Rest & Digest Corner
21 AUG - 30 AUG
Restaging the S-11 coffee shop outside the Old National Library–reimagined with kacang puteh!
LOCATIONFront Courtyard
DATES21 Aug, Fri - 30 Aug, Sun
START/ END TIMEsWeek 1
21 Aug, Fri: 3.30 - 9.30pm
22 Aug, Sat: 12.00 - 9.30pm
23 Aug, Sun: 12.00 - 7.00pm
Week 2
26 Aug, Wed: 3.30 - 9.00pm
27 Aug, Thu: 3.30 - 9.00pm
28 Aug, Fri: 3.30 - 9.30pm
29 Aug, Sat: 12.00 - 9.30pm
30 Aug, Sun: 12.00 - 9.30pm
EVENT TYPEParticipatory installation
ADMISSIONWalk-ins welcome
AccessibilityStep-free etc.
How does an everyday kopitiam build an arts community?
CITRUS practices and The Artists Village invite you to reimagine what a local coffee shop can be at Tonight, we are a village. This participatory installation restages the former S-11 coffee shop outside the Old National Library, a popular meeting point for arts workers. Through gathering and hanging out as a community, experience how everyday gestures of eating, conversing, playing games, and singing karaoke generate ways of thinking collectively.
Open throughout the festival, you can come by for some kacang puteh, coffee, or tea (while quantities last). The installation will also host a series of creative exchanges, so do check out one of these sessions, or just chat and chill here between the many CITRUS fest programmes!
About the Arts Workers
The Artists Village
The Artists Village (TAV) is one of Singapore’s first art colonies. The group is historically significant for its contributions to Singapore’s contemporary art scene. Its legacy has been marked by major exhibitions, including The Artists Village: 20 Years On (2008), Epilogue (2022), The Artists Village: Time, Sites, and Nodes (2023) at M+ in Hong Kong, and collaborations with National Gallery Singapore from 2024 to 2026.
