Top 5 art festivals to attend in September
Film
A Design Film Festival
Set over two weekends, a series of documentaries follow the historical and modern tales about design, from Dior, an 80’s music synthesiser, London’s Barbican Centre and more.
Shaw Theatres Lido5-13 Sep
designfilmfestival.com
Contemporary
Septfest
The Substation’s annual event turns 25 this year – as well as the venue itself – running another series of art and photography exhibitions, performances and music shows around town.
Various venuesUntil 27 Sep
substation.org/septfest
Performance
POST-Empires
There are two weeks left of this collection of local and international theatrical productions – all part of this year’s Singapore International Festival of Arts.
Various venuesUntil 19 Sep
sifa.sg
Local
Dear Painter
The gallery known for looking at Western and non-Western cultures runs an SG50-associated exhibition on commissioned artwork created by nine artists, ranging from photographers to sculptors.
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
sundaramtagore.com
Southeast Asian
Land Before Our Time
A collection of large-scale works from Southeast Asian artists focusing on pre-colonial days of empires and kingdoms – when borders and nations were less geopolitically established.
Nanyang Academy of Arts
Until 4 Oct
nafa.edu.sg