The O.P.E.N.

Open, Participate, Engage, Negotiate

As a pre-festival of ideas and public engagement initiative from the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), The O.P.E.N. offers 18 days of exploration, raising fascinating questions and offering eye-opening insights about our world and humanity.

The O.P.E.N. connects you with SIFA four weeks before the opening of the Festival. It directs you to consider a breadth of issues and perspectives inspired by SIFA’s annual festival theme, with this year’s being “POST – EMPIRES.” Styled as a popular academy, it presents a curated selection of events, such as photography exhibitions and film showcases, in a casual and intimate setting.

The O.P.E.N. invites you to absorb new knowledge and gain diverse perspectives, leading to a deeper enjoyment of SIFA come August and September 2015.

The O.P.E.N will take place from 16 June – 4 July 2015 at various locations.

For more information, such as a list of events and venues, please click here.


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Gary is one of those proverbial jack of all trades… you know the rest. When not writing about lifestyle and culture, he dabbles in photography, graphic design, plays four instruments and is a professional wearer of bowties. His greatest weakness: spending more money on clothes than he probably should. Find him across the social world as @grimlay