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Singapore Cultural Statistics 2003-2009 In Brief

Provides an overview of key arts and cultural statistical trends in Singapore from 2003 to 2009.



Arts Statistics Brochure 2008

Provides an overview of key arts and cultural statistical trends in Singapore from 2003 to 2009.



Highlights the key arts statistics in Singapore, with two-point comparisons over a 10-year period to illustrate the growth of the Singapore arts scene. Read here

Arts Statistics (1997 - 2008)


Chart 1: Total Arts Activities (Performances & Exhibition Days)



Chart 2: Total Performances and Productions


Chart 3: Ticketed and Non-Ticketed Performances


Chart 4: Ticketed Attendance


Chart 5: Visual Arts Exhibitions and Exhibition Days


Chart 6: Arts Societies and Companies


Breakdown of Statistic

Table 1 - No. of Arts Societies and Companies in Singapore
Table 2 - No. of Performing Arts Activities
Table 3 - No. of Ticketed Performances
Table 4 - Attendance for Ticketed Performing Arts Activities
Table 5 - No. of Visual Arts Exhibitions


Table 1 - No. of Arts Societies and Companies in Singapore

Societies1
Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Music
 55 54 59 61 64 69
Dance
 20 21 21 23 22 22
Chinese Opera
 10 10 10 12 11 11
Theatre
 40 39 41 43 47 45
Literature
 13 13 13 14 16 16
Visual Arts
 36 35 39 36 36 37
Photography
 9 9 9 10 11 11
Multi-Disciplinary
 32 32 32 29 29 31
Total
 215 213 224 228 236 242
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Music
 72 81 87 90 99 103
Dance
 20 20 23 24 26 26
Chinese Opera
 13 13 13 13 12 12
Theatre
 47 47 48 49 52 56
Literature
 16 17 19 22 22 23
Visual Arts
 37 38 40 43 44 45
Photography
 10 10 10 9 9 9
Multi-Disciplinary
 32 41 48 52 53 53
Total
 247 267 288 302 317 327

1Arts societies refer to arts groups registered with the Registry of Societies and involved in theatre, music, visual arts, dance, chinese opera, literature, photography and multi-disciplinary Art

Companies2
Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Music
 10 11 14 19 19 18
Dance
 5 5 8 10 11 11
Chinese Opera
 24 29 27 27 29 30
Theatre
 18 19 25 32 45 44
Visual Arts
 130 137 135 150 143 137
Multi-Disciplinary
 11 11 11 18 23 26
Total
 198 212 220 256 270 266
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Music
 24 25 28 35 66 79
Dance
 15 13 19 21 26 27
Chinese Opera
 31 35 36 38 34 38
Theatre
 47 51 60 72 73 90
Visual Arts
 153 158 174 211 212 273
Multi-Disciplinary
 32 39 42 51 66 88
Total
 302 321 359 428 477 595

2Arts companies refer to companies registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority and include performing arts companies; commercial art galleries; art auctioneers; arts consultants and managers

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Table 2 - No. of Performing Arts Activities3
Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Music
 849 1,113 1,264 1,318 1,343 1,632
Dance
 251 369 482 504 447 455
Theatre
 1,218 1,633 1,715 1,676 2,005 2,716
Others
 192 662 307 378 316 374
Total
 2,510 3,777 3,768 3,876 4,111 5,177
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Music
 1,889 1,992 2,226 2,859 3,093 2,645
Dance
 498 716 990 711 916 838
Theatre
 1,898 1,946 2,233 2,000 2,434 2,630
Others
 369 451 961 986 1,006 751
Total
 4,654 5,105 6,410 6,556 7,449 6,864

3Includes both ticketed and non-ticketed performances.

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Table 3 - No. of Ticketed Performances
Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Music
 394 377 500 525 535 602
Dance
 131 166 163 205 200 204
Theatre
 932 1,148 1,331 1,290 1,447 1,766
Others
 54 58 72 41 21 80
Total
 1,511 1,749 2,066 2,061 2,203 2,652
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Music
 610 741 783 1,039 948 957
Dance
 248 317 214 234 358 359
Theatre
 1,490 1,551 1,585 1,495 1,824 1,986
Others
 89 101 171 268 252 110
Total
 2,437 2,710 2,753 3,036 3,382 3,412

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Table 4 - Attendance for Ticketed Performing Arts4 Activities
Year 1997
('000)		 1998
('000)		 1999
('000)		 2000
('000)		 2001
('000)		 2002
('000)
Music
 242.1 236.8 295.9 303.8 305.8 393.6
Dance
 74.6 89.0 91.0 149.6 87.7 101.3
Theatre
 398.2 439.8 387.2 361.1 532.2 475.1
Others
 39.2 56.1 139.9 43.4 14.5 114.2
Total5
 754.1 821.7 914.0 857.9 940.2 1,084.2
Year 2003
('000)		 2004
('000)		 2005
('000)		 2006
('000)		 2007
('000)		 2008
('000)
Music
 381.9 445.8 445.8 474.1 547.7 548.0
Dance
 108.9 119.0 124.3 121.2 127.5 144.4
Theatre
 432.5 452.4 532.6 574.2 687.0 784.9
Others
 62.0 93.1 159.4 120.9 132.7 60.7
Total5
 985.2 1,110.3 1,262.2 1,290.3 1,494.9 1,538.0

4Performing arts refers to folk, traditional, classical and contemporary forms of dance, music, theatre and other performances. Pop and rock concerts are not included in the statistics. Performances classified as 'others' include acrobatic arts, cultural concerts and multi-disciplinary performances.

5Total ticketed attendance per year might not add up as ticketed attendance for each art form was rounded off to the nearest hundred.

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Table 5 - No. of Visual Arts6 Exhibitions
Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
No. of Exhibitions
 346 399 406 520 518 551
No. of Exhibition Days
 4,115 6,164 7,654 8,376 8,515 9,459
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
No. of Exhibitions
 537 542 568 660 824 937
No. of Exhibition Days
 11,380 13,627 12,875 14,838 19,177 22,519

6Visual arts refers to public exhibitions of abstract or representational art objects such as paintings, sculpture, pottery, ceramics, creative photography, installation art and multi-media art. Applied arts such as film, video, graphic design, fashion design, jewellery design and handicrafts are excluded.


Note: The 2008 figures were updated in August 2009
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