ARTS CASE STUDIES Flashcards
ARTS vs SCIENCE
straits times 2021: only 3 in 5 of graduates from the humanities and social sciences found full-time permanent jobs within 6 months of leaving university. those from arts, design and media had even less luck with about only half finding full-time work
Art for Good in Singapore makes use of visual art to improve mental health in participants. research has found that making art can activate reward pathways in the brain, reducing stress, lowering anxiety levels and improving moods. Furthermore, Singapore is a regional leader in art therapy, with 19 qualified art therapists having graduated from the lasalle art therapy training program and demand for their services has been on the rise since the pandemic.
According to MOE, arts education provides an avenue for students to develop self and social awareness and appreciate the unique singaporean forms of expression that are anchored on national values as well as understand and appreciate cultures and traditions beyond Singapore.
In 2017, a group of young Singaporeans with no background in the arts came together to put on a contemporary art exhibition that looked at issues of race in the country. the exhibition, titled 87%, inspired conversations about multiculturalism, race and ethnicity
ARTS & POLITICS
a crucial pillar of banksy’s activism is his stance against all forms of war & violence, gaining newfound importance in the light of the putin-led invasion of ukraine and resulting refugee crisis
China 2018 hip-hop ban by officials. despite censorship, it thrived - there was a year-over-year increase of greater than 50%
Singapore international festival of the arts (SIFA) 2016. five easy pieces, a theatre production aimed to educate children on the dangers that could occur to them, was presented by singapore government with r18 rating. wasted opportunity for informed engagement with youths of dangers, young are no longer allowed to experience what concerns them the most due to censorship laws in place
infocomm media development authority (imda) licensing issues licences and audience restrictions. content that promotes, justifies or glamorises homosexuality is unacceptable under IMDA and will be censored
ARTS & SOCIETY
a study called ‘gifts of the muse’ offers new framework for understanding the value of the arts, recognising how intrinsic benefits contribute to the public realm and underscores the central role of intrinsic benefits in generating all arts benefits
Rather than arts, Singaporeans themselves believe that safety, infrastructure, cleanliness, standard of education and standard of healthcare were the 5 most notable characteristics of Singapore, and local food, world class service and HDBs were considered the most important to the Singaporean identity.
Stories can only be told through arts: singapore’s monuments and historic buildings embody the stories of our past and the journey taken by pioneering generations who came before us. Our SG Heritage Plan, e.g. national gallery singapore
Nam hwa opera, to preserve and promote traditional teochew opera and art form introduced to singapore by chinese immigrants in the 19th century
POWER OF THE ARTS
A lot of people take photos and post them on social media at tourist sites for evidence that they’ve been there, rather than immersing in the experience and atmosphere
$$: five million Americans are employed in arts and culture-related industries. It accounts for more than $800 billion of economic activity
2019 “inside out project” worked with the local community in baja california to create a series of portraits that celebrated the diversity, shared identity and resilience of the people living in tecate. This inspired similar initiatives around the world => power of art to foster connection and understanding across boundaries
Broadway feeds billions into NYC’s economy, and the Great White Way runs almost entirely on union staff
