Scarypura

Forget Dracula. Forget Frankenstein.

What really scares Singaporeans?

A $13 plate of cai png? A two million-dollar HDB flat? A message from HR? A scammer pretending to be your child? Your child's exams? Medical bills? AI taking your job? Or the annual return of the haze?

This Halloween, the Wilkie Arts Collective at the historic enclave of 11 Upper Wilkie Road is inviting Singaporeans to confront their fears — and have some fun with them — at SCARYPURA: What Really Scares Singaporeans?, a frighteningly funny family-friendly arts experience on Halloween: Saturday, 31 October 2026.

Rather than simply watching a Halloween show, visitors are invited to make things, draw things, watch things, tell stories, dress up, wander through artists' studios — and eventually become part of the spectacle themselves.

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The Wilkie Arts Collective comprises:

Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI)
featuring ITI artists-in-residence Afiszan Amat and James Anthony Carino

The artists of 11 Upper Wilkie Road: Juliet Wee; Sheena Bharathan; Zhang Qiao / ArchPlate Studio; Jolin Nai; Tan Sock Fong; Sunar Sugiyou; Adi Yadoni.

The Private Museum

with The Substation

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Come dressed as what really scares Singaporeans.

Event details:

Date: 31 October 2026, Saturday
Time: 11 AM – 9 PM
Venue: 11 Upper Wilkie Road, Singapore
Featuring: Intercultural Theatre Institute, ITI artists-in-residence Afiszan Amat and James Anthony Carino, The Substation, Asian Film Archive, and the resident artists of 11 Upper Wilkie Road

Programme:

◎ 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM | HALLOWEEN ON THE HILL: Art Encounters with the 11 Upper Wilkie Road Resident Artists

Open studios, art displays, face-painting and hands-on activities
Book sessions at http://tinyurl.com/WAC-Artist-Workshops

◼︎ ArchPlate — Make Your Own Halloween Printing Plate #1
Morning workshop. Maximum 4 participants; Advance registration required.

◼︎ Juliet Wee — Pumpkin Pouring Art
Create your own fluid-art clay pumpkin to bring home. DIY fluid-art kits also available.

◼︎ Sheena Bharathan — Complete the Halloween Artwork
Browse miniature paintings, mugs and postcards, then complete your own illustrated Halloween art card. Suitable for adults and children.

◼︎ Zhang Qiao / ArchPlate Studio — Halloween Printing Experience
Choose a Halloween printing plate, ink it and make your own print using a printing press.

◼︎ Jolin Nai — Halloween Boro Glass Charm Workshop
Make a set of three borosilicate charms: Ghost, Pumpkin and Crescent Moon.

◼︎ Tan Sock Fong — Glass Art Presentation
Video presentation offering a glimpse into her sand-art process and glass-making techniques.

◼︎ Sunar Sugiyou — Open Studio
Discover original works across different mediums, including Chinese ink, oil and acrylic paintings, mini sculptures, assemblages and hand-built clay.

◼︎ Adi Yadoni — Open Studio, Art Display & Face Painting
Visit Adi's studio, meet the artist, see original works and get Halloween-ready with face painting.

◼︎ ArchPlate — Make Your Own Halloween Printing Plate #2
Afternoon workshop. Maximum 4 participants; Advance registration required.

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◎ 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM | ITI presents Uncle Colin Goh’s silly storytelling and cartoon workshop: The Scariest Costume in the World!

Award-winning filmmaker and bestselling cartoonist shares a funny story and leads kids in doodling horrors formed from their own imagination!
Venue: The Private Museum
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/WAC-Scarypura-Cartoons

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◎ 4:00 PM | SCARYPURA AFTER DARK BEGINS

◼︎ 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Movie Screening: Sumpah Pontianak (1958, Cathay-Keris; Dir. B.N. Rao)
Presented in collaboration with Asian Film Archive
Duration: 1 hour and 26 minutes 
Registration: TBC

◼︎ 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
ITI presents: The Nightmare Parade!

◼︎ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Subject: Anomalous Biological Entity
A work-in-progress presentation by ITI artists-in-residence Afiszan Amat & James Anthony Carino
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/WAC-Scarypura-ABE

◼︎ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Substation presents: Scaredy Cats Anonymous!
Horror stories, hauntings, and ghastly tales from the art world and more!

◎ 9:00 PM - SCARYPURA CLOSES