One Foot In: An ‘Arts NMP’ on Politics and Activism in Influencing Cultural Policy

Audrey Wong reflects on her two years as Nominated Member of Parliament for the arts, her experience in the House and her role as an intermediary of sorts between government and the arts community. How does her previous work as activist and co-Artistic Director of independent arts centre The Substation affect her perception of her new role as “arts NMP”? Does having an arts NMP open up possibilities for artists and Singaporeans to influence cultural policy-making? Are there limits to speaking up? And does having an Arts NMP change the politics of engagement between artists, the wider community, legislators and policy makers?


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• Opening Remarks by Mr Arun Mahizhnan
• Speech by Ms Audrey Wong
• Question and Answer Session
  

Media Coverage

• The Straits Times. 2011. I’m no rabble-rouser. 30 June
• My Paper. 2011. Ex-NMP: More needs to be done for arts community here. 17 June
• TODAY. 2011. Arts NMP! Audrey Wong’s foot! A post-mortem!. 16 June