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The NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore is a research centre of Nanyang Technological University located in Gillman Barracks.

This is the page of the NTU Centre for Contemporary Arts Singapore. The page includes regular updates on NTU CCA Singapore's programme of exhibitions, lectures, talks, film screenings, and open studios.

01/10/2026

𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗔 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀: 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲

What can Singapore’s secondary forests tell us about ecological resilience? This session brings together filmmaker and artist-researcher Ella Raidel, and ecologist Shawn Lum to explore Dover Forest West through both immersive media and forest ecology. 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹 and her interdisciplinary team of students and researchers join ecologist 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝗺 to explore Singapore’s secondary forests through immersive art and ecological science. Drawing on No Path, a 360° VR project set in Dover Forest West, and Shawn’s research on fragmented and regenerating forests, the session asks how these landscapes persist under urban pressure and how we might better understand and value them. Together, the speakers will consider how artistic and scientific approaches can deepen our understanding of secondary forests. This lecture will be moderated by Assoc Prof 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼.

🔗 Free registration – link in bio
⏰ Tue, 20 October | 6:30–8:30pm
📍 The Hall, NTU CCA Singapore
Blk 6 Lock Rd, #01-09 Gillman Barracks, S108934

🖼️ 𝘕𝘰 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩. Courtesy of Ella Raidel and Benjamin Seide.

The Climate Transformation: Sustainable Societies Series is supported by the MOE AcRF Tier 3 Grant [MOE-MOET32022-0006] for the Climate Transformation Programme.

Eventbrite Link: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/a-forest-that-speaks-ecology-immersion-and-regeneration-in-singapore-tickets-2002409796605?aff=SocialMedia

30/09/2026

has climbed three places to 🌏28th in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, following improvements in all the performance indicators.

This puts NTU among the world’s top 30 universities in three major global rankings: Times Higher Education (28th), QS Quacquarelli Symonds (12th) and U.S. News and World Report (27th).

This year's THE rankings also saw NTU make its biggest gains in teaching reputation and research reputation, reflecting stronger recognition from academics worldwide.

https://ntu.sg/THEWUR2027

Times Higher Education Student QS Top Universities College of Computing and Data Science NTU College of Engineering NTU College of Science Nanyang Business School NTU College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences - Cohass NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine NTU Graduate College S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies National Institute of Education (NIE)

19/08/2026

The submission deadline closes on 𝟭𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟯:𝟱𝟵 𝗦𝗚𝗧 | 𝟭𝟳:𝟱𝟵 𝗖𝗘𝗧.

The Max Planck–NTU Singapore Centre for Biocultural Worlding (CBCW) is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow (Curatorial Research and Practice) for a two-year term (renewable). The CBCW is housed at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, located at Gillman Barracks. The Fellow will be embedded in an interdisciplinary environment within the Centre, which operates jointly across NTU CCA Singapore and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.

The Fellow will conduct independent and collaborative curatorial and artistic research on relevant biocultural worlding topics and forge mutual connections with other CBCW projects. The Centre’s focus is on biological, cultural, and epistemic diversity, with an approach that works relationally with, alongside, and across situated, grounded initiatives of novel research, experimentation in the fields of curatorial and artistic practices, and local and indigenous knowledge traditions.

For more information, please visit www.bioculturalworlding.org or email us at [email protected].

28/07/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 : 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 (𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲), 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 (𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭: 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀)

The Climate Transformation Programme (CTP) is seeking a full-time Research Assistant for an eight-month position at the School of Art, Design and Media, NTU. The position supports the Sustainable Societies (Arts Sub-Group) Cross-Cutting Cluster under the CTP, spearheaded by the Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS). The Sustainable Societies (Arts Sub-Group) Cluster is co-led by Principal Investigator (PI) Professor Laura Miotto. Under the supervision of Professor Miotto, the position serves as a key contact in coordinating projects and initiatives led by the cluster, from the administration and preparation of materials for reporting to the coordination of internal and external stakeholders. The role will assist in general administration and coordinate with various NTU departments as required, from the Finance department to the Administrative Office of EOS. The role will also contribute to content development and the organization of research and educational public programmes such as the Climate Transformation: Sustainable Societies Lecture Series and adjacent gatherings. The position will be based at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore at Gillman Barracks.

