologies, ecologies, and other forms of life, considering how these worlds remain fundamentally interconnected and interdependent. Applicants are invited to interpret these themes in relation to their practice.





Applications for the Artist, Community & Education, and Curatorial & Research residencies will be open from 1 August 2026 to 30 September 2026, 11:59PM (GMT+8).

Artist Residency: Open to artists and collectives pursuing new artistic research, experimentation and modes of making.

Community & Education Residency: Open to practitioners working at the intersection of artistic practice, education, and community engagement.

Curatorial & Research Residency: Open to curators and researchers working towards new approaches to exhibition making, curatorial practice and research methodologies.

SAM Residencies is open to individuals, duos and collectives from all mediums and disciplines. Selected applicants will undertake residencies between June 2027 and December 2028. International applicants may apply for residencies of one to three months, while Singapore-based applicants may apply for up to six months. Applications will be assessed by an international panel comprising respected voices in contemporary art and practice.