Deadline: 12-May-23
The National Arts Council Singapore has announced its Creation Grant, formerly known as the Arts Creation Fund, to support the creation, adaptation and redevelopment of distinctive artistic content.
Through a rigorous creation process, Council seeks to expand the range of Singapore-made works that engage audiences at home and abroad.
Recognising that the creation of an artistic work is not a solitary process, the Creation Grant goes beyond mere funding for your creative process, and provides the resources for you to attend a residency, research your work or even to engage an external party to help you test and refine your work, be it a curator, editor or dramaturge.
What does the Creation Grant support?
The grant supports the creation process of performing, visual, literary, digital and multi-disciplinary art forms for up to 18 months, including:
- The creation of original new works; or
- The adaptation and redevelopment of works across artistic disciplines (e.g. from book to musical), or across other media to the arts (e.g. from film to play with priority given to the adaptation of Singapore content; or
- Translating Singapore works by authors of established literary merit (preferably Asian) into any of Singapore’s national languages. Priority will be given to translating Singapore works into Singapore’s official languages.
- For the 2023 cycle, projects with strong use of digital technology as part of their creation process and/or as a platform to present its mini-showcase will be prioritised for funding under the Creation Grant.
For Performing and Visual Arts projects, you will also be supported to present a mini-showcase to potential producers and presenters, followed by a post-show discussion.
The creation stage should result in an original, complete script / score / recording / exhibition / live presentation of excerpts. Digital Arts projects should result in a prototype, playable demo or trailer, online platform or website.
Funding Information
The grant is capped at $50,000 per applicant for Performing, Literary and Visual Arts.
Eligible Costs
The Creation Grant covers direct expenses of the creation and developmental process, including the following costs:
- Artists’/collaborators’ professional fees.
- Dramaturge/mentor/curator/consultant fees.
- Developmental costs including research and editorial consultancy.
- Experimentation/workshop/devising expenses, material expenses.
- Travel expenses, residency expenses etc.
- Mini-showcase costs.
Funding will vary depending on the scale and complexity of the proposal, as well as the following factors:
- Merit of your submitted proposal and its potential impact on developing the arts in Singapore and abroad;
- Your track record and demonstrated ability and commitment to realise your ideas from creation to production;
- A reasonable estimate of your budget; and
- NAC’s availability of funds.
Eligibility Criteria
The Creation Grant is open to:
- Individuals who are Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents (PRs), preferably residing in Singapore and actively contributing to the local arts scene (e.g. artists, collectives, performers, writers, presenters, curators, producers, impresarios, dramaturges and other people working in the arts).
- For collaborative projects, the lead applicant must be Singapore citizen or PR, and must assume full administrative, legal and financial responsibility and must play a key role in the conceptualisation and creation process. All co-applicants should also have a strong track record. Proposals that involve collaborations with foreigners are eligible. Priority will be given to applications where at least 50% of the artistic team is Singaporean or PR.
- The Creation Grant is for artists with a strong track record of artistic achievement and production.
For more information, visit National Arts Council Singapore.
