State of the Arts: Sept 20 to 27
SINGAPORE — Developments in the music scene take centrestage with the announcement that funding support for musicians, which was previously under the purview of the Media Development Authority, will now fall under the National Arts Council. The National Library Board has also revamped MusicSG, its online portal for Singapore music, and has released a landmark book on the country’s music scene titled Singapore Soundscape: Musical Renaissance of a Global City. Elsewhere, Gillman Barracks launched its 2nd anniversary with the public art event Drive, independent arts festival Lit Up has opened, the recently-concluded Singapore International Festival Of Arts released its audience figures of 22,000, and Centre 42 launched its Vault programme with a reading of two plays by pioneers Goh Poh Seng and Lim Chor Pee. Community-centric arts events were also in the news: Drama Box and ArtsWok produced the death and dying-themed exhibition Both Sides, Now, while a poetry competition for Tamil- and Bengali-speaking migrant workers was announced to take place in November. MAYO MARTIN
SINGAPORE — Developments in the music scene take centrestage with the announcement that funding support for musicians, which was previously under the purview of the Media Development Authority, will now fall under the National Arts Council. The National Library Board has also revamped MusicSG, its online portal for Singapore music, and has released a landmark book on the country’s music scene titled Singapore Soundscape: Musical Renaissance of a Global City. Elsewhere, Gillman Barracks launched its 2nd anniversary with the public art event Drive, independent arts festival Lit Up has opened, the recently-concluded Singapore International Festival Of Arts released its audience figures of 22,000, and Centre 42 launched its Vault programme with a reading of two plays by pioneers Goh Poh Seng and Lim Chor Pee. Community-centric arts events were also in the news: Drama Box and ArtsWok produced the death and dying-themed exhibition Both Sides, Now, while a poetry competition for Tamil- and Bengali-speaking migrant workers was announced to take place in November. MAYO MARTIN
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