Boxes in boxes, boxes on boxes – A workshop in response to Greener Pastures by Fiona Seow
Guided workshop with artist
Date: Sat 27 Sep 2025
Time: 1pm–2.30pm
Price: $5 (Refundable, T&Cs apply) 
Venue: Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Level 1, SAM Engine Room

This workshop invites participants to observe and appreciate the often-overlooked formal elements in our environment such as lines, geometry, repetition, and patterns. Using Tanjong Pagar Distripark as a source of inspiration, participants will explore the space to identify cuboidal forms and incorporate them into their own drawings. Through this meditative process, muscle memory eventually takes over, offering a momentary escape from the everyday and allowing creative thoughts to flow freely.  

In response to her latest public art commission Greener Pastures, artist Fiona Seow will guide this workshop and share valuable insights into her artistic process. 

Registration is required for this programme and is recommended for those aged 12 and above.  

The Remembering Forest: Rattan Stories
Date: Sat 27 Sep and 4 Oct 2025

Update: Sat 27 Sep session is now full. To join the waitlist, please drop a note with your name(s) to everydaymuseum@singaporeartmuseum.sg, thank you.

Time: 4pm–6pm
Meeting Point: Spottiswoode Park (access path opposite Spottiswoode Residences)
Price: $10 (refundable, T&Cs apply)
Recommended for those aged 15 years and above 

Across the folklores of Southeast Asia, rattan is more than just a vine: it is a living thread that connects the earthly to the ethereal, the human to the more-than-human. Responding to Zen Teh’s Rattan Eco Sprawl—a public artwork that draws attention to the ecological entanglements of urban life—this programme uses storytelling to delve into the mythologies, cultural symbolism, and ecological consciousness woven into this humble yet powerful material. 

Thoughtfully researched and written by veteran oral tradition practitioner Kamini Ramachandran, participants will encounter narratives told by storyteller Hafiz Rashid and interpreted by visual artist Isa Pengskul. This immersive experience also interlaces tales from the region with hands-on activities. Participants will explore rattan as both a medium and a metaphor for growth, resilience and building  relationship, and walk away with your very own object-journal, woven with the same materials used in the artwork and those found around the site.

Drawing from Zen’s ecological approach and meditative process, the session invites participants to slow down, reconnect with nature, and reflect on the fragile bonds between humans and the environment. 

The Remembering Forest is presented by The Everyday Museum and StoryFest, in collaboration with Kamini Ramachandran, Isa Pengskul and Hafiz Rashid.

Registration is required for this programme. Limited seats are available. 

Pockets of Rest – A juried competition in response to Daniel Chong’s Insomniac States
Date: Fri 3 Oct 2025
Time: 7.30–9pm
Venue: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark (39 Keppel Road, Level 1 corridor in front of SAM main galleries) 

Registration is required for all competition participants. Please note that a refundable deposit of $18 is required to secure your registration.  

Observers of the competition do not need to register. 

How do we make space for rest in places that never sleep? Pockets of Rest is a juried competition that invites participants to craft literal, cosy “pockets” of rest within the industrial grounds of Tanjong Pagar Distripark, home of Singapore Art Museum (SAM). 

This playful yet provocative competition is organised by The Everyday Museum and artist Daniel Chong, and held in response to Chong’s recent public art commission Insomniac States. The competition invites 15 teams (consisting of one to five participants per team) to go head-to-head and transform an area 1.5m x 2m in size—approximately the space needed to accommodate a king-sized bed—into a productive space of rest. Within these compact plots, teams will design environments that invite respite and challenge how we think about rest in a society that prizes hustle over pause. 

More than just a design challenge, the contest prompts us to reflect on the material and spatial politics of rest in our contemporary lives.  

Whether you and your friends would like to join as participants or observers, this competition will have something for everyone. A compelling prize worth over SGD$300 awaits the winning team (stay tuned for the announcement!), while the title of Fan Favourite will be decided by popular vote. There may also be a couple of other surprises. Be part of this quiet revolution to reclaim rest and sign up today!

Registration closes Thu 25 Sep, 12pm. 

Notice How My World Feels – A guided tour for curious minds, big and small
Date: Sat 4 Oct 2025
Time: 11am–12pm
Venue: Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Level 1, SAM Engine Room
Price: $10 per adult-child pair (Refundable, T&Cs apply)
Recommended for children between ages of six to ten 

Step into a world where feelings, shapes, textures and stories come alive! Notice How My World Feels is a guided tour designed specially for children between ages six to ten and their grown-ups to explore The Everyday Museum’s public art commissions around Tanjong Pagar Distripark together. 

In this one-hour journey, adult-child pairs will uncover the wonders of three artworks through movement-based games, imaginative reflection, and playful prompts that unpack what we see and how we feel. Guided by artist-facilitators Cheryl Ho and Ash, connect as a family and collaborate to complete interactive activities that interpret artworks including Genevieve Chua’s Prove You Are Human, Fiona Seow’s Greener Pastures and Ian Tee’s DEEP CUTS. Be prompted with reflective questions to spark meaningful conversations between adults and children, and touch, play and experiment with textures, shapes and forms to understand abstract concepts. Create your own take-home artwork inspired by your discoveries as a reminder of how your world feels! Limited tickets available. 

This tour will be conducted with Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) interpretation.