Singapore
Singapore Arts Festival
Commencing in 1997 as a national arts festival, the Singapore Arts Festival celebrated local arts activity of Singapore’s diverse communities. The Festival has played a symbiotic and catalytic role in the development of the country’s artistic and cultural life. It has helped to transform the city’s cultural landscape, becoming one of Asia’s major cultural capitals today.
The festival has influenced the work of artists and generated a growing public demand for the arts, spawning new cultural platforms, events, and movements that underscores the lively cultural scene in present Singapore.
Today, the Festival is characterised by a progressive and innovative spirit, committed to commissioning new works by principally Singapore and Asian artists, investing in works that bridges disciplines, cultures, language and geographical boundaries.
It also features an extensive programme of free outdoor performances island-wide, bringing the arts to the doorsteps of Singaporeans. It remains the largest singular event in Singapore’s arts calendar, inviting artists from more than 20 countries, offering more than 500 activities attracting up to 700,000 attendances - a 4-week infusion of performances and events that inspire and capture the public imagination of the city.
For more information about the Festival, visit
http://www.singaporeartsfest.com/about_the_festival.asp