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Padimai Launches OOPS Onchain Artist Residency

digital · 2026-07-08

Applications are now open for the first edition of Origin of Primary Source (OOPS), a remote residency program by Padimai Art & Tech Studio, based in Singapore. This three-month initiative focuses on the intersection of blockchain technology and digital art, inviting five artists to create projects that utilize NFTs for documentation, preservation, and artistic expression. The residency incorporates concepts from object-oriented programming, including inheritance and polymorphism. Each participant will receive SGD 15,000 along with an additional SGD 5,000 for documentation, and is required to submit three NFTs upon completion. Interested applicants must apply by 15 August 2026, with the residency scheduled from 20 September to 20 December 2026.

Key facts

  • Padimai Art & Tech Studio is based in Singapore.
  • OOPS stands for Origin of Primary Source.
  • The residency is fully remote and lasts three months.
  • Five participants will be selected.
  • Honorarium is SGD 15,000 plus SGD 5,000 for documentation.
  • Application deadline: 15 August 2026.
  • Residency dates: 20 September to 20 December 2026.
  • Participants must submit three NFTs at the end.

Entities

Institutions

  • Padimai Art & Tech Studio

Locations

  • Singapore

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