The closing date of the advertisement is 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

For more information, visit the website https://ntu.ccasingapore.org/.
Apply at https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/NTUGillman-Singapore/Research-Assistant--Social-Science-Arts-Humanities-R00025249

🖼️ 'Soil as Infrastructure, Workshop with Edible Garden City', Climate Transformation Gathering, 2 May 2026. Edible Garden City, Jalan Penjara, Singapore. Courtesy NTU CCA Singapore.

20/07/2026

𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠!

The Max Planck–NTU Singapore Centre for Biocultural Worlding (CBCW) is seeking to appoint Research Fellows (Curatorial Research and Practice)—a Research Fellow and a Senior Research Fellow—for a two-year term (renewable), based at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore. The fellow(s) will be embedded in an interdisciplinary environment, hybrid in nature, with the Centre jointly operating across Singapore and Germany.

The fellow(s) will conduct independent and collaborative curatorial and artistic research on relevant biocultural worlding topics and forge mutual connections with other CBCW projects. The focus is on biological, cultural, and epistemic diversity, with an approach that works relationally with, alongside, and across situated, grounded initiatives of novel research, experimentation in the fields of curatorial and artistic practices, and local and indigenous knowledge traditions.

For more information, visit the link below:
https://ntu.ccasingapore.org/news/call-curatorial-research-and-practice-fellowships/

15/07/2026

𝐒𝐘𝐍 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏.𝟎 𝐛𝐲 𝐙𝐚𝐢 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠 - 𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤-𝐢𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

SYN is a live audio-visual work inspired by the sonorous world of insects. The pulses, tones, textures, and rhythms of these often overlooked creatures coalesce to create a generative and ever-changing, visualised soundscape.

In this work-in-progress presentation, sound artist 𝐙𝐚𝐢 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠 will be doing a short performance, followed by a talk and Q&A session.

SYN, a prefix that means "with" or "together", is built on notions of being drawn from both Eastern and Western philosophy. During his talk, Zai will elucidate how ideas from Zen and psychoanalysis have nurtured his project's development, as well as elaborate on how he developed his live audio-visual system.

SYN explores listening as a mode of attunement between the human and more-than-human realms. It aims to hold space for being with, so that we might recover the feeling of being part of the Earth and its myriad vibrations.

🗓️ Friday, 31 July 2026
⏰ 7:30 – 8:30pm
📍 The Hall, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
🔗 Free with registration
https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/syn-version-10-by-zai-tang-a-work-in-progress-presentation-tickets-1992890542259?aff=SM

This project is funded by the National Arts Council (NAC) under the Creation Grant.

🎞️ Zai Tang, SYN version 1.0, 2026. Courtesy of artist.

29/04/2026

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩!
Last month, STAR Artists-in-Residence Ng Hui Hsien, The Observatory, and Zarina Muhammad gathered at the Esplanade Annexe Studio to present a year of research developed in dialogue with scientists from the 𝗡𝗧𝗨 Earth Observatory of Singapore. Spanning a spectrum of media and formats, their creative propositions traversed deep-time processes of land formation, secret signals of volcanic activity, submerged marine ecologies, and the ecological knowledge of the Orang Laut, revealing how powerful inspirations can emerge from the encounter between artistic and scientific inquiry.

We are deeply grateful to the artists for animating this journey with experimental curiosity and sensorial resonances. We hope these ideas and relationships will reverberate through many works to come. Our gratitude extends to all our collaborators who joined us on this path and to the ecologies, planetary processes, and elemental forces that sustain our existence.

𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 – 𝗖𝗬𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝟭 was developed in collaboration with 𝗡𝗧𝗨 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲. STAR Residencies (Science, Technology, Art & Research) is a pioneering initiative by NTU CCA Singapore, designed to foster meaningful cross-pollination between artistic and academic research by embedding artists within world-class research institutes at Nanyang Technological University.

For the programme credits, visit the event page on our website.
Full documentation coming soon!
https://ntu.ccasingapore.org/programme/propositions-for-planetary-attunement/

Video: Ting Min-Wei
Second Camera: Felix Kenneth Galistan / Earth Observatory of Singapore

16/04/2026

𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆

Food security has been a perennial concern in Singapore, which sees the nation-state importing more than 90% of its food and allocating only 1% of its land to agriculture. These challenges are intensified by disruptions to global supply chains due to climate-induced extreme weather. In response, Singapore Food Agency has implemented strategies to address national food security concerns, including the promotion of local urban agriculture. Edible Garden City, an urban farming social enterprise, has been a lead to expanding the country's urban agricultural landscape. Having established over 280 edible gardens, EGC is committed to regenerative agriculture and soil-based food systems as foundational to cultivating food sovereignty and fostering community agrarian literacy.

