Urban Art Residency

Building on its previous editions, the programme shifts beyond a sole focus on street art to embrace a broader urban art practice that responds to the city’s landscapes, communities and lived experiences. At its core, the residency continues to centre socially driven themes, encouraging artists to engage critically with contemporary issues and translate them into meaningful visual expressions in public space.

Participants will take part in group discussions, participatory workshops and hands on sessions designed to deepen both their conceptual thinking and technical skills. The residency also provides opportunities to collaborate with established artists and contribute to *SCAPE and Somerset Belt programmes, offering real world experience in producing urban art within a public facing context.

Through mentorship from the local street art collective RSCLS, residents will be guided in developing their artistic voice while navigating the intersection of art, community and the urban environment. Ultimately, the programme aims to cultivate a new generation of artists who can shape Singapore’s visual culture and foster dialogue through impactful urban art practices.

Sub-Urbs explores life at the edges – the people, communities, and experiences that exist outside dominant narratives of the city. Within an ordered urban environment, many stories unfold in quieter, less visible ways, in overlooked spaces, informal networks, and personal worlds that rarely occupy the centre of attention. The theme foregrounds these margins as sites of lived experience, resilience, and creativity.

*SCAPE invites artists to reflect on and explore these peripheral conditions, bringing forward perspectives that are often unseen or unheard and translating them into shared encounters within the festival context. Emphasising experimentation and process, the residency positions the margins not as places of absence, but as spaces of agency – where new forms of expression, connection, and imagination can emerge.

• Individuals who are at least 18 years old and at most 34 years old at the time of registration 
• Applicant must commit to the entire duration of the Residency Period.
• Only Singaporeans or Permanent Residents of Singapore may apply. 

Documents to Prepare for Submission:

• A short write up about yourself and the social themes you wish to explore
• A short write up on how the residency programme will support your artistic development
• Artist’s Curriculum Vitae
• At least two samples of works created within the past two years or a link to your online portfolio

Artist will get:

• Monthly Stipend of $300
• Materials
• Access to Mentorship from RSCLS
• Access to *SCAPE Spaces (Walls, Residency Studio) or Aliwal Art Centre’s Wall Spaces