NAC RSS NAC RSS 5/17/2008 12:06:28 AM SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL 2008 Festival Outreach Goes Places The Singapore Arts Festival (SAF) 2008 announced its eclectic and entertaining lineup of Outreach activities today. To mark the Festival Outreach launch, Chief Executive Officer of the National Arts Council, Mr Lee Suan Hiang, officially opened the Festival Maze located outside the Raffles City Shopping Centre.... 08 May 2008 Singapore Arts Festival 2008 Updates La La La Human Steps (Amjad)<br><br>Due to unforeseen changes in its Asian tour schedule, La La La Human Steps has re-scheduled its performances in Singapore to 20 and 21 June 2008. <br><br>Singapore Dance Theatre (Continuum)<br> <br>In Continuum, David Dawson's The Grey Area will now be replaced with another of Dawson's pieces, A Million Kisses to My Skin.... 08 May 2008 Singapore Poets Invited to Launch Poetry Park in Australia A Poetry Park will be launched at the Neil McDougall Park in South Perth, Australia to celebrate the outstanding work and achievements of Western Australia’s poets. The opening also marks the launch of Over There: Poems from Singapore & Australia, an anthology of Singaporean and Australian poets, edited by Alvin Pang and John Kinsella.<br><br>The event to be held on Thursday, 15 May 2008 will be officiated by the Honourable Sheila McHale MLA, Australian Minister for Disability Services, Tourism, Culture & the Arts.... 08 May 2008 New Initiatives for Mentorship Programme To Nurture Emerging Writers The Mentor Access Project (MAP), organised by the National Arts Council (NAC), is now open for applications for its sixth intake starting in July 2008. MAP is an 18-month mentorship programme to ensure the sustained development of emerging writers by providing them with mentorship opportunities and ongoing critical feedback. <br><br>The 2008 programme has been fine-tuned to better achieve its objectives. Apart from having the privilege of being tutored by an established writer/playwright, participants will now get more opportunities for peer interaction and to foster stronger connections with the Singapore literary scene.... 30 Apr 2008 Mentor Access Project (MAP) now open for applications ... 30 Apr 2008 2008 National Chinese Music Competition ... 05 Mar 2008 2008 National Indian Music Competition ... 05 Mar 2008