Shining the spotlight on cultural policy

• Main Authors: TAN, Tarn How, HOE, Su Fern
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: Sociology of Culture
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2216; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3473/viewcontent/2_Shining_the_Spotlight_on_Cultural_Policy_1805151__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Singapore has come a long way since its days of being described as a “cultural desert". The credit goes to an aggressive arts and culture development policy backed by significant funding. To fulfil its vision of Singapore as “a global city for the arts" and a “Creative City”, the government rolled out masterplans such as those for the Renaissance City and creative industries. Most recently it called for accessible community arts for every Singaporean through the Arts and Culture Strategic Review (ACSR) of 2012.