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Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth
Parliamentary Matters

Independent panels or juries for major Government-supported arts events

Sectors

Arts & Heritage

11 November 2024

Response to parliamentary question on appointing independent panels or juries composed of members from the arts community and outside of it for major Government-supported arts events.

PQ 6298. Ms Usha Chandradas: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) whether the Ministry has considered appointing independent panels or juries composed of members from the arts community and outside of it when assessing the programming for major Government-supported arts events such as the Singapore Art Week and the Singapore International Festival of the Arts; and (b) if so, what factors has the Ministry taken into consideration in its deliberations.

  1. Such advisory panels already exist, and information on these panels are available online.  For example, the current Singapore International Festival of the Arts (SIFA) Advisory Panel does not only include members from the arts community, but also a representative from the Entertainment sector. The current Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) Advisory Panel comprises members from the arts sector as well as professionals with education and media experience.

  2. These advisory panels ensure the major festivals offer quality arts offerings for different segments of Singaporeans. They also provide advice to the festival director and commissioners ranging from the overall artistic direction of the festivals, to areas such as marketing.

  3. For the Singapore Art Week (SAW), the National Arts Council (NAC) co-leads a workgroup with the Singapore Tourism Board. The workgroup includes key visual arts institutions as well as private and public sector partners, to facilitate the cross sharing of ideas and foster collaboration across major stakeholders in Singapore's visual arts industry.

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