With Singapore on the brink of its 50th birthday, other countries in the world are taking notice of it, and for good reason — the country has decided to focus its attentions on boosting arts and culture on every level.
Evidence of this can be seen at a traveling art show that has already passed through England and China, garnering rave reviews. Singapore: Inside Out, soon opening in New York City, offers viewers an immersive experience of Singapore’s arts scene.
Such efforts to draw global attention to Singapore’s creative pursuits are part of a broader attempt to foster a creative culture in the country. This effort can also be seen during Nov. 24’s grand opening of the National Gallery Singapore, a massive art museum. Singapore must also work to overcome old perceptions that it is a nation more concerned with high-paying jobs and science, technology, engineering, and math education, leaving arts and culture by the wayside.
A new willingness to embrace possibly controversial subjects that many artists explore in their work is part of what is leading Singapore’s arts and culture revolution. Officials within the Singapore government also started to reach out abroad to get foreign investors willing to invest in its cultural future. One such business giant is LucasFilms, the company behind the Star Wars movies. LucasFilms has been working out of its offices in Singapore, drawing other entertainment giants to take a second glance at working with rising Singapore filmmakers and other creative workers.
Recognizing that boosting the art world in Singapore is an economic boon has also led to more educational institutions revamping their curriculum in order to offer students additional learning opportunities. What used to be traditional art universities have started offering classes and degrees using new media — such as video, web, digital art, and much more. Boot camps for designers also have an extremely high rate of career placement following graduation.
Singapore’s creative push has culminated in a realization that creative professionals can still be employed at a high level of pay, expanding the demographic’s earning power and boosting the country’s economic level as a whole. Wanting its citizens in lucrative careers is a part of the goal of the country, which requires a large investment from its residents to keep itself going.
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To read more about Singapore’s push for a creative economy, go to http://www.forbes.com/sites/donaldfrazier/2015/09/22/movies-disco-toe-shoes-and-char-kway-teow-singapores-bet-on-a-creative-economy-hits-the-road/.