Join us on Saturday, 2 May at Edible Garden City’s site in Queenstown to learn about the importance of local soil-based food systems with a lecture by EGC Co-Founder 𝗕𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘄, followed by a hands-on soil composting workshop with members of the EGC Queenstown community.

🗓️ Saturday, 2 May 2026
⏰ 10:00 – 11:30am
📍 Edible Garden City, 60 Jalan Penjara, S149375
🔗 Participant Fee: $21.80 (incl. GST)
https://ntumarketplace.ntu.edu.sg/CCA003

🖼️ Making as a sensory-led investigation, Climate Transformation Gathering, 16 December 2026. Urban Farm, NTU CCA Singapore. Image courtesy of NTU CCA Singapore.

The 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 Lecture Series is supported by the MOE AcRF Tier 3 Grant [MOE-MOET32022-0006] for the Climate Transformation Programme.

15/04/2026

𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲: 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

Coastal ecosystems and communities across islands such as Bintan and Singapore face existential threats of climate change-induced sea level rise and ocean warming. Industrial development adds to these pressures that expose coastal communities to significant risks to resources and livelihood, and the loss of maritime and cultural knowledge. Introducing an on-going digital humanities project, the Repository on Coastal Ecosystems: Bridging Artistic, Scientific and Community-led practices in the Riau Archipelago, was developed under the Climate Transformation Programme. Drawing from the long-term engagement in Bintan, the project explores how such digital tools support the documentation of mangrove restoration and coral
transplantation, and the circulation of coastal knowledge for a wider range of stakeholders. Referencing various onsite collaborations with community practitioners, researchers, and institutions in both Singapore and Indonesia, Professor 𝗨𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘂𝗲𝗿 and Research Fellow 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗚𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁, Climate Transformation Programme reflect on such platforms. Respondent Dr 𝗢𝘄 𝗬𝗮𝗻 𝗫𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴, St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, NUS, shares her scientific engagements with partners and communities in the region. This lecture is moderated by 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻, Climate Transformation Programme.

🗓️ Thursday, 23 April 2026
⏰ 6:30 – 8:30pm
📍 The Hall, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
🔗 Free registration
In-person:
https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/lecture-from-shoreline-practices-to-shared-knowledge-tickets-1986523140188?aff=SocialMedia
Online:
https://nus-sg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kfm18lCzQsWnahwX6ule4Q

🖼️ Pengudang villager preparing a paving block for coral transplantation during a training activity. Pengudang village, Teluk Sebong, Bintan, Indonesia, 15 Feb 2025. Image by Henky Irawan.

The 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 Lecture Series is supported by the MOE AcRF Tier 3 Grant [MOE-MOET32022-0006] for the Climate Transformation Programme.

06/04/2026

𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨

Join us for the launch of 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨 (Wendy’s Subway, 2025), a publication by our former Artist-in-Residence 𝗧𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 gathering fifteen years of the artist’s scripts!

On this occasion, Coburn presents a new monologue entitled 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 inspired by 𝘈 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦 (1980), a one-person performance by the American actor and writer Spalding Gray (1941–2004). Moving through a set of index cards bearing the names of plays he acted in, Gray told stories related to those productions, dwelling on events unfolding behind the scenes. As the order of the index cards was random, no two performances were ever the same. In Coburn’s version, each of his cards indicates the name of a person who has a role in the book: an academic he interviewed for a project, an amorous attendee to one of his monologues, his collaborator Susan Bennett (the original voice actress of Siri), a data center employee who insulted him, and more. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 brings focus to his many collaborators and the monologues they helped create.

The performance will be followed by a conversation between 𝗧𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 and artist/writer 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲.

📅 Tuesday, 21 April 2026
⏰ 7.00 – 8.30pm
📍 The Hall, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
🔗 Free registration –https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/book-launch-some-monologues-tickets-1986520247536?aff=SM

🖼️
[1] [2] [3] 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 by Tyler Coburn (Wendy’s Subway, 2025). Photo: Justin Lubliner. Courtesy of the artist and Wendy’s Subway.
[4] Portrait, Tyler Coburn, 2026. Photo: Siqi Zhu. Courtesy of the artist.

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