Overview | NAC Arts Venues | Arts Housing
Envisioned to serve as a unique focal point for arts activities in the heart of the city, the Waterloo Street Arts Belt was restored and developed over five years at an approximate cost of $7 million. The arts groups housed in this arts belt are ACTION Theatre, the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore, Dance Ensemble Singapore, Young Musicians' Society and Sculpture Square.
Besides serving the objective of arts housing, the arts belt plays a larger role of showcasing the vibrant arts scene in Singapore and providing space for talents to create and test their works. On this street alone, one could sample the works of various disciplines - music, dance, drama, sculpture and visual arts. The activities carried out by the five arts groups add character and vitality to the area, contributing positively to a vibrant and attractive environment.
The arts belt also serves as a synergistic link between nearby arts centres and institutions such as the Singapore Art Museum, the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art, and the Stamford Arts Centre. The properties in this area include:
The Selegie Arts Centre is home to The Photographic Society of Singapore. Facilities on the second floor comprise a members' area, Digital Resource Centre, a classroom and a darkroom. The Loke Wan Tho Gallery can be found on the third floor.
If you are interested in any of its activities or booking the facilities, please contact the Photographic Society of Singapore at:
A two-storey pre-war bungalow is home to The Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore which is actively involved in promoting the art of Chinese brush writing. Besides calligraphy classes, local and overseas calligraphy exhibitions and demonstrations are also held here. The Centre also houses the Singapore Institute of Chinese Calligraphy, the academic arm of the Society and the head office of the International Congress of Chinese Calligraphy.
The Centre also consists of an exhibition hall, a conference room, an audio-visual room and 5 classrooms for conducting seminars, courses and classes on calligraphy.
If you are interested in booking the exhibition hall or enrolling in the calligraphy classes, please contact the Centre at:
This cluster of three charming pre-war shophouses is occupied by the Young Musician's Society (YMS) Ltd, the umbrella body of Singapore Youth Choir and the Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra. The Society plays a central role in raising the standard of musicianship in Singapore through its numerous concerts and competitions organised for schools and the public. The two music groups under its auspices are active participants of international festivals and often serve as cultural ambassadors for Singapore.
The Centre aims to serve as a musical hub for youths in Singapore, providing music education through classes, seminars and workshops. It also serves as an agency for liaison and cooperation among music organisations in Singapore and other such agencies and associations around the world. The Centre holds many music activities such as A Capella Fanatix, to provide opportunities for outstanding musicians to display their talents. In addition, it also serves as a resource centre for information on choral, band, orchestral (Western and Chinese) and instrumental music. The Centre has a 200-seat auditorium for choral and chamber music performances as well as practice studios.
If you are interested in any of its activities or booking any of its facilities, please contact the Centre at:
This elegant two-storey building is the residence of Dance Ensemble Singapore, a semi-professional Chinese dance group. The premises are used for dance workshops, dance rehearsals, dance classes and small scale dance performances.
To enrol for dance classes, please contact the dance company at:
Sculpture Square was initiated by established local sculptor, Mr Sun Yu Li. Both the pre-war buildings along Middle Road have been converted into a visual arts centre at a cost of $1.7m, focusing on both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional works. The Centre is made up of an exhibition gallery, exhibition hall, 15-seat classroom, outdoor exhibition space and a restaurant.
If you are keen to book any of the facilities or find out more about events run by Sculpture Square, please contact:
The vision of this arts home is to be a "greenhouse" for the showcase and developing of new works and new talents. This is strategic and critical to the further development of the theatre scene in Singapore.
Refurbished from a two-storey pre-war bungalow, 42 Waterloo Street consists of an intimate 112-seater studio theatre, two cosy outdoor performance spaces, two rehearsal classrooms, a book and CD shop, and a restaurant. The total cost of the project was $1.3m.
If you are interested in booking the auditorium or would like to find out more about ACTION Theatre, please contact the company at:
Built by the Japanese in the 1900's, it was originally used as a Japanese school right up till the Second World War, later becoming the premises for Stamford Girls' Primary School. Today, it is known as the Stamford Arts Centre and houses arts groups of different cultural traditions and art forms. Surrounded by an Indian and a Chinese temple as well as Bugis Village, it is truly a meeting point for artistic inspiration.
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