Community Arts
Contents
Definitions and Scope
Target Asset Class: Community Artists
IPS-SAM Report on Development of Community Arts in Singapore
Client Segments
[Eg. For at risk youth, some could have behavioural problems and be beyond parental control. Others could merely be disengaged and bored in school. Because it seems like different engagement strategies can be customized to these sub-types, it may make sense to segmentize.]
Size of the Issue
[Size of the universe (size of total potential need/demand for services)] [Size of expressed need (those receiving services and on waitlist)]
Desired impact for target group
[If we have no conception of what counts as a ‘good death’, ‘social inclusion’, ‘engaged youth’ , then it would not be possible to determine whether our policies and services are performing well]
Needs of Community Artists
Need for adequate funding
Existing Resources
WeCare Arts Fund Programme - by National Arts Council (NAC) and the Community Development Councils (CDCs).It was launched in 2014 with S$1.5 million over three years. According to Rosa Daniel (CEO of NAC), the fund has reached more than 8,000 beneficiaries through more than 300 programmes over those three years. In 2017, NAC & CDC renewed their partnership and agreed to set aside S$1 million for 2018-2019. Funded by the NAC’s ArtReach initiative and administered by the CDCs, the fund supports Social Service Organisations (SSOs) with up to S$5,000 per arts project to cover artists’ fees, materials and other project costs. (Today 5 Sep 2017)
Gaps and Their Causes
Possible Solutions
Need for effects of arts participation to be studied and understood
Existing Resources
Arts for Ageing Well Study (commissioned by NAC, led by Andy Ho of NTU) studied a sample of 1,000 participants aged 50 and above.Those who attended arts events were significantly more likely to experience better self-perceived health, cognitive functioning and social support, compared with those who did not attend arts events. Those who participated in the arts were significantly more inclined to have an elevated sense of fulfilment and life meaning, and possess better mental well-being. (ST 6 Sep 2017)
Gaps and Their Causes
Possible Solutions
Need for administrative and production support
the lack of producing and administrative support for independent artists and companies
Existing Resources
Gaps and Their Causes
Possible Solutions
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Resources Directory
Case Studies
See NAC's collection of 12 case studies features noteworthy community arts projects and artists that demonstrate the value and impact of the arts in engaging the community
NAC's Arts For All mirco-site has a collection of international case studies
An Overview of Art Projects in Japan: A Society That Co-Creates with Art - Written by Sumiko Kumakura and The Art Project Research Group, Translated by Art Translators Collective
ArtsWok Collaborative's "resources" page features articles, case studies and publications relating to local artists, communities, and projects.
Pop-up Noise
by Joseph Nair, 21-30 Oct 2016 at Kreta Ayer Square
Of Garden & Dreams Trail (2019)
by Shophouse & Co - trail around Taman Jurong featuring landmarks and selected artworks of Singapore's first residential public art gallery.
OH! Open House
http://ohopenhouse.org/ OH! started in 2009 as an art walk that brought art out of museums and galleries. By 2014, OH! became a non-profit art organisation and they focus on:
- Provide alternative ways to experience art, outside of museums and galleries;
- Giving local artists opportunities to experiment with site specificity — to unlock or even give new meanings to our everyday spaces;
- Challenging audiences to think deeper about the immediate environment they inhabit, and the larger context of Singapore
Toolkit
NAC & NUS-CSAC Guides: How to Bring Arts into Neighbourhoods and How to Assess their Impact.
NAC's Arts For All microsite has a collection of self-produced and externally sourced toolkits for community arts approaches, activities and evaluation.
Books
Education for Socially Engaged Art by Pablo Helguera
Networks & Portals
Lets Connect
- Network of sharing among community artists, run by NAC
NAC's Arts For All
Brack.sg
- a Singapore-based platform for socially-engaged artists in Southeast Asia
Programmes
NAC's Community Arts Residency
Concerned Citizens Programme - is a mentorship programme by The Substation aimed at cultivating arts and non-arts projects initiated by concerned citizens, who are thoughtful and engaged members of the community.
Arts Organisations
Act 3 Theatrics
https://www.act3theatrics.com/
Feature article of R Chandran, Founder-Director at Social Space magazine
ArtsWok Collaborative
Distinct Creative Arts (at risk youth)
https://www.distinctca.com.sg/
Red Pencil (Art Therapy)
Shophouse & Co
Place-making studio in Singapore that "help city agencies, companies and communities create lovable places to live, work and play".
The Substation
Singapore's first independent contemporary arts centre.
Ground-Up Initiatives
Ayer Ayer Project
A multi-faceted art project which combines art-making, public participation and social innovation to confront ocean plastic waste.