COMMA, indicating an unfinished sentence, reflects the fluidity of the arts and never-ending pursuit for excellence among Singapore’s young creatives.
What went down in the last iteration of COMMA:
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COMMA Creative Arts Festival 2025
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Grow Your Potential
Grow Your Potential
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Residency
Street Art Residency
The *SCAPE Street Art Residency Programme is now in its second iteration – a pioneering initiative committed to nurturing young and emerging street artists while celebrating the street art culture of Singapore. This six-month residency, scheduled from July 2025 to January 2026, will feature six talented youth street artists. The programme aims to leave a lasting mark on Singapore’s cultural landscape by focusing socially-driven themes, with the goal of inspiring meaningful community dialogue through socially-conscious murals.
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Residency
*SCAPE Community Arts Residency
“SCAPE’s Community Arts Residency gave us a meaningful platform to connect with youth—a key demographic in the work we do. Through the residency, we gained deeper insight into what drives and inspires young people today, and how to shape programming and curation that genuinely resonates with them. It was also incredibly rewarding to experiment across disciplines—dance, art, and music—while bringing together artists from diverse backgrounds into a shared third space created by and for the community. The experience reaffirmed the importance of inclusive, youth-centered programming in shaping vibrant cultural ecosystems.” Clare Chong & Moira Loh From the artist collective PLAY! Artists-in-residence, *SCAPE Community Arts Residency 2024-25
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Open Call
Break the Frame: A Street Dance Choreography Lab
Break the Frame: A Street Dance Choreography Lab is a creative space for street dancers who want to explore new ways of making dance. This programme is all about pushing the limits of what street dance can be, encouraging dancers to experiment, take risks, and come up with fresh, original choreography. This lab is all about pushing the boundaries of street dance and discovering new possibilities. This programme will accept up to 3 residents per cycle. Selected participants will receive $3,000 in support for their creation, along with mentorship from Gin Lam, founder of Stirring Ground, and Subastian Tan, Independent Performer, Choreographer and Producer. The programme will conclude with a showcase at COMMA Creative Arts Festival in 2026, where residents can present their work. Key Components: Mentorship: Residents will get one-on-one guidance from seasoned street dance professionals who will offer tips, feedback, and support as they develop their work. Work-in-progress Presentation: Residents will get an opportunity to present their developing work in a session designed for constructive feedback. This is an opportunity for residents to share their creative process, gather insights from peers and mentors. Public Showcase: At the end of the lab, residents will present their original work in a public performance. Programme Timeline: Apply by: 23 July – 1 September 2025 Notified by: September 2025 Residency period: September 2025 – January 2026 Showcase: January 2026 *Programme timeline may be subjected to changes Residency Theme: “Softer Systems” At a time when technology shapes not only how we create, but how we connect, communicate, and dream, COMMA invites young artists to delve beneath the surface of our evolving relationship with tech and humanity. Framed by the theme “Softer Systems”, this residency asks: How do we hold onto the essence of what makes us human in an increasingly digitised world? Can technology become not a barrier, but a bridge — to vulnerability, connection, and reflection? In our open call, artists are invited to explore how systems — digital, emotional, organic, or social — can be reimagined through creative practice, and how technology can reveal, reshape, and even heal the human experience. Artists are encouraged to experiment with mediums both familiar and emerging — be it digital, sonic, choreographic, interactive — or through entirely new forms. In “Softer Systems,” we recognise that creativity, like human experience, resists simple solutions. Inspired by ideas from systems thinking, this residency invites artists to navigate, sense, and reshape complexity — treating art itself as a living, adaptive process. This is a space to pause at the crossroads of innovation and introspection — questioning, rewiring, and reimagining the systems that frame our lives, in search of what it means to be deeply, radically human. Who Can Apply Individuals Aged 18–35 Singaporean or Permanent Resident At least 2 years of dance experience Available for the full duration of the residency How to Apply Submit your proposal by 1 September 2025, 23:59hrs, including: List of Participating Members: Include the names and roles of all collaborators involved in the project. Artistic Vision: Outline the overarching artistic intention and purpose of your project. Project Proposal: Provide a detailed description of the work you intend to develop during the residency. Experimental Aspect: Describe how your project explores new forms, methods, or concepts, and what makes it experimental. Estimated Budget Overview: Share a breakdown of projected expenses (e.g., materials, equipment, honorarium, etc.). Monthly Milestones: Present a timeline with key goals and deliverables for each month of the residency. If you would like to discuss your proposals with us ahead of the submission deadline, please feel free to contact the *SCAPE team at creativearts@scape.sg.
