SPECIAL EVENT
Against the grain of dystopian imaginaries, the festival celebrates futures that are relational and cautiously hopeful. Drawing from the themes of Another World Is Possible exhibition, it foregrounds imagination as a form of care, generosity as a guiding practice, and attentive co-creation as a foundation for how we shape worlds together.
Through conversations, art and participatory experiences, the festival becomes a living constellation of ideas and experiences: a space to experiment with new ways of thinking, sensing and making together. World-making is tangible, fragile and powerful, unfolding through the collective curiosity and care of everyone present.
Image credit: Frequenseers: Archives of the Amber Sea, 2025, Shiro Fujioka. Courtesy of the artist.
The festival’s intellectual core, this day-long gathering convenes architects, scientists, artists, writers, foresight practitioners, policymakers and youth to explore how generosity, resilience and interdependence can shape worlds in the making. Through keynotes and cross-disciplinary conversations, the symposium invites us to think, question and dream in common, weaving together imagination and strategy, speculation and stewardship.
15 Nov (Sat), 11am – 6.55pm
ArtScience Cinema, Level 4
Ticketed Admission: S$15
What might it mean to imagine the future generously? Who is generosity for, and how is it practised? What does it ask us to give up, or give back?
Generous Futures, Woven Together brings together architects, scientists, artists, writers, foresight practitioners, policymakers and youth in a plural conversation about how we shape what comes next. Each voice offers a distinct way of thinking with and through the future: from speculative fiction to strategic foresight, regenerative design to ecological care. The programme invites reflection on how generosity might be expressed through imagination, infrastructure, the stories we tell, and the systems we build.
See moreWhat if sound could be a portal to worlds not yet realised? This programme of installations and performance transforms listening into a speculative act. Artists Syafiq Halid, Ichiko Aoba and Louis Quek craft multisensory environments where ancestral memory, myth and frequencies open space for transformation. Experience living sonic worlds that transport you beyond past and present into futures yet to unfold.
15 Nov (Sat), 8pm – 8.45pm
Gallery 0, Level 3
Ticketed Admission: S$5
For one night only, sound and movement converge in a living ceremony. In this collaborative performance, sound artist Syafiq Halid activates his 14-channel installation in Another World Is Possible exhibition with the presence of dance artist Norhaizad Adam, extending his sonic philosophy into the moving body.
From 13 Nov
Sun – Thu: 10am – 7pm
Fri – Sat: 10am – 9pm
Oculus, Basement 2
Free Admission
Enter the dreamlike archipelago of Windswept Adan, a multi-channel sound installation by singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba. Conceived as a soundtrack to an imaginary film during journeys through the Ryukyu Archipelago, the work invites visitors into a speculative world where music and imagination intertwine.
From 7 Nov
Sun – Thu: 10am – 7pm
Fri – Sat: 10am – 9pm
Anteroom, Basement 1
Free Admission
In Threshold, sound artist Louis Quek proposes futures where boundaries and margins dissolve, existing instead in a perpetual state of endless transitions.
The installation unfolds as a space to drift, notice and recalibrate — inviting us to reflect on how we listen, and how a world in flux might also be a world of possibility.
14 Nov (Fri), 8pm – 9pm
Gathering Point: Anteroom, Basement 1
Ticketed Admission: S$5
What boundaries dissolve when we listen deeply to spaces, to each other, to the unseen? In this guided walk, sound artist Louis Quek invites participants into a slow, contemplative journey shaped by the textures of the everyday. Drawing on principles of deep listening and sonic poetics, the walk encourages a porous mode of attention, one where listening is more about presence.
From the speculative landscapes of The Creator to the virtual city of The Drone Shepherd: A Planet City Graphic Novel in VR, step inside cinematic worlds that subvert the familiar aesthetics of science fiction and expand your sense of possible futures. Whether seated in a gallery or wearing a headset, visitors encounter moving image as a portal — a way of sensing, dreaming and dwelling in worlds still in the making. Dive deeper through curator insights, discussions and behind-the-scenes perspectives.
From 1 Nov (Sat), daily screenings
ArtScience Cinema, Level 4
Free & Ticketed Admission
Visions of the Future is a screening programme offering alternative interpretations of the future beyond dominant Western tropes, highlighting stories of resilience, adaptation and relational imaginaries over dystopian narratives.
From 25 Oct, Various Timings
VR Gallery, Level 4
Ticketed Admission: From S$12
Follow the Drone Shepherd on a bold journey to Planet City, a single city built to house 10 billion people. Making its World Premiere at ArtScience Museum’s VR Gallery, this new work by Liam Young expands his acclaimed Planet City universe into a VR graphic novel experience.
Worlds in the making need your imagination. From participatory activities to curator-led tours, explore stories and ideas in ways that feel personal and meaningful to you and collaborate as an active participant. This stream invites you to move closer and leave a trace of your own vision within the festival’s archive of possibilities.
From 13 Nov
ArtScience Laboratory, Basement 2
Free Admission
Imagine receiving a postcard from decades into the future. What kind of world would it speak of?
In this activity, visitors are invited to share messages from their future selves on postcards and respond to another’s message. Write, draw, or collage responses to prompts which ask participants to imagine what tomorrow might hold.
14 & 15 Nov (Fri & Sat), 7pm – 8pm
Gallery 0, Level 3
Ticketed Admission: S$5
Delve into the curatorial thinking behind the exhibition and explore exhibition highlights in this curator’s guided tour of Another World Is Possible.
Led by Joshua Lau (Assistant Curator, Exhibitions), this tour will explore the practice of futuring and worldbuilding underpinning the exhibition’s curatorial development.
13 & 14 Nov (Thu & Fri), 2.30pm
15 Nov (Sat), 7.30pm
VR Gallery, Level 4
Complimentary Admission with VR Ticket
Delve into the comic book visual inspirations and the power of character-driven storytelling in Liam Young’s Planet City universe in this curator’s introduction of The Drone Shepherd: A Planet City Graphic Novel in VR.
13 Nov (Thu), 4.30pm
14 Nov (Fri), 2pm
ArtScience Cinema, Level 4
Free Admission
Gain a curator’s insight into the themes explored in Visions of the Future with special film presentations on Space Cadet by Kid Koala and The Creator by Gareth Edwards. These sessions will include a curator’s introduction conducted by Rachel Wong (Assistant Curator, Public Programmes).
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Another World Is Possible
Another World Is Possible is an exhibition on the future, exploring the practice of world-building across cinema, architecture, design, and speculative fiction.
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ArtScience Encounters
On dwelling and drift: encountering the unexpected in incidental spaces.
ArtScience Encounters is an ongoing series that unfolds in the in-between. Conceived as a platform for interdisciplinary artistic gestures, it invites audiences to engage with the architecture of ArtScience Museum as a living space — res
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On dwelling and drift: encountering the unexpected in incidental spaces.
ArtScience Encounters is an ongoing series that unfolds in the in-between. Conceived as a platform for interdisciplinary artistic gestures, it invites audiences to engage with the architecture of ArtScience Museum as a living space — resonant, responsive and alive with potential.
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ArtScience Laboratory
Be inspired, creative and curious! ArtScience Laboratory is a learning space where art, science and technology converge in inspiring and surprising ways.
