About the event
Discover a wonderful and whimsical future as imagined by preschool children!
Hello Future: Let’s Go Hand in Hand is part of the Think! Contemporary Preschool programme, presented by the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) in partnership with six preschools in Singapore. In this programme, contemporary art is used as an entry point to engage young minds on social issues in Singapore.
As part of the programme, these children were introduced to the SAM Touch Collection, a series of adaptations of artworks in SAM's collection that were created for the visually impaired community. This challenged the children to go beyond sight and use their other senses to experience art. It has been an invaluable experience and has taught the children to demonstrate concern for others in the community as well as envision an inclusive future in which everyone works and plays hand in hand regardless of our differences.
Over a period of more than eight weeks in the programme, the children created artworks that reflect their vision for Singapore. Together with their teachers, the children discussed and refined their artistic concepts drawing inspiration from their daily lives and their imagination.
See a diverse and inclusive future come to life in Hello Future: Let’s Go Hand in Hand!
About the organizer
Singapore Art Museum opened in 1996 as the first art museum in Singapore located in the cultural district of Singapore. Known as SAM, the museum presents contemporary art from a Southeast Asian perspective for artists, art lovers and the art curious in multiple venues across the island, including a new venue in the historic port area of Tanjong Pagar. The museum is building one of the world's most important public collections of Southeast Asian contemporary art, with the aim of connecting the art and the artists to the public and future generations through exhibitions and programmes. SAM is working towards a humane and sustainable future by committing to responsible practices within its processes.