Arts Education & Applied Arts
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (NIE)
NIE Essentials of Teaching and Learning is designed for Teaching-Artists working in Singapore schools. Combining both asynchronous and synchronous online teaching approaches, this course equips Teaching-Artists with the skills and knowledge to conduct arts programmes in schools. Read More
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NANYANG ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (NAFA)
This is a mandatory baseline training course for all dance CCA instructors in schools. This introductory course aims to equip instructors with basic working knowledge and skills, to ensure students’ well-being and optimal learning. Read more
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SINGAPORE DRAMA EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION (SDEA)
This course aims to equip artists with key knowledge, skills and dispositions to work with children in the early years, primarily ages 4 to 6 years. This course offers a platform for artists to delve deeper into the foundation of their teaching beliefs and how that shape their practices that are aligned with the principles of teaching and learning in early childhood (arts) education. Read More
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SINGAPORE DRAMA EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION (SDEA)
This course is the only part-time drama pedagogical course for professionals in Singapore. The course provides participants with fundamental pedagogical knowledge and skills to create a meaningful and imaginative learning experiences for students with drama. Read More
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SEED INSTITUTE
To broaden access to and deepen engagement in the arts in pre-schools and to provide more learning opportunities for arts instructors who are keen to work in this field, the National Arts Council (NAC) partnered SEED Institute to offer the course for Specialist Certificate in Teaching and Learning of Preschool Arts Education. Read More
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SOCIAL SERVICE INSTITUTE AND RAINBOW CENTRE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY
This programme is curated for artists who work with students with special education needs in mainstream setting or special education (SPED) schools and comprises three online courses. Read More
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NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL
NAC’s Community Arts Residency aims to support artists in advancing the field of community arts in Singapore. Through the Residency, artists have opportunities to inquire, develop arts-based collaborations and co-create artworks with the community that will shape communal public spaces and reflect the collective stories of the people. Read More
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Creative & Performance
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To support Singapore writers’ participation at such platforms, the National Arts Council (NAC) works with various international partners to offer fully paid residency awards to Singapore writers across Singapore’s four major languages, English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Read More
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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (ISPA)
The International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA), a global network of more than 500 leaders in the performing arts, with representation from more than 50 regions around the world. Through a partnership between NAC and ISPA, 7 artists have been selected to participate in the Singapore Regional Fellowship since 2017, to strengthen their knowledge in the areas of arts leadership and international development. Read More
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KUNSTLERHAUS BETHANIEN
Künstlerhaus Bethanien (KB) is an international cultural centre located in Berlin, Germany. The centre provides residency studios and exhibition spaces for artists-in-residence that includes dedicated individual support as well as opportunities to establish connections between these artists with the wider artistic community and regional context in Berlin and across Europe. Read More
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VARIOUS
The Traditional Arts Residency aims to support the incubation of new and innovative content with a traditional performing arts focus. The artist-in-residence is expected to collaborate with an artist/arts group in Singapore and the performing arts project should be intercultural and/or cross-disciplinary in nature. Read More
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Research, Documentation & Writing
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The Traditional Arts Research Residency aims to support artists and academics/researchers to jointly collaborate on practice-based research and/or documentation initiatives relating to traditional performing art forms. Only joint applications between Singapore-based artists and academics/researchers will be considered for the Residency. Read More
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Technical & Specialist Services
THE ESPLANADE ACADEMY
The Esplanade Academy provides entry-level training in technical theatre in technical aspects of theatrical production such as construction and rigging, hanging and focusing of lighting, recording and mixing of sound, and organising or coordinating for a production. Read More
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THE BACKSTAGE AFFAIR
This is a 12-month programme that provides aspiring production and stage managers a safe and structured space for apprentices to learn the ropes of backstage management. Read More
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