IPS-NGS-SAM Spotlight on Cultural Policy Series Twelve: Roundtable Discussion on A Year of Living Precariously: Artists on Surviving the Pandemic

A difficult, even disastrous, year for many under the shadow of COVID-19 has been one no less so for artists. The arts community has struggled financially, artistically and emotionally, with the looming prospect of the pandemic stretching for a few more years. How have artists managed to weather this storm, if at all? What adaptations have they made and which have or have not worked? What other lessons have they learnt that will be useful for continuing to make their way through the tough times ahead? To what extent have the government’s responses helped, and in what ways should they be changed? In this roundtable, artists and other stakeholders from policymakers to academics will address these questions.

This is the twelfth roundtable in our Spotlight on Cultural Policy Series and is jointly organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), National Gallery Singapore (NGS), and Singapore Art Museum (SAM).

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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. 

The seminars in the series are: