About Flock
FLOCK at Kampong Java is a cluster of flexible, art-ready venues located at 52–56 Kampong Java Road. Designed for music, theatre, dance, visual art, and literary work, it operates as an always-on environment for making, gathering and exchange.
The venue is managed by 19sixtyfive, a creative practice working across the arts, culture and brands. Known for approaching each project on its own terms, 19sixtyfive does not rely on fixed templates or repeat formulas. Every collaboration, programme and moment is considered individually, with an emphasis on immersion, relevance and intent.
Brief & Intention
This project began with a simple question: What would an arts venue look like if it focused less on infrastructure alone and more on how people actually use, inhabit and return to a place?
With experience in artist management, programming and creative production, 19sixtyfive approached the site as more than a conventional arts facility. The intent was to create a setting where artists, makers, programmers, producers and audiences could cross paths naturally. Work could be tested, shared, revised or discussed without pressure to arrive fully formed, and time spent would matter as much as outcomes.
The heritage buildings at Kampong Java reinforce this approach. They were not purpose-built as an arts complex, and that remains a strength. Their varied layouts invite different interpretations and uses. Rooms change function. Dining becomes listening. Rehearsal turns into sharing. There is no single correct way to use the venue.
In practice, the environment remains open and welcoming. Programmed events share the space with informal use and unplanned encounters. Some people come to perform or present. Others come to observe, participate or simply spend time. All forms of engagement are valid.
The work continues as an ongoing experiment. It considers what happens when an arts venue is treated not as a static resource, but as a shared setting that develops through use. In doing so, it puts forward another way of thinking about how state-owned spaces can operate, grounded in imagination, care and sustained participation rather than assumptions.
FLOCK does not try to serve everyone. It is clear about what it offers: a place to try, to meet, to linger and to see what happens when people are given room to work things out together.