NEW FIVE-YEAR PLAN
The Our SG Arts Plan was moulded by over 16,500 stakeholders. They weighed in on how to build on efforts by the previous roadmap in 2018, which aimed to develop the domestic arts scene but was derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local interest in the arts has grown, rising from 29 per cent in 2020 to 34 per cent in 2022, according to NAC’s Population Survey on the Arts.
Launched at the Sands Expo And Convention Centre by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong on Tuesday (Sep 5), the roadmap includes the launch of a new portal.
Named Catch, the digital platform will allow patrons to browse and book cultural events in Singapore.
It was developed with the help of other arts organisations, including the Esplanade, and also gives smaller arts groups an accessible platform to promote their initiatives for free.
To provide them with even greater exposure, NAC will partner Mediacorp to build up cross-industry connections.
“The walls or the borders between arts and media are very porous. So the talents move between the two sectors pretty freely,” Mediacorp’s chief customer and corporate development officer Angeline Poh told CNA’s Singapore Tonight on Tuesday.
Other partnership initiatives include the Hear65’s year-long I Play SG Music campaign, a collaboration between NAC and SMRT Trains which will allow commuters to listen to Singaporean music at train and bus stations.
