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Learning Gallery
The Learning Gallery is dedicated to presenting artworks from SAM’s collection for the young
visitor. Besides nurturing an appreciation for art, the works are specially selected to encourage
lively discussions and develop creative and analytical thinking among our young visitors.
The current show, Everyday Objects, invites you to take a second look at the familiar things around
you through the eyes of artists from Singapore and Southeast Asia, where everyday things we
know and sometimes take for granted are portrayed in a different light, making us think twice
about their function and their relation to other objects.
Education programmes inspired by the artworks on display have also been specially developed for
schools to offer students a multi-disciplinary and holistic contemporary art experience at the
Learning Gallery. These programmes range from learning specific art techniques, to speech and
drama puppet shows that encourages originality and the development of language skills and
self-confidence.
Learning Gallery Education Programmes are for school bookings only.
Interested schools, please email nhb_sam_programs@nhb.gov.sg or call 6332 3220.
Learning Gallery Education Programmes
Dramatic Encounters:
The Learning Gallery
This workshop uses drama techniques to
engage participants with the artworks through
active discussion, reflection and expression of
their personal opinions about the artworks.
Focusing on processes like creating characters
and identifying themes and issues based
artworks to create story plots, students get to
develop creative writing and critical thinking skills.
Available for the month of July only.
Every Tue, Thu, Fri, 3pm – 5:15pm |
Every Thu, Fri, 10am – 12:15pm | SAM
For 13 to 14 years old / lower secondary
Free. Limited to 40 students per session, on a
first-come-first-serve basis.
This workshop is a collaboration between SAM
and the Singapore Polytechnic Applied Drama
and Psychology programme.
Art Trail
Designed for pre-schoolers, this workshop
engages students in active art discussions
through creative story telling. Participants will
learn more about artists and their artworks and
create their own craft works inspired by the
artworks in the gallery.
Every Thu & Fri, 10am – 11:30am or
2:30pm – 4pm | SAM
For 4 to 6 years old
$18 per child, per lesson
Art Talk
This workshop aims to stimulate the students’
creativity through interactive puppet shows and
speech and drama activities. Using the
artworks as inspiration, students will be guided
to develop their own narratives and perform
their own puppet shows.
Every Thu & Fri, 10am – 11:30am or
2.30pm – 4pm | SAM
For 4 to 12 years old
$28 per child, per lesson
Everyday Life
With discussion and quick sketching,
students will turn everyday tasks and objects
into interesting artworks by working with
shapes and forms, and learning oil pastel
and watercolour techniques like blending
and bricking.
Every Mon & Tue, 10am – 12:30pm or
2pm – 4:30pm | SAM
For 7 to 8 years old
$18 per child, per lesson
Everyday Food
What goes on inside the core of a papaya?
Drawing inspiration from artworks that
showcase food as the main subject matter,
this workshop encourages students to
explore the forms and shapes of food, and
also to learn about the role of textures in their
own art making.
Every Mon & Tue, 10am – 12:30pm or
2pm – 4:30pm | SAM
For 9 to 10 years old
$18 per child, per lesson
Everyday Objects
Through active art discussions, students will
share their initial thoughts and ideas of
selected artworks and learn to generate ideas
about objectifying personality traits through
the use of quick rough sketching. Students
will then create drawings based on concepts
of cubism and abstract art using acrylic
painting techniques.
Every Mon & Tue, 10am – 12:30pm or
2pm – 4:30pm | SAM
For 11 to 12 years old
$28 per child, per lesson
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