Laden with great expectations: (Re)Mapping the arts housing policy as urban cultural policy in Singapore

• Main Author: HOE, Su Fern
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: Urban cultural policy; Cultural planning; Arts spaces; Policy transfer; Policy mobility; Arts governance; Singapore; Asian Studies; Infrastructure; Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; Theatre and Performance Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3299; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4559/viewcontent/LadenwithExpectations_2020_sv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The arts and artists need space to thrive. However, as much of the land in Singapore is state-owned, the finiteness of space – literally and figuratively – remains a key challenge. Yet there is a rich variety of arts infrastructure in Singapore today, from exhibition spaces to performing arts venues...