Roundtable

IPS-NGS-SAM Spotlight on Cultural Policy Series Eleven: Roundtable Discussion on Art in the Time of Pandemic II: Keeping the Arts Afloat

Synopsis

Like most other sectors of the economy, the arts have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists and arts companies have seen their incomes plunge with the closure of performance, exhibition and other venues. Social distancing measures in studios and rehearsal and other spaces have also meant that many artists have not been able to produce work or have to put in place workarounds that have impacted their art making. This roundtable aims to discuss the measures that the government have rolled out to help artists, whether the funds being given out are enough and given for the right things and to the right recipients. It will also examine whether the social-distancing rules imposed on art making make sense and provide the right balance between safety and the need to work.

This is the eleventh in a series of roundtable discussions jointly organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), National Gallery Singapore (NGS) and the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) about cultural policy in Singapore.

This roundtable is not open for media coverage.

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ABOUT THE IPS-NGS-SAM SPOTLIGHT ON CULTURAL POLICY SERIES

The IPS-NGS-SAM Spotlight on Cultural Policy Series is a space for frank, robust and collegial discussion of the issues and challenges related to arts and cultural policy in Singapore. Each roundtable gathers members of the arts and creative community, policymakers, academics and other stakeholders working across different fields, to discuss a specific, timely topic about the arts and cultural policy landscape in Singapore. The goal is to assess current policies and offer recommendations for the future. SAM was the venue sponsor for the 2015–2018 series.

This series is convened by IPS researcher, Mr Tan Tarn How.

The seminars in the series